Thursday, February 7, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, February 7, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, February 7 2019



Globe and Mail 

B.C.'s public auto insurance provider ICBC posts $860 million net loss
B.C. Legislature officers respond to explosive allegations
MV Marahassa's owners acquitted of fouling English Bay in oil spill
Fisheries and Oceans Canada review says farm viruses pose low risk to wild stocks
B.C. Health office wants province-wide plan to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs


CBC

Vancouver Island, Fraser Valley prepping for snow, 'bitterly cold' winds
From sassy to serious, here's what makes Burnaby different from Vancouver
Detour under construction at Highway 97 rock slide near Summerland
Suspended legislature officials deny wrongdoing in response to damaging Speaker's report
'This is a health issue, not a moral issue': Addictions Minister Judy Darcy on the opioid crisis
Governor says Washington will try to influence Trans Mountain  'every way' it can
Scientific experts say fish virus poses low risk to Fraser River Sockeye
ICBC lost 'unsustainable and unacceptable' $860M in just 9 months
Minister rejects change to B.C. provincial park for water infrastructure project
B.C.'s top doctor calls for regulated opioid supply after almost 1,500 overdose deaths in 2018
Supervised inhalation sites needed to cut overdose deaths in BC, Victoria councillor says


Vancouver Sun

Plecas expects to hear from police soon on B.C. Legislature financial probe
Lenz and James respond to Plecas report 'I have been ethical, honest, fiscally responsible'
Time for Eby to end 'bluff' or play public inquiry cards for casinos
ICBC losses worsen to 1.18 billion this year
B.C. opioid deaths up despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

BC Legislature officials deny wrongdoing in reply to Speaker's allegations
ICBC heading for another billion dollar loss CEO cites injury claims, legal battles
Victoria housing market remains overvalued: CMHC
Roe herring fishery goes ahead despite outcry
B.C. starts new reconciliation process with Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
Parties building files on all of us


Victoria News

Cliff McNeil-Smith retains seat as mayor of Sidney
Suspended B.C. Legislature officers respond to Speaker's allegations
ICBC expecting $1.18 billion annual loss as new injury caps take effect
B.C. opioid overdoses still killing four people a day, health officials say


Global BC

Vancouver-Seattle high-speed rail proposal gets another financial boost from B.C.
Washington governor says state will try to influence Trans Mountain pipeline decisions 'every way' it can
Embattled legislature staffers respond to Plecas report, maintain innocence
Majority support SkyTrain to UBC if school helps to pay for extension: poll
ICBC projecting another year of billion dollar losses as injury claims mount
Vancouver councillor wants tougher enforcement of fines for fighting


Georgia Strait


Majority of Metro Vancouverites support Sky Train extension to Point Grey, UBC poll finds
Why schools should have life-saving AEDs
More than 50 percent of Vancouver households cannot afford city-subsidized rental projects: Councillor Adriane Carr
ICBC loses $860 million in first nine months of fiscal year
Housing activist seeks freeze on City of Vancouver's for profit affordable rental program
B.C. attorney general's report suggests reducing motorists' time limit for filing ICBC legal claims


Vancouver Courier

ICBC heading for another billion-dollar loss; CEO cites injury claims, legal battles
Metro Vancouver housing sector still 'highly vulnerable to risks' even in slowdown
Island Bus company Wilson's Transportation Ltd. grows in Vancouver


The Tyee
Miscellaneous

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