Monday, May 20, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, May 18-20, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday, May 18-20, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Lawyers protected from money laundering scrutiny
Surrey mayor makes a comeback with contentious agenda
Money laundering report author insists it's a national, not just BC problem, despite skepticism in other provinces
McKenna warns BC over caribou recovery deal
Drone operators hit with strict new regulations from June
Vancouver Aquarium files civil claim suing city and park board over cetacean ban
New Royal BC Museum policy highlights return of stolen, confiscated Indigenous remains, artifacts


CBC

Vancouver Aquarium lawsuit against city, park board draws protest
Some provinces skeptical after money laundering wake-up call
Reviving  an outlawed fishery: 'the backbone of our Nation'


Vancouver Sun

Money laundering 'not just a BC problem': ex-deputy attorney general and report author
Vancouver Aquarium suing city, park board over cetacean ban
Vancouver School Board struggles with $740 million maintenance backlog
LNG offers bright future for First Nations Youth and northern communities


Vancouver Province

Dirty cash train insider ready to rock BC money laundering inquiry


Victoria Times Colonist

Esquimalt reverses course on family-size requirement
Electronic files could cut abuse of medication


Victoria News

Province continues to investigate Saanich's Horticultural Centre of the Pacific
Reality of our plastic recycling routine exposed


Global BC

Taking Kater for a test drive: What it's like to use BC's first ridesharing service
New study on growth of Broadway corridor highlights need for UBC SkyTrain extension
Former Greyhound employees gather in Penticton for farewell weekend
'It smells like a dirty bathroom': Stench in Vancouver parkades prompts call for relief
'Enough is enough': Surry residents gather to protest gang violence, drug crime in the city


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver's largest car free day festival takes place this spring
Electric vehicles selling at astonishing rate in BC
Fortis BC planning for new gas line in New Westminster in 2021


Georgia Straight

Two-bedroom apartment listings in Vancouver are now in the neighbourhood of $3,000 a month
The Burrard Chinook prepares to join TransLink's fleet of SeaBus ships this summer
Protestors respond to Vancouver Aquarium lawsuit with demonstration in Stanley Park
For second time in six years, KPMG produces study touting economic importance of Broadway corridor


The Tyee

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