Tuesday, December 19, 2017

Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, December 19, 2017




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

As the Snow falls in the south: the tales of southern challenge

Snow storm in B.C. leaves 75,000 customers without power, closes highways
Major snowfall brings transit delays, power outages to Metro Vancouver
Snow causes school closings, slick roads, power outages on Vancouver Island
Metro Vancouver getting hit with snow
Passengers tried to push a TransLink bus stuck on a hill, it did not go well, says UBC student
City of Vancouver vows 'we are ready for the snow'
TransLinks promises they're prepped for snowy weather
Metro Vancouver experiences major snowfall, which locals call 'the end of the world'
Early snow in Vancouver creates traffic tie-ups and transit delays
Snow is coming to Metro Vancouver, followed by far colder temperatures



Foreign home ownership less than 5% in Vancouver: report
Air quality, traffic top concerns over proposed port expansion
B.C. government makes it a priority to prepare students for jobs in the tech industry
Non-residents including Canadians own less than five percent of homes in Metro Vancouver
B.C. launches online course in overdose response and encourages people to carry naloxone kits
Year End Interview: Coleman on Site C, Electoral Reform and the Greens' mistake
B.C. pilot project to distribute clean opioids to people at high risk of overdose
B.C. approves charges against RCMP officer over 2015 Surrey death
Over 20% of new condos in Vancouver and Richmond owned by non-residents
Homeless shelters nearing capacity across Lower Mainland as temperatures drop
Surrey RCMP officer charged in shooting death of Hudson Brooks
Changes to seniors' driver licensing praised by advocate
Kelowna Jail guards re-issue 72 hour strike notice
Non-residents of Canada own less than 5% of housing in Toronto, Vancouver areas
Andrew Weaver defends Green Party's choices on Site C
B.C. Assessment Authority warns homeowners of outsized assessment increases
'Build, baby, Build: Vancouver, Surrey mayors stress 'urgent need' for transit mega-projects
Labour skills mismatch a drag on the economy
Letters warning of outsized property assessment hikes being sent to 67,000 in B.C.
Directors pare Capital Regional District budget
Neighbours wary of plan for giant pot farm in Central Saanich
John Horgan on election reform
'I like your look': an ex-B.C. Mountie's texts to a 17 year old Sex assault victim
Imagine taking the SkyTrain after 1:30 AM on a Saturday. TransLink is looking at it: CEO
Vancouver Greens' Stuart McKinnon elected Park Board chair
BC Liberal MLA slams grizzly hunt ban as 'thin edge of the wedge'
Thousands of Okanagan teens get meningococcal vaccine
City of Surrey awards contract for early LRT construction


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