Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, August 12, 2020

 

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday, August 12, 2020 


Coronavirus response in BC

BC records 85 new coronavirus cases, its third-highest ever single day total

BC government to hire up to 500 additional contact tracers amid COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus exposure reported on 2 nights at Vancouver nightclub

New BC case numbers surge to levels not seen since March

BC reports 85 new COVID-19 cases - most in more than 15 weeks

Province of BC to hire 500 COVID-19 contact tracers

BC to hire 500 people to help with COVID-19 contact tracing

Health officials warn of potential COVID-19 exposure at Levels Nightclub and on new flight out of Vancouver

BC announces 85 new COVID-19 cases, 3rd highest single day jump since beginning of pandemic

BC's third-highest one-day total with 85 new cases

Vancouver coastal health warns of potential exposure

BC reports 85 new COVID-19 cases - most in more than 15 weeks

BC records new COVID-19 death, 85 more cases; Horgan calls on celebrity help

Globe and Mail

BC schools to reopen two days later to allow time for briefing on new protocols, minister says

BC's at-risk Site C dam is an omen for energy projects across Canada

Ruling upholds firing of paramedics after patient forced to crawl for treatment

CBC

Most BC parents in favour of face masks in class, but divided on back-to-school plans, poll finds

Northern BC COVID-19 survivor advises others to be cautious as cases climb in region

Downtown Vancouver's St. Paul's hospital site sells for close to $1B

Effectiveness of COVID Alert app is hard to track - but that might be the necessary tradeoff for privacy

Paramedics fired after Downtown Eastside patient forced to crawl

BC students will be back in class by September 10

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital sold to Concord Pacific for 1 Billion dollars

BC wants gym linked to alleged money launderer forfeited

Victoria Times Colonist

BC students will be back in class on September 10 as part of gradual restart

Victoria News 

Greater Victoria hardly making a dent in greenhouse gas emissions target


Global

SFU officially drops 'Clan' team name, plans to announce new nickname by year's end

St. Paul's Hospital site sold to Concord Pacific for nearly $1 billion
BC students to return to the classroom by September 10 a two-day delay to the start of school

Vancouver paramedics fired after encouraging Downtown Eastside patient to crawl along floor

'A call out to Deadpool': BC Premier wants stars to help fight surge in younger coronavirus cases

Georgia Straight

Provincial school plan shifts to gradual reopening approach

SFU will no longer call its varsity athletics team the Clan

The Tyee

Alberta's Environment Minister Cheered on Coal Mining in New Areas before restrictions were dropped

Open Schools help vulnerable students and families. But at what cost?

What's been taken from the North - and what remains

It's a pandemic myth that density makes us sick and suburbs are healthier

His name is Sugar. Fishing is his lift. Are the Sweet Days over?

Vancouver Courier 

Concord Pacific pays $1 billion for St'. Paul's Hospital site

Miscellaneous