Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday, November 20, 2019


Globe and Mail 


RCMP in Surrey, BC;s second-largest city, investigating 'mob violence'
Metro Vancouver to see three-day bus system shutdown next week
Archdiocese of Vancouver set to release recommendations after investigation into clerical sexual abuse


CBC

$1.4M legal fee dispute sheds light on nasty family feud in lead up to blueberry crop destruction 
Merritt seeks power to leave parking tickets on the dash
After 4 generations and 100 years, an iconic family run business is closing in Prince George
BC will not appeal court ruling that limited expert witnesses in ICBC cases
BC high school field closed after disintegrating artificial turf dispenses fibrous shards into environment
Metro Vancouver bus drivers want to get paid the same as drivers in Toronto. Should they?
3 officers with VPD sex crimes unit under investigation for corruption, court hears


Vancouver Sun

Full bus shutdown for three days next week
Bains bristles at suggestions he's doing nothing to resolve transit dispute
BC plans to legislature overturned limits on court experts in ICBC cases
Government in denial over medicare crisis
Vancouver Island teacher suspended for belittling, pushing young students
BC redesigns funding program that targets racism and hate


Vancouver Province

As bus strike ramps up, so does pressure on Horgan to act


Victoria Times Colonist

BC Ferries hybrid electric ferries are on their way to Vancouver Island
Cowichan Valley teacher suspended for belittling, pushing young students
Transgender Day: Politicians watch supermodel's transition journey
Union 'turkey's were not amused by Horgan joke


Victoria News

Esquimalt Council approves building, dog areas for Gorge Park
BC politicians view supermodel's transition journey on Transgender Day
Saanich mayor urges premier to tweak road speeds in an 'epidemic of road crash fatalities'
BC won't appeal decision protecting ICBC court experts
Distracted driving tickets not for ICBC revenue, BC Minister says


Global BC

UBC says most of its exchange students are out of Hong Kong as protests rock universities
UBC, SFU urge students to carpool as transit worker dispute leads to full-on strike
Vancouver empty homes tax nets another $39M as number of vacant properties drop, city says
BC government planning to legislate changes around expert reports in ICBC cases
Speaker of BC Legislature says legal bills in spending scandal to climb over $1M
Free dental program expands for Metro Vancouver low income and homeless people
Trans flag raised for 1st time at BC legislature on Transgender Day of Remembrance


Vancouver Courier

Vancouver's bricks-and-mortar property sector rebuilding
Union announces full shutdown of Metro Vancouver buses over 3 days next week
A prescription for improving life in the Downtown Eastside
Development proposed for former gas station site in Marpole
Suzanne Hoffman is the second-highest paid superintendent in Metro Vancouver
No bus service in Metro Vancouver for 3 days next week, union says
Union 'turkeys' were not amused by Horgan joke


Georgia Straight

Developer seeks City of Vancouver approval to add hotel use to Main Street residential project
Coast Mountain Bus Company describes Unifor plan to shut down bus system as 'completely unacceptable'
Ttransgender flag raised for first time at BC Legislature to honour victims of transphobic and gender-based violence
Unifor threatens complete shutdown of Metro Vancouver bus system for three days next week
CUPE local 7000 will hold strike vote for members who work on Expo and Millennium Sky Train Lines

The Tyee

UNBC's Chief Strike Negotiator Talked of Plans to Permanently Close University
Why Bus Drivers are Striking (It's Not Just About Money)
'Institutions benefit from sunlight': A Reporter's take on BC's New Whistleblower protections
Harmful Algal Blooms Kill Farmed Salmon near Tofino


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