Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, July 6 & 7, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday/Sunday, July 6 & 7, 2019




Globe and Mail 

Former University of Victoria student creates app for 'smoke jumpers' to track fire risks
BC NDP government under fire from both sides over plan to save caribou herds
Vancouver shipyard delivered new Coast Guard vessel by cannibalizing parts from another ship, documents show


CBC

Members of Surrey's homeless community gather to remember friends and family
Vancouver is still in a housing crisis: But when will we know it's over?
15 years later, Commercial Drive Car Free Day still champions sustainable transportation
Controversial statue of Judge Begbie removed from New Westminster courthouse square
'It really takes an earthquake to get people to start preparing," says. BC Emergency kit maker
BC Civil Liberties Association to release CSIS papers on environmental groups



Vancouver Sun

Greens now battling the NDP on Shawnigan Lake
The long fight to get CSIS' papers on environmental groups
Vancouver sexual assault prevention team will be back on the street soon
Burnaby should pay 90% of RCMP bill for policing pipeline protests: feds
Indigenous Women vulnerable to 'man camps': MMIWG report. So, what's at stake with the pipeline approval?


Vancouver Province

BC Mayors battle over accepting Chinese cash


Victoria Times Colonist

Model clinics connect teams of MDs with Island patients
Outdate fee system is the root of the doctor drought
Indigenous on-reserve housing not just property management
Allow wine and beer sales on BC Ferries in moderation


Victoria News

Killing BC industries won't save the caribou


Global BC

White Rock wants version of Vancouver's empty homes tax - but provincial rules stand in the way
Surrey counters illegal dumping problems with free junk drop-off events
Controversial status of Judge Begbie removed from outside New Westminster courthouse
Vancouver Overdose Prevention Society blames new drug for 16 overdoses in 2 days
Fort Langley residents, business owners alarmed over councillor's redevelopment plans
Vancouver Park Board to consider West End beach overhaul after earlier confusion
Oppenheimer Park campers displace more events, but organizers say 'no problem'
Vernon, West Kootenay part of new federal rural and northern immigration program
DFO says helping salmon migrate upstream past Fraser River slide a key concern


Vancouver Courier

This deadly mushroom has been spotted in the city of Vancouver
Have your say: What BC highways and transportation services need improvement
Woman describes terrifying ordeal of being trapped in tent by cougar at BC campsite

Georgia Straight

Enlarged redevelopment on West Broadway will eat up neighbouring alley and restaurants
Bronze statue of colonial judge Matthew Begbie hauled away from New Westminster square that bears his name

The Tyee




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