Thursday, May 3, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, May 3, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, May 3, 2018


Globe and Mail 

B.C. rules out changes to tax on high-value homes amid escalating backlash
Vancouver rejects proposal to install CCTV in downtown entertainment district
20 questions with B.C.'s former child and youth advocate Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond
Cooler temperatures ease flood threats in B.C.,  but high-level snowpack yet to melt
Rental-only zones in B.C. could result in lower land prices: experts
Richmond residents push back as farmland and heritage homes make way for mega-houses


CBC

Washed out roads and watery basements: Okanagan residents brace for more floods
Thompson-Nicola Regional District declares local state of emergency near Kamloops
'What kind of help do you need?" Canadian banks eye Indigenous investment in pipeline expansion
B.C. nurses fight for access to new provincial PTSD labour laws
Ottawa to intervene in B.C.'s Trans Mountain court case
East Vancouver residents meet with city over concerns about increased railroad traffic
Repatriation specialist joins B.C. museum to return First Nations artifacts
Start your applications: TransLink recruiting hundreds of bus drivers
Pipeline protestors climb on top of Kinder Morgan drill
B.C. air ambulance helicopters get night vision


Vancouver Sun

A special adviser will help RCMP tackle B.C.'s 'infamous' money laundering industry
B.C. Hydro hopes to cut back surplus payments programs for homeowners producing large amounts of extra power
Advice for lieutenant-governor should be made public
B.C. Mayors wary as province eyes intersection camera revenue


Vancouver Province

Eby's 'security concerns' are an insult to his constituents


Victoria Times Colonist

New pot laws will cover all the bases
CRD directors could get 14% raise to offset tax shift
Feeling pain of health tax


Victoria News

B.C. cities brace for possible drop in traffic fine revenue
U.S. states, industry join call for end to Trump's newsprint tariff
Help expands for disable people to collect tax benefits
Anti-Site C petition approved by Elections BC
B.C. business leaders to visit Alberta and talk pipelines


Global BC

New Okanagan evacuation alert for lake that could rise another six feet
Vancouver school tax protestors turn their anger on UBC housing prof, who's teaching hate
Premier says no immediate relief coming for people at the pumps
BC Nurses' Union fires former president Gayle Duteil
This pipeline case could drastically alter Canada
Ministry staff racking up overtime amid B.C. child-care rollout
B.C. air ambulances armed with night vision technology
Federal government to intervene in B.C.'s Trans Mountain pipeline reference question
Nurses rally for inclusion under new B.C. PTSD labour laws
Poll shows Greens' Adriane Carr growing lead as top choice for Mayor of Vancouver


Georgia Straight

B.C. staging an environmental intervention to protect its lands and waters from Kinder Morgan and others
NDP MP Kennedy Stewart toys with idea of running for Vancouver mayor
Has John Horgan  ended partisan  waste and opened up government?
Why is VSB falling behind on class composition improvements?
Green councillor Adriane Carr widens lead over other likely rivals for Vancouver Mayor in new poll
Indigenous hero Preston Guno helped youths decolonize their minds and  cleanse their souls


Vancouver Courier

House rich, tax poor: How a Point Grey couple is struggling to pay school surtax
City, park board celebrates 100,000 trees planted since 2010 and counting
Sweeping changes related to booze, entertainment coming to Vancouver's nightlife
Burnaby MP considers Vancouver mayoral run
B.C. Air ambulances fitted with night vision technology
Greenpeace activists occupy drilling machine in Delta


The Tyee

What's Wrong with Site C? Sarah Cox Has a List
When BC Hydro Wants Your Land

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