Thursday, October 25, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, October 25, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday,  October,  25 , 2018



Globe and Mail 

BC Mayors coming to terms with Surrey's transit shakeup
Mayor-elect Kennedy Stewart wants Vancouver to become a global hub for cannabis research
WorkSafe BC report cites safety failures in 2017 train derailment that killed three workers


CBC

SFU's emergency protocol questioned after student dies during mid-term exam
Fish boat towed backward by BC Ferry after vessel snags net near Nanaimo
280 new transition homes on the way for B.C. women and children fleeing violence
Businesses in Surrey's Newton area won't give up on LRT
First Nations 'deeply frustrated' after BC Supreme Court dismisses Site C injunction


Vancouver Sun

Anti proportional representation side defends ad that uses goose-stepping soldiers
Trans Mountain like Monty Python's dead parrot under Trudeau: Andrew Scheer
SFU emergency call added minutes to paramedic response
Meet your new Vancouver City Council
BC to ban corporate and union donations from recall campaigns
BC to build transition housing spaces for women, kids escaping violence at home
BC Law Society facing legal crisis showdown


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Musical chairs, Nanaimo style
Pam Madoff champions her city


Victoria News

Former BC First Nations chief charged with sexual assault
You arc Vital $3.5M campaign launched for new hospital equipment
BC women fleeing violence to get new transition housing facilities
Keep secret ballot votes for union certification, BC panel says
How to prevent ballot fraud attempts in BC's mail in referendum vote


Global BC

Construction complete on BC's first sustainable "Lego" home
DFO issues warning to fishing boats after BC Ferry caught in gillnet
Province rules out gondola for moving people between North Shore and Vancouver
Peachland judicial recount hearing this Friday in Kelowna
BC government pledges to build 280 new homes for women and children fleeing domestic violence


Georgia Strait

What's ahead for the new Vancouver School Board
Vancouver park board chair apologizes to First Nations or remarks about Stanley Park
Vancouver park board employee initiates resignation process after being elected as park commissioner


Vancouver Courier

Final phase of Fraserview Housing Co-op aimed at families earning $41,00 to $14,000 annually
B.C. announces new transition housing for women fleeing  violence
Fish boat towed backward by BC ferry after vessel snags net
Vancouver housing market showing 'high degree of vulnerability' despite easing prices
Chinatown Transformation Team aims to sustain the neighbourhood's living heritage
Burnaby MP's plan to build condos on the tank farm site is just ridiculous
Political donation limits radically redrew municipal campaign plans


The Tyee
Miscellaneous


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