Friday, January 4, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, January 4, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Friday, January 4, 2019


Globe and Mail 

BC operation laundered massive amounts of cash, court documents say
Sexual minorities would benefit if STI clinics offered mental-health services: study
Vancouver and Surrey's mayors team up for transit
Two day storm in BC leaves flooded roads, avalanche danger


CBC

New excitement for passenger rail on Vancouver Island with track assessment ordered
Vandals hit Spanish Banks topping 8 large trees
'Pleasantly surprised': Surrey RCMP say no one criminally charged for impaired driving at holiday checkpoints
Whistler says its municipal website was hacked
'Safe supply' program will distribute free opioids to entrenched users
Amtrak service between Vancouver and Bellingham cancelled due to mudslide
Vancouver approves city's first 3 cannabis outlets
BC removes prescription drug deductibles for low-income residents


Vancouver Sun

Mudslide near White Rock blocks Amtrak between Vancouver and Seattle
Park board, police investigating after vandals damage trees at Spanish Banks
Shock-and-Awe Twitter campaign anticipated in byelection
Removing donation bins isn't the full answer to deaths


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Roads closed, rainfall records broken on Vancouver Island
Police nab fewer drunk drivers in Nanaimo over the holidays
Pot secondary students to get access to mental health service


Victoria News

Reservations opening for campsites around BC
BC residents might be able to get a glimpse of the super blood wolf moon
Prescription drug payments eliminated for low income BC residents


Global BC

Whistler.ca website breached after hackers exploit 'obscure vulnerability'
Vancouver police, park board searching for tree-topping vandals
White Rock pier won't be repaired until late-August: Mayor
Do Not Use order lifted for Vavenby water supply
Downtown east side hazmat call tuns out to be motor oil
Burnaby tile maker says 240% assessment hike 'really puts my business in jeopardy'
Mudslide cuts key rail link between BC, Washington state
Vancouver post shop makes city's first-ever legal, retail cannabis safe


Georgia Strait

Park board seeks public's help after trees vandalized at Spanish Banks


Vancouver Courier

Lawyer for Peschisolido and Co. cited by Law Society of B.C. for assisting immigrant investor fraud
Vancouver Police Department welcomes new recruits, including third generation police officer
Don't expect big changes in Vancouver's housing market, except maybe your tax bill
Union activist, NDP donor appointed to board overseeing union closed-shop agreement
BC Ferries is anticipating an electric future but it's still a ways off
TransLink buses to be wrapped in works of art
Post secondary students to get access to mental-health service


The Tyee
Miscellaneous

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