Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, May 10, 2018

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, May 10, 2018


Globe and Mail 

NDP's proportional-representation referendum proposal steers clear of details
Trans Mountain pipeline expansion a step backwards in efforts to solve climate crisis: Al Gore
Thousands ordered to flee B.C. Interior as flood risk mounts
Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart announces Vancouver mayoral bid
Review of B.C.'s response to wildfires, floods recommends new disaster management approach
Signs purchased by Greens to help Liberal candidate in B.C. led to violation: elections watchdog
In pricey Vancouver, a push for collaborative housing


CBC

Thousands forced from homes in B.C. due to historic flood
Al Gore condemns Kinder Morgan pipeline expansion on Twitter
'It is obviously hard': despite promises, little progress on Vancouver Islands E&N Railroad
Vancouver Island seaside neighbourhood plans for next 20 to 30 years of development
'We just didn't have a hope': B.C. Flood victims struggle with rising water levels
$90 million being spent to build 2,010 rental units in Greater Victoria
March overdose deaths reached near record level in B.C.
"It's  disheartening': home rental bidding wars reach the suburbs
Kennedy Stewart confirms he will run for mayor of Vancouver as Independent
Flood an wildfire review calls for better communication with First Nations
Volunteers anticipate increase in youth homeless count in Kamloops


Vancouver Sun

NDP MP steps into 'tumultuous' Vancouver political scene
Amazon's Vancouver 'news' lacks facts on jobs, migrants, coming this way
Thousands of homes evacuated, highways closed in B.C. because of flooding
NPA calls Bremner's comments tying race to rejection of candidacy defamatory
Decades in the making, pending B.C. treaty already challenged
FOI minister Jinny Sims apologizes for using her personal email in government
Surrey First candidate Tom Gill presses on despite flyers, rumours
B.C. passes marijuana driving impairment law, but confusion remains
Pipeline deadline too ambitions Trans Mountain constitutional case hears

Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Governments dedicate $90 million to end homelessness in CRD
Victoria Council wants maintenance standards for rental apartments
Raw sewage could still spill into sea after treatment plant opens
Pot law logic disappears at the border
Renters get a hand


Victoria News

Housing strategy aims to eliminate homelessness in Victoria
Most B.C. residents didn't feel their city was prepared for wildfire season: report
Vancouver Island norovirus may be linked to herring run
Alberta piles on the pressure with pro-pipeline billboards across B.C.
B.C. braces for another year of floods and fires


Global BC

Evacuations impact hundreds around Grand Forks
Osoyoos sewer system could fail
Rapid snowmelt prompts high streamflow advisory for Fraser River
Independent report in to 2017 flood and fire season found B.C. was unprepared


Georgia Straight

Squamish hereditary chief Ian Campbell mulls running for Mayor with Vision Vancouver
Vancouver's rate of drug-overdose deaths now ranks among highest in North America
The VSB should pull the plug on B.C. Hydro's school substation plan
Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart joins race for Vancouver Mayor
Vancouver councillor Hector Bremner not ruling out bolting the NPA to form new party


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver business association lends support to fighting opioid crisis
CBC hosted forum debates state of Vancouver housing
City proposes new measures to protect rental stock
Burnaby MP Kennedy Stewart running for Vancouver mayor as independent
B.C. records second highest number of overdose deaths in March
MLA calls for provincial action on ALR home sizes
Thousands ordered out as part of B.C.'s southern Interior braces for flooding


The Tyee

Sorry, Vancouver, It will Forever be your Grandfather's NPA
Liberals' 'Collective Insanity' Over Trans Mountain Creating New Western Alienation, Say B.C. politicians


Miscellaneous

B.C. unprepared, under resourced for wildfire and flood threat, review finds
Greater Vancouver seventh place in economic ranking, up two places since 2016