Thursday, January 2, 2020

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday/Thursday, January 1 & 2, 2020




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Wednesday/Thursday, January 1 & 2, 2020


Globe and Mail 

Grouse Mountain ski resort purchased by BC based Northland Properties
Doubling of health coverage fees adds to financial squeeze for BC International students
High winds, heavy rain and snow expected as storm set to churn across most of BC
Vancouver's Museum of Anthropology combines earthquake science with Indigenous knowledge
Downturn in Vancouver housing: When the assessed value of the most expensive mansion falls 11% to $65 million
BC's in the black. Here's how it should spend its money


CBC

Storm set to bring heavy rain, snow, high winds across BC
Home values tumble by up to 15% across Metro Vancouver
Operation Red Nose volunteers hit by alleged drunk driver New Year's Eve
Conservation officers should wear body cameras says groups upset by number of bears killed in BC
Off duty Victoria police officers praised for intervening in sex assault in Hawaii

Vancouver Sun

BC parties prep for possible 2020 election as Green leadership race ramps up instability
Anti money laundering course mandatory for real estate agents and property managers
Voting is a right of citizenship, not residency
Metro Vancouver assessments down: Forces slowly lowering property values for most homeowners
More inmates step forward with allegations of abuse by former BC Jail guard
Thompson Rivers University administrators fiddling while their school burns


Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Greater Victoria home values mostly dip slightly or stay same in latest assessment
The many dark sides of permanent daylight time
Eric Simmons, fire chief who became Victoria councillor, dies at 99


Victoria News

Donald Trump's trade wars hit BC 's struggling forest industry


Global BC

Properties in this Sechelt BC neighbourhood were once worth over $1M. They now cost $2
BC man suing RCMP officers after Salmon Arm car wash shooting in 2017
BC driver gets distracted driving ticket for switching song while cellphone was mounted to dash
'Stable values' touted for 2020's Okanagan property assessments
Injured Kelowna worker alleges WorkSafeBC employee made racial remark
BC's Gaglardi family buys Grouse Mountain less than 2 years after last sale
BC government says more low-income families are accessing Fair PharmaCare
Man allegedly steals TransLink bus while driver takes bathroom break


Georgia Straight

Looking forward to animal law in 2020
Assessed value of Chip Wilson's Vancouver mansion falls $8.2 million in one year and $14 million over two years
Predictions for 2020: NDP's young guns get promoted to BC cabinet ...


Vancouver Courier

Construction of new downtown Vancouver bike lane starts next week
North Shore Rescue starts 2020 with three calls in one day
Westbank rental building proposal heads to open house
Grouse Mountain Resort sells for second time in two years
BC tax changes punish the rich, which is fair
Michael Bublé's property sinks in value, still Burnaby's priciest
Here are the 10 most expensive properties in Vancouver
BC Assessments show modest overall value declines, steeper in Lower Mainland
Emergency preparedness touted after Christmas quakes



The Tyee

Gig life is lonely and powerless


Miscellaneous




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