Wednesday, August 30, 2017

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, August 30, 2017








Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene:


B.C. judge questions government's depiction of solitary confinement system
Law advocates band together to urge NDP to reform B.C. Justice system
B.C.'s tourism industry taking a significant hit due to wildfires
Calling an audible: BC Liberals change leadership dates to avoid Super Bowl Clash
B.C. First Nations chief accused of sexual interference
'It's Highway of Tears, man': Northern BC faces life without Greyhound
Forest fibres key to reinvigorating rural B.C. towns, says resource adviser
City of Vancouver praises Quebec's Airbnb tax
B.C. Liberals move leadership announcement ... because of Super Bowl
Lawyers band together to call for sweeping changes to B.C.'s 'badly broken' justice system
Taxing gridlock: Vancouver looks to Singapore, Stockholm for cheap, high-tech congestion fix
B.C. First Nations chief charged with sexual offence involving minor
National Energy Board OKs Trans Mountain expansion of Burnaby terminal
First Nations, environmentalists occupy B.C. salmon farm
Emergency plan found wanting when B.C. wildfires struck
National Energy Board says Trans Mountain meets conditions for BC terminal
Atlantic Salmon catches hint at widening circle of escapees in B.C.
FN chief behind land title case charged with sexual interference
Judge slaps NDP, but allows it to intervene in pipeline case
B.C. Hydro calculates cost of cancelling Massey bridge project
Back to School in BC by the numbers
'No pressure to settle': Trump's tariffs don't scare the lumber king
B.C. Ferries revived Port Hardy-Bella Coola run has potential, consultant says
Province looks at ways to solve sheriff shortage
Islanders looking for heart and vision in BC Liberal leader
Monitoring community well-being is complicated
Greyhound plans to discontinue Nanaimo-to-Victoria bus service
Greyhound files application to discontinue 5 routes in B.C.
National Energy Board approves expansion of Trans Mountain terminal in Burnaby
Caregiver distress on the rise: senior's advocate
Why the NDP is in power in British Columbia instead of the Liberals
What needs to happen to keep ICBC from collapsing?
Dianne Watts to make decision on BC Liberal leadership 'over the next week or so"
Province won't review property tax deferment program
Six things to know about the BC Liberal Leadership Race
Former review Chair calls Site C Too Pricey for BC's energy needs
About that "World-Class' Spill response ...
Health Authority issues warning after B. C. Interior sees wave of drug-overdose deaths
Declining Chinatown food businesses neglected by Vancouver civic policies, report finds
CRA probe in Vancouver condo flipping







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