Monday, January 13, 2020

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, January 13, 2020




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Monday, January 13, 2020

Coastal Gas Link

Coastal GasLink pipeline will be built: BC Premier John Horgan
Horgan says 'rule of law applies' LNG pipeline will proceed despite protests
'It will be proceeding' Horgan and Trudeau talk pipeline, child care and transit
RCMP set up blockade on trucking road at centre of Indigenous pipeline dispute
Coastal GasLink pipeline fight looms large for Horgan
RCMP establish 'access control checkpoint' as tensions rise over Northern BC gas pipeline
Premier John Horgan says Coastal GasLink project will proceed even with Wet'suwet'en opposition


Globe and Mail 


Vancouver landlord, tenants disagree on terms of relocation provision in unusual rental agreement

CBC

BC funding decision on pricey drug leaves teen with rare disease facing 'scary' future
'People there are freezing': Homeless advocates call for warming tent at Oppenheimer Park
TransLink helps plan and fund the region's major roads - but doesn't clear the snow
Blast of Arctic air set for much of B.C. after blowing snow brings travel chaos
RCMP fatally shoot man during standoff in Lytton
BC swoops in to hire specialized Alberta rappel firefighters whose program was cut last year
Premier and Prime Minister 'giddy' about Harry and Meghan's possible move to B.C.


Vancouver Sun

'What happened to the B.C. Dream?" asks internal provincial document
Major traffic accident at Tswwassen terminal delays BC Ferries sailings



Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Our snow is more treacherous: Snow if forecast all week

Victoria News

Thousands of dollars spent on salt, plowing services for first 2020 snow dump
Vancouver Island dispatchers see rise in 911 calls due to snowfall



Global BC

Police watchdog after man fatally shot by RCMP  in Lytton BC
BC couple who helped rescue emaciated bear cub won't face legal action
'I felt sick': Vancouver mayor says handcuffing of Indigenous 12 year old to be reviewed by police board
Man who killed Abbotsford police officer to be criminally sentenced for murder
Traffic snarled, ferry sailings affected by Tsawwassen crash that left 1 person seriously hurt
Okanagan service providers scramble to shelter homeless as temps plummet to -30 C


Georgia Straight

Healing rally on January 14 for Indigenous grandfather and granddaughter arrested at BMO
911 calls for drug overdose rose 8.8 percent in Vancouver last year, signalling the crisis continues with no end in sight
Facial reconstruction images released from 14 unidentified human remains cold cases in BC
10 citizens' reports on social media that make painfully clear Vancouver does not know how to handle snow


Vancouver Courier

Get ready for more snow as three major weather systems bear down on metro Vancouver
Shy is this city councillor visiting every Vancouver neighbourhood this year?
BC home sales plateau as housing markets 'stage strong recovery'
Grouse Mountain set to 'evolve' under new owners


The Tyee

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