Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, May 12 & 13, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday/Sunday, May 12 & 13 2018


Globe and Mail 

B.C. homeopathy case revives concerns about largely unregulated field
Ottawa will not oppose Site C injunction, leaving BC to battle in court alone
Crews survey, repair flood damager in B.C. Boundary region before next wave of flooding
Dozens rescued from flooding in Grand Forks; officials warn of second wave


CBC

With a heat wave on the way, sodden B.C. prepares for second flood surge
Amidst Tofino's housing crisis, First Nations builds homes for desperate workers
Flood woes continue in parts of B.C.
Okanagan trail enthusiasts compromise final stages of construction
Blaming Vancouver's affordability crisis on foreigners 'a red herring' says UBC prof
The 'Law Bus' may be rolling into a northern BC town near you


Vancouver Sun

B.C. Liberal flip flop on MLA expenses shows party's struggles
City of Vancouver holds bike rack design contest
Mayor Gregor Robertson attacks Trans Mountain Pipeline with falsehoods and enviro rhetoric
Prince Rupert is solution to west coast market access issue


Vancouver Province

Province plans to aggressively weed out illegal pot shops


Victoria Times Colonist

City unveils new plans for Ship Point as waterfront park, festival site
Taxpayers on hook to pay for pipeline
BC's curriculum for failure
Why are we even talking about tax hikes anyways?


Victoria News 

New climate targets to miss
Indigenous leaders see new hope for LNG


Global BC

1,317 Similkameen Valley properties now on evacuation alert due to flood concerns
Officials warn of more flooding in Okanagan-Similameen
Vancouver pipeline protestors call on banks to divest from Kinder Morgan
'It's going to come even harder next week': Okanagan issues call for sandbag volunteers
Protestors gather at Vancouver Aquarium with call to 'empty the tanks'


Georgia Straight

After 16 years on Vancouver council, Raymond Louie is not running for mayor
Duplicity and dirty politics could make this the most intriguing Vancouver mayoral election since 2005
Here's some context behind Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi's petulant rant about John Horgan
Vancouver Council poised to ban single-use plastic straws and polystyrene foam used in food distribution


Vancouver Courier

Balancing Vancouver School Board budget ... it's complicated
New political party declares in North Vancouver
Diversified economy points to job strengths, says head of B.C. Chamber of Commerce
District of North Vancouver fights Fibreco lawsuit


The Tyee

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