Monday, October 15, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, October 15, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Monday, October 15, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Vancouver mayor hopeful tells city to brace for density
Unlicensed cannabis stores expected to survive first days of cannabis legalization
Vancouver mayoral candidates propose solutions to housing crisis, drug-overdose epidemic
Bureaucrats express concern about B.C. salmon stock tracking
With cheers for a three month old, B.C. joins Alberta as the only provinces permitting children to sit with their parents in legislature


CBC

FortisBC says natural gas shortages could grow ' it it starts to get colder'
Coquitlam candidates frustrated to be named on lists of anti-SOGI politicians
Canadian police ready to deal with legal marijuana, chiefs say
Twin Bridges replacement nearing completion 4 years after rock slide
Energy minister's son the first baby in B.C.'s legislative chamber since rule change
City of Vancouver lowers natural gas usage
Wait times for ICBC road tests soar as new drivers show up unprepared


Vancouver Sun

Condo flipping was never the culprit behind Vancouver's home price spikes
Vancouver's average rental price for one bedroom apartment jumps to $2,100
'Dysfunctional' North Vancouver school board started in 2014: internal emails
Ex-transport minister Todd Stone pans gaps in study showing  more fatalities with higher speeds


Vancouver Province

Farnworth to illegal BC pot shops: Shut down if you want to go straight


Victoria Times Colonist

BC solicitor general warns illegal cannabis outlets: Close if you want a licence
Homeless campers face another eviction


Victoria News

Learn more about the Esquimalt  council candidates
Campers near Saanich municipal hall await response from transportation ministry
Inside Victoria's tent city: 'I'm still human'
BC's marijuana stores should shut down, Mike Farnoworth says
Michelle Mungall's baby first in B.c. Legislature chamber


Global BC

Thousands of B.C. children waiting for autism assessment
Baby in the house: Energy Minister Michelle Mungall brings her baby into B.C. Legislature
What will pot legalization look like in B.C.? Washington state may offer some answers
Advocates say more funding needed for diagnosis and treatment of dyslexia in BC
ICBC say repeat road test failures creating 58 day backlog
Victoria mayoral candidates have their say on housing, public consultations
No pot stores or production facilities in Surrey: mayoral candidate Doug McCallum
The tepid race to be Vancouver's next mayor


Georgia Strait

Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Minister Michelle Mungall introduces her baby in B.C. legislature
VPD chief says police to play it cool on legal cannabis, black-market crackdowns won't come overnight
Safe and inclusive schools
Amid debates about LGBT issues and education in Vancouver, UBC unveils inclusive rainbow installation
If I'm reelected to Burnaby council, I'll push for more community facilities


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver's top cop says police ready for cannabis legalization
B.C. solicitor general warns illegal cannabis outlets: Close if you want a licence
Metro council salary and increases double that of average worker and inflation
China accounts for 50% of the growth in LNG demand: Wood Mackenzie
B.C. receives 173 cannabis shop applications but only one store opening October 17


The Tyee
Shauna Sylvester Wants to Be Vancouver's Mayor: A Tyee Q & A
How one researcher is blocking the Road from Hospital to Homelessness


Miscellaneous


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