Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Wednesday,  February 3, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

Sixteen new COVID-19 deaths, 414 new cases, variant not transmitted at BC School

Garibaldi Secondary investigation, cluster updates, mask campaign

Health officials confirm COVID-19 variant at BC High School but find no other positive cases

Their six year old son got COVID. Here's what came next

Mass testing reveals no UK variant at Maple Ridge school, 414 new cases reported in BC

New virus variants demand us to act immediately

16 more deaths, 414 more positive COVID-19 tests in BC

Globe and Mail

Senakw: In Vancouver the Squamish Nation shapes a sustainable village of 9,000

Vancouver senior dies from injuries after violent home invasion, police say

CBC

100 cheeseburgers, mond lights and exotic dancers: Search warrant details alleged pandemic penthouse party

Union survey of BC teachers shows unease over COVID-19 safety in schools

2 arrested in home invasion that led to elderly woman's death

Why detached home prices in Greater Vancouver have been rising, while condo prices have stayed static

New program offers BC businesses grants to build or expand online stores

More than 2 dozen female real estate agents targeted by obscene calls and messages in BC

Vancouver environmentalist wind $3M climate breakthrough award

Vancouver Sun

Search in Vancouver senior's killing leads to confrontation between  police, residents of homeless camp

Horgan takes a risk by overselling ICBC rebates

Skip the dishes adds BC Fee to diners' bills

Victoria Times-Colonist

Parksville snowbirds 'trapped' in Arizona want exemption from $2,000 quarantine

Four Nanaimo schools report COVID-19 exposures in one week; 26 new cases on Island

'We are not a penitentiary ... we are a place of learning': Royal Roads removes barbed wire

Victoria News

Island Health reports possible COVID-19 exposure at Victoria pub

BC offers %7,500 grants for small business online sales help

Global BC

Booze and no shoes: Inside the Vancouver 'makeshift nightclub' that flouted COVID-19 orders

BC Teachers' Federation hoping for masks in classrooms, better ventilation as part of upcoming announcement

Arrests made in Vancouver attack of senior by fake police officers, victim declared dead

Skip The Dishes adds $0.99 'BC fee' after province caps what it can charge restaurants

BC COVID-19 recovery funds targged to hire 200 in battle against invasive species

Georgia Straight

Incarceration during a pandemic should not be a death sentence

Two male suspects charged after 78 year old Vancouver home invasion victim dies

US tech firm accused of 'mass surveillance' in Canada

The Tyee

Facial recognition software has been used by 48 agencies in Canada

Two radical proposals for "Getting to Zero"

Trust Alberta's Energy Regulator to Safeguard Coal Mines?

Miscellaneous