Sunday, February 3, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, February 2 & 3, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday/Sunday , February 2 & 3, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Vancouver Green Party councillors embrace SkyTrain expansion
Surrey police arrest suspect in SkyTrain shooting
B.C. budget will test NDP-Green alliance
More than a 'protest camp': Unist'ot'en camp residents on line on the land


CBC

Brace yourself: Extreme Cold and snowfall warnings in effect across B.C.
SuperBowl Sunday sees electricity use spike in lead to kick-off in B.C.
Shooting suspect Daon Glasgow in custody after 'high risk' arrest in Burnaby


Vancouver Sun

Liberals open candidate recruitment drive after loss in Nanaimo
Surrey Sky Train shooting: Suspect arrested in 'scary' pre-dawn raid
Prehistoric bison among big finds of B.C. Hydro's Site C heritage preservation plan
Three MLA's won't run in next B.C. election, says Wilkinson. Who will they be?


Vancouver Province

NDP gets an earful on Uber and Lyft, but will it matter?


Victoria Times Colonist

Others love to bring up Victoria's sewage
Victoria shelters to open more beds for big chill
Find solutions to build safer communities
Pipeline fight to set gas prices


Victoria News

NDP government resumes taxing, spending to battle poverty
Another B.C. Forest company looks south for lumber mill expansion
Transit and housing an obstacle for Sidney business


Global BC

Richmond may be next city to declare climate emergency
Svend Robinson calls water pressure concerns near TransMountain tank farm a 'wake up call'
British Columbians use enough extra power on Super Bowl Sunday to cook 2.4 million pizzas
Daon Glasgow, fugitive wanted in Vancouver transit officer shooting, arrested in Burnaby
$4M Shaughnessy home raised in connection with illegal gambling investigation
Coal export terminal project permit cancelled for Fraser Surrey Docks


Georgia Strait

Daon Glasgow arrested without incident in connection with alleged shooting of transit police officer in Surrey
With snow flurries on the way, City of Vancouver will open four warming centres for homeless
Georgia Strait Alliance hammers Premier John Horgan for province's legal position in TransMountain pipeline case


Vancouver Courier

Manhunt for suspect in Transit Police shooting ends in Burnaby
Burnaby counter-protesters confront yellow vests at city hall
Burnaby's pipeline policing bill is actually a lot more than $1.2M
Delta told it's up to feds to deal with stinky marijuana greenhouses


The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

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