Wednesday, June 20, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, June 20, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday,  June 20, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Everyday racism hinders Indigenous women with HIV from accessing care: study
Vancouver orders closing of Sahota-owned Regent hotel, plans purchase
B.C. seeks assurances from Ottawa wild-salmon stocks will be protected
B.C. Appeal Court rules lottery winner must be paid back $600,000 loan
Vancouver Island's 'tectonic dance' revealed by hundreds of tiny tremors
Vancouver's West End residents fear building frenzy will displace affordable housing


CBC

Lightning sparks nearly 100 new wildfires in B.C. over 24 hours
Homelessness in Kamloops nearly double since 2016, according to latest count
After 35 years as mayor, Belcarra's Ralph Drew stepping down
War on transgender student policies going 'too far' warns education minister
Vancouver shuts down decrepit Regent Hotel, with residents to move into nearby property
B.C. Fish farms to require First Nations approval starting in 2022
B.C. woman asks court to overturn conviction in child-bride case
Vancouver Sun

As birth tourism climbs in B.C. health authority files $312,595 lawsuit over one unpaid childbirth bill
Derelict rooming house ordered closed, Vancouver threatens expropriation
B.C. government widely criticized for four year delay on fish farm tenures


Vancouver Province

NDP kicks the salmon can down the road


Victoria Times Colonist

Four year reprieve for fish farms draws praise and raises concerns
Ask the taxpayers on Crystal pool


Victoria News

50 new fires sparked in BC after lighting strikes across province
B.C. sets deadline for Indigenous salmon farm consent
B.C. 'will be ready' for marijuana legalization
Liquor review finds issues with B.C. wholesale monopoly


Global BC

City of Vancouver is ready to force a hotel with over 1,000 violations out of its owners hands
B.C. wildlife burns up at 20 hectares between Logan Lake and Kamloops
Metro Vancouver mayors concerned about tight timeline on pot legalization
In Vancouver, wheelchair users have just been given a way to roll over sand at the beach
B.C. government gets mixed reviews of fish farm policy
Poll shows voters support public inquiry into B.C. casino money laundering
B.C. premier adds to voices bashing U.S. policy to separate asylum seeking families
B.C. Government to launch registry of who owns real estate in province


Georgia Straight

Voting for change will empower the people
What's stopping Canada from creating a statutory holiday to honour Indigenous peoples?
Climbing innovation and highway upgrade helped turn Squamish into bedroom community of Vancouver
Finnish Canadian Rest Home Association proposes budget seniors' housing in South Vancouver
Vancouver councillor Adrianne Carr seeks audit of Rental 100 due to affordability concerns


Vancouver Courier

City looks to buy or expropriate Regent and Balmoral hotels
City wants to curb land speculation along Vancouver's Broadway corridor
Vision announces pool of potential council candidates
Female representation in boardrooms is slowly rising
Province to shine light on 'hidden owners' of B.C. Real Estate
Business links between B.C.'s First Nations and Asia eroding
Fish Farms get four more years to win First Nations approval
TransLink plans big cut in SeBus fares


The Tyee

Ministry announces largest Vancouver school seismic upgrade yet
How we all can help improve Indigenous Child Welfare Today



Miscellaneous

B.C. asylum seekers fear their family will be separated if they're deported
Vancouver's dilapidated Regent Hotel ordered to close, city may buy or expropriate building
B.C.'s association of student unions calls it quits with Canadian Federation of Students



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