Sunday, February 18, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, February 17 & 18, 2018




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


Globe and Mail 

Globe investigation into money laundering in B.C. real estate will lead to new rules, AG says
Vancouver's youngest councillor to enter mayoral race for NPA
Youth pay the price for British Columbia's real estate crisis
Mixed emotions greet Vancouver temporary housing project
B.C. seeks to appeal NEB ruling exempting pipeline from city bylaw
B.C. government says budget measures will address affordable housing
B.C. mom whose sons died of overdoses urges mandatory prescription database check
B.C. attorney-general decries fentanyl link in Globe's money-laundering investigation


CBC


No one measure will fix B.C. housing crisis, but budget will start: ministers
Thousands  turn out in downtown Vancouver to celebrate Lunar New Year
B.C. mother whose 2 sons overdose urges doctors to check prescription history
City opens warming shelters as temperatures dip below freezing
Tens of thousands without power after overnight wind and snow
B.C.'s pipeline battle has parallels in 1975 standoff over killer whale capture
Victoria police caught in funding dispute with Esquimialt
Jagmeet Singh not picking sides in pipeline battle
B.C. to appeal NEB ruling on Trans Mountain bylaw


Vancouver Sun

Advocates demand government action on B.C. housing 'crisis'
NDP's transit strategy gives Metro mayors what they want
Budget will reflect values of Horgan government
Is Premier John Horgan a friend of Trump and an enemy of climate action?
Are B.C. Health officials waking to the gender factor in the opioid crisis?


Vancouver Province

What are the odds of an oil spill? Depends who does the math


Victoria Times Colonist

Island receives wintry blast; power restored for thousands
Elizabeth May: Is the pipeline really in our best interests?
Raising a glass to British Columbia wine
Better standards for care
Damaged lives need our help


Victoria News

Subsidy super cluster settles in B.C.
Saanich's proposed building code changes come under fire
B.C. files new legal action against Trans Mountain pipeline


Global BC

Thousands pack Vancouver's Chinatown for Lunar New Year Parade
Teachers' union says it can do better after report details conflicts with special needs students
B.C. entitled to appeal ruling letting Trans Mountain avoid Burnaby bylaws: Horgan
B.C. to fight NEB ruling allowing Trans Mountain to bypass Burnaby bylaws
There's still no modular housing in Maple Ridge


Georgia Straight

Glen Chernen promises Vancouver condo presales registry in bid to become NPA mayoral nominee
Snowstorm hist B.C.'s south coast, keeping Hydro crews busy
City of Vancouver will open warming centres over next three days
Mysterious Michael Beattie story links back to Site C dam and B.C. Hydro


Vancouver Courier

Why the city's chief planner is OK with you losing a view of North Shore mountains
Two housing rallies planned for Sunday
Thousands of Chinese tourists celebrate the Lunar New Year in Metro Vancouver
Growing tiny house company builds a village at B.C. Home Show


The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

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