Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, December 3, 2020

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

Coronavirus response in BC

Scapegoating South Asian Canadians for high COVID-19 numbers is just wrong

BC Education Minister asks teachers to trust province's COVID-19 response

BC reports 694 new COVID-19 cases and double-digit deaths for 10th consecutive day

COVID-19 disproportionately affects children and youth with special needs: BC report

44 schools with new exposures in three health regions

Almost 700 new cases, adult team sports suspended ...

COVID-19 and Isolation batter BC's Long-Term Care residents

BC readies for 'Operation Immunize' as COVID-19 cases continue to mount

COVID'S second wave intensifying stress, anxiety

Children and youth with special needs 'left out' of COVID-19 pandemic response, BC watchdog claims

COVID-19 vaccine for BC expected to roll out in 1st week of January, provincial health officer says

12 more people die of COVID-19 in BC as 694 new cases confirmed

Multiple cases of COVID-19 found in staff, patients in Prince George hospital

Outdoor and indoor adult team sports suspended as COVID-19 spreads in BC

Children and youth  with special needs suffering greatly in the pandemic, representative says

Post game beers or coffee leading to most sports and fitness cases in BC

COVID-19 Pandemic has hit special needs kids hard, advocate's report says

More COVID-19 cases at Saanich Peninsula Hospital, BC starts planning vaccinations

High risk seniors to get COVID-19 vaccine first in BC provincial health officer

Another 694 diagnosed with COVID-19 in BC Thursday

Four new COVID-19 cases added to Saanich Peninsula Hospital outbreak

Globe and Mail

--

CBC

Airbnb rolls out restrictions in Canada to prevent New Year's Eve parties

TransLink says ransomware attack led to 3 days of payment system problems in Metro Vancouver

Transportation Safety Board probes lifeboat incident off Vancouver that left 2 crew badly injured

BC doubles rebate for electric vehicle chargers and installation costs

Vancouver Sun

Should places of worship be barred from small in-person gatherings?

NDP prepares for return of the BC Legislature to authorize COVID-19 spending

TransLink confirms ransomware attack, says payment data secure

UGM adds more emergency beds in response to COVID-19 and winter

Parting wishes for reform by Plecas likely to be filed, forgotten

Victoria Times-Colonist

Salvation Army to run mobile shower service for people without homes

Government funds suicide prevention programs for Indigenous youth, post-secondary students

Woman claiming to have COVID-19 spits on Campbell River business owner

Fire in Nanaimo encampment raises safety concerns

Mail in ballots in Victoria byelection should be sent in by Friday

While riding the bus, reflections on how pandemic is affecting us

Victoria News

City of Nanaimo dismantles downtown homeless encampment  after fire

First Nations renew call to revoke salmon farm licences

LNG featured at BC energy industry, climate change conference

Global BC

Metro Vancouver's transit system hit by ransomwear attack

Speaker Darryl Plecas offers suggestions for BC Legislature on way out the door

Employment rights for employees during the second wave of COVID-19

Adult outdoor and indoor team sports banned in British Columbia, kids dance classes allowed again

BC shop owner stops customer from losing thousands of dollars to Bitcoin scam

Kelowna Hospital's PPE supply areas locked at night, BC Nurses' Union says

Promised funding to thwart cutbacks at Princeton care home hasn't materialized; families renew appeal

Does Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have an election in mind for the new year?

Georgia Straight

TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond confirms ransomware attack

Vancouver school board approves new course called African Descent History in British Columbian 12

Will BC's school boards survive? Should they?

The Tyee

Report finds BC's Kids with Disabilities 'Left Out' During pandemic

Three things the NDP should do right now on Indigenous relations

Groups Warn of increased violence against women in the downtown east side

BC's coal mining has failed to deliver, finds report

Vancouver Courier

Canadian Senator poised for $1.9 million casino cash out

Financial anxieties heightened by pandemic survey

Retired BC bureaucrat getting $11,882 biweekly for 'transition' services

Miscellaneous