Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, May 14, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Friday, May 14, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports fewer than 500 new cases for 1st time since mid-March

Vaccines, re-openings and graduations: BC COVID-19 questions answered

Dr. Bonnie Henry responds to South China Morning Post article on COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes

Dr. Bonnie Henry says there's a test for vaccine induced thrombotic thrombocypotenia (aka

BC's COVID curve continues to bend, as province announces 494 new cases and 2 more deaths

Vaccine clinic at Surrey Sikh temple successful and should continue, organizer says

BC pushes vaccine registration as only 260,000 are signed up who haven't had jab

BC reports 494 new cases of COVID-19 as vaccination rollout accelerates

Globe and Mail

Lumber mania: How supply constraints in BC are colliding with insatiable demand in the US to push lumber prices through the roof

Former gaming minister agrees 'unfair' to cop who said 'something stinky' at casinos

Stopping 'scourge' of gang violence a top police priority, BC solicitor general says

CBC

Vancouver police apologize for wrongly handcuffing and detaining retired Black judge

Former BC gaming minister agrees he was 'unfair' to Mountie who raised alarm on money laundering

Victoria police track down bike stolen from nurse while she was administering COVID vaccine

BC Auditor General examining sustainability of government-run bus services in northern region

Ending gang violence is 'No. 1 priority': BC Public safety minister says after 3rd fatal shooting in a week

BC residents warn of glitches in COVID-19 vaccine registration system

Residents, school evacuated after gardener unearths  explosives in Duncan

US Senate passes bill to allow Alaska-bound cruise ships to bypass BC this summer

Latest public shooting tied to gangs claims 7th victim in 3 weeks

Vancouver Sun

BC's Lower Mainland gang war erupts with another public shooting

Brothers Keepers gangster shot to death in Burnaby mall parking lot

Despite political baggage, Kevin Falcon as BC Liberal Leader would be a relentless foe for the NDP

Coleman lambasted for misleading testimony as money-laundering inquiry wraps up

Vancouver police apologize after arresting retired judge matching suspect description

Victoria Times-Colonist

By-law  staff continue to face risks in parks, despite campers moving indoors

School food program gets the cash

Province helps social agency buy Port Alberni building with affordable rents

CRD approves waste management plan to extend life of landfill 

Politicians must back virus stance with actions

Victoria News

North Park Tine Home Village opens at Royal Athletic Park lot to 30 unhoused

'Pattern of Systemic racism': SD61 Indigenous committee member resigns, calls for change

BC preparing 'Restart 2.0' from COVID-19 as June approaches

BC seeking ways to 'name and shame' gangsters, minister says

Global

Vancouver police mistakenly arrest retired BC Supreme Court judge

Labour groups launch boycott of 2 BC hotels over pandemic firings

'Open up the marine and land borders': Proposed US bill a blow to BC cruise industry

Youth the key to long-term disruption of gangs, says BC cop

Former gaming minister agrees 'unfair' to cop who said 'something stinky' at casinos

Expert says COVID-19 could be a cause in public nature of Metro Vancouver gang violence

Homicide investigators launch online portal to collect evidence from YVR murder

BC solicitor general meets with police chiefs about Metro Vancouver gang violence

Georgia Straight

One dead, two injured after shooting at Market Crossing in Burnaby - United Nations vs Brothers Keepers gang war?

The Tyee

'A Garage Sale for the Last Old Growth'

Life was already tough for Migrant Farm workers. The Pandemic made it worse

BC abruptly cancels climate action grants for Municipalities

'The wheels are falling off the Clown Car'

How to Sell a Carbon Tax. And Not

Miscellaneous