Monday, October 28, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, October 28, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Monday, October 28, 2019


Globe and Mail 

BC Supreme Court ruling on ICBC puts province's finances at risk
BC to update emergency program law to improve disaster responses, supports


CBC

'Mongrel' electric scooter highlights need for updated road rules, BC court says
'Catastrophic' ICBC fallout if BC loses looming court challenge
'The system is failing us': Whisky bar owners take BC liquor branch to court
Metro Vancouver bus drivers serve 72 hour strike notice
Pilot project allows Kamloops paramedics to administer life-saving heart attack drug
'It's time': Weekend shooting near Oppenheimer Park sparks renewed call for eviction
BC grants timber licence in exchange for new mill in Fort St. James


Vancouver Sun

Commissioner Cullen accepts one special standing, rejects another
BC on a record pace for mushroom poisonings
Farmers demand BC government reverse rule changes
Canfor backs Jim Pattison's billion dollar takeover bid
Number of ICBC high earners nearly doubles since 2016
BC has the lowest percentage of students in public schools, says Stats Can
Government delays closure of Shawnigan Lake landfill
BC's front line legal aid lawyers ignored
BC legal aid funding not worth crowing about?


Vancouver Province

Deja vu all over again for surgery waiting lists in B.C.


Victoria Times Colonist

No classes for 8,000; union begins strike in Saanich School District
Owner of former golf course delay bid to remove land from ALR
BC to update emergency program law to improve disaster responses, supports


Victoria News

What you should know about the Goldstream salmon run this year
Secondary home rules are killing family farms, BC protesters say
BC to overhaul emergency procedures for wildfires, floods


Global BC

BC forestry giant Canfor agrees to go private in deal with billionaire Jim Pattison
ICBC paid out nearly $2B to law firms in previous fiscal year
Trans Mountain adds thousands of new positions for pipeline expansion projects
Metro Vancouver bus, SeaBus drivers issue 72 hour strike notice
BC to overhaul emergency management regime as fire and flood risk grows
Farm families call on province to repeal law restricting homes on farm land


Vancouver Courier

CN conductors, workers approve strike action
Metro Vancouver  bus drivers deliver 72-hour strike notice
Legal aid staff lawyers to strike November 1
Fix driving laws, change ICBC to reduce costs: Lawyers
When Vancouver cops go bad ... and do good
Six storey rental building considered for Main Street
Two 'major' Burnaby bus routes proposed leaving from Metrotown
Burnaby's biggest mall getting a massive makeover


Georgia Straight

BC government invests $2.58 million towards creating food-processing innovation centre at UBC in Vancouver
Burnaby plans a walkable downtown with mix of residential and commercial, parks and plazas
New eight lane George Massey tunnel up for consideration by Metro Vancouver board
"Death cap" mushrooms are spreading through BC and poisonings are up, CDC warns
Volkswagen car lot on Main Street eyed for new Vancouver rental housing
City hall shares dates for public-info sessions about the Broadway subway extension through Vancouver


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