Monday, January 29, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, January 29, 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. Attorney General vows reform to ICBIC to avoid 'massive' rate hikes for drivers
B.C. cracks down on illegal ride-hailing services
B.C. city regains access to arena where ammonia leak killed three workers


CBC

'I want the whole thing scrapped': NEB hearings on Kinder Morgan's proposed pipeline route resume
Vancouver Sun

Eby suggests major reforms to clean inherited ICBC mess
ICBC's $1.3 billion loss a 'dumpster fire': A-G Davide Eby
Deadline looms for Vancouver empty home tax declarations
Abbotsford one step closer to withdrawing from metro Vancouver parks


Vancouver Province

Plenty of finger pointing over ICBC 'dumpster fire'


Victoria Times Colonist

Johnson Street Bridge reopens; components for new bridge installed


Victoria News

Target reopening time for Johnson Street Bridge remains 5 PM today
B.C. cracks down on illegal ride hailing services, fines drivers

Global BC

How over 46,000 wealthy immigrants took a back door into Vancouver and Toronto's housing markets
VSB trustee seeks more spots for students to train as health care aides
The plan for northeast False Creek after the viaducts come down is going before council
Sea to Sky drivers are barreling down the highway. Solution? Raise the speed limit: Mayor
How do you solve a problem like ICBC?
2017 Elephant Hill wildfire was human-caused, RCMP say
BC's Passenger Transportation Branch continues crackdown on illegal ride-hailing companies


Georgia Straight

How the B.C. Liberals have made us all ICBC's crash test dummies
B.C. real estate sales to foreign buyers relatively low and stable since tax introduced in 2016
Province eyes cost cutting at ICBC to stem financial hemorrhage
B.C. provincial government cracks down on illegal ride-hailing services
Vision Vancouver councillor Andrea Reimer learns about her Indigenous ancestry


Vancouver Courier

Trans Mountain pipeline will reverse years of streamkeeping efforts: expert
Tell Vancouver Council what you think about telling council what you think
Vancouver police appealing for video in Granville Street homicide
ICBC situation deemed a 'financial dumpster fire' as rates expected to soar
Province puts brakes on ride-share drivers with fines
One in ten Vancouver home owners faces Empty Homes fine


The Tyee

Bike lanes are good for everyone - including drivers
BC MLAs' Public Disclosures Online Once again for you


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