Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, September 9, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for     Wednesday,  September 9, 2020 


Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 100 new COVID-19 cases; active cases dip for first time in two weeks

BC Ferries, air travel, First Nation on Sunshine coast, nightclubs, Halloween and more

Why the Pandemic will be a long, long haul

BC's $1.6 Billion plan to fight the pandemic's second wave

Downtown Eastside residents warned of COVID-19 exposure in pub

BC's uptick in new COVID cases was expected: Henry

100 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in BC but no additional deaths

Globe and Mail

Horgan calls Transport Canada decision on ferry passengers 'unwelcome intrusion'

Judge's decision expected in constitutional challenge of BC's Medicare protection act

CBC

Halloween 2020 not cancelled in BC, says Dr. Bonnie Henry

East Kootenay wildfire under control

Snap election speculation mounts after BC premier comments on 2017 deal with Greens

School board, mayor and parents fight location of addiction support centre on Vancouver Island

BC to spend $1.6B, hire thousands of health care workers for flu season

Travellers on BC Ferries no longer allowed to stay in cars on enclosed decks, Transport Canada says

Dozens of BC Academics cancel classes in solidarity with Black Lives Matter movement

Vancouver Sun

Third McDonalds temporarily closed in Metro Vancouver

BC plans to keep hospitals open surgeries booked during fall surge

Horgan toys with early election idea, noting COVID-19 changes everything

BC Ferries passengers no longer allowed to remain in vehicles

Henry set to issue guidelines on safe Halloween

YVR cancels $600 million expansion project

Victoria Times-Colonist

As pandemic persists, BC rolls out 'Hospital at Home' Program

Uber wants to be in Victoria by Christmas

No ferry passengers in vehicles on enclosed decks as of September 30; premier unhappy

North Park willing to help homeless, but wants other neighbourhoods to share load

25 million Victoria Shipyards office and warehouse complex proposed in Colwood

Some BC students wary as they prepare for COVID-19 orientation this week

Victoria News

Uber expected in Victoria by early winter

Sooke School District announces contractor for two new Langford schools

BC's post pandemic economy to recover in 2022, economists say

BC to expand COVID-19 testing, winter hospital bed capacity

Horgan protests forcing BC ferries passengers out of cars

Yes, Halloween trick-or-treating can be done with COVID-19

Global BC

Kicked when we're down': New COVID-19 restrictions hit already struggling BC restaurants

BC to buy nearly 2 million doses of flu vaccine to prepare for fall

BC's top doctor says she thinks Halloween can be rescued this year

BC Ferries passengers can no longer remain in vehicles on enclosed decks as of September 30

YVR terminates massive infrastructure project due to COVID-19 crisis

BC Premier comments on speculation about possible provincial election

Georgia Straight

UBC study shows wildfire smoke causes adverse health effects almost immediately

BC reveals $1.6 billion plan to boost healthcare during flu season amid pandemic

The Tyee

What happens when health care becomes a stock market play?

As a brown teacher, my classroom presence is itself a lesson

Vancouver Courier

Vancouver city staff reject sanctioned homeless camps

BC braced, prepared for fall flu-COVID 19 surge

Miscellaneous

Snap election speculation mounts after BC Premier comments on 2017 deal with Greens