Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, December 29, 2020

  

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Tuesday, December 29, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC Health officials urge people to avoid New Year's gatherings

BC records 74 COVID-19 deaths over five days along with 2, 206 new cases

Interior Health prepares for Moderna vaccine rollout

Dr. Bonnie Henry says lower new case counts may be due to less people testing over holidays

BC sees 2,206 new COVID-19 cases over 5 day Christmas break

Fewer COVID-19 tests in BC could be driving lower case numbers, Dr. Bonnie Henry says

2,206 new cases of COVID-19 and 74 deaths confirmed in BC over past 5 days

Avoid New Year gatherings, BC health officials urge as 2,206 new cases announced

COVID-19 vaccine rollout underway, says Dr. Henry

BC residents urged to avoid d New Year's Eve gatherings as 2,206 new COVID-19 cases reported

Staff at Nanaimo care home with COVID-19 outbreak at top of list for vaccine: official

More cases of new variant of COVID-19 can be expected in BC: Health Ministry

BC reports 74 COVID deaths over Christmas Holiday break; total number of cases tops 50,0000

BC COVID-19 vaccinations reach nearly 12,000 people

Globe and Mail

Proposed development offers space for Vancouver's burgeoning tech industry

UBC researchers launch smell-based app in Vancouver

Police investigating after second fatal shooting in as many days in Surrey

Cultural supports make BC Indigenous housing project a real home

CBC

Avalanche risk continues in parts of BC due to weak snowpack

Young athletes previously banned from group practice can return under modified COVID018 health order

BC's police watchdog investigates fatal head-on car crash near Chilliwack

IHIT investigates 2 deadly shootings in 24 hours in Surrey 

Victim of targeted shooting in Surrey was 14 years old, police say

Pandemic leaves chronically ill without critical access to washrooms

Last grads of Royal Columbian Hospital nursing school savour memories in wake of demolition

Vancouver Sun

Homicide investigators probe shooting death of 14 year old in Surrey
BC wants assets of alleged traffickers linked to $30 million drug seizure

BC police watchdog called after fatal highway crash near Chilliwack

TransLink slammed by cyber security expert for opaque ransomware response

BC's John Horgan ranks middle of the pack for Canadian premier performance

                                                                                                    

Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria's Central Park to be closed as of January 4 for remediation

CRD warns of foul-smelling drinking water, but says it's still safe

Christ Church Cathedral bells will be silent on New Year's Eve for fist time in half a century

We must improve how BC forests are managed

Victoria News

Victoria closing Central Park for 'remediation' following campers, wet weather

Victoria tech company makes $2,000 Christmas donation to Saanich seniors' home

Trade union expansion a key goal for BC NDP in 2021

Global BC

14 year old killed in targeted Surrey shooting, investigators say

Georgia Straight

Two search and rescue missions near Pemberton: one injured man rescued, two snowmakers die in avalanche

Closed by COVID-19, Surrey pub that launched Central CityBrewers in 2003 now for sale at $98,000

Historical blindness and the legacy of Canada's Indian residential schools

The Tyee

International student enrolment didn't plummet after all

What I learned by reading hundreds of COVID-19 research studies

Vancouver Courier

Miscellaneous