Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, September 29, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday, September 29, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 105 new COVID-19 cases, one death as total cases top 9,000

Church elder 'shocked' by COVID-19 outbreak at his Kelowna church

Exposure incidents at nine schools, four stores, one coffee shop, and more

BC COVID-19 infections pass 9,000 threshold, as hospitalizations highest since May

BC announces 105 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 more death

Case numbers suggest BC COVID-19 curve is flat again

Delta Hospital outbreak claims a life as 105 new cases reported

New COVID-19 death reported in Island Health bringing total to date to 6

105 new COVID-19 cases, 1 death as health officials urge BC to remember safety protocols

The BC election 

BC Greens' leader fires at NDP, Liberals on pandemic recovery, sales tax promise

BC Liberals' PST gambit is an election Hail Mary

Few details in candidates' plans to tackle homelessness in BC

BC Liberal candidate criticized for voting against rainbow crosswalk in Langley

Wilkinson's bold tax cut a 'desperate' plan to fix deficit in opinion polls

First Nation leaders demand probe into death of aboriginal youth in care

No quick fix to solving Strathcona Park camp/protest, say election candidates

Horgan promises schools in Liberal-held turf, counters Liberal pledge to cut PST

Liberals want to put a spring in our step with tax cut, but at what cost?

Few solutions offered for 'out of control' camping

BC Liberal candidate accused of elections fraud

Globe and Mail

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CBC

24 hectares of marijuana - said to be Canada's largest crop - harvested in Rock Creek BC

BC families demand changes to rules so they can see loved ones in long-term care more often

Death of First Nations youth in BC group home sparks calls for an investigation

A royal mix-up: BC couple gets letter from the Queen meant for someone else

Hazmat team called to third mercury spill at Stanley Park this month

Struggling outdoor equipment retailer MEC opposes efforts to pause sale to Kingswood

BC immigration society welcoming refugees again after COVID-19 shut borders

Strathcona residents take to the streets calling for government help for homeless people

Vancouver council to vote on rezoning for planned 55 storey tower

Vancouver Sun

COVID frees up office space in notoriously tight downtown Vancouver

Victoria Times-Colonist

Daughter, tired of restrictions, takes mom out of Seniors home

Passengers departing from YYJ subject to temperature checks

Victoria News

Horgan frustrated as Transport Canada mandate for BC Ferry riders returns

'Bonnie' and 'Henry' among latest litter of service dog puppies

Global BC

Lack of capital for major project investments cited by Indigenous business panel

Vancouver property taxes are highest in Canada, report says

Vancouver's Strathcona residents rally to demand safe housing for homeless people

Health care provider Medisys reports data breach affecting 60,000 clients

BC nurses face increasing stress during COVID-19 pandemic: survey

Georgia Straight

Temporary shelter to open for female sex workers in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

I organized biggest climate protest in Vancouver history; now I'm running to defeat the politicians who ignored m

The Tyee

First shelter for Sex Workers to Open in the Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous