Friday, November 1, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, November 1, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Friday,  November 1, 2019


Globe and Mail 

Infrastructure is worth paying taxes for  - just ask Californians
Mediated talks break down between B.C's 911 operators, E-Comm but no job action planned, union says
Vancouver gender identity event moved to new venue over security risks, organizer says


CBC

Why Metro Vancouver transit job action could hit commuters harder than the last strike
Talks break down between BC 911 operators and their employer
Former BC Liberal MP loses bid for 'urgent' hearing to avoid reputation damage
Proposed class action lawsuit alleges BC's housing speculation tax unfairly targets women and seniors
14 SeaBus sailings cancelled Friday as Metro Vancouver Transit job action begins
Play with blackface canceelled in Surry after complaints
Air quality bulletin issued for Metro Vancouver as high pollution levels expected
Kindergarten shortage in Vancouver's Olympic Village is a 'crisis' parents say
Bargaining resumes in Saanich school strike that has cancelled classes for 7,000 students


Vancouver Sun

BC teacher fired for sex with former student just weeks after she graduated
Eby pulls no-fault concept out of his Halloween bag of tricks
Transit strike will hit SeaBus again this weekend
City of Vancouver green lights overhaul of West End rental building
Vancouver event featuring Meghan Murphy moved to to new venue over security concern
Kennedy Stewart after Year 1: Independent mayor talks challenges and opportunities
Union cites breakdown between BC's 911 operators and E-Comm
Lineups and waits for BC voters to be reduced under modernization proposals


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Talks resume in effort to end Saanich School District strike
Watchdog slams CRD budget increases, sees 'poverty by a thousand tax hikes'


Victoria News

CRD approves $16M budget increase, about $1 per week for average taxpayer
Last year 380 dead deer were collected between Oak Bay, Saanich
The 'days of parents funding playgrounds are over' vows Horgan during launch
BC to experiment with scooters, unicycles on roads, sidewalks
Gas pipeline work camp blocked from temporary northwest BC site


Global BC

More public engagement begins on Surrey-Langley SkyTrain despite funding gaps
BC event featuring Meghan Murphy moved to new venue over security concern
Private insurance companies say BC drivers aren't being informed of optional choices
Air quality bulletin issued for Metro Vancouver and Central Fraser Valley
BC 911 operators could be next to take job action as talks break down with employer
BC teacher who had sex with student weeks after graduation loses credentials
Metro Vancouver board greenlights eight-lane Massey Tunnel Replacement
Recycling deposit on some cans and bottles in BC doubles to 10 cents


Vancouver Courier

Talks break down between BC's 911 operators, E-Comm but no job action planned
Metro Vancouver issues warning over air quality concerns
Victoria company offers shuttle service from ferry during Vancouver transit strike
Metro Vancouver board endorses eight-lane Massey Tunnel replacement
BC law wold register 16 and 17 year olds to cast ballot when they're 18
Burnaby museum works to undo erasure of local Indigenous history
14 SeaBus sailings to be cancelled this afternoon, TransLink confirms
Trans Mountain 'on water' work to start in Burnaby soon


Georgia Straight

Coast Mountain Bus Company claims Unifor is demanding $608 million on top of already generous offer
'Racist' play cancelled by Surrey school district after Vancouver group objects
Mayor Kennedy Stewart still has three years to try to get rid of Vancouver's at-large voting system
B.C. teacher's certificate cancelled for 10 years after he engages in sexual activity with recently graduated student
Transit users might be surprised to learn that TransLink's bus company isn't a public-sector employer
Striking Sannich school support workers, employer back at the bargaining table



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