Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, February 1, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Monday,  February 1, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC announces 1, 158 new COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths over 3 days as infection rate drops

'Hold off on the Super Bowl celebrations,' BC health officials  say amid COVID-19 restrictions

New highly contagious COVID-19 variant identified in BC Interior for first time

What an EU crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine exports could mean for Canada

21 deaths, 18 variant cases, 13 flights and one Whistler pub with cases

18 cases of new COVID-19 variants have been detected in BC

Fear of runaway COVID-19 variant as Maple Ridge high school cohort gets tested

78 new cases on Island over weekend; 18 cases of COVID-19 variants now in BC

BC sees 1,158 more COVID-19 cases over weekend

Globe and Mail

Some students, staff at BC high school to be tested after possible contact with COVID-19 variant

CBC

1 skier seriously injured after BC avalanche carries 2 nearly 200 metres down slope

Feds provide $15M to fund BC pilot projects looking into a safer drug supply

BC caterers say they are still getting requests for events that violate provincial COVID-19 orders

Some BC politicians calling for stricter enforcement of COVID-19 health measures

Vancouver woman gets jail time for performing illegal Botox injections in defiance of court order

Parents, teachers renew calls for mandatory masks in BC schools as COVID-19 variants spread

Cancer patients travelling to US for treatment want exemption from quarantine rules

Woman 'clings to life' after being attacked in her home by 2 men posing as police officers

Climate Change disasters in BC likely to increase if industrial logging continues unchecked: report

Vancouver Sun

Air Canada ordered to pay BC family $3,000 over missed fight under new regulations

Do as I say, not as I do when it comes to following regulations, survey shows

BC Ferries says it will build ships here, if government pays higher cost

First Nations family alleges racism at BC hospital preceding baby's death

Union representing Canada Line workers extends strike notice as talks continue

Vancouver senior attacked in home by two men posing as police

Clear cutting make climate-change risks worse, argues report from conservationists 

Victoria Times-Colonist

Police in Saanich, Victoria combining their dog units

Victoria News

Victoria police outline resources as sexual violence reports appear online

Saanich, Victoria K9 units combine forces

Indian farm protest rolls across Saanich Peninsula to Victoria legislature

BC political parties reap more millions from public subsidy

Rapid tests deployed for BC homeless shelter outbreaks

Global BC

No Canada Line strike yet as negotiations continue into Monday evening

BC government urged to officially add Black history to education curriculum

Federal government to fund safer drug supply projects in Vancouver, Victoria

North Westside residents concerned after two fire officials travel to Mexico

Canada's School systems are failing to address colonial past: educators

ICBC customers set to get COVID-19 rebate due to fewer crashes during pandemic

Georgia Straight

City of Vancouver marks Black History Month with interactive photomap, Give Them Their Flowers

Pioneering Black British Columbians cited in BC statement for Black History Month

Professor Handel Kashope Wright: To celebrate Black History Month run BC, we must connect the past with the present

Two male suspects posing as Vancouver police assault 78 year old woman at home

TransLink warns of possible labour disruption to Canada Line service

The Tyee

Four new Safer Drug Supply projects to launch in BC

Less Money, more danger: How the Pandemic Changed Sex work

Miscellaneous