Monday, October 1, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, October 1, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Monday, October 1, 2018

LNG is a go for Kitimat

LNG Canada announces final investment decision to build export facility in Kitimat
$50 Billion LNG Canada project gets green light in BC
LNG Canada project in Kitimat given green light to build by shareholders
Huge LNG plant in Kitimat gets the green light, reports say

Kitimat residents prepare for good and bad to come from LNG Canada announcement
MLA's buzzing over $40 billion LNG plan
BC faces emissions cap as LNG Canada looks set to go


Globe and Mail 

B.C. tables bill to clear the way for lawsuit against opioid makers
Surrey suspends mail-in absentee ballots option amid potential voter fraud scheme
Former BC premier Campbell throws support behind Calgary Olympic bid
USMCA trade deal forces end to preferential treatment for BC wine in grocery stores
Housing Minister expects homeless campers to leave BC provincial park by Tuesday
Canadian police face hurdles over staffing, lack of drug-screening devices as cannabis legalization nears



CBC

Tent city at Goldstream park faces eviction, but housing remains hard to come by
BC wines to lose exclusive grocery store access under new USMCA deal
Where do Vancouver mayoral candidates stand on a Millennium Line extension to UBC?
River Rock Casino employees caught in raid on suspected illegal gaming house
Northern BC community under evacuation alert could be trapped by landslide for several days
Politicians vie for LNG credit as BC awaits $40 Billion decision



Vancouver Sun

BC Liberals and NDP open fire in first period of the fall session
TransLink looks at issuing green bonds to finance capital projects
Investigation into alleged Surrey voting-fraud scheme continues
No penalties for private clinics as Government agrees to Medicare injunction

Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Island dairy farmers fear losses under new NAFTA 


Victoria News

Ask for public inquiry into Elsner report: police watchdog to mayors
Refugee family reunites at Victoria airport
NAFTA deal ends preference for BC wine in grocery stores in 2019


Global BC

BC Hydro customer overcharged for 14 years
North Vancouver strata seeks contempt of court ruling against townhouse-turned-hostel owner
BC government will no longer be allowed to block U.S. wines from grocery store shelves
On his 90th birthday, BC billionaire Jim Pattison says he still loves going to work every day
BC consumers not likely to notice cheaper dairy products in USMCA: UBC trade experts
Surrey's top cop says city needs 150-200 more officers: mayoral candidate Bruce Hayne
Finding common ground on opposite sides of the Trans Mountain pipeline controversy
Enough candidates means residents of Lumby to participate in BC civic election



Georgia Strait

Condos proposed at Dunbar Street strip mall site in Vancouver's West Side


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver's Urban Design Panel to review Dunbar developments October 3
Will the speculation tax proceed or fail this fall session?
Burnaby's Svend Robinson 'seriously' considering return to federal politics
Woodfibre LNG signs preliminary 13 year export deal


The Tyee

The Speculation tax will be good for Immigration - and Vancouver


Miscellaneous

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