Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, October 1, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, October 1, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC parents watching closely as number of COVID-19 positive kids climb

Surge in calls to Kelowna COVID-19 test site causing delays

BC reports 82 new COVID-19 cases and 1 death, sets new testing record

20 million Canadians still don't have full access to the COVID Alert app. Why?

Case number levelling off, and Dr. Bonnie Henry defines school exposures, clusters, and outbreaks

BC conducts record 10,899 COVID-19 tests in a day; identifies 82 new cases

Contact tracing working well with zero outbreaks in BC schools, provincial health officer says

Staff member at Burnaby long-term care home tests positive for COVID-19, Fraser Health says

BC seeks to increase testing capacity as record 10,899 tests conducted

BC's cases level off as record number of COVID-19 tests conducted

BC starts October with 82 more positive COVID-19 tests

The BC election 

Greens say BC long-term care model must shift from for-profit facilities

Candidates for hotly contested Maple Ridge-Mission riding debate how to tackle homelessness

Almost half a million British Columbians have requested a mail-in ballot

BC NDP promises to increase student grant program to $4,000, create 2,000 tech spaces

Write-in ballots confusing voters used to seeing a list of names

Liberal leader says he would work with mayors to restrict tent cities, crack down on street crime

BC NDP promises greater access to student grants, creation of more tech spots

Leader of BC Greens wants to phase out private seniors care operators

NDP leads Liberals by significant margin, early BC election poll finds

Mayors tired of begging, want their own funding tools

BC Greens focus on long-term care reform in first platform promise

Wilkinson to stop 24 hour camping in city parks

BC NDP would expand post-secondary grant if re-elected; Liberals would crack down on tent cities

Globe and Mail

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CBC

Vancouver crew 'unbuilds' home in record time, as it aims to offset demolition waste

Gym members demand refunds after Fitness World rebrands, reopens some Steve Nash clubs

1 dead, 4 survive after flood of water suddenly escapes dam in North Vancouver

Wet'suwet'en petition for review of Coastal GasLink certificate goes before BC Supreme Court

2 people in BC accused of helping to fake refugee claims over a dozen years

BC Housing ordered to reveal details of deal to sell Little Mountain lands to developer

Vancouver Sun

One person dead after water surge at North Vancouver's Capilano River

Victoria Times-Colonist

Transport Canada updates airport mask requirements; bandanas, gaiters, shields no longer OK

Sidney cannabis shop to open; council drops opposition after hearing from residents

Victoria council byelections set for December 12

Victoria News

Victoria byelection will take place in December

Provincial police watchdog opens investigation after man found dead in Victoria cells

North Sannich scouted for campus-of-care retirement community

Global BC

Man accused of helping migrants into Canada claims he's an ICE informant: court docs

Multiple BC film and television productions paused amid COVID-19 testing crunch

White Supremacy clippings littered near North Okanagan schools denounced by local officials

Surrey movie theatre that reopened amid COVID-19 closes 200% rent increase, says owner

One man dead after Cleveland Dam opens during maintenance, flooding Capilano River

Georgia Straight

A better and faster way to build schools

The Tyee

'Another Safety Net': Safewalk Group forms in Vancouver's Mount Pleasant

Vancouver Eyes First Overdose Prevention Site Outside the Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Courier

Access to legal services continues to widen in BC

Miscellaneous