Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, July 18, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, July 18, 2019



Globe and Mail 

Affordable rental housing is nearly non-existent for minimum-wage workers, report finds
B.C. posts $1.5 billion surplus even as the real estate market cools
Chiefs honour Indigenous leader wrongfully hanged in BC 154 years ago today
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum loses another coalition member over plan to replace local RCMP detachment
As citizen groups push for interurban rail line's revival, Vancouver transit authority resists
Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for BC refinery as province's gas prices soar


CBC

It's been 2 years since the BC NDP formed government. How are they faring?
10 boats entering BC since April found with invasive mussels
BC posts $1.5B operating surplus as tax revenue increases and real estate market cools
BC Ferries passenger went on keying spree because car alarms bothered his dog: Police
B.C. to get 118 new buses, including 10 electric buses in Victoria
Vancouver councillor wants to see temporary modular housing in single family areas
3rd councillor quits Surrey mayor's alliance over police transition


Vancouver Sun

James boasts of $1.5 B surplus but downplays tax hikes and forestry issues
Trudeau says Ottawa open to proposals for BC refinery as gas prices soar
Trudeau visits Victoria to announce $79M for new buses
Third councillor resigns from Mayor Doug McCallum's Safe Surrey Coalition
No room for low-income renters in Metro Vancouver
Powerex CEO Thomas Bechard tops list of BC's 10 highest-paid public executives


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

PM, premier pledge $79M for 118 new buses, majority for Greater Victoria
North Saanich OKs $1.5 million for bike paths along West Saanich Road
A chance to save BC's last ancient forests



Victoria News

Trudeau announces $79M investment for 118 more public transit buses across BC
Mayor's charity tournament sells out both Bear Mountain courses
Cars keyed on BC Ferries after alarms bother dog on board
BC government seeks advice on reviving Interior forest industry
Tax take stays ahead of increased BC government spending


Global BC

BC Transit gets $79M funding for new buses , 10 of them electric
'Truly a sad thing': Emotions mixed as Vernon's horse racing track demolished
Wrongly executed Tsilhqot'in chief honoured in New Westminster
Water bombers help douse spot-sized wildfire just east of Kelowna
NDP government paints rosy economic picture as public accounts show $1.5B surplus
Is it time to phase out generators in Vancouver's film and food truck industries?
Province 'agrees' with call for regulation of BC trampoline parks
Third Surrey Councillor resigns from mayor's Safe Surrey Coalition


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver hotel manager says street disorder on Hastings strip turning away tourists
City staff recommend Grandview-Woodland rental project go to public hearing
Top provincial executives took home $5.28 million in 2018-19
$1.5 billion BC surplus for 2018-19, minister says
Metro Vancouver workers must earn $35.43/hr to rent an average two-bedroom apartment
Vancouver surges in high-tech rankings but diversity lags
Vancouver's Trout Lake closed due to high levels of E. coli
Building the case for more mass timber construction


Georgia Straight

Mayor Kennedy Stewart asks for the federal government's help with Vancouver's homeless campers
One-term Mayor? Doug McCallum's Safe Surrey Coalition loses its third councillor in three months
B.C. coroner's report reveals a troubling divide between urban and rural mental-health challenges
East Vancouver's Trout Lake closed to swimming due to high bacteria levels
Vancouver rental for earners of more than $72 per hour vouched for city subsidy as affordable housing
Rebirth eyed for Vancouver heritage building in old Commercial Street interurban village

The Tyee

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