Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, January 13, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday,  January 13, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 vaccine supply in Alberta, BC falls short of demand

BC Health Minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue

British Columbia reports 519 new COVID-19 cases, 12 deaths

It's Me Again, COVID, meet the Variants

One third of deaths reported in BC on Wednesday were at Interior Health

BC to begin mass immunizations in April, with a half million shots a week by summer

BC care workers struggle with grief after outbreaks

12 more people die of COVID-19 as BC confirms 519 new cases

Record 34 new COVID-19 cases reported in Island Health region

BC records 519 new cases of COVID-19 Wednesday

Globe and Mail

BC health minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue

It's still going to be a devastatingly poor year': Even after restrictions ease, business travel may never fully return

Thousands without power as storm brings strong winds, snow to parts of BC

CBC

'Worrying' number of tourists from outside BC prompts Whistler doctor to call for travel ban

Sea to Sky Gondola to reopen in late spring, early summer

Anti-racism group calls for Black Shirt Day in BC schools on January 15

Site C brings in massive turbine part as politicians weigh dam's future

Targets, timeline and strategy: What we know about BC's vaccination program

Delays in BC Recovery Benefit payout causing frustration

Insurance brokers' mistakes meant Sea to Sky Gondola wasn't fully covered when cable was cut, lawsuit alleges

Vancouver Sun

Remember when Horgan embraced an outspoken seniors advocate?

COVID-19 rules are 'sanitizing' worship too

Some BC Ferries cancelled, power outages, seawall closed after strong windstorm overnight

Victoria Times-Colonist

BC Government wants to buy another hotel to house homeless in Greater Victoria

Butchart Gardens to close for two weeks

Canadian Coast Guard's John Cabot, new scientific ship, on its way to East Coast

Victoria News

Work to resolve The Summit hum in Victoria continues through winter

Historic ranches, waterfront, trapline part of BC's latest park expansion

Global BC

Vancouver Island teen's tragic death renews calls for youth mental resources

Review underway at BC vaccine clinics over concerns of quueu-jumping

BC government asks for patience amid recovery benefit application backlog

Langley teachers defy district order to work from another school during power outage

Sickle Point tax divides Kaleden BC community

Ice jams along Nechako River causing concern for Vanderhoof residents

Georgia Straight

President elect Joe Biden's ambitious climate plan ups the ante for Canada's Justin Trudeau

No home for Christmas: Canadians returning from US by land fell more than 92 percent in December

BC real estate: $73.5 billion worth of homes sold in pandemic year 2020, up 35.6 percent from 2019

The Tyee

The Science of Parking is transforming Cities

Downtown Eastside Grieves Man Shot Dead by Police

Vancouver Courier

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