Wednesday, August 14, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, August 14, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Wednesday, August 14, 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 

Ride hailing companies grapple with BC's licence rules
Icing, pilot decision-making causes for plane crash in Abottsford: TSB
Vancouver's empty-home tax is returning inventory to rental market
Former firefighter teams up with web developer to create BC wildfire app


CBC

140 organizations and officials oppose exploratory drilling in area between 2 protected BC parks
BC liquor branch wants to hear from suppliers of pot based edibles
Energy analyst calls on province to create new agency to monitor oil and gas industry ahead of LNG boom
Injectable opioid treatment comes to Vancouver Island for first time
BC company gets social media shout out from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
Surrey schools in crisis as more portables are ordered and enrolment swells


Vancouver Sun

BC Speaker Plecas defends $13,000 road trip derided as "excellent summer vacation'
City plans to move Oppenheimer residents to social housing over Safety Concerns
Double Decker buses roll into Richmond, Delta, Surrey in October
Former BC Supreme Court judge's vibrant voice lives on in lively letters


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

'No to region-wide free youth transit; Victoria going ahead
ICBC: Cap on claims shrinks sea of red ink
New injectable option offered for chronic opioid addicts in Victoria
North Cowichan forestry appointment makes sense


Victoria News

City of Victoria finds high numbers of single-use items in initial stages of garbage analysis
Saanich council giggles through public-less public hearing
Employer groups drop out of WorkSafe BC review in protest
BC repaying fees after national building code access made free


Global BC

Business organizations back out of WorkSafeBC review 'after losing confidence'
Enderby celebrates 'most active' title, plans for new pool
New teacher leaves Quebec for British Columbia over Bill 21
Federal government to fund Indigenous groups' energy projects in BC and Alberta
Preliminary hearing looming for accused Penticton shooter
North Vancouver couple sues city, FortisBC after dog electrocuted on sidewalk
Hundreds of Dungeness crabs illegally dumped in Maple Ridge, DFO says
TransLink double-decker buses to roll out in three Metro Vancouver cities by October


Vancouver Courier

Liquor Branch issues call for cannabis products
Remember when Oppenheimer Park got a $2.3 million makeover?
BC teacher who hit on former student suspended
Check out the latest images for the Oakridge Centre redevelopment


Georgia Straight

Telus CEO Darren Entwistle battles registrar of land titles in BC Supreme Court

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