Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, July 22, 2020
Coronavirus response in BC
BC tightens bars and nightclubs as new coronavirus cases top 30 again
Health guidelines adjusted for nightlife, as three Metro Vancouver restaurants
Okanagan outbreak, Vancouver drumming circle gathering, and potential travel amendments
BC goes nine days without a COVID-19 death
Vancouver mayor photographed breaking COVID-19 restaurant rule
BC puts new rules on restaurants, bars, nightclubs amid rising COVID-19 numbers
Drum circle at Vancouver beach attracted 'wall of humanity' despite COVID-19 concerns
New restrictions for bars, restaurants as virus trends upward
University of Victoria to study COVID outbreaks from your poop
BC records 34 new COVID-19 cases as province nears 200 test-positives within a week
BC's top doc tightens rules at restaurants, nightclubs as COVID-19 cases increase
Globe and Mail
Why I decided to take the word 'chief' out of my CEO title to respect Indigenous people
Vancouver council approves 28 storey rental tower on Broadway
BC government to control crowds at six busy parks with free day passes
Indigenous group, addictions expert say BC legislation to detain youth who overdose could harm them
BC environmental group asks court to revoke government's wolf cull permits
CBC
12 men arrested while filming Tik Tok video in Surrey
BC legislation to detain youth who overdose could do more harm than good: doctor
Migrant justice advocacy group denounces BC nursery's firing of temporary foreign workers
Frustrations mount as ICBC rolls out re-booked road tests
BC will match $1 billion from Ottawa to help jump-start pandemic economy
Over 40% of Filipino Canadians responding to StatsCan survey report job losses amid COVID-19
The BCCDC has frank new guidelines for sex during a pandemic
Vancouver Sun
Provincial parks overwhelmed as campers spill onto Crown land
BC aims for full return to school for younger students this fall
Health officials tighten pub and nightclub rules as caseload rises
Party held on Vancouver beach despite social-distancing pleas from health officials
Vancouver city council unanimously votes to abolish police street checks
BC to spend an additional 1 billion in COVID 19 aid to match federal bailout
Victoria Times Colonist
'There was no lightning': Cause of Mill Hill fire under investigation
Greater Victoria sewage being tested for coronavirus
Businesses balk at costs of changes sought by WorkSafe BC
Ferry reservations being swapped, sold to avoid long lines
25 more natural gas buses joining BC Transit fleet
Victoria News
ICBC begins catching up on thousands of road tests
Global
Point Roberts fire chief calls for exemption on coronavirus border ban
Try 'glory holes' for safer sex during coronavirus, BC CDC says
'Don't come here to make new friends': Kelowna mayor on spike in COVID-19 cases
73% of BC parents support mandatory masks for back-to-school, poll suggests
Federal government reports $29M profit since buying Trans Mountain pipeline in 2018
Georgia Straight
The Tyee
Vancouver City Council considers urging a ban on Police Street Checks
How the pandemic is affecting BIPOC Canadians by various measures
Sex workers treated like criminals, and left without support during COVID-19
'Some lives just mean more than others'
Vancouver Courier
Financialization of Seniors' care has faield BC Families, critics say
Protecting seniors' homes from the pandemic's next wave
Systemic failures in BC Seniors' care left facilities unprepapred for pandemic
Here's why and how Vancouver council voted on 28-storey tower for West Broadway
Miscellaneous
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