Sunday, June 23, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, June 22 & 23, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday/Sunday, June 22 & 23, 2019




Globe and Mail 

Jason Kenney and John Horgan to meet face-to-face


CBC

Golden egg goes missing from $2.8M Salvador Dali sculpture
'If I got out of the car, I would be able to touch it:' Wildfire burning on Sea-to-Sky Highway
Flamingo Hotel destroyed as Whalley gets ready for highrise development
UBC fined $1.2M for releasing ammonia into Fraser River tributary


Vancouver Sun

Wildfire burning north of Horseshoe Bay reduces Sea to Sky Highway flow
Motion to remove Cecil Rhodes sign from playground on school board agenda
Modular housing helped clean up Whalley, say police and neighbours
BC's largest First Nation accuses province of conflict on cannabis licences
Profs, students say anti-SOGI event at UBC goes against school policy
Original Salvador Dali work at Hornsby and West Hastings vandalized
Selling public land is bad policy, bad planning and bad business


Vancouver Province

Stop taking money from Chinese government, angry BC mayor tells UBCM


Victoria Times Colonist

Why can't you find a doctor?
Victoria's young bus riders can't rely on Sunday parking
Pipeline protestors march up Patricia Bay Highway in traffic lanes
Campfire bans eyed as drought continues on BC coast
Developer of project near Jubilee hospital offers $1M for affordable housing
Air India Anniversary: Who remembers the children?


Victoria News

International conference to boost Indigenous languages comes to Victoria


Global BC

Site C construction reaches major breakthrough at river diversion tunnel
Vancouver could join other  BC municipalities asking energy sector to cover climate change costs
UBC fined $1.2M for 2014 release of ammonia into Fraser River tributary
Ride don't Hide raises thousands for mental health in the Okanagan
Surrey's notorious Flamingo Hotel takes its final bow at demolition celebration
Indigenous drummers lead Trans Mountain pipeline protest march through Victoria


Vancouver Courier

BC wildfire service working to contain blaze north of Vancouver
RCMP vehicle stolen during traffic stop crashes through parkade gate
Grave act of vandalism against a labour hero


Georgia Straight

Premier John Horgan issues statement on National Day of Remembrance for Victims of Terrorism
Councillor Adriane Carr aims to increase thresholds for fringe candidates to get names on civic ballot
Small wildfire shuts down northbound traffic on Sea to Sky Highway near Horseshoe Bay
Stakes are high for Crown and Vancouver police in legal appeals filed by convicted pimp Rez Moazami
RCMP reveals that one of its vehicles was stolen in Surrey
Wildfire sparks off Sea to Sky Highway north of Horseshoe  Bay


The Tyee

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