Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, January 19, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday,  January 19, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC records another 465 COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths and 70 in ICU

Pfizer vaccine delay deals 'blow' to BC but province still on track: health minister

Youth cases increase, six more foreigners test positive, health violations and more

BC urged to change course, use COVID19 rapid tests in care homes

BC to still administer second doses despite loss of Pfizer shipment, health minister says

BC says it will still administer 2nd doses despite loss of Pfizer shipment next week

BC records 465 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 more deaths

SFU health expert, citing COVID variants, urges BC to act quickly to restrict inter-provincial travel

No Moderna or Pfizer vaccine deliveries for BC in last week of January

12 deaths and 465 new cases in BC as vaccine supply dries up for a week

COVID-19 cases trending down on Island and in BC, but no easing of restrictions yet

BC's COVID-19 caseload stays steady with 465 more Tuesday

BC turns to second doses of COVID-19 vaccine as supplies slow

Globe and Mail

Royal BC Museum seen by insiders as a 'racist, anti-Indigenous' space: survey

Kits Eyecare CEO sets sights on expansion with $55 million IPO

Man, woman each fined $230 for pretending to cough on patrons of Vancouver gym

BC children's watchdog calls on provincial government to amend Mental Health Act in new report

14 year olds slaying shocks Metro Vancouver amid spike in gang warfare

CBC

Homeowners near Site C project sue after landslides wiped out property values

Peer support workers on front lines of overdose crisis in Vancouver set to join union

Lawsuit alleges Revelstoke City councillor sexually assaulted high school student in 2014

Over 10l,000 BC Hydro customers without power across northern BC due to heavy winds

Health alert issued over dangerous drug mix as overdoses spike in northern BC

BC government lax on cybersecurity to protect IT assets

BC children's advocate says youth with mental illness retraumatized by involuntary hospitalizations

BC health officials haven't found a single case of seasonal flu spreading in the community this winter

Indigenous filmmaker wants fines, jail time for 'pretensions' who misrepresent their identity

Vancouver Sun

Crime Stoppers received more than 500 tips on gang activity in 2020

Vancouver's Rio Theatre goes from Taxi Driver to Canucks to fight COVID order

BC patient uses doctor over drug she claims cause compulsive ganbling

BC Ferry union asks Feds to ditch car deck regulation

With Stone out of the running for BC Liberals, speculation turns to Kevin Falcon

Next Vancouver election ballots to be random, numbered and (maybe) shorter

Victoria Times-Colonist

Hundreds of thousands waiting for BC recovery benefit

Ferry union asks feds to ditch car deck regulations

Bilingual Hul'q'umi'num street signs coming to downtown Duncan

We must stop racism against Indigenous peoples

Victoria News

Skyrocketing number of lost shifts at Victoria police has a positive side, chief says

Victoria man arrested after stealing water taxi, racing it up Gorge Waterway

Songhees Nation to open two Victoria cannabis stores spring 2021

William Head inmates in Metchosin receive their first doses of COVID vaccine

BC gaming grants reorganized for COVID-19 priorities

Global BC

Rio Theatre set to re-open as sports bar as movie theatres remain closed in British Columbia

Inventive proposal could transform part of Granville Street in downtown Vancouver

Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers receives 500 plus tips amid heightened gang violence

Indigenous filmmaker is calling for fines and jail time for those falsely claiming to be Indigenous

BC is 'duty-bound' to deploy COVID-19 rapid tests in long-term care, industry says

Involuntary mental health treatment for BC youth up 162% over 10 years: report

Visitation restrictions in BC long-term care homes could ease by mid-March: province

Georgia Straight

2021 off to roaring start as January sales so far look headed for record high

West Vancouver gathering at business results in $2,300 COVID-19 fine

Vancouver to provide over $8.4 million in grants for arts and culture recovery from COVID-19 financial impact

The Tyee

PPE littering is worsening plastic pollution. And More Science Journal News      

Why Black communities are wary of a vaccine, and what they're doing about it

Isolation RVs fill a need for homeless people during a pandemic

Miscellaneous