Friday, January 19, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, January 19, 2018




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

Globe and Mail 

B.C. decries new, quicker National Energy Board process for Trans Mountain pipeline project
Vancouver police take 'unusual' step in probe of double killing




CBC

Traffic woes forcing North Vancouver businesses to relocate
Vancouver plans to roll out hundreds more free Wi-Fi hubs
Fernie takes RCMP to court over records linked to fatal ammonia leak
$10M in improvements announced for problem-plagued highway in B.C. premier's riding
Chilliwack school board asks trustee to resign over comments about transgender children
VPD makes urgent appeal in tragic shooting death of 15 year old
If Vancouver builds a bike lane and nobody seems to care, can it still be an election issue?





Vancouver Sun

Why most suburban Metro Vancouver politicians are mum on foreign ownership
Vancouver expands public access to free wireless
B.C. to speak on NEB decision over Kinder Morgan pipeline disputes
Vancouver mayor's legacy on homelessness: A good try, but a promise not fulfilled
'A shock to all us': Teck Resources' dam sale upsets workers, community in Trail
Equalization formula keeps potential leaders guessing

Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

$10 million in safety upgrades coming for Highway 14
Premier wants decision soon on future of E & N corridor
Councillor Kevin Murdoch to run for Mayor in Oak Bay
Nanaimo, union prepare to talk turkey
Make Sooke Road safer for drivers



Victoria News

Strike could start Monday for handyDart
Premier John Horgan announces improvements to Highway 14
Fernie, RCMP go to court over city log book in fatal ammonia leak probe


Global BC

Winds of up to 80 km/h could hit Vancouver area and knock out power this weekend
At $262.40 per pill, the cancer drug that could save her life isn't covered in B.C.
Free public Wi-fi now available at 550 locations throughout Vancouver
Hulking waves washed up in Ucluelet as winds blew across Vancouver Island's coast on Thursday
Tackling poverty in Kelowna: 'Affordable housing is at the top of the list"
New Justice appointed to B.C. Supreme Court
West Kelowna park impacted by wastewater improvement project
Vancouver Police issue urgent appeal to help solve Mount Pleasant homicides
Vernon homeless encampment busted up for safety reasons
B.C. Utilities Commission now considering Hydro rate freeze promised by NDP
Moody's reaffirms BC's AAA credit rating ahead of provincial budget
Surrey's fire department turning to technology to fight opioid crisis


Georgia Straight

Will Shelley Cook be Kelowna's first-ever NDP MLA?
Electoral-reform foes are strange bedfellows
Latest expansion of Vancouver's free wi-fi network will see the city surpass 600 hotspots
Could New York City 'congestion pricing' show Vancouver the way to smarter regional transit?



Vancouver Courier

'Cohousing lite' enters the Vancouver housing conversation
Vancouver now has one of North America's biggest free Wi-Fi Networks
Mount Pleasant MLA Melanie Mark ties the knot
High winds, big waves batter west coast of Vancouver Island

The Tyee




Miscellaneous

LNG's unlikely saviour? B.C.'s NDP premier turns cheerleader in Asia Trip



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