Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, August 11, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday, August 11, 2020 


Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 46 new COVID-19 cases, 11 days with no new deaths

Foot locker on Robson Street added to possible COVID-19 exposures in Vancouver

Notice issued about possible exposure at Surrey rave

Exposure incidents at food and retail locations, The Good Doctor suspends production

BC has highest number of active COVID-19 cases in three months

Health authority warns of potential coronavirus exposure at Vancouver Foot Locker store

Kelowna cactus club warns of potential COVID-19 exposure earlier this month

Health officials warn community transmission affects schools, as BC records 46 new cases

Health officials announce 46 new cases, no new deaths

Have you been exposed? Here are all BC public health alerts

Three active COVID-19 cases on Vancouver Island

Globe and Mail

BC students face further delays as return to school is pushed back

Vancouver Police Department wants more mental health offices, but city declines new funding
BC Ferries eligible for joint provincial-federal Safe Restart transit funding
Hair salon chain hopes class action will force pandemic payouts from insurance companies


CBC

BC shifting to phased-in school restart with teachers returning to class before students

COIVD-19 marks the fall of the American empire, UBC's Wade Davis writes in US magazine

BC fruit growers appeal to local residents to help with harvest as COVID-19 keeps foreign workers away

Shoppers at Vancouver store, 2 bars, restaurant and passengers on several flights warned of COVID-19 exposure

'Quite dire': Fraser River Sockeye salmon run expected to be worst ever recorded

Queen Charlotte Lodge closes for the year after BC bans non-essential travel to Haida Gwaii

COVID-19 highlights need for improved dental care in remote communities, hygienist says

BC has highest number of active COVID-19 cases in three months

Vancouver Sun

Postpone and DelayVancouver Council defers rental housing enticements

Tsleil-Waututh make their own bet on green energy with solar project

Victoria Times Colonist

BC students won't return to class as originally planned on September 8

Housing starts on par with last year, with construction focused on West Shore

BC Ferries to get federal bailout, but Greens still want it returned to government

Homeless addicts are overwhelming NDP's solutions

Victoria News 

Return to school to be delayed, says BC Education minister


Global

School year start date to be pushed back for BC students, unclear when in-class learning will begin

Parole expanded for Kelly Ellard, killer of BC teen Reena Virk
BC Ferries to receive bailout in wake of $130M revenue loss

Georgia Straight

CFIA identifies some mystery seeds in unrequested packages sent to Canada, Australia, UK and US

Santa Ono appointed to second term as UBC president

The Tyee

Hunger strike Ends, but Old Growth battled just beginning, say protestors

Greens push pilot project to offer mental health support under MSP

BC promises more overdose prevention sites. But will they slow rising death rates?

Vancouver Courier 

Teacher suspended for ignoring safety lockdown drill

BC risks 'carbon leakage' without business incentives: business council

Is the Strathcona Park homeless camp in Vancouver here to stay?

Miscellaneous