Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, May 15 & 16, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday/Sunday, May 15 & 16, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

Vaccine bookings open to all BC adults Sunday, Surrey adds walk-in clinics

750K more COVID-19 vaccinations needed for BC to start reopening expert 

BC 19 year old hospitalized with rare COVID-linked syndrome usually found in kids

4 more vaccine clinics coming to Surrey this week

BC doctors urge action on colleagues spreading COVID-19 misinformation  

British Columbians don't yet know how widespread the highly-contagious B.1.617 variant has become

Fraser Health becomes 'flexible, agile and adaptable' to cool hotspots

BC pushes vaccine registration; million more sign-ups needed, says medical expert

Globe and Mail

BC school principals, vice-principals await court decision on collective bargaining

CBC

Vancouver Police used RCMP helicopter to disperse beach-goers Saturday night

Vancouver police, mayor apologize for wrongly handcuffing and detaining retired Black judge

Kamloops businesses want improved community safety measures after restaurant break in

Vancouver Sun

Vancouver, once heaven, now merely a mess choking itself to death

This week you can fly from Vancouver to Paris - but don't think about driving to Kelowna

BC real estate services firm ordered to cease operations following regulator's investigation

Hard hit Chinatown businesses look for ways to reinvent and survive

New chapter for old Army and Navy building

Unceded: Why we acknowledge or don't, that BC First Nations never signed away land

Victoria Times-Colonist

Vic West shelter resident loses housing after arson arrest

To restore Sidney Island's ecology, a push to kill hundreds of fallow deer

A tower for communal living; rent a bedroom, share the kitchen and bathroom

Victoria aims to divert construction waste from landfill by deconstructing instead of demolishing

Qualicum Beach voters elect former councillor to fill empty council seat

BC's tourism and hospitality sector desperately needs a restart plan

'Restart 2.0' in the works - maybe

Victoria News

Colwood agrees to 5% tax increase for 2021, deferring some expenses to next year

Central Saanich is inviting young people to vote on playground designs

Global

'In the middle of a gang war': Policing, industry experts say Metro Vancouver patios safe as bullets fly

Kamloops brothers identified as pair found dead near Penticton BC

Crews responding to a 10 hectare wildfire near Harrison Mills

Vancouver Police clear crowds at English Bay on Saturday

Vancouver mayor apologizes to retired Black BC judge wrongfully handcuffed by police

Tree poaching increases with lumber costs in BC

Georgia Straight

Vancouver man claims police were more concerned about anti-maskers' sign than his personal safety

UBC sociology professor Sinikka Elliot found dead after massive search on Salt Spring Island

It's no longer a question of if we should have vaccine passports in Canada but how they should be designed

Whose side is the Vancouver Police Department really on when it comes to anti mask rallies in our city?

Mistaken arrest of retired judge Selwyn Romilly raises questions about VPD's understanding of Black history

The Tyee

Miscellaneous