Friday, December 13, 2019

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, December 13, 2019




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Friday, December 13, 2019


Globe and Mail 

A look at what Andrew Weaver's upcoming departure will mean for the remaining BC Leaders
Mayor wants BC to institutionalize severely mental ill people who are homeless
Vancouver can't let privacy concerns for Sidewalk labs projects fall through the cracks



CBC

'A mother should never have to be put in this position': Chilliwack mom on brink of homelessness
'Personally saddened': Maritime Museum cancels fundraiser as expedition company hits troubled waters
Mayor wants BC to institutionalize severely mentally ill people who are homeless
'Moderate income' rental buildings get go-ahead from Vancouver council



Vancouver Sun

Corporate cash was banned from BC elections. Developer's employees started donating
Nanaimo's mayor wants province to institutionalize severely mental ill people are homeless
Tribunal orders Vancouver police to get training on legacies of colonialism
Horgan misspoke of BC being woke about Pro Rep, and other things
British Columbians fight U.S. billionaire for the 'right to roam in the wild'
City urged not to use Oppenheimer shooting to justify 'decampment'


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Island Health takes control of Victoria seniors home; concerns about staffing, cleanliness
Horgan: Aid on way to truck loggers hurt by island forestry strike



Victoria News

BC Transit advises of 'significant delays' due to McKenzie interchange construction
Aid a priority for idled Vancouver Island loggers, John Horgan says


Global BC

'He loved news first': Vancouver says goodbye to veteran CKNW host Jon McComb
UBC Okanagan students redesign donation bins for safety issues
After latest Oppenheimer Park shooting, critics ask: will it take a death to spark change?
US agency allows Canadian company to draft own environmental report: documents
'Landslides happening all the time' in BC, says SFU geology professor
Island Health takes control of third Retirement Concepts seniors home in months


Georgia Straight

The government thinks you can't handle the truth
Grand Chief Doug Kelly sues First Nations Health Authority, alleging conflict of interest
BC Court of Appeal releases oral reasons justifying a secret hearing related to Jaime Bacon trial


Vancouver Courier

Indigenous discrimination costs Vancouver police $20,000
'Too simplistic' to suggest Surrey can maintain public safety with hiring freeze: police chief
Vancouver targets 50, 000 square feed of new arts space within the next year
Shooting is the sixth in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside since late September
Vancouver police investigating shooting in Oppenheimer Park



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