Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, May 19, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday, May 19, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 8 more COVID-19 deaths, 521 new cases, expands vaccine registration to youth

Kids 12 to 17 years old can now register for the COVID-19 vaccine in British Columbia

Vaccinations for 12 to 17 year olds; eight deaths and over 500 new cases

Kids 12 and up can now register for COVID-19 vaccines as BC records 521 new cases and 8 deaths

SFU researchers map secondary health effects of COVID-19

Popular UBC professor busts myths about the virus and vaccines on social media

Registration for COVID-19 shots now open for children 12-17

COVID-19 vaccine appointments offered for BC kids 12-17

Globe and Mail

RCMP arrest five more people at anti-logging protest on souther Vancouver Island

Old growth forest experts release map urging BC to act quickly on logging defferals

Vancouver police warn of spike in construction thefts as lumber prices rise

CBC

Alleged gang member with loaded gun arrested in Metrotown parking lot in Burnaby

Witnesses to assaults that led to mistaken handcuffing of retired judge call for better police training

New Westminster school trustee urges restart of school-based vaccination program

Mounties make 7 more arrests at protest over old growth logging on Vancouver Island 

Canadian museums asked to return First Nation ancestral remains and burial items

Old growth forest experts release map urging BC to act quickly to defer logging

Vancouver outdoor pools and spray parks opening May Long weekend

Fallout from Victoria school district's budget proposal raises concerns about reconciliation

New transit partnership connects Sunshine Coast to Lower Mainland

Surrey RCMP ask for help locating known gangster

Vancouver Sun

Mounties to increase travel road checks on four BC Highways this long weekend

RCMP search for 22 year old Surrey gangster on the run

Cupid vs COVID: One quarter of BC couples say they have lost the 'romantic spark'

BC restaurants place bets on when indoor dining restrictions will lift

Privacy watchdogs fear 'significant privacy risk' of vaccine passports

RCMP arrest five more people at anti-logging protest on southern Vancouver Island

Crooks have twisted age-old banking methods to move their money

NDP again flouts its promises of 'transparency' this time with InBC

Victoria Times-Colonist

Second man in temporary housing evicted for starting a fire

Province provides funding lifeline to tourism industry but no re-opening plan

Police, bylaw staff threatened with knife while enforcing sheltering rules in park

Adviser named to help with Greater Victoria School District budget

'All hands on deck' over cruise ships - finally

Pay parking could be coming to Tofino, beaches

Victoria News

BC RCMP stepping up COVID-19 road checks for long weekend

Opposition questions BC;s people-planet--profit investment fund

New BC Ferry for Campbell River to Quadra run on its way across the Atlantic

Australian energy giant Woodside follows Chevron and bails on LNG project in Northwest BC

Global

Controversial proposal to fast-track social housing towers heads to Vancouver Council

RCMP arrest five more at BC anti-logging protest

Travel road checks to increase for May long weekend: BC Highway Patrol

Vaccine hesitancy still a concern in areas of BC: experts 

BC LNG industry faces more uncertainty as another investor pulls out

Suspected gangster busted with loaded gun in Metrotown parking lot: police

Surrey RCMP  search for 'armed and dangerous' Brothers Keepers gang member

Georgia Straight

Surrey RCMP and US police seek to locate 22 year old Brothers keeper gang member

BC RCMP to boost COVID-19 travel checks during May long weekend

BC is failing to do its part to address the global climate and biodiversity crisis

Councillor Christine Boyle advances controversial motion to build more social housing in Vancouver

Lower Mainland police agencies warn public to avoid interacting with people with 'ongoing nexus to violence'

'We are not criminals': camper van, vehicle dwellers in Vancouver to hold rally on may 26 eviction day

The Tyee

BC's cynical attack on Old-Growth Forests

No one says, 'I want to hitchhike today to get groceries"

Fie arrested at Faire Creek Old Growth Blockade

Please Advise!The BC Liberals Need. new Name

Miscellaneous