Sunday, July 28, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, July 27 & 28, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday, July 27 & 28, 2019


Northern BC Homicides

With the growing number of RCMP information statements and news reports related to the various case files under investigation, we have shifted our daily archive of notes to this listing.


Globe and Mail 

SNC-Lavalin Group retreats  from bidding on several major Canadian infrastructure projects
Transportation Safety Board investigators assessing BC seaplane crash site
Customs systems back up after hours-long delays for travellers across Canada


CBC

Nationwide outage of passport kiosks causes delays
Richter Mountain fire in south Okanagan grows to 400 hectares
Texting at work wasn't just cause for termination, BC Tribunal rules
BC set to activate new speed enforcement cameras on Monday
Climate emergencies, transportation, and yes, housing: Metro Vancouver's big issues so far in 2019
Charred forests not growing back as expected in Pacific Northwest, researchers say
Plastic production could create jobs as mills shut down in BC Interior
Kits Beach closed to swimmers due to high E Coli levels


Vancouver Sun

Vancouver Airport met with customs delay due to nationwide NEXUS inspection kiosk outage
Transportation Safety Board probe of Addenbroke Island plane crash begins, as pilot identified
Climate risk report flies under the radar despite alarming contents


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Tributes pour in for crash victim believed to be pilot
BC surgeons get surcharge for operations on obese patients
Round trip cruises from Victoria set to begin in 2020
Victoria seeking consultants to help with 10 year plan to boost child care
Lisa J Helps is not the mayor of Victoria, but she gets the mayor's hate mail


Victoria News

Controversial townhouse complex in Saanich's Caddy Bay all but approved
Saanich councillor predicts new rental development will ease housing crunch for students


Global BC

In wake of northern BC murders, residents say cell service needed along highways
RCMP notify BC's police watchdog after man pulled out of Fraser River near Mission
Kits Beach closed to swimming due to high E. coli levels hours before fireworks festival
Investigators travel to site of fatal BC float plane crash as survivors recover
Police watchdog called after Vancouver man's health declines following VPD arrest
Richter Mountain wildfire now estimated at 400 hectares in size


Vancouver Courier

Public input is increasingly an inconvenience at Vancouver City Hall
Feds looking into potential cannabis e-commerce stings: Farnworth
Safety board begins probe into what caused float-plane crash that killed four


Georgia Straight

Vancouver Coastal Health issues no-swimming advisory at Kitsilano Beach
BC commissioned climate report paints stark picture of risks facing the public in 2050
Roberts Bank Terminal 2 expansion jeopardizes Fraser River Chinook


The Tyee

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