Monday, April 27, 2020

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, April 27, 2020




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Monday, April 27, 2020

Coronavirus response in BC
                   

'We are getting close': BC looks to ease restrictions as COVID-19 cases near 2,000
BC's top doctor expects some kids back in class this school year
Haida Gwaii officials say they'll turn back ferry visitors
Room for hope - but also warning - in Canada's flattening coronavirus curve
Fraser Health announces expanded testing for COVID-19 in BC
Fruit pickers coming to BC need subsidized housing to curb COVID-19 outbreak: advocate
COVID-19 outbreak over at Langley Lodge, 2 new cases emerge at other long-term care homes
Haida Gwaii officials say they'll turn back ferry visitors
We are in a new Danger Zone
As new case numbers drop, BC prepares process for reopening
New COVID-19 cases in BC decreasing
It's OK to sit on a Vancouver sports field and walk around school grounds
Haida Nation, fearing infection, escalates enforcement of visitor ban
BC 'getting close' to easing restrictions as 3 more deaths recorded from COVID-19
Dr. Henry says BC close to reopening as transmission rate slows
BC's plan to reopen public rec centres and start summer camps
Mission Institution nurse says 'amazing' team tackling outbreak
Wish New Zealand luck. If it can't kill virus, prospects won't be good for places further behind
Vancouver Park board reopening two golf courses, VanDusen garden
Almost 2,000 people have tested positive for COVID-19 in BC
BC has 50 new COVID-19 cases since Saturday, Bonnie Henry reports
COVID-19 adds to burden of caring for BC seniors at home




Globe and Mail

Fire-ravaged soil in central Interior BC contributing to floods
Salmon cannon to help fish migrate past landslide

CBC

'Salmon cannon' coming to help threatened Fraser River fish bypass rock slide
Increase in illegal dumping raising concerns in BC Interior
Vancouver to open 2 of 3 civic golf courses May 1
New ride hailing company Lucky to Go the first to hit the road in Victoria
Summer classes not likely as BC works on 'rational' plan for returning kids to school
Flooding triggers evacuation orders and alerts for parts of BC's Central Interior

Vancouver Sun

'Salmon cannon' plan in the works to help migrating fish return past Fraser River landslide



Vancouver Province

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Victoria Times Colonist

Move from Victoria tent cities into hotels underway
Saanich woman given 30 days to shut down flower stand
Salmon farms donate 60,000 pounds of fish to food banks



Victoria News

ICBC starts taking appointment for new driver 'knowledge tests'


Global






Georgia Straight

Canada Book Fund looks to build innovation and common purpose in publishing industry during COVID-19 pandemic

The Tyee

BC Seniors' Homes Problems aren't new. The virus showed they could be deadly
On Vancouver's walls, signs of the times

Vancouver Courier


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