Friday, November 29, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, November 29, 2019




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


Globe and Mail 

How Amazon's plan to expand will reshape Vancouver's tech scene
The luxury-retail boom is good for Vancouver, but affordable shopping options need to be protected
BC Legislature changes rules to allow secular 'reflections' to open proceedings
Horgan says ride-hailing will arrive in BC, downplays Christmas deadline
Construction labour shortage pinching supply
Kennedy Stewart already setting his sights on a second term as Vancouver mayor


CBC

'Our worst nightmares are being realized': Experts say First Nations need more power to save BC salmon
2 Vancouver climate protests create spectacle during Black Friday rush
World's first all-electric commercial plane set for takeoff in Richmond
Separating church and state: B.C. Legislative Assembly daily prayers receive minor tweak
Legislature love-in? Why there's been more cross-party co-operation in Victoria this session
Former BC politician claims Chinese accused him of 'endangering national security'
'We are just going to take it away': City of Kelowna tells people not to donate supplies to homeless camp


Vancouver Sun

Climate activists protest mass consumerism of Black Friday in Vancouver
Horgan's on a high, but real challenges lie ahead for his government
Vancouver council's many new priorities cost money
Vancouver releases final record-breaking 2019 homeless count


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Builders seek tax credits for asbestos removal, seismic upgrades
Unvaccinated visitors to health-care facilities must wear masks starting Sunday

Victoria News

BC Indigenous rights overhaul first job of 2020, John Horgan says


Global BC

Thoughts and prayers: Religion stays in BC Legislature, now joined by 'reflections'
BC condo owners brace for sticker shock as insurance rates surge '50 to 330%'
Vancouver seaplane company to test world's first all-electric commercial aircraft
Vancouver police arrest 6 climate change protestors staging 'funeral procession'
UNBC faculty association suspends strike, files bad faith bargaining complaint against university
SkyTrain workers union, TransLink staying silent amid mediated contact talks
BC salmon runs face 'meaningful chance of extinction' due to Big Bar landslide: officials
BC politician  breaks silence: China detained me, is interfering 'in our democracy'


Georgia Straight

Parsing tonight's Vancouver police news release about Extinction Rebellion's Black Friday protest
Red Brigade catches public attention at Extinction Rebellion Vancouver's funeral procession on Friday
Former MLA Richard T. Lee finally comes clean about being detained in China
BC Ferries should focus on communities, carbon reduction, and clean tech, not cars and congestion
Here's why John Horgan, Adrian Dix, Mike Farnworth and Andrew Wilkinson remind me of climate-change deniers


Vancouver Courier

Revenue growth slows at BC's top casinos
Two climate change protests in Vancouver target Black Friday consumerism
Deep Cove homeowners fined for contempt of court



The Tyee

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