Sunday, May 27, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday May 26 & 27, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday, May 26 & 27, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Residents sound off over NDP's tax on expensive homes in B.C.
Fragmented landscape lowers threshold for victory in Vancouver mayoral race, analysts say
Wine in grocery stores: A simple convenience prompted B.C.'s latest trade war


CBC

David Eby's school tax town hall finally happens, but not without fireworks
Drivers take on car insurance companies for coverage you can't get in Canada
Indigenous chiefs, activists rally against Kinder Morgan pipeline in Montreal
Crews cleaning up oil spill at Kinder Morgan station north of Kamloops BC
Why BC Ferries won't be going all-electric anytime soon
Vancouver files claim against owners of vessel that leaked fuel in 2015
B.C. researchers hearing loss contributes to seniors' isolation, loneliness
'Open for business': How the Lax Kw'alaams First nation revitalized forestry in B/C.'s northwest
TransMountain pipeline fight: Can we ever be friends again?
The Trans Mountain pipeline explained using Settlers of Catan


Vancouver Sun

Homeowners grill David Eby over surcharge on homes over 3 million dollars
Smoke em if you got em, violators rarely get ticketed for smoking in Metro Vancouver 
British Columbians short changed billions from fossil fuel industry revenues


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Pro pipeline expansion rallies held in five B.C. cities
Capital needs another route
Keep going on health reform
Exit of B.C. chief electoral officer Keith Archer is poorly time 
Put photo radar on Malahat


Victoria News

Council scraps other ideas; JSB steel will only be used for art
B.C. to spend  $1.8M to create 200 general practitioner jobs
Our poverty reduction plan is already in place


Global BC

Point Grey homeowners grill David Eby over school tax on $3M homes
West Kelowna fire chief gives update on Mission Hill blaze
Small oil spill reported as Trans Mountain facility north of Kamloops
Mission Hill winery fire considered suspicious
Three years after English Bay fuel spill, Vancouver says it's seen no compensation
City of Surrey app may allow residents to see you filed complaint against them


Georgia Straight

Point Grey property tax protestors focus their attention on Attorney General David Eby
Seth Klein and Iglika Ivanova: BC government can - and - should end deep poverty
Vancouver Greens veto nomination application of actor and designer Adam Abrams
Vision Vancouver's Ian Campbell wins respect from those who've earned the public's respect
B.C. wildfires force residents to vacate nine properties; dozens of others are on evacuation alert
Property tax protest will precede David Eby appearance at West Point Grey Resident's Association town hall


Vancouver Courier

Two B.C. wildfires burn out of control across the southern Interior


The Tyee

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