Sunday, August 11, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, August 10 & 11, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Saturday/Sunday, August 10 & 11, 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 

RCMP investigate sabotage after gondola cable cut at BC tourist attraction
Designing for dementia: Long term memory care, from the ground up
Drug checking takes on elevated role as illicit fentanyl sweeps country and fuels surge in overdose deaths
BC regulator ordered to broaden review of environmental impact caused by Delta jetty


CBC

Police watchdog investigates fatal shooting in Maple Ridge
Bear incidents likely to be 'very high' this year, say conservation officers
More than 200 Sea to Sky gondola workers face job uncertainty as vandalism closes attraction
'It's a crime scene': RCMP says Squamish Sea-to-Sky gondola cable deliberately cut
'Debris flood' between Kaslo and Nelson prompts evacuation alert
Cool weather limits growth of Eagle bluff wildfire in Okanagan
Vancouver Island highway closing during peak tourist season angers business owners


Vancouver Sun

Police watchdog investigating officer-involved shooting in Maple Ridge
Heaven or Hell? B.C. communities plan for an uncertain climate future
Northern BC school districts struggle to recruit qualified teachers
Slow burning Fire season could still heat up
The horrific truth about the way our bears are managed
Why won't BC fund Karly's addiction recovery 


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Gondola cable seems to have been cut, say Squamish RCMP
Legalizing pot is proving to be a public-health disaster
Island Health takes aim at mushrooming deficit
Motorists have to reverse off ferry after door fails to open
Make these changes to help prevent drug shortages


Victoria News

Island SAR team finds hikers stranded in Strathcona Park at 4:30 AM
Sea to Sky Gondola cable may have been cut deliberately: Squamish RCMP
New MRO crane-lifted into Victoria's Royal Jubilee Hospital
Sawmill struggles as NDP boosts northwest log exports


Global BC

Police watchdog investigating fatal officer-involved shooting in Maple Ridge
Wedding planners, tourism industry scramble in wake of Sea to Sky Gondola collapse
'It's awesome news': Evacuation alerts lifted near Eagle Bluff wildfire
2.6 magnitude earthquake near Oliver 'a major shock' to residents
Frustration grows among natural gas producers amid low prices, LNG uncertainty
Petition calls on BC to dump Class 4 restriction for ridesharing drivers
Sea to Sky Gondola collapses, cable appears to have been cut: RCMP


Vancouver Courier

Gondola cable seems to have been cut, say Squamish RCMP
BC loses 4800 jobs in July as country sees dips: StatsCan
This Vancouver pool was named one of the world's best tidal and oceanside pools


Georgia Straight

Independent Investigations Office called after man dies in RCMP involved shooting in Maple Ridge
A virus, an email, and the survival of BC's Wild salmon
Sea to Sky Gondola cable was deliberately cut, according to RCMP's preliminary assessment
Progressives owe a duty to their children to move the Overton window around the climate

The Tyee




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