Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, November 3, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday, November 3, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 229 new COVID-19 cases, three deaths as active cases top 3,000

Long-term care residents would rather see loved ones than be safe from COVID-19, BC advocate says

Sports, performing arts organizations in Chilliwack shut down as COVID-19 cases surge

New COVID-19 testing centre to open in Surrey as cases rise in Fraser Health region

17 schools with new exposures, Chilliwack superspreader outbreak, and more

COVID-19 outbreak at Chilliwack dance studio leads to over 26 cases and 11 schools notified

BC's Long-Term Care Visitor Restrictions Have Devastated Residents and Families

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC rise to highest level in more than six months

BC reports record rise of COVID-19 cases over  the weekend

COVID-19 cases rise to 36 in Chilliwack dance studio 'superspreader' outbreak

Long term care residents should be allowed more visits, BC Seniors advocate says

BC confirms another 299 cases of COVID-19 and 3 more deaths

Chilliwack minor hockey shuttered as dance studio outbreak worsens

Fraser Health urges residents to get tested, keep contacts low

Seniors surveyed fear dying of loneliness more than COVID-19 : advocate

BC records 299 new cases of COVID-19, 3 more deaths; 18 active cases on the Island

BC adds another 299 cases of COVID-19, three deaths

BC Seniors worry more about death from loneliness than COVID-19

Globe and Mail

Anti-psychotics use in BC care homes rising, report says

Vancouver home sales post second-best October on record, up 29%

CBC

Owner of illegal hostel arrested and detained in North Vancouver

Vancouver grants veterans free parking in on-year pilot project

Giant Asian hornet found in Abbotsford, residents urged to look out for more

2 Richmond streets to be named after fallen RCMP officer

Vancouver council to vote this week on a first step toward mobility pricing in downtown core

BC court tells insurance corporation to keep paying storage for acid damaged vehicles

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver weighs high cost of climate action -- and inaction

Residents alerted after 'murder hornet' found in Abbotsford

Vancouver Council mulling first steps toward possible 2030 Olympic bid

Waits are long, but hundreds of thousands in BC have received flu vaccine

Casino cash flood receded before Peter German report

Victoria Times-Colonist

Community tent in Beacon Hill Park set on fire

The case for a chief climate officer in BC

Victoria News

Beacon Hill Park's unhoused install community tent as Victoria weather turns wet

Colwood mayor voices need for bridge to improve Galloping goose trail

Global BC

Senior BC official walked off when asked about money laundering, investigator says

'Murder hornet' spotted in Abbotsford

Penticton pharmacist faces $20K fine, suspension following investigations

RCMP destroy $8 million worth of unauthorized pot plants near Merritt

Veterans can now park for free in Vancouver

BC NDP nearly doubled BC Liberals in political donations leading into provincial election

Campbell River daycare trashed in 'willful act of destruction,' police say

Georgia Straight

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The Tyee

Alberta's grassroots fight against overdose deaths

BC party insiders on campaigning in a Pandemic

Tumbler Ridge: A coal mining town's fight for Survival

Vancouver Courier

Casino investigator felt he had 'very little authority,' Cullen Commission hears

BC complaint halts Ottawa's plans for earthquake warning system

Miscellaneous