Sunday, February 10, 2019

Victoria ViewpointsL Saturday/Sunday: February 9 & 10, 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 9 & 10, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Government interventions in real estate are cooling the market- how much success is enough?
Thousands in southern BC still without power following massive windstorm
Cannabis co-ops seek to bring small producers, processors into legal market in B.C.
BC Spending scandal: How the suspended officials are responding to the allegations


CBC

Heavy snow in Metro Vancouver, Vancouver Island causes travel woes
'We're holding up a floodgate;' B.C. fights off superbugs brought home by medical tourists
Anti-pipeline protestors shout at Trudeau during campaign event in Burnaby
Thousands still without power as wind batters BC's South Coast
Long cleanup expected as crews work to fix Horseshoe Bay marina
MLA Bowinn Ma speaks up about past eating disorder
What brain drain? More young professionals moving to Vancouver than leaving, analyst says


Vancouver Sun

B.C. seniors' interest in cannabis flaring up since legalization
B.C. Storm snowfall hits metro Vancouver prompts road, transit delays
Why the excitement over the speculation-tax form?
BC money launderers more likely to be convicted in the U.S. than at home


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

More snow coming; delays on Malahat, Pat Bay; thousands lose power
Workers feel unsafe near Our Place, Victoria City councillors told
Saanich considers plan to borrow for new park near Royal-Jubilee Hospital
Beware the lesson of the monorail
BC children need protection from workplace exploitation


Victoria News

White out conditions at YYJ: Multiple flights cancelled
More snow coming to Greater Victoria
Roe herring fishery approved despite opposition
Time to listen to the doctors and legalize opioid drugs
B.C. legislature deputy speaker Linda Reid to give up duties


Global BC

Vancouver Art Gallery and CUPE reach tentative agreement to end strike
Trudeau rallies for  Burnaby South Liberal candidate Richard T. Lee
District wants minors out of sinkhole plagued Sechelt subdivision
Fighting fines: NPA Vancouver councillor wants brawlers to pay up
Malahat closed, transit troubles as snow blankets B.C.'s South Coast
Not just B.C.: Most provinces in Canada fail to secure convictions in money-laundering cases


Georgia Strait

Environment Canada issues warning for five to ten centimetres of snow in Metro Vancouver
B.C. Justice Summit highlights legal systems's inability to adhere to Gladue decision
Another media barrage about money laundering in B.C., but again, no mention of Business Corporations Act


Vancouver Courier

Thousands without power, roads closed, ferries cancelled due to windstorm
BC Ferries resumes sailing after windstorm lashes South Coast
BC Parks reacts to 'driver anarchy' at Joffre Lakes
Victoria city councillors call on B.C. to provide safe-inhalation sites for drugs


The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

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