Sunday, November 17, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, November 16 & 17, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday/Sunday, November 16 & 17, 2019


Globe and Mail 

Gloves are off: Teachers want more from their labour-friendly government
Transit union warns of service slowdowns Monday, Tuesday in SeaBus routes
Two Chinese representatives dropped from UBC business forum amid anger from Uyghur groups in Canada


CBC

West Vancouver brothers hold forum to dispel myths about Islam
If you care about old growth trees in BC now's your change to speak up
Saanich students to return to school Monday after support staff ratify deal with district
No money for promised rink in Surrey budget leaves hockey families disappointed
Closing arguments begin in BC case launched in 2009 over private health care
Heavy rain hits the south coast overnight, flooding Metro Vancouver streets
BC researchers pile on global efforts to find seaweed solution to cow flatulence
Province 'doing everything we can' while domestic abuse victims struggle to find affordable housing

Vancouver Sun

Saanich students back to school Monday after tentative deal reached with support workers
Cleanup at homeless camp keeps debris out of waterways, environmentalist says
BC well on way to hit ambitious affordable housing target: Minister


Vancouver Province

One strike ends, but could more be on the way?


Victoria Times Colonist

Province asked again to step in on Victoria police hiring
Classes back in session Monday in Saanich School District as striking workers ratify contract
City events aim to allow people to explore what reconciliation means to them
On BC Ferries, Wi-Fi and water don't mix


Victoria News

SD62 strike officially ends with union's vote to accept agreement
Northbound lanes re-open along Malahat after small rockslide near Goldstream


Global BC

'It could have killed me': BC trucker says teens threw object into windshield as he drove
Saanich school strike officially over as support workers ratify contract agreement
Hotel Georgia reaches tentative agreement with striking workers, resolving 2 month strike
Several areas of Metro Vancouver see flooding after heavy rains pummel coastal BC
City of Penticton considers taking injunctive action against owner of notorious property
BC government looking at satellite technology to monitor farms for breaking ALR rules
Vancouver prepares businesses to phase out foam ahead of city-wide ban



Vancouver Courier

Horgan and BC NDP face tough tests in their mid-term exams
Vancouver ranked sixth best city in the world for drivers
Vancouver opens extreme weather shelters for the weekend
More SeaBus cancellations as Metro Vancouver transit strike continues



Georgia Straight

Mayor Kennedy Stewart says survey shows strong support for four-storey apartments in single-family neighbourhoods


The Tyee

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