Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, February 8 & 9, 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 8 & 9, 2020


Coronavirus response in BC

Canadian government asks travellers from Hubei province to self-isolate
Pandemics show we are all modern
2 presumptive cases of coronavirus confirmed in BC, bringing total to 4
China's coronavirus deaths surpass SARS as country plans halting return to work


Coastal Gas Link/Wet'suwet'en

Wet'suwet'en supporters light ceremonial fire at steps of BC Legislature
Wet'suwet'en supporters block Port of Vancouver for third straight day
RCMP says repairs completed on Lamprey Creek Bridge after support beams cut and bolts loosened
BC Civil Liberties Association and Union of BC Indian Chiefs object to RCMP's 'overboard' exclusion zone
Wet'suwet'en Nation sympathizers block ports and railways as Greta Thunberg signals support for BC legislature demo
Christian Peacemaker Teams legal observer won't sign release conditions after arrest in Wet'suwet'en dispute
Premier John Horgan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are going to look awfully foolish if LNG Canada plant is cancelled
Wet'suwet'en accuse RCMP of invading their territory; Mounties claim metal spikes placed on forest service road
RCMP pull back from last Wet'suwet'en camp as darkness falls
Riveting Video captures RCMP Raid of Gigimt'en Camp
RCMP arrests prompt Coastal GasLink pipeline protests across Canada
Anti-Pipeline protesters blocking access to Vancouver ports served with injunction
Protesters block ports, streets and rails in support of Wet'suwet'en in BC
RCMP continue enforcement against Wet'suwet'en over pipeline injunction
Tensions continue to rise between RCMP and Wet'suwet'en amid pipeline dispute
Hundreds rally at City Hall in solidarity with Wet'suwet'en land defenders
Vancouver port gates blocked as pipeline protest continues
Court grants injunction against Wet'suwet'en supporters blocking BC ports
'We're not giving up': Wet'suwet'en rally as RCMP move into main camp near pipeline worksite
Deltaport shut down by protesters supporting Wet'suwet'en as blockades continue in BC



Globe and Mail 

Who's in charge of keeping BC dry as sea levels rise? With no singular climate plan, it's very community for itself


CBC

The people of the West End have spoken: this is what they want with $100K
Horgan says NDP to highlight 'what we've done, where we're going' as Legislature returns
EV plug in rules spark frustration for Vancouver condo strata
Penticton students encourage government officials to join random acts of caring movement
$5.9M, 23 acre vision for UNBC botanical garden includes canopy walk, labyrinth, visitor centre
BC woman shocked after 911 call rerouted to Quebec - and fails to connect with emergency services
Educate kids when it comes to anxiety, don't coddle them, says school counsellor


Vancouver Sun

Toward care based automobile insurance


Vancouver Province

The politics of the NDP's no-fault ICBC insurance gambit


Victoria Times Colonist

Greater Victoria adds 10,000 jobs over past year
Nanaimo to help cover cost of walk-on ferry to Newcastle Island Park
Key figure in Victoria bike-lanes project leaving for Tofino



Victoria News

Saanich to pitch One Planet framework for sustainable living to other Island municipalities
Greater Victoria records the lowest unemployment in Canada in January
Sidney won't add fifth public charging station for now
North Saanich council looks to navigate future of Tsehum Harbour


Global BC

BC insurance brokers call for legislative reforms to tackle skyrocketing strata rates
ICBC's move to no-fault style insurance could be especially harmful to cyclists: lawyer
What's being done to address BC's renoviction problem?


Georgia Straight

NDP's new ICBC - so smart and so much better, only BC Liberals and ambulance chasers can hate it


Vancouver Courier

Dust far from settled in wake of Trans Mountain court decision
Bridge could replace Delta tunnel plan
Horgan says NDP to highlight 'what we've done' where we're going' this month
The glacial pace of resource development


The Tyee

Miscellaneous