Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, February 18, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, February 18, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC adds another 617 COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths

Anxiety builds as details of BC's mass vaccination plan for people over 80 delayed

Vancouver police confirm 5 COVID cases, say 27 others isolating

New cases jump over 600 mark

Why the Vaccine's success rests with Us

BC records 617 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 more deaths

Health professionals cautiously optimistic as BC's COVID-19 vaccination program begins in earnest

Health professionals cautiously optimistic as BC's COVID-19 vaccination program begins in earnest

As care home residents get second vaccine doses, study aims to track their anti-body levels

Daily case count suddenly jumps in BC

Island records 19 new  COVID cases as number spikes to 617 in BC

BC's daily COVID-19 case count rises to 6187 Thursday

Globe and Mail

Horgan condemns rise in hate crimes against East Asians in Vancouver, pledges more prosecutions

BC social justice advocate fought to improve people's lives

Separate overdoses prompt police warning about lethal drugs in Surrey

CBC

Cougar sighting puts elementary school under hold and secure order

Tenants displaced by Abbotsford apartment fire face daunting search for new homes

Province urges more in-class learning for Vancouver high-school students

BC Premier calls for action on hate crimes in wake of Vancouver police report

RCMP warn sex workers to 'remain vigilant' after sexual assault with a weapon in Surrey park

Vancouver Sun

NDP trying to shovel money out the door before botched aid program runs out

Indigenous education lecturer fired by UBC vows to fight back

Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria police chief calls city parks unsafe, says bylaw officers chased, threatened

Camosun College president announces her retirement

New shared office space for provincial workers who live in the West Shore

Victoria News

Bylaw work risks convince Victoria council to approve extra police funding

Vancouver Island ranked most resilient region of BC for 2021

New work space opens for West Shore public service employees

Global BC

Liberal MLA Ellis Ross first to announce plans to seek BC Liberal leadership

Audit finds 94% drop in street checks by Vancouver police, critics renew call for ban

Vancouver police confirm 5 COVID-19 cases, say 27 others isolating

Horgan 'deeply' troubled by 717% increase in anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver

Sex workers warned after woman sexually assaulted in Surrey Park

Georgia Straight

BC's First supportive housing project for trans and gender diverse people launches in Vancouver

Anti-Asian hate crimes in Vancouver skyrocketed by over 700 percent in 2020

BC to allow emailing of documents in landlord-renter disputes

Are we burning out the K-12 workforce?

As anti-maskers plan 'freedom rally', ICBC reveals that just five percent of provincial COVID-19 fines have been paid

The Tyee

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