Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, August 25, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday, August 25, 2020 


Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 58 new COVID-19 cases as outbreak declared at Langley hospital

Saliva tests could make spotting coronavirus easier: expert

Hospitalized and active cases rise, vaccination reluctance issues, cases at stores on flights

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC rise to 22 - an 11 week high

Officials declare COVID-19 outbreaks at two BC health facilities

COVID-19 outbreak declared at Langley Memorial Hospital after 1 patient tests positive

Hospitalizations continue to rise as BC announces 58 new COVID-19 cases but no new deaths

BC adds another 58 COVID-19 cases, one at Langley hospital

Globe and Mail

'Nerve-racking': Staff talk about stress of first BC school to start this year

BC's July opioid overdose deaths near province's total COVID-19 toll

CBC

Victoria party host calls $2,300 fine for breaching COVID-19 rules 'a bunch of BS'

All wildfire evacuees in BC"s Okanagan can now return home

As Indigenous language classes move online, students discover new ways to connect with elders

BC marks 3rd straight month with more than 170 overdose deaths

New processing facility on Vancouver Island could help expand local food production

Vancouver Sun

Head of Federal mortgage insurer lambasts Vancouver realtor

Flavelle sawmill on historic Port Moody site to be shuttered by end of October

SFU study suggests mix of policies to lower emissions from personal vehicles

Victoria man fined for hosting party says he plans to fight ticket

Victoria Times-Colonist

Two new COVID-19 cases reported in Island Health region, 58 across BC

Victoria council to review Beacon Hill campaign as city faces lawsuit

BC Ferries worker tests positive for COVID-19; alerts issued for Sidney cafes

Calls for safer supply of drugs as BC records 175 overdose in July

Nanaimo-Vancouver walk-on ferry promised next year

Victoria News

Island Health warns of possible COVID-19 exposures at Sidney restaurants

BC Ferries says no transfer risk to staff, passengers after staffer tests positive for COVID-19

COVID-19 makes broader online access urgent, BC MLAs say

Global BC

Parents in Surrey demand remote learning options come September

Illicit drug deaths in BC higher than homicides, car crashes, suicides, COVID-19 combined: report

Georgia Straight

Vancouver indoor swimming pools prepare to reopen as BC amateur sports enter Phase 3

The Tyee

After another 175 Overdose deaths in July, Advocates want action 

Who in the world is Erin O'Toole?

While Fighting the Virus, We Must Fight for Our Rights

A brief history of Slashburning

Vancouver Courier 

Surrey Mounties turn an ice cold shoulder to new municipal force

BC overdose deaths continue at record highs

Surrey appoints BC;s first municipal ethics commissioner

Miscellaneous