Tuesday, October 9, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, October 9, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday, October 9, 2018


Globe and Mail 

Enbridge pipeline ruptures, sparks massive fire north of Prince George
Non-Partisan Association boasts significant fundraising lead in Vancouver campaign
U.S. conservation groups decry BC decision to allow logging in Skagit River system
BC needs to know more about the tax breaks it gives people, corporations: auditor-general
Homeless BC First Nation buys land on Vancouver Island to build community


CBC

Dozens evacuated near Prince George after gas line explosion
Surrey mayoral candidates debate their vision of the city's future
Scrapping RCMP and a SkyTrain to Langley: How one candidate's big promises are defining Surrey mayoral race


Vancouver Sun

Enbridge pipeline ruptures, sparks massive fire near Prince George
How can pipeline hating BC possibly justify all these LNG projects?
Speed limit hikes by former BC gov't led to vastly more fatalities, injuries, crashes: study
BC Ferries spending spree could be good news for orcas
Auditor General says BC needs to know more about tax breaks it gives
Wild West days of Canadian cannabis are about to end
It's time to protect B.C.'s northern coast from oil tankers


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

New owner of Catalyst Paper vows to retain 1,500 jobs
Oak Bay mayoral candidates at odds on housing
Mayors did their best in handling complex police-chief case
Housing policy dumps on Burnside Gorge


Victoria News

Saanich property owner says homeless campers have been nothing but respectful
Tax Breaks costing BC treasury $7 billion a year


Global BC

Pipeline explosion near Prince George forces about 100 evacuations from First Nation community
Small business owners facing huge tax bill hope Vancouver mayoral candidates will help
Auditor general says BC needs to know more about tax breaks it gives
'We're very frustrated with the government;' aspiring Penticton childcare providers in red tape
Miracle-Gro to operate cannabis research facility in Kelowna


Georgia Strait

TransLink working to quiet trains around certain noisier Sky Train lines
COPE endorsing neither Kennedy Stewart nor Shauna Sylvester for Vancouver mayor
Kennedy Stewart releases campaign video after new poll shows him leading Vancouver mayoral race
Charges dropped for Greenpeace opponents of Trans Mountain pipeline who hung from Vancouver bridge
NPA's promise of transparency and accountability doesn't extend to releasing first names of all donors
My generation needs to step up and take the lead. It's time. That's why I'm doing this


Vancouver Courier

City of Vancouver goes on road to reach voters in shelters, drop in centres
NPA raises $837,207 in push to win Vancouver election
Widespread winds of change discourage incumbent candidates
Temporary modular housing approved for site at Union and Gore
Vancouver woman attacked on night bus questions transit security
Thought big money was finally out of Vancouver politics? Think again
No charges for Greenpeace aerial bridge blockade
Richmond's Paper Excellence to buy Catalyst Paper
Attorney General says legal aid need fresh review from user perspective


The Tyee
Climate Change missing in action in BC curriculum, Teachers say
On Climate, Our Choice is Now Catastrophe or Mere Disaster


Miscellaneous

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