Sunday, February 2, 2020

Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday & Sunday, February 1 & 2, 2020




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday/Sunday, February 1 &2, 2020


Coronavirus response in BC

Vancouver tourism operators bracing for coronavirus fallout
Coronavirus doesn't give you a licence to be racist


Coastal Gas Link/Wet'suwet'en

Protesters take over RBC at Halifax, Nova Scotia mall in solidarity with BC First Nations chiefs


Globe and Mail 

BC Premier reassures natural resources sector leaders of a bright future
Two men found dead, third still missing in BC search that involved hundreds
Road washout leaves hundreds in limbo at BC's Sasquatch ski resort
Get it done: Why Ottawa, BC and Vancouver should come together to build SkyTrain to UBC
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after BC flooding, landslides
Bring more voices to caribou recovery plan, says BC Premier's former liaison


CBC

Mudslide traps hundreds at BC ski resort with helicopter only exit route
Wet January for BC's South Coast results in local states of emergency, flooding and road closures
Phone services disrupted across BC, but emergency calls still working
2 men found dead, 1 still missing in BC search that involved hundreds
Urban voice needed in talks on UN Indigenous rights, says leader
Hoping for more gold, 120 years after Atlin Gold rush began


Vancouver Sun

Poll shows Liberals and NDP tied as parties prep for election
Think twice before skipping the parking meter at Surrey, Abbotsford hospitals
More voices needed  on BC caribou recovery plan: Premier's former liaison
British Columbians invited to weigh in on future of coastal ferry service

Vancouver Province

Tax on Wax? Museum owner seeks shelter from raging tax storm

Victoria Times Colonist

Island flooding evacuation order rescinded, local emergency remains
Flooding forces dozens from homes amid state of emergency in Cowichan Valley
Two men found dead, third missing in Sooke search that involved hundreds
New rules target Dallas Road van campers
Helicopters fly 250 from Fraser Valley ski resort after mudslide cuts off road


Victoria News

Sooke in mourning after discovery of two bodies; search continues for a third young man
Ride-haling rush sees one third spike in new Class 4 drivers licences awarded
Central Saanich welcomes new proposed housing rules for ALR land



Global BC

Thousands of industrial plastic pellets found on banks of Delta waterway
Bodies of 2 men believed to be missing in Sooke found, search continues for 3rd: RCMP
Bring more voices to caribou recovery plan, says BC Premier's former liaison
Power restored, supply chain started for people trapped at Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Landslides created by BC storm lead to phone service outages across province
Storage tank at vacant Port Alice pulp mill collapses, prompting spill hazard fears
Hundreds trapped on Sasquatch Mountain Resort after landslide cuts off road access


Georgia Straight

VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation achieves $60-million fundraising goal to improve surgical treatment
State of emergency declared in District of Kent after landslide blocks road to Sasquatch Mountain Resort
Premier John Horgan issues statement at start of Black History Month
Bell cellphone service down across much of British Columbia in wake of rainstorm



Vancouver Courier

BC racking up losing record in the business of global sports
Vancouver brewery closes after fines, licence suspension
Surrey mayor mum on if Uber drivers will continue to be ticketed
Survey ranks Vancouver most congested city in Canada
Flooding forces dozens from homes amid state of Emergency in Cowichan Valley


The Tyee



Miscellaneous




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