Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday, April 6, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 1,068 new COVID-19 cases and three deaths

BC's COVID-19 vaccine registration website holds up amid opening day pressure

US expert says Canada is missing the chance to fight the P.1 COVID-19 variant

Vancouver Canucks' COVID-19 outbreak a 'cautionary tale': Dr. Bonnie Henry

Rapid spread of COVID-19 variants in BC remains huge concern for health officials

New cases over 1,000 again; number of monitored people surges over 14,000

BC Stays the Course as variant cases rise, More young people hospitalized

More young people landing in ICU with COVID-19 BC health officials say, as 1,068 new cases confirmed

Coronavirus variants causing growing alarm in BC as cases surge, hospitalizations rise

BC Health Minister asks people to hunker down during surge in coronavirus variants

Hospital doctors sound the alarm as BC's ICUs start to fill up with young, seriously ill COVID patients

Experts say variants likely make up at least 40% of BC's cases, double what officials have disclosed

More than 160,000 register in first hours of BC's new COVID-19 vaccination system

BC's COVID-19 case count up to 1,068 on Tuesday

Globe and Mail

The mall is dead, Long live the mall

Vancouver signs agreement with province and cit park board to end Strathcona Park encampment

Former BC cabinet minister to testify at money laundering inquiry

CBC

More bad news for Canucks owners as Aquiliini restaurant ordered closed

Online vaccine registration opens in BC as province moves to Phase 3 of rollout

Can BC cities prevent homeless camps in the future? Not easily, say observers

As some BC businesses defy health orders, others voluntarily close to discourage tourism

Former BC cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry

Vancouver's NPA party names John Coupar as mayoral candidate for 2022 municipal election

Vancouver Sun

No plan to suspend in-class learning in Surrey as daily case count soars

BC tops North America for electric vehicle uptake in 2020, says minister

Pandemic hits Vancouver restaurants hard with cluster of closures

'Not the death of transit': TransLink optimistic about post-pandemic recovery amid evolving plans

City, Park Board and province sign deal to specify roles in shutting down encampments 

COVIDiots refuse to accept the grim reality on the front lines

Victoria Times-Colonist

Protesters believe arrests 'imminent' after court injunction delivered to logging blockade

Start up businesses, shut out by bad timing, plead for government relief

Municipal councillors lack financial skills needed to deal with complex budgets

Poorly handled telemedicine is burdening emergency departments

Victoria News

Easter ferry traffic down from pre-pandemic levels amid COVID restrictions, despite extra sailings

BC electric vehicle sales charge ahead in pandemic 2020

Judge grants injunction to restock two BC salmon farms

Global BC

Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre warns of COVID-19 vaccine scams

Former BC cabinet ministers to testify at money laundering inquiry

Surrey schools need a 'circuit break' says district parent's advisory council

Vancouver restaurant that had licence suspended says it's closed until further notice

Georgia Straight

City of Vancouver and BC government sign agreement to end Stratchona Park encampment by April 30

Fraser Valley Real Estate Board reports March 2021 sales highest in a century since 1921

The Tyee

Should Canada cancel Student Debt?

Prioritizing essential workers for vaccines controls spread

Secrecy shrouds the province's overdue BC Bid Tech project

    

Miscellaneous