Thursday, November 1, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, November 1, 2018




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



Globe and Mail 

Surrey mayor elect Doug McCallum rejects call to return funds spent on LRT system
Vancouver mayor elect Kennedy Stewart says city is open for business on housing
BC police watchdog opens four investigations involving death or serious harm
Vancouver pauses effort to expropriate Sahota-owned hotels maid settlement negotiations


CBC

BC's plans for rising sea levels 'may not be enough,' report warns
British Columbians charged with trying to vote twice in 2015 federal election
Recount results confirm Mary-Anne Booth as mayor-elect of West Vancouver
John Horgan: I voted for mixed-member proportional in electoral reform referendum
Victoria shipyard among 3 awarded $7B in contracts with federal government
B.C. police watchdog opens 4 investigations involving death or serious harm
Surrey outreach workers say there's a critical need or more shelter spaces
Legislation sets path for human rights commission to return to BC
Justin Trudeau announces funding to build nuclear medicine hub in Vancouver


Vancouver Sun

Justin Trudeau announces funding to build nuclear medicine hub in Vancouver
Trudeau respects Surrey's wishes, McCallum says after pitching his transit U turn
Liberals complain to BC conflict commissioner about Eby recall bill
BC Liberals to rebrand at weekend party convention
Feds award $7B in contracts to three shipyards, including Seaspan Victoria for Navy ship maintenance
PHS executive director to leave; union calls new payroll system 'a debacle'
Odds of BC Liberals winning Nanaimo byelection are low - but not impossible


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

McKenzie interchange takes a new twist
Most Victoria city councillors eschew traditional vow to Queen
Challenges of land based fish farms must be part of the debate
Health firings lessons come with heavy cost


Victoria News

Former BC Ferries CFO paid almost $500,000 settlement
City of Victoria hires traffic consultant to tweak downtown intersections
Victoria's city council mayor sworn in
Tofino and Ucluelet facing likely fishing closures in 2019
BC bringing back independent human rights commission


Global BC

Keremeos seniors lament lack of Greyhound replacement, no bus service to coast
Recount confirms Mary-Ann Booth as mayor elect of West Vancouver
'We will be partners': Trudeau says he won't stand in the way of Surrey Sky Train
16 people taken to hospital, 3 in critical condition, after bus crash north of Prince George
Government introduces legislation that will re-establish a human rights commission in BC
'Frustrating' federal court ruling provides blue print for Trans Mountain approval: Trudeau
Westbank First Nation releases survey results on cannabis
BC Liberals file conflict of interest complaint against David Eby over recall legislation


Georgia Strait

Planned BC Hydro substation at Vancouver's Nelson Park faces scrutiny from COPE commissioners
Tenants need vacancy control to end renovictions
Do we really need more special-ed assistants?
If we want to save the environment, we need to rethink how we build Vancouver
Proportional representation will ease political polarization
Lets tone down the scary messages in connection with BC's referendum on electoral reform
BC Liberals file conflict of interest complaint over David Eby's amendment to recall and initiative law
Green trustee Janet Fraser eyes second term as Vancouver school board chair


Vancouver Courier

Trudeau announces funding to build nuclear medicine hub in Vancouver
Trudeau talks trade, LNG and pipelines at Vancouver Board of Trade
Fourteen months needed to change voting systems, ridings if proportional representation approved
BC police watchdog opens four investigations involving death or serious harm
Repeated referendums reflect political parties' frustration
Put a sock on it: TransLink readies buses, SkyTrain for winter conditions
City of Vancouver opens up first of 300 shelter spaces for fall and winter seasons
Metro Vancouver sees world's steepest plunge in luxury home prices
City voters back raising the bar for prospective council candidates
Two provinces, two identities: How BC and Quebec see themselves within Confederation


The Tyee
Miscellaneous


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