Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, July 23, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday, July 23, 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 

Vancouver beaches close amid high E coli levels, prompting criticism of sewer system


CBC

Vancouver council seeks to make shorter time limits for public speakers a permanent change
TransLink announces new RapidBus service
Intoxicated Victoria man clings to railing as bridge arm fully raises for passing barge
Vancouver Pride bans library from parade over event featuring 'transphobic' activist
Aquilini family patriarch sued following deaths of 2 children
1,000 lightning strikes spark 10 new wildfires in B.C.
Surrey approves 101 units of permanent modular housing
Daylight time consultation clocks record response
'The whole industry is shrinking': Forestry contractors losing work amid mill closures


Vancouver Sun

Aquilini companies sued in fatal fire that claimed lives of two children
Vancouver councillor wants to green diesel-burning film and food truck sectors
B.C.'s coroner's jury wants more high tech equipment for emergency response police
Spike in housing starts boosts NDP, but could be just a spike, analyst warns
$3.2 million West Vancouver home added to list of assets in money laundering forfeiture case
Vancouver Pride Society pulls public library from parade
Speed limit being reduced on Alex Fraser Bridge

Reality check - there is no climate emergency in Vancouver


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Man seen clinging to Johnson Street Bridge as it's lifted


Victoria News

City of Victoria to hold formal safety review after man was left hanging from raised bridge
Victoria Police issue warning after man left dangling from raised Johnson Street Bridge
Vancouver Island teacher suspended for professional misconduct


Global BC

Vancouver Public Library barred for hosting 'hateful speaker'
Surrey Mayor announces members of new police transition advisory committee


Vancouver Courier

Should Vancouver stick with a random order ballot in the 2022 civic election?
Fast police response to highway deaths spurs discrimination complaint
Developer seeks approval fo 11 storey building on Fir Street property
Vancouver Public Library banned from Pride Parade
We'll have serious climate change before serious sewage change
Proposal envisions four storey building replacing single-family homes
Vancouver fire department helping residents keep cool this summer


Georgia Straight

New Rapid Bus service will replace B-Line bus routes in Metro Vancouver
Vancouver Public Library rejected from 2019 Pride parade for allowing controversial speaker to hold event
Sechelt RCMP alerted after anti-Semitic threats appear on social media
Open letter to Mayor Kennedy Stewart and councillors about motion on antisemitism
British Columbians give province an earful on daylight savings time


The Tyee

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