Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, December 23, 2020

 

 

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday,  December 23, 2020 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

As BC bends COVID-19 curve, Bonnie Henry urges public to follow rules over holidays

Moderna vaccine to arrive in BC next week, as health models show COVID-19 curve beginning to bend

BC flattening the COVID-19 curve but not out of 'danger zone': modelling

Almost 800 people have now died of COVID-19 in BC

Strict Health Orders helping bend COVID curve in BC, but numbers still rising

Transmission of COVID-19 in schools still 'very unlikely' Dr. Bonnie Henry says

Second wave has peaked, BC health officials say, announcing 518 new cases

BC bends the curve, but public warned to 'stay apart' during Christmas

BC expects 792,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine by March

BC turning a corner on COVID-19 as Christmas arrives

Globe and Mail

Legal or illegal, the harvest of BC's Old Growth trees is primed for change

Vancouver wanted all five Sahota-owned hotels before expropriating two in Downtown Eastside, according to lawsuit

CBC

Cypress Mountain Resort blames BC Parks for poor management of outdoor crowds

New jail in Nanaimo to include Vancouver Islands's First provincial custody unit for women

New West Police Board asked to review street check, detention policies over racial profiling complaint

'I'm the same person': BC Premier says a majority isn't changing the way he governs 

Vancouver Sun

Health officials need to get more proactive with testing, academics argue

More than 550,000 applications approved for BC Recovery Benefit

Victoria Times-Colonist

Neighbours help Central Park campers move to Royal Athletic Park lot after flooding

We should heed those travel restrcitions

Victoria News

BC Hydro says 240,000 customers hit by province's first winter storm

How does the 'British Columbia Party' sound for 2021?

Global BC

Don't break the rules during Christmas, pleads BC doctor working in COVID-19 ward

'Cash really works': Why the Vancouver Food Bank says you shouldn't really buy those donation hampers

Three COVID-19 cases discovered in inmates at BC correctional facility

BC Recovery Benefit gets mixed reviews in the Okanagan

Georgia Straight

Dr. Bonnie Henry presents modelling data, cases in schools, vaccination priorities ...

The Tyee

Vancouver's First Overdose Prevention Site Moves across the street

White Privilege, False Claims of Indigenous Identity and Michelle Latimer

How a Non-Profit stepped up to help kids leaving care during COVID-19

Vancouver Courier

Miscellaneous