Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, March 13 & 14, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday/Sunday, March 13 & 14, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

British Columbia to begin largest mass vaccination in provincial history on Monday

Why is BC on its first age group when Alberta is opening vaccination to anyone 65+?

BC's Seniors COVID-19 vaccine bookings to be accelerated this week

Surrey district sent out more than 2,000 COVID-19 exposure notifications the school year

Vancouver Park Board plans to partially reopen Oppenheimer Park in June

Essential workers in British Columbia won't receive AstraZeneca shots until late April

Vaccination appointment schedule accelerates due to progress in bookings

Injections of Hope: BC health workers share stories of the first few months of the vaccine rollout

BC begins mass vaccination roll out on Monday

BC bumps up vaccine bookings for people 80 and older a week ahead of schedule

BC vaccine appointments being accepted a few days sooner for people age 80 and older

'Words matter': A conversation with Dr. Bonnie Henry on the pandemic's one-year anniversary

If you want to save years of life, vaccinate older people first

BC opening COVID-19 vaccine bookings to age 80-84 this week

Globe and Mail

CEO off Vancouver-based Sky Global says he is being targeted for building tools protecting privacy

Nothing but delays: Old-growth logging continues as BC's commitments to change slip

BC tourism industry may be challenged with pent-up demand, economist says

CBC

Anti-poverty group rallies in New Westminster for changes to pay day loan practices

Vancouverites burst into sunny outdoor spaces as gathering rules eased

BC urged to protect at-risk old growth forests while it works to transform policy

Vancouver Sun

Vaccination passports likely on way for travel, though fraught with concerns

Surrey school district seeks targeted measures for hardest-hit schools

Dr. Bonnie Henry's does and don'ts for safe spring break fun

Victoria Times-Colonist

Victoria police union concerned over escalating violence

The new normal : Don't expect a return to pre-pandemic life, experts say

Children's Development Centre in Saanich gets a new building

Victoria News

Saanich plans for 30 pedestrian-priority crosswalks by 2023

Colwood plans for multiple new sidewalks

Victoria police ask people to register bikes with new app

Global BC

Surrey district sent out more than 2,000 COVID-19 exposure notifications the school year

Vancouver Park Board plans to partially reopen Oppenheimer Park in June

'The law doesn't even require the supervisor to be sober': Critics say "L" co-pilots must be accountable

Georgia Straight

TransLink triggers backlash from transit users by eliminating some Vancouver bus stops

No scapegoats this time: BC economist says foreign buyer share in home sales drops to near zero in 2020

Homeless people in Surrey rise up against police and bylaw officers seizing their possessions

As immigration falls sharply, red hot housing market attracts hordes of buyers in Metro Vancouver

The Tyee

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