Monday, April 30, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, April 30, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Monday, April 30, 2018


Globe and Mail 

British Columbia considers halt to exclusive access for condo presales
Vancouver's surging gas prices could be eased by Trans Mountain pipeline expansion, Trudeau says
Amazon to open new Vancouver office, create 3,000 jobs
B.C. officials warn last year's wildfires could make flooding worse
Flipping of condo units by insiders fuels hot Vancouver market


CBC

Cariboo residents evacuated by helicopter as flooding hits throughout BC
Amazon bringing 3,000 new tech jobs to Vancouver
Splitsville: Abbotsford is no longer part of Metro Vancouver
Spiking gas prices: sometimes it really is a conspiracy
Millennium Line, Surrey LRT megaprojects to cost $4.5 billion, says TransLink


Vancouver Sun

Amazon to take over part of old Vancouver  Post Office, hire an additional 3,000 people
'An absolute gong show'': Move over Vancouver, Whistler is now Canada's craziest housing market
Good news for NDP as B.C. lands  AAA credit rating trifecta
Heiltsuk First Nation and partner team up on bid to supply two emergency towing vessels
Government aid key to Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
30 million take from empty homes is mark of failure


Vancouver Province

Breaking down where your gas money goes


Victoria Times Colonist

Water flows through tunnels at $1.1 billion John Hart dam


Victoria News

Vancouver Island School of Art looking for new home
Class sizes down, special needs up, BCTF says
Bitumen no worse than crude, Ottawa says


Global BC

What happens to cities when companies like Amazon move in, and how to prepare
Cache Creek braces for more flooding as water levels expected to rise even higher
Amazon expands in Vancouver, where tech workers make over $50K less than in Seattle: data
Blame game continues as gas prices continue to soar in Metro Vancouver
Are sky high gas prices due to price gouging? Analyst says that's 'magic and make believe'
B.C. government announces new school on the way for Surrey
Cost of Broadway subway line grows to an estimated $2.83 billion
Officials warn about overwintering fires
Vancouver gas prices just broke a North American record set in LA in 2008
Metro Vancouver water restrictions kick in May 1


Georgia Straight

Vancouver park board expands licensed areas for folk festival and pro beach volleyball tournament
Green trustee Judy Zaichowsky seeks ban on disposable cups at Vancouver's School Board meetings
Broadway subway in Vancouver gets $2.8 billion in TransLink's $7.3 billion investment plan
B.C. Liberal leader Andrew Wilkinson sticks it to NDP as Metro Vancouver gasoline prices surpass $1.60 per litre
New Poll shows three in four British Columbians want ban on open net-pen salmon farms


Vancouver Courier

Adriane Carr awaits Vision Vancouver's nod to run for mayor
Why Vancouver's soaring gas prices are a good thing
Vancouver gas prices hit record high, but analysts disagree on cause
TransLink launches public consultation on $7B transit plan
Amazon to turn old downtown post office in tech hub
The good, the bad and the challenging: A breakdown of B.C. class sizes
From 0 to 100 in seven minutes: TransLink's fast charging electric buses


The Tyee

Big price spikes for Broadway Subway, Surrey Light Rail
Harry Rankin and the Battle for Vancouver's future


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