Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, April 4, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, April 4, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Premier Horgan gets tough on municipalities over transit, housing
Premier Horgan considering 'relief' for soaring gas prices
BC targets guns, drugs and gang-run crime properties with proposed Community Safety Act
Third case of measles recorded on Vancouver Island, total cases in BC now 23


CBC

Bomb squad at work in East Vancouver after ammo, explosives found in storage locker
'Let's do this': Langley mom takes condo smoking fight to Legislature
Highway 5 re-opens north of Kamloops after small rockslide
Man convicted in landmark online harassment case charged with breach of probation
Public safety minister says new law empowers people to report drug-and-crime houses, so they can be shout down
Quirky 'Tinseltown' up for sale in downtown Vancouver
What's the best way to fight climate change? Maybe not a lawsuit after all, says Victoria mayor


Vancouver Sun

BC lags on commercial driver training one year after Humboldt crash
Downtown Vancouver's International Village Mall is up for sale
New law will tackle properties linked to gangs and drugs, minister says
Strange bedfellows: NDP and Liberals team up to defeat Greens on LNG bill
Municipal pushback on housing plan could result in provincial pressure
BC government may consider 'relief' from record gas prices, says premier
B.C.'s forest sector has a strong, sustainable future



Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Deposit charity draw winnings triggers bank probe for mayor
NDP overtakes Liberals in donations
8,000 in BC College pension plan told of potential breach after data vanishes
Youth vaping emerging as next challenge, says Islands chief medical health officer
Health officials warn about possible contact in third case of measles in capital region
Chinook fishing closures will devastate coastal businesses in B.C.
Oil tanker ban drives wedge into Canada


Victoria News

Premier says final pieces of massive LNG Canada project now in place
John Horgan says spike in gasoline prices is profit taking not taxes
BC moves to protect people reporting suspected drug houses


Global BC

BC Cannabis co-op hopes to become largest collective producer in the world: organizer
Vernon Senior desperate for care home placement, pleas seemingly ignored
After selling its temple, a small BC Sikh community gave the funds back to its town
'High profile' Township of Langley employee allegedly caught in latest Creep Catchers sting 
BC government to consider gas price 'relief' if prices continue to climb
City files appeal in Vernon firehall hanky-panky case
Island Health confirms case of tuberculosis in Victoria
'Tinseltown' for sale: Vancouver's International Village mall hits the market
Momentum building to ban smoking in BC condo buildings


Georgia Strait

VSB needs to up its consultation game
What's up for Metro Vancouver in year 2050: Regional Planners present four scenarios
BC grants licence to Victoria's first federally licenses cannabis store
Vancouver gas prices on verge of shattering all time record


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver's International Village mall - AKA Tineseltown - listed for sale
Confirmed measles cases in BC climbs to 23
Tougher role urged for BC's police watchdog
BC herring fishery ends for another season, controversy over catch continues
How does climate change affect people?

The Tyee

There is Truth Here: The Power of Art from Residential Schools on Display
Site C is shortchanging BC workers and apprentices, say unions


Miscellaneous