Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, May 3, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Monday, May 3, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 2,174 new cases of COVID-19 over three days, along with 15 deaths

BC residents should register on vaccine website even if first dose was given at pharmacy: officials

India braces for 'horrible weeks ahead as COVID-19 cases soar past 20 million

NACI  recommends Johnson and Johnson COVID-19 shot for adults 30 and up, says mRNA preferred

Dr. Bonnie Henry raises hope of outdoor arts events and urges pregnant women to get immunized

Unvaccinated workers still bringing COVID-19 into long-term care homes in British Columbia

BC's top doctor says people should take first vaccine available, as province marks 15 more COVID-19 deaths

First ever image of B117 coronavirus variant captured by UBC researchers

More than a million doses of vaccine to arrive in BC in May

Parts of Surrey grapple with high rates of infection, low rates of vaccination 

Second doses of COVID-19 vaccine could be given sooner than expected: Henry

BC's COVID -19 infection, hospitalization decline continues

Got a pharmacy shot?  Don't try to double up on COVID-19 vaccines

Globe and Mail

Fireworks festival cancelled in Vancouver for second straight year due to COVID-19 pandemic

Two BC student aid websites temporarily shut down after possible hacking, ministry says

CBC

BC MLA Mike Bernier tests positive for COVID-19

BC Mayor apologizes for US trip to visit family, get vaccinated 

Daytime camping ban begins in Victoria as advocates work to find housing for those in need

2 BC student aid websites shut down after possible hacking: ministry

Police investigate shots fired at Willowbrook Mall in Langley

Old-growth logging approvals nearly doubled over the past year, report suggests

Vancouver Sun

Murder of BC Corrections Officer 'shocking' says BC Solicitor General Farnworth 

Shooting outside Willowbrook Mall in Langley sends man to hospital

Police prevent Lions Gate Bridge climate blockade; seven activists arrested

Why Ottawa doesn't reign in runaway house prices

BC politicians consider extending taxpayer subsides past 'expiry' date

Victoria Times-Colonist

Campers express mixed feelings about moving indoors as Vic West shelter opens

Island teachers, police, firefighters happy to finally book vaccines

Forest protesters add government to civil action by logging company

No break for capital region homebuyers with low supply, high demand

Victoria News

Central Saanich issues demolition permits for two historic Woodwynn farm buildings 

First 30 campers move into Victoria transitional shelter

Fire insurance premiums could drop in rural Saanich

Global

'It was just chaos:" Witness describes shots fired at Langley's Willowbrook Mall

'We are deeply saddened' BC corrections officer shot and killed in Delta parking lot

BC's big Sumer events uncertain as Celebration of Light cancelled again

Family of 12 year old BC boy says he was not asked to quarantine after travelling to US

BC based warship makes record drug bust in Arabian Sea

No arrests after hecklers attempt to disrupt Strathcona Park clean up: Police

Rossland mayor apologizes for travelling to the United States

Georgia Straight

VanCity's only Indigenous board member defeated as two newcomers are elected

Vancouver police arrest seven Extinction Rebellion protesters, foiling plan to blockade Lions Gate Bridge

Only petition urges David Eby to 'officially repudiate flawed housing study'

Melanie Mark and June Francis speak at Rosemary Brown Memorial Symposium on Women and Social Justice May 6

Ministry of Advanced Education shuts down BC student loans websites after apparent back

The Tyee

A coronavirus Hell of Kenney's Own Making

Old-Growth Forest Logging Approvals Are Soaring in BC

DOXA opener takes the Gig Economy to Task

Canada's Green Party Leader wants a new politics of 'shared credit'

When a New Drug is costly, not approved and possibly life changing

Miscellaneous