Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, November 14 & 15, 2020

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday/Sunday, November 14 & 15, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 stricken BC school 'should have been closed a week ago,' say parents

Community rallies behind Surrey music teacher battling COVID-19 in ICU

Three Lower Mainland schools closed for 2 weeks amid COVID-19 transmission

COVID-19 detected at 4 more BC residential care homes in Fraser Health

Surrey gym linked to 42 cases says COVID positive patrons came while waiting for test results

Calgary emergency management chief says Alberta needs stricter COVID-19 measures

Nunavut adds 10 more coronavirus cases as infections soar across Canada

Calgary Mayor says 'smart restrictions' vital to fight spiking COVID-19 cases

Over 40 people test positive for COVID-19 after outbreak at Metro Vancouver gym

Three schools temporarily closed in Metro Vancouver due to COVID-19 outbreaks or clusters

BC school closed due to COVID-19 outbreak, two more shuttered by staffing shortfalls

Parents relieved over Surrey school ordered closed due to COVID-19 outbreak

Interior Health faces 2 new COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes

3 schools in Fraser health closing for 2 weeks due to COVID-19

As COVID-19 case numbers soar in BC, so does the push for a mask mandate

BC Teachers' Federation calls on province to cap class sizes in Fraser Health region at 15

School transmissions grow in Metro Vancouver

BC Teachers' union calls on Horgan to limit Fraser Health class sizes to 15 students

New cases linked to site of BC's largest prison COVID-19 outbreak

Globe and Mail

BC's restaurants are allowed to be open, but customers have fled

CBC

These parents say jail is the safest place for their son, after BC's addiction treatment system failed him

BC avalanche survivors urge skiers to take responsibility for their own safety

Thompson Rivers University converting former industrial building into unique childcare and education centre

Anticipated surge in winter sport participation prompts safety warning from expert

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver pot company slashes price of unused indoor growing facility

Call to break US dam so salmon can return to Similkameen River in BC

Officials say border loophole hangout spot 'concerning' warn of penalties

The mushroom gold rush returns to British Columbia's forests

Legislature scandal reaches two-year anniversary with silence from police

Victoria Times-Colonist

Creating hospital beds 'out of thin air'. Hospital at Home program launches in Victoria

Tofino and Ucluelet ask Lower Mainland residents to stay away until November 23

Victoria News

Saanich sets sights on mural possibilities for McKenzie interchange sound barriers

Global BC

$870K and counting: Break-in, vandalism delay Oppenheimer Park reopening plans

BC's top court rejects latest attempt to block medical assistance in dying at Delta Hospice

BC kids with autism and their caregivers lack support during pandemic: survey

Port Coquitlam worker in his 30's may be BC's youngest COVID-19 death

City of Penticton crawls towards child-care shortage solutions, survey results released

Penticton's popular 'booze on the beach' program could continue in 2021

BC teachers' union calls for 15 student cap in Fraser health schools

Defeated BC Liberal candidate blasts sexist 'double standard' in party leadership

Georgia Straight

The strategic sweep of John Horgan's historic electoral hustle

The Tyee

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Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous