Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, July 31, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday,  July 31, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Nearly all street drugs in Vancouver contain fentanyl, study finds
Vancouver housing market cools off, but buying still out of reach for some
Fed up with traffic, contractors refuse to work in Vancouver
City gives Vancouver's Rio Theatre a lifeline with $375,000 conditional grant


CBC

Vancouver approves new tower in West End, with separate entrance for social housing
Province issues 2nd most severe drought rating for B.C. coast
Salmon Arm Rainbow crosswalk defaced twice in 2 weeks
Beer pioneer who turned struggling BC Brewery into global exporter dies aged 70


Vancouver Sun

Judge sends Trans Mountain pipeline protestors to jail for the first time
Eby troubled by lack of anti money laundering compliance in BC real estate sector

Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Regional Traffic solution is right in front of us


Victoria News

BC Highway 1 widening to Alberta demanded for decades


Global BC

Crawston, Keremeos evacuation alert expanded due to Snowy Mountain wildfire
Rio Theatre meets fundraising goal with $375,000 grant from City of Vancouver
34 drownings in 2018 prompt warning from B.C. Search and Rescue volunteers
B.C. Liberals call on government to leave the veterans licence plate alone
ICBC says many vehicles exposed to sulphuric acid around Trail will need to be replaced
Online fundraiser raises over $1,100 to buy wagons for Vernon's homeless
Closure date set for controversial Kelowna homeless shelter



Georgia Straight

Chief Adam Palmer has good reasons to wonder how this Vancouver election will turn out
Tofino Chamber of Commerce rejects call to stop selling goods and services to Justin Trudeau's family
Downtown Eastside's Portland Hotel Society turns 25 this August and to celebrate is throwing a street party
First of nine activists facing prison for Trans Mountain protests is 70 year old Laurie Embree
Wade Grant appears to be another odd man out after NPA announces its slate of council candidates
No Elizabeth Ball in new NPA list of candidates for 2018 Vancouver election
No less than the city itself joins #SaveTheRio campaign to keep the theatre on Broadway
Will the NPA continue to be hobbled by millionaires and billionaires?
Vancouver park commissioner Erin Shum returns to the NPA


Vancouver Courier

Judge sentences grandmother to 7 days in jail for pipeline protest
Police watchdog investigating Vancouver police after man dies following arrest
Recreational clam and oyster harvesters face $14,000 in fines after DFO blitz


The Tyee

Can Union Brokered deal prevent vote-splitting in Vancouver Election?
Injunctions to Shut Down Tent Cities are No Solution


Miscellaneous



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