Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, July 20 & 21, 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 19, 2019

Northern BC Homicides

Two young men from Port Alberni remain missing two days after their pickup truck caught fire south of Dease Lake
Drivers of burned-out truck found in Northern BC now considered missing
Couple found dead on remote BC highway were wild about travel, mother says
Police seek two missing teens after vehicle fire leads to body in Northern BC
Double homicide victims in Northern BC had just begun to explore Canada
Vancouver Island teens missing after vehicle found ablaze near Dease Lake, BC
Tourist couple found dead off BC highway were 'happy' and 'confident' bystanders say
RCMP seeking missing men after Dease Lake Vehicle fire; body found
Tourist couple found dead off BC highway were 'happy' and 'confident', bystanders say
RCMP appeal to the public for information after 2 tourists found dead off northern BC highway


Globe and Mail 

Tent city on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside old headache for the new mayor
Indigenous nation in Washington State seeks meeting with feds on Trans Mountain
Vancouver port authority, tenant battle over terminal plans as container capacity worries mount
Vancouver proves that if you build it, they will come (by bike)


CBC

Trapped migrating salmon to be flow over Fraser River rock slide in BC
A day in the life at Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park homeless camp
TransLinke unveils double-decker buses
Record-breaking wildfires and climate change force BC non-profits to adapt
"Keep it wild, keep it weird"
Japanese Canadians call on BC to go beyond mere apology for historic racism
Pre Sale contracts abruptly terminated at Richmond BC apartment building


Vancouver Sun

BC lifts personal limits on out of province liquor
Mayor's Council shortens time for public delegation presentations
BC standards for school sizes out of step with its new curriculum, Vancouver trustees and advocates say
Surrey mayor to name members of Police Transition Advisory Committee on Monday
Vancouver councillor wants city to stop open sales of magic mushrooms


Vancouver Province

After two years as premier, John Horgan is defying the odds


Victoria Times Colonist

Conversation on future of Sir John A. Macdonald statue slated for May 2020
Worried about rabid bats? You're not alone
Balmoral rental project goes to hearing despite concerns
Crews lift beans into place for McKenzie interchange
Better primary health care in six simple steps
Plastic shopping bags are useful, not evil


Victoria News

Central Saanich accused of not following Climate Emergency declaration with urgent action
Esquimalt gives six-storey rental complex the green light
Remuneration rates for Saanich council could go up automatically in the future
Police watchdog investigating person's death after being detained by BC RCMP
NDP pushes ahead with Crown forest redistribution


Global BC

Controversial West Kelowna anti-abortion billboard taken down
City, park board to debate speeding up overhaul of Vancouver's sewer system
BC wildfires way down compared to last year, but officials say that could change at any time
TransLink says double-decker buses will be on Metro Vancouver roads this fall
BC to use helicopters to transfer salmon past Fraser River rock slide
Japanese Canadians push for apology from BC government over internment camps


Vancouver Courier

BC eliminates personal exemption limit on out-of-province booze
Nine of the most powerful earthquakes to ever strike BC
Improving water quality at Vancouver beaches on Monday's park board agenda
TransLink announces double-decker buses coming to Vancouver by fall


Georgia Straight

Christine Boyle's motion on historic discrimination against South Asians needs sharper focus on at-large elections
Where's  Derek Corrigan when you need him? Fleetwood SkyTrain cost cries out for a mayor with a backbone

The Tyee

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