Friday, August 16, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, August 16, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Friday, August 16, 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 

Food and Beverage industry starting to address the mental health elephant in the room
Vancouver daycare operator denies wrongdoing in toddler's 2017 death
Zero vacancies, sky-high rates: Inside Canada's rental housing crisis
Vancouver's outdoor pools are making a bigger splash than ever
The Royal BC Museum's makeover: Why its CEO is pressing for a new building
What Squamish lost when the Sea to Sky Gondola fell to Earth


CBC

'It's getting worse and worse': DTES residents say neighbourhood is 'falling apart'
Day parole granted to drunk driver who killed Mountie on Vancouver Island
How a B.C. mayor plans to rank reefer at the fall fair
Unlicensed daycare operator sued in Baby Mac's death denies allegations
Park board revises account of drowning at Vancouver pool
Tears, handshakes and uncertainty as BC mill workers walk off the job for the last time
City Councillor says Vancouver should rethink bylaw prohibiting more than 3 unrelated people living together


Vancouver Sun

Hells Angels pay respects to slain BC biker Suminder Grewal
Sea to Sky Gondola out of commission until 2020, company says
Maple Ridge brings feud with BC government to UBCM
Human-bear conflicts in Lower Mainland on track to top last year's numbers
The ethnic refashioning of Vancouver a work in progress


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Day parole granted to drunk driver who killed West Shore RCMP officer
A downtown intersection that fails in dangerous ways


Victoria News

Victoria woman experiencing homelessness wants systematic changes as she faces losing her truck
Former Sidney fire hall ready for demolition


Global BC

'There's something wrong here': Husband furious as RCMP officer's killer gets day parole
Victoria woman facing hundreds of dollars in tickets calling for free parking near homeless shelters
BC LDB opens calls for cannabis edible suppliers as legalization looms
Summertime Sadness: Northern BC to get up to 1 foot of snow this weekend
Abbotsford drug dealers recruiting youth with parent's cars as chauffeurs: police
Sea to Sky Gondola aiming for early-spring reopening after apparent sabotage


Vancouver Courier

Daycare operator denies wrongdoing in Vancouver toddler's 2017 death
Market condo development proposed for South Cambie
Housing market will drag on BC economy, offset by major projects: forecast
Sea to Sky Gondola hopes to reopen in Spring 2020


Georgia Straight

Burnaby RCMP road-safety checks remove one-third of inspected commercial vehicles from streets
When the bootstraps are broken, how do you pull yourself up?


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