Monday, May 14, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, May 14, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Monday, May 14, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Federal prisons to offer clean needles to injection drug users
Questions of Indigenous consent looms over Trans Mountain pipeline
B.C. braces for second surge of floodwaters
Owners of multi-million dollar Vancouver home say they can't stomach tax bump
Inadequate safety training contributed to injury of track worker at B.C. Rail yard: TSB
Squamish Nation chief Ian Campbell to run for mayor Vancouver



CBC

Barwatch introduces lifetime bans for weapons infractions at Granville Street bars
No one was on watch when container hit B.C. rail worker, TSB finds
Ottawa won't oppose halt to Site C work pending treaty rights challenge
CBC camera captures devastation inside Grand Forks homes
Hot weather could bring more flooding to hard-hit B.C. communities
Needle exchanges coming to Canadian prisons
B.C. names new chair of Agricultural Land Commission




Vancouver Sun

B.C. puts new, highly reflective paint on Metro Vancouver highways
NDP, B.C. Hydro forced to go it alone in Site C fight after Feds back away
Thousands may need to flee Southern B.C. as region braces for more flooding
Squamish Chief Ian Campbell to run as a Vision Vancouver mayoral candidate
Former CAO George Harvie plans run for mayor's seat
Politics versus the future: Canada's Orwellian energy standoff


Vancouver Province

Get ready to pay, one way or another, to replace NSP premiums


Victoria Times Colonist

Elizabeth May to be charged with criminal contempt of court

Victoria News

Province gives green light to therapeutic recovery community in View Royal
Kennedy Stewart pleads guilty after he, Elizabeth May charged in pipeline case
Nanaimo's Chief Financial Officer no longer with city
Farmland review head named Agricultural Land Commission chair


Global BC

'More needs to ben done': Frustration in Merritt over lack of flood preparations
New code of conduct aims to cut down on violence in Vancouver's nightclub district
TransLink explores new 'Please offer me a seat' buttons for priority seating
B.C. government 'willing to look at' publicly releasing names of homicide victims
Similkameen River could see 30 percent rise from last peak


Georgia Straight

The People's Chief
Uncomfortable questions for Vancouver's growing list of mayoral contenders
Vision Vancouver nomination contender Ian Campbell linked to two massive property plays
Burnaby South NDP MP Kennedy Stewart convicted of criminal contempt in connection with pipeline protest
Squamish Nation chief Ian Campbell declares he wants to make history as Vancouver's first Indigenous mayor
NPA says it has given Hector Bremner a letter with its reasons for blocking his bid for mayor


Vancouver Courier

Elizabeth May to be charged with criminal contempt of court
Squamish chief launches bid for mayor of Vancouver 
Lifetime bans introduced for weapons infractions at Granville Street bars
Province backs addiction-recovery community near Victoria
Burnaby playing 'catch-up' with homeless housing: advocate
Whistler mayor will not seek re-election in October
Former Premier Bill Vander Zalm wants Ladner farm cleaned up


The Tyee

How Poverty and Underfunding land Indigenous Kids in Care
How Vancouver's left was split


Miscellaneous

B..C First Nations chief surprised Ottawa 'would roll over' on Site C



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