Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, February 22 & 23, 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 22 & 23, 2020


Coronavirus response in BC

BC deploys pilot project to track coronavirus spread
COVID-19 -- BC has completed 'significant amount' of tests, says health minister
Aberdeen Centre hosting coronavirus information session Saturday
Metro Vancouver Chinese restaurants seek tax relief in light of coronavirus outbreak fears
Air Canada passenger on flight from Montreal to Vancouver later tests positive for COVID-19, aka novel coronavirus
Insanity over COVID-19 inflicts real pain on Chinese-owned businesses in Metro Vancouver
Families with members stuck in China call for third Canadian rescue flight
BC's 6th presumptive COVI-19 case flew from Montreal to Vancouver on February 14
Richmond mall hosting Saturday information session on COVID-19 
Fraser Health advises local school districts about contacts of latest BC coronavirus case
Still six cases of COVID-19 in BC despite reports of Air Canada Passenger: Ministry
Passenger on Air Canada flight to Vancouver is not a new case of COVID-19: BC officials
BC health officials try to dispel COVID-19 misinformation among Chinese- Canadian community


Coastal Gas Link/Wet'suwet'en

Wet'suwet'en chiefs, Mohawks dig in heels on blockade
Wet'suwet'en solidarity blockade set up at CN Rail line near Venables Street and Glen Drive in East Vancouver
Outside of pipeline tensions, signs of reconciliation progress in BC
Indigenous people's will be among the first to be affected by protest fallout
RCMP close outpost on Wet'suwet'en territory while continuing patrols
Wet'suwet'en supporters block CN Rail tracks in east Vancouver
Supporters of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs block CN Railway tracks in Vancouver
Wet'suwet'en solidarity protesters set up new Vancouver rail blockade, violating injunction
Confusion sparks between Indigenous affairs ministers and Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs
Rail blockades 'setting back reconciliation 20 years,' warns BC MLA Ellis Ross
Coastal GasLink told to consult further with Wet'suwet'en by BC environmental office


Globe and Mail 

BC money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability

CBC

Wind Warnings put BC Ferries, Harbour Air trips at risk
'We're going full circle': Skate park inspires youth in remote BC community
BC mother pleads guilty in US college admissions scheme
BC money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
Overlooked Prime Ministers honoured by Kamloops sculptor
'There's a lot of grey area': How Metro Van politicians try to avoid conflict of interest controversies
BC Ferries President grumbles about 'lower' than expected fare increase set for April 1

Vancouver Sun

Surrey wants to shut down  Hells Angel's clubhouse
Duplexes in single-family neighbourhoods 'a success' after first year, city says
Vancouver based Teck withdraws application for Frontier mine in Alberta
BC mental health advocate seek LGBTQ teens to share their stories of resilience



Vancouver Province

Justin Trudeau's Just Watch me moment much more cautious than fathers


Victoria Times Colonist

Wait times for ministry help too long, watchdog says
Wind Warnings issued for Greater Victoria, West Vancouver Island
No fault insurance will hurt us all
Royal Roads at 25: Evolving with the times
Keep sewage sludge off farms, fields and forests
Ferry comments leave doubts about plans


Victoria News

South Vancouver Island BC Hydro customers without power
Sidney signs off on 2020 budget with 1.79 per cent tax increase



Global BC

Vancouver councillors want city to declare a homelessness emergency
BC Money laundering inquiry to begin amid hopes for answers, accountability
Strong winds coming to South Coast could be damaging for Vancouver Island



Georgia Straight

Vancouver based Teck Resources withdraws application for Frontier Project in Alberta oilsands
All eyes on Vancouver for a motion like Seattle against India's anti-Muslim law
University of Northern British Columbia president Dan Weeks resigns part way through his second term


Vancouver Courier

Police misconduct at Legislature protest alleged in complaints
BC NDP staying the course with its safe as milk 2020 budget
Governor General visits North Van teens who rescued boy dangling from chairlift
Features, faults of no-fault car insurance
Governor General says multiple solutions needed for 'complicated' overdose issue
Vancouver launches new grants to support affordable housing projects


The Tyee

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