Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, October, 2, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Friday, October 2, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 detected again at Langley seniors home previously hit with BC's deadliest outbreak

BC records 3 deaths and 161 new cases of COVID-19

Near record high number of new cases, five schools with exposures, and new healthcare outbreak

BC records second-highest number of new COVID-19 infections in a day: 161

BC announces 161 new cases of COVID-19 and 3 more deaths

Frustrated BC residents reporting hours-long waits to book COVID-19 test by phone

BC health officials tally second highest number of cases, 161, and three deaths

BC reports 161 new COVID-19 cases, near daily record

Contact tracing working well, with no outbreaks in BC schools: Henry

Victoria company gets go-ahead to start making ventilators

The BC election 

BC party leaders going head to head on key election issues in televised debate October 13

NDP, Liberal, Green candidates to debate climate change in BC election forum

Polls show Horgan wise to call election, but undecided numbers remain high

Online BC campaigns offer dramatically different visions of good government

Greens fall short of full slate of candidates for BC election

Wilkinson targets pipeline protesters, promises forest stability

NDP promises carbon neutral province by 2050

Horgan commits to net-zero emissions by 2050, Greens want plan to get there

Election a chance to protest $200 driver's test for Seniors

BC NDP pledges net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 is re-elected

Green teen Kate O'Connor seeks to make history as BC's youngest MLA

Globe and Mail

Pattern of criminal activity in urban areas with homeless 'tent cities' a symbol of flawed housing policies

CBC

Witness to fatal torrent released from BC dam recounts moment 'all hell broke loose'

Mechanical problems and human error may be behind fatal BC dam incident

BC family one of hundreds seeking refunds for school trips cancelled due to COVID-19

Indigenous teen's death sparks calls for youth in care to be a priority in BC election

First ultrasound machine coming soon to Elk Valley Hospital in East Kootenay

BC government lawyers defend certification of Coastal GasLink pipeline

Vancouver home sales surge 56.2% to record level for September

Province apologizes after sending 900 letters to seniors in error threatening legal action

Vancouver Sun

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Victoria Times-Colonist

August and September see record real estate sales, as spring market shifts to fall

Victoria News

Victoria boosts output with six new EV stations

Colwood mayor pushes for passenger ferry from Colwood to Victoria

Global BC

Deadly North Vancouver dam had no warning siren, 1 man still missing: Officials

Georgia Straight

Five people swept away when North Vancouver dam releases water into Capilano River

Wilkinson's PST 'long bomb' taxes credulity as it would bankrupt BC

The Tyee

Khelsilem is Young, Squamish and Reshaping the Political landscape

Teachers' Union clashes with NDP won't erode support, say analysts

BC Needs a 'Wartime Approach' to the Climate Emergency. And Now

BC Government Begins Hunt of Moose Calves to Save Caribou

Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous