Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, April 18, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, April 18, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Indigenous-led housing projects aim to transform Vancouver's west side
Family of teen who overdosed calls for more drug checking at music festivals
Plastic straw, Styrofoam ban in Vancouver may be delayed to give business more time to adapt
BC adds funds to school expansion in Surrey, moving students out of portables


CBC

Homes burned, cemetery flooded: 67 years late, First Nation wins redress
30 km/h on neighbourhood streets in Vancouver? City councillor calls for a pilot project testing the idea
Multiple bylaw complaints made in Penticton neighbourhood where shooting victims lived
First Nations divided on impacts of tanker ban at Northern BC Senate hearings


Vancouver Sun

Horgan content to let senior official endorse 'no more pipelines' ban
Construction firms fear gridlock as Ottawa delays decision on Trans Mountain pipeline
Vancouver asked to delay ban on styrofoam cups and plastic straws


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Two governments are rupturing long friendship
Agricultural opportunity


Victoria News

Victoria City Councillor Laurel Collins wins federal NDP nomination
Howe Sound Queen sailing toward retirement
Lawsuit eyed over union-only raise for BC community care workers
Port of Vancouver container truckers to get raise, short-trip payments


Global BC

Four Winds Brewing 'frustrated' over Delta's rejection of planned expansion
Community rallies to help family of murdered Penticton woman
Vancouver may not see ban on plastic straws, Styrofoam containers until next year
Call 911 twice? Port Coquitlam offers unique emergency protocol for city staff
BC adds funds to school expansion in Surrey, moving students out of portables
Surrey Board of Trade to BC's solicitor general: stick with the RCMP
Measles immunization programs underway at BC schools
Vancouver police gives Strathcona residents free address plates to help first responders
Partial rezoning freeze for Kits and West Point Grey heads to Vancouver council


Vancouver Courier

Towers envisioned for West Georgia White Spot site
Vancouver's ban on plastic straws likely delayed until 2020
City of North Van OKs affordable rental complex
Vancouver police giving out free address plates in Stratchona neighbourhood
You can own this retiring BC Ferries ship for as little as $11,000
Two governments are rupturing long friendship


Georgia Straight

City of Vancouver forgoes $219  million from $53.7 billion tax exempt properties, including its own
Vancouver laneway signage project launched to help emergency responders locate addresses
Are VSB school closures off the table?
NDP MP Jenny Kwan criticizes feds for issuing tax form to low-income seniors with BC Bus pass
City of Vancouver offers pet rats for $5 each

The Tyee

How a team of women helped make BC a World leader in treating Postpartum Depression


Miscellaneous