Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, January 9/10, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday/Sunday,  January 9-10, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC's long road to overcome vaccine hesitancy with health care workers

Group takes BC government to court over COVID-19 ban on in-person church services

BC Mayor blasts 'racist rhetoric' directed at First Nation amid COVID-19 outbreak

Kelowna church says it will continue to defy health order, fight fines in court

First COVID-19 cases detected on Musqueam reserve

Health authority declares COVID-19 outbreaks in two BC long term care homes

Anti-mask protest in Kelowna nets organizer $2,300 fine

COVID-19 infection vs. vaccination: Which is better for immunity?

Health Canada approved COVID-19 treatment drug rejected by British Columbia

How will I know when it's my turn to be vaccinated?

Vancouver firm to distribute COVID-19 blood purification machine in Canada

Island Health declares COVID-19 outbreak at long-term care home inVictoria

Pandemic stress can lead to impaired decision-making, breaking of health orders: expert

Skip the pleasantries and be honest about pandemic's impact on mental health

Masks offer important defence against droplet 'clouds'

COVID-19 reported at Vancouver Island high school

Globe and Mail

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CBC

Overworked and overwhelmed: UVic faculty and students brace for Round 2 of pandemic university

Woman in BC waits for brother's ashes, apparently lost in transit

1 man dead, another injured in 2 separate overnight shootings in Richmond, Coquitlam

BC woman replaced international travel with summer SkyTrain adventures

Experts call for community sacrifices to ensure COVID-19 safety in schools

Skiers rescued from popular backcountry area after avalanche south of Whistler 

Realtor who pocketed rent after subletting BC home without landlord's permission fined $25K

BC leads the way as residential building booms in Canada, despite pandemic

Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant

Vancouver Sun

Bloody gang conflict has left five dead in last two weeks

Low supply behind price increases for detached homes

Site C dam construction takes staged return to work while cabinet ponders project fate

COVID gives lawyers the shakes

Victoria Times-Colonist

North Cowichan mayor slams racist posts against Cowichan Tribes

Al Siebring: Racist responses in Cowichan must stop

Victoria News

Victoria no longer flushes raw sewage into ocean after area opens treatment plant

Have your say on Victoria's city budget 2021

Global BC

Gang conflict heats up as Metro Vancouver sees 3 slayings in 4 days

Georgia Straight

The Tyee

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Vancouver Courier

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Miscellaneous

Right Wing website True North loses 1,000 follows and Leo Knight down by 300 after Trump bounced off Twitter

Prezoned by City of Vancouver for higher density, lots near Joyce Station selling four times assessed values

Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Proud Boys could be added to list of terrorist organizations

Kelowna RCMP issues its second $2,300 fine to an anti mask protest organizer