Sunday, March 3, 2019

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



Globe and Mail 

Rail companies won't tell BC how much oil they ship across the province
Many homeless unsure where to go after being forced to leave 'Anita Camp' in Maple Ridge


CBC

Teacher shown door after Christian school discovers she had sex 'outside of a heterosexual marriage'
Supportive housing units open in Vancouver's historic Strathcona neighbourhood
B.C. introduces sick days as part of proposed employment law changes
Green Party of Vancouver returns $1200 donation to developer
Provincial housing minister says Maple Ridge reluctant to build supportive housing
Victoria city council to decide future of John A. Macdonald statue


Vancouver Sun

Political funding critics swallow disgust to pocket taxpayers' dollars
Andrew Wilkinson's rental comments damage B.C. Liberal credibility
City of Vancouver, province open Nora Hendrix  Place modular homes
Law Society divided, access-to-justice fuse burns
Former Vancouver city councillor May Brown dies
The Mavericks: BC politicians have a long history of taking their leaders
Tourism is economic force in British Columbia with 6.1 million visits: ministry


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Where is Victoria's big-city mayor voice?
Proposed crosswalk on Blanshard has unexpectedly high cost


Victoria News

Maple Ridge Mayor asks province for $60M to pay for housing, costs for BC tent city
Killer whales are the new polar bears of politics


Global BC

Housing minister decries 'frustrating' pace of housing in Maple Ridge, points to 'roadblock's
Dying landmark Kerrisdale tree to find new life a neighbourhood benches
Kelowna approves 15 of 41 proposed pot shops to move onto next step
Renoviction bylaw doesn't stop New Westminster tenants from protesting evictions
May Brown 'force' and 'pioneer' in Vancouver sports and politics dies at 99
Three arrested at logging site blockade in southeast BC: Police
Police and fire crews move in on Maple Ridge homeless camp facing evacuation order
Vancouver council to vote on keeping winter homeless shelters open year-round


Georgia Strait

Anita Place homeless camp evacuated in Maple Ridge following another fire
Tributes pour in following death of former Vancouver city councillor and political power broker May Brown
A brief moment of sanity at city hall - why my tiny amendment could have made big difference for renters

Vancouver Courier

Jericho Lands development launches with assurance of 'full consultation'
Empty stomachs, not empty homes, Vancouver's top social issue
Scientists hook into Salmon DNA to trace their movements
Vancouver craft breweries could be forced from communities they helped create
Get ready for the return of the epic Richmond Night Market
New spill-response boats sit idle in Nanaimo, awaiting pipeline decision


The Tyee



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