Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, December 20, 2019

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


Globe and Mail 

'I'm not coming back': Documents detail BC teens' killing rampage
Nanaimo mayor Leonard Krog's call to institutionalize the mentally ill, addicted, homeless out of touch with reality
BC completes year-long assessment of video gamers to assess possible correlation with gambling addiction
BC Green member of legislature, Adam Olsen to be interim party leader


CBC

Reports of RCMP snipers dispatched to Wet'suwet'en blockade 'concerning,' says Indigenous services minister
ICBC 'deeply sorry' for claiming West Shore Mountie was negligent when drunk driver hit and killed her
Victoria resident says they're often discriminated against for using a wheelchair on public transit
Security firm and harm reduction tent leaving Kelowna homeless campsite
Up to 90,000 travellers are expected to fly through YVR every day over the holidays
Southern BC highways under piles of snow as winter storm hits ahead of Christmas travel weekend
Kam MacLeod, Bryer Schmegelsky tried to 'ambush' man on highway


Vancouver Sun

Occupancy permit revoked, residents of new Langford Tower urged to leave due to structural problem
BC Green MLA Adam Olsen to be interim party leader
ICBC 'deeply sorry' for blaming Constable Sarah Beckett for crash that killed her
American aquaculture firm takes over Kuterra's land-based salmon farm
Loved and loathed, Vancouver developer Ian Gillespie lures the world's wealth with luxury towers


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Residents of new Langford tower told to leave, 'life safety' concern cited
ICBC 'deeply sorry' for blaming Sarah Beckett for crash that killed her
One small step on gas pedal, one giant leap for commuters
Privately run long-term care for seniors isn't working


Victoria News

Tenants of 11 storey Langford building 'strongly advised' to relocate after report confirms structural, safety issues
John Horgan on BC forests, union labour and ICBC
BC bear feeding crackdown finds hundreds of human offenders
BC delays wood waste penalties in coastal forest industry crisis


Global BC

A sober BC man gave his impaired mother a drive home, Police still issued a penalty
Maple Ridge Mayor keeps homemade 'Santa's Village' open after bylaw crackdown
ICBC apologizes for claiming Mountie's 'negligence' led to fatal drunk driving crash
Police officer justified in shooting man during vehicle takedown in Kelowna: IIO report
BC Wildfire Service sends 6 more firefighters to help with deadly Australian blazes
Adam Olsen named  BC Green party interim leader
You could buy this Yaletown parking spot for $50K
1 fatality, closures on major highways as pre-Christmas winter storm hits southern BC


Georgia Straight

Guardian reports that RCMP was prepared to shoot Indigenous pipeline protesters in BC
BC conservation officers enforce removal of bear attractants to reduce human conflicts with wildlife


Vancouver Courier

Why Dr. Martin Luther King got a shout-out at Vancouver council
City of Vancouver opens extra shelter spaces for the weekend
Three more moderate income housing projects face public hearings in new year
Contractors left gas on at Richmond apartment, causing explosion: report
Eight storey mixed use building proposed for Marpole

The Tyee

RCMP planned to use snipers in assault on Wet'suwet'en protest, Guardian reports

Miscellaneous