Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, February 9, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday, February 9, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC records 45 new COVID-19 cases, four deaths

BC provincial health authority CEO steps down following review into allegations of misspending

BC to start clinical trials for previously rejected COVID-19 treatment

Coronavirus variants are spreading throughout Canada. Is it still safe to reopen?

Wrestling gym and Whistler bus exposure events, group home outbreak

BC Health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services

Coalition of First Nations reaches COVID-19 data-sharing agreement with BC, but says deal still needs work

BC's Provincial Health officer seeks injunction against churches for defying COVID orders

BC records 435 new cases of COVID-19 and 4 more deaths

First Nations agree to COVID-19 data sharing agreement with BC, but say the deal is flawed

Less than 1,100 jabs a day as vaccine supplies dry up

Health officials urge BC to keep up 'forward momentum' on COVID-19; 23 new Island cases

Fourth COVID-19 case identified in 'cluster' at CFB Esquimalt

BC's COVID-19 infection rate steady, 435 cases Tuesday

Globe and Mail

TSN axes all-sports radio in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Hamilton

Police in BC levy thousands in fines to those who turned condos into night clubs

Canadian fuel-cell producer Loop launches $100 million IPO, tapping into clean-tech craze

BC city council approves cull of as many as 250 nonmigratory Canada cheese

Reclaiming 'renewal': Horgan's Alley Society pushes for revitalization of historic Black community

CBC

BC health authority isn't effectively managing cybersecurity threat on medical devices, audit finds

Vancouver's TSN1040 of the air after Bell suddenly pulls the plug

22 people hit with public health fines after RCMP bust illegal nightclub

Health authority CEO fired after report released into alleged misspending

CEO of Royal BC Museum stepping down as board of directors addresses 'internal issues'

Society pitches new life for Hogan's Alley after Vancouver viaducts come down

Vancouver Sun

CEO of BC health authority leaves organization after report into mis-spending

Truckers hauling to the US rarely leave their trucks, remain exempt from testing

Rise in COVID variants in Alberta put new focus on provincial boundary

People living rough on Vancouver's streets brace for Arctic blast

Little has been learned from past 'solutions' for those with complex mental illnesses

Victoria Times-Colonist

Royal BC Museum CEO Jack Lohman stepping down

An estimated 15,000 BC front line workers still waiting for pandemic pay

Victoria News

CEO steps down following allegations of systemic racism at Royal BC Museum

Capital Regional District doles out funding for 23 Greater Victoria arts groups

Victoria settles traffic light contribution question for subsidized housing project

BC speculation and vacancy tax a big job with small returns

Global BC

Great Canadian Gaming tried to tap Chinese capital fleeing Xi Jinping's corruption probe, inquiry hears

Destination Canada report says BC has moved into intra-provincial travel phase

$6K in fines, host ordered to appear in court after Surrey RCMP bust after-hours illegal nightclub

BC's top doctor agrees to give more COVID-19 case information to First Nations

Pacific Coliseum shelter? Why Vancouver's arenas likely won't house homeless during COVID-19

Georgia Straight

Illegal nightclub operator busted in Surrey, with 21 attendees fined almost $6,000 in total

City Councillor Melissa De Genova seeks options for affordable home ownership

Vancouver's TSN 1040 goes off the air after 20 years amid Bell Media cuts

The Tyee

Here's what Vancouver's School Board and Police have promised to do about racism

Alberta's Coal Mining Reversal: A Dozen Tyee pieces tell the tale

A 'family' of artists of the Downtown Eastside

Miscellaneous