Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, January 15, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Friday,  January 15, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC's total COVID-19 case count tops 60K, with 509 new cases reported Friday

BC faces tough choices as near-term Pfizer vaccine shipments cut in half

No positive tests in first place of YVR's rapid COVID-19 test pilot project

'Temporary delay' chops Canada's deliveries of Pfizer vaccine half for four weeks

Number of positive COVID-19 tests exceeds 60,000 in British Columbia

Pfizer shortage will have 'significant' impact in immediate period, says BC health minister

9 more people die of COVID-19 in BC, as 509 new cases confirmed

Pfizer vaccine production delay will slow first phase of BC immunization plan 

BC health officials report 509 new cases, nine additional deaths

BC's COVID-19 spread steady with 509 new cases Friday

Globe and Mail

Avoid seeking jail time for Indigenous offenders, BC prosecutors told

The outbreak at BC's Little Mountain Place is both a tragedy and a scandal

CBC

21 year old woman found dead after getting lost while snowshoeing in BC's North Shore Mountains

Don't let this happen': Daughter of dying patient appeals for Delta hospice to remain open

Controversial inland port project moving forward in Terrace

Director of UBC's school of public health resigns over holiday travel during pandemic

Canada's top doctor says to avoid non-essential travel, as BC explores legal options

Major donor loses fight to have his name on all UBC law school degrees

Vancouver Sun

Hike who went missing near Cypress Mountain found dead

Horgan doesn't have to 'hem and haw' on restricting travel, say some experts

Vancouver's last wooden ladder factory makes its last wooden ladder

As outbreaks continue at long-term care homes, seniors advocate promises in-depth review

Furstenau doubles down on pre-election charges of Site C 'coverup'

BC 'exiting' program guides gangsters to a better path

Victoria Times-Colonist

A cafe helping people in need says pay what you can

Port Alberni hospital to get $6.25M expansion

15% interim rate drop OK'd for ICBC basic insurance

Victoria approves two cannabis retail outlets for Songhess Nation Partnership

Metchosin residents alarmed over development plans for Boys and Girls Club site

BC pledges better data on race as it marks Black Shirt Day

Travelling council members should quit

Victoria News

Subdivision proposal in Metchosin would ruin natural values, opponents say

Sophisticated glass-removal crime returns to downtown Victoria

Saanich repeals, reschedules two public hearings for consideration of new information

BCAFN condemns racism against Cowichan Tribes after COVID-19 outbreak

After 30,000 tests, influenza virtually nowhere to be found in BC

Global BC

'I can't trust the system': Grieving Little Mountain Place families demand accountability

Minister sets April target to end Vancouver's Strathcona Park homeless camp

BC students, teachers don black shirts Friday for 1st unofficial day against racism

UBC Okanagan building new research facility with federal funding

Georgia Straight

Federal NDP nominates Jenny Kwan to run for a third time in Vancouver East

Cancel culture chokes free speech, turns dialogue to war: BC lawyer and libertarian Don Wilson

The Tyee

A year later, complaint about RCMP actions during Wet'suwet'en Conflict in limbo

COVID-19 restrictions lead to Police calls, eviction warnings in SRO buildings

Miscellaneous