Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, March 11, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday, March 11, 2021 
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC easing COVID-19 restriction to allow outdoor social gatherings up to 10 people

Fraser Health could see major COVID-19 spread through May if Current trends hold, modelling shows

BC records 569 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths

BC First Nations communities offered at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine

COVID restorations eased slightly despite concerns about variants, new cases

British Columbia eases COVID-19 restrictions, but alongside Ontario, warns of variants

Only 65 per cent of staff vaccinated at site of Kelowna outbreak, says Interior Health

'We'll be able to speed things up' reassures Dr. Bonnie Henry at CBC's vaccine town hall

Dr. Henry says Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is safe despite reports of blood clots

BC allows outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people

Virus variants of concern increasing, but remain under 10 per cent of cases in BC

Outdoor gatherings of up to 10 new permitted, as Island Health reports 41 new cases

BC relaxes outdoor gathering rules, allows kids to have playdates

BC liquor sales to be cut off early for St. Patrick's Day

BC's year of COVID-19 infections creep up, senior homes protected

Globe and Mail

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CBC

BC allows outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people but asks they stick to the same group

BC government replaces 600 clauses in 70 laws and regulations with gender neutral terms

East Vancouver neighbourhood fears new condo tower will crush popular Filipino businesses

Spot prawn industry under threat after DFO regulation change, small local harvesters say

Kamloops city council backs down on demands for more security, services at supportive housing

Vancouver School Board to increase in-person instructional time for secondary students

Renewable diesel, hydrogen project in line for $100M in carbon

Not wearing seatbelts contributed to students' deaths in BC bus crash: coroner

Vancouver Sun

BC government wants to keep cash found in suite of dead Red Scorpion leader

'If I don't say I don't see skin colour, am I racist?' asks BC government agency

Sprint on to to  re-open BC's places of worship before big month of April

Regional District joins local First Nations to demand voice in Rio Tinto's Nechako River management scheme

Green MLA wins pause on clause in firearms bill

Victoria Times-Colonist

Plan to move people sheltering in Victoria parks indoors delayed to end of April

Sale of frozen spot prawns could be illegal: Fisheries, seafood businesses, chefs frustrated

Can-do spirit of past year will help position city for the future

Victoria News

Mayor supports concept of Langford version of Northwest Deuce Days

Global BC

FOI reveals base salary for Surrey Police Department's new deputy chief

Northern Health responds to lawsuit that alleges racism payed a part in baby's death

Vancouver Park Board votes to reinstate bike lane at Stanley Park for summer

Georgia Straight

School boards need to go beyond mere Indigenous land acknowledgements

What the Chinese scapegoats didn't know about Metro Vancouver's housing boom or crisis

Vancouver Park Board to reinstate temporary Stanley Park cycling path for 2021

The Tyee

BC promised to protect Old Growth. How is it doing

What's BC going to do to bring fairness for Gig workers?

Greens grill NDP over delays to Safe Supply and Decriminalization

BC is rewriting 70 different regulations to include all gender identities

Miscellaneous