Friday, September 21, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, September 21, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Friday, September 21, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Vancouver developer's money paid for billboards supporting mayoral candidate
Vancouver is desperate for a new mayor who is unafraid to make unpopular decisions - now
B.C.'s climate targets will be impossible to reach if LNG Canada project goes ahead, critics say


CBC

The Bingo wheel has spoken - order of candidates on Vancouver's election ballot is set
Raising of historic Haida pole comes with apology from BC premier
Maple Ridge mayoral candidates disagree on homelessness solutions
Who's on top? Vancouver will decide order of candidates on election ballot tonight
It's time to leave': Nanaimo tent city ordered to shut down within 21 days
Jury recommends sobering centre after man dies in Prince George 'drunk tank'


Vancouver Sun

Concerns raised about City of Surrey Light Rail communication plan
No easy or cheap fixes for mayhem on Malahat or other transit horrors
Fixing affordability: Mayoral candidates in Burnaby, Vancouver and on the North Shore have plenty of ideas
Cool reception from BC opponents on order to reconsider Trans Mountain pipeline
Random draw determines order on Vancouver's election ballot


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Nanaimo tent city campers ordered out within 21 days
Saanich offers land for modular-supportive housing
Region needs plan to deal with tent city

Victoria News

Needles found at Goldstream campground in Langford


Global BC

Bingo! City of Vancouver holds draw to randomize names on election ballot
Judge gives residents of Nanaimo tent city 3 weeks to clear out
The BC NDP and Green Party relationship is about to be tested
A surprise exit opens up Vancouver's mayoral race


Georgia Straight

Wai Young's Coalition Vancouver just attacked me for writing two 'twisted' articles
Burning the fields before the election
If province doesn't act, Kennedy Stewart will consider court challenge against city's at-large voting system


Vancouver Courier

City declines request from Vancouver independent candidates to number election ballots
Rezoning application submitted for new St. Paul's Hospital development
Independent candidates ask for numbers on Vancouver's random ballots
Premier apologizes for removal of 1950's totem pole at Canada-US border
Canada's first Indigenous woman-owned airline to launch out of Richmond
Site near Olympic Village approved for modular housing
First Nations question plan to revive Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Populist housing 'platitudes' from mayoral candidates are 'dangerous,' warn outgoing officials
Kennedy Stewart leading most recent election poll
This is why the NEB"s new oil tanker review is a sick joke


The Tyee

'It Just Really Sucks. It Kills me': Transgender families unnerved by School Board Race


Miscellaneous

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