Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, April 16, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Friday, April 16, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 vaccines do the job after BC retirement home outbreak

Vaccine passports could facilitate a return to normal, says new report

BC reports 1,005 new COVID-19 cases as hospitalization records toppled again

BC premier encouraging people to get COVID-19 vaccine after receiving AstraZeneca shot

BC Health Minister on vaccine delays; record high hospitalizations

BC's swelling COVID-19 cases fuelled by variants, travel

BC records 1,005 new cases of COVID-19 and 6 more deaths as hospitalizations break another record

COVID-19 patients 'back to back' at Vancouver General Hospitals ICU, doctor says

Rewrite vaccination priorities to battle virus's third wave, doctor argues

More than 1,000 new cases, record hospitalizations as BC faces delay in Moderna shipments

Health Minister says delay in Moderna vaccine 'disappointing' premier gets AstraZeneca jab

Fourth patient tests positive for COVID-19 in Nanaimo hospital outbreak

BC's COVID-19 infection rate persists, 1,005 new cases Friday

Globe and Mail

Small businesses are locking in favourable rental deals while vacancy rates remain high

Maple Leafs land in Vancouver hoping COVID-19 doesn't spoil the show

CBC

Local businesses face extra challenges in toughing out the pandemic 

BC Parks budget to increase by $83 million over three years following summer of record demand

2 Stanley Park businesses launch lawsuit over roadway bike lane

Town of Ladysmith, Stz'minus First Nation to replace red dresses torn down by vandals

Possibility of film studio at Camosun College one step closer to reality with new provincial funding

4 suspicious fires break out on First Nation reserve near Kamloops

John Furlong presents 2030 Winter Games vision to Vancouver Board of Trade

Vancouver Sun

Surrey businessman accused of laundering cash for cartels

'Abolish park board': Ken Sim makes first campaign pledge of 2022 election

Vancouver restaurants juggle rush on reservations, cancellations

'I didn't feel it at all': Premier John Horgan gets AstraZeneca  COVID-19 shot

First Nation gives Horgan political cover as BC logging blockade moves toward showdown

Victoria Times-Colonist

People sheltering outdoors to begin moving to tiny homes, shelter in early May

Victoria News

Extinction Rebellion activists march from Vancouver to Victoria this weekend

Paper Excellence shuts Mackenzie pulp mill, investing in Port Alberni, Crofton

Global BC

Evicted rogue Norther Vancouver hostel owner tried to illegally move back in: neighbours 

Anti-Asian hate crimes in Burnabyhave increased 350%: RCMP

Confusion, anxiety after sale of seniors home in Vancouver's Chinatown

Climate activists embark on a four day protest in BC, say more actions on the way

Vancouver mayoral candidate Ken Sim vows to abolish city's elected park board

Surrey RCMP urges small, COVID-safe Vaisakhi celebrations this weekend

City of Penticton fast-tracks permits for extra patio space amid indoor dining shutdown

Georgia Straight

Defund the police - a case for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs)

BC border check turns up cocaine valued at $3.5 million

Ken Sim promises to abolish the Vancouver park board if he's elected mayor

The Tyee

That's how the Conservative 'Resistance' crumbles

Stop the Sale of Chinatown's Grace Seniors Home, Families say

BC provides $30 million to Wet'suwet'en, Lake Bbaine Nations to support rights and title

Vancouver's Shuttered Army and Navy will soon reopen as a Shelter

BC adds $2 Billion into fund to encourage affordable housing 

When COVID news was scarce, he stepped up as his city's crisis communicator

Miscellaneous