Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, October 31/November 1, 2020

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

Saturday/Sunday, October 31/November 1, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

Party-goers in Vancouver flout COVID-19 rules Halloween night

Halloween partiers crowd the Granville Strip despite Dr. Bonnie Henry warnings to keep events small

'Everyone's really tired': Why combatting the second wave will be mentally harder than the first

Rapid rise of COVID-19 cases in Fraser Health could spill into other health regions: experts

Community outbreak over at BC processing and distribution centre

Hundreds of Halloween partiers flock to Granville Street

Oak Bay man handed $1,150 ticket for not following quarantine rules

My kid caught a cold and got a COVID test

Globe and Mail

Fire breaks out at Canopy Growth's disused greenhouse

BC NDP majority gives John Horgan advantages in choosing new cabinet, political watchers say

Inside the collapse of the BC Libera's election campaign

CBC

Heavy rainfall warning for BC's South Coast while blizzard forecasted for northern regions

Large fire breaks out at cannabis facility in Delta, no injuries reported

Williams Lake mudslide wipes of 75,000 truckloads of land, prompts evacuation of 3 properties

Arbitrator upholds BC Hydro decision to fire subforeman over sexual relationship with apprentice

Trolled out of office: UBC report examines role of online abuse against politicians and democracy

Fewer trick or treaters in Metro Vancouver, but pandemic doesn't cool off popular spots

Island mayor wants BC NDP to guarantee local governments a seat at table for future forestry talks

Some young BC entrepreneurs see opportunity despite COVID-19 economic downturn

29 year old BC man identified as soldier fatally shot during CFB Wainwright training exercise 

Vancouver Sun

Concord Pacific floats new renderings for prime Molson site

Blaze in Delta destroys unused cannabis greenhouse

Vancouver Chinatown wants city to press feds for COVID funding for businesses, groups

Victoria Times-Colonist

Parksville's plans for retractable syringes rejected by province

Horgan's cabinet has many openings for newcomers and veterans after election victory

Controversial Bastion Square mural defaced just days after being repainted

Dropping sizes show salmon not sticking around as long in the sea

Victoria News

Council approves wolf sculpture for Cattle Point

Maritime museum fishes for tenants for new Langford centre

Global BC

Halloween crowds pack Vancouver's Granville Street during COVID-19

BC's Corporal James Choi ID'd as victim of fatal live-fire training incident at Alberta base

'Trade off's required to keep Vancouver property tax hike under 12%: city report

'We're suffering and they don't care': No border travel exemption for Point Roberts

'There could be turmoil': How Canada is bracing for the US election

Masks now mandatory at Richmond civic facilities

Controversial Victoria mural vandalized days after being 'censored' by city

BC biotech in the spotlight at global investor summit aimed at COVID-19

Georgia Straight

Liberals should respect their promise to ban assault weapons

Playwright Mairy Beam draws on court records - and personal experience - to depict Trans Mountain resistance

The Tyee

Vancouver Courier

Miscellaneous