Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, June 11, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Friday,  June 11, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

B.C. now has fewer COVID-19 patients in hospital than were in ICU alone at peak of 3rd wave

BC assistant contact tracer calls COVID patient to check on her, ends up saving her life

Curve bends a little more as BC records 180 new cases of COVID-19 and 1 more death

More Moderna vaccine on its way to BC as second dose effort gathers speed

BC prepares mandatory vaccination for senior care homes

Globe and Mail

BC Premier says changes to U.S. cruise ship rules remain temporary

CBC

Changes to US rules allowing cruise ships to bypass BC ports remain temporary but that could change

Gravel Quarry project near Kelowna rejected by regional district

Downtown Eastside tour operator shuts down after 'poverty tourism' criticism

ICBC to issue 2nd pandemic rebate to drivers

BC bringing back mandatory certification for trades workers

Burnaby School District apologizes for exam asking how First Nations benefited from colonial relationships

BC First Nation organizes 3-day healing walk in wake of Kamloops Residential School discovery

There's a new city in British Columbia. Here's why it doesn't matter

Tsihqot'in Nation slams 'failure' to condemn lawyer for misconduct on residential school file

Vancouver Sun

Controversial Brazilian virologist says he's been invited to teach at BCIT; BCIT says not so fast

BC reinstates trades certification for 10 occupations

Wilkinson gets most of the blame in election post mortem

Canada's $4.2 billion cruise industry risks being permanently decimated by proposed US law

Indigenous children continue to be failed in government 'care'

COVID improves Northern Justice

Victoria Times-Colonist 

'New war in the woods' continues despite deferrals; statue defaced during protest

Greater Victoria Harbour Authority demands Ottawa act on cruise ship ban

Cars banned as part of Government Street transformed into a pedestrian priority zone

US could restrict West Coast salmon fishing to help orcas

Victoria News

Public shaming, hate perpetuates further substance use: UVic researcher

Downtown Victoria timed closure of Government Street begins

Queen Victoria statue at BC Legislature vandalized Friday

BC doesn't depend on US law to attract cruise ships, Horgan says

BC begins return to mandatory certification with 10 skilled trades

Global

Vancouver police officers who used 'reckless' force in 2016 wellness check to keep their badges

British Columbians to get second ICBC COVID-19 rebate

Premier John Horgan confident BC won't be permanently skipped by cruise ships 

Red paint splattered on statue of Queen Victoria at BC Legislature

How a BC filmmaker's honeymoon photos helped train controversial facial recognition tech

Sea to Sky Gondola reopens with security 'unheard of in industries outside of the nuclear space'

Seven more BC mayors support Vancouver's push for drug decriminalization

BC Liberals blame candidate controversies, Wilkinson's leadership on 2020 election defeat

Georgia Straight

Canadian homeowners see net worth increase by $730 billion in 2021 first quarter, renters gain only $43 billion

The Tyee

BC Liberals were in trouble when the Election was called. Then They made things worse

'Scared Straight' Tour Shuttered after Downtown Eastside outcry

Skye's Story" When Children in Care can't find homes

Vancouver council Votes against delay for Climate Emergency Plan

What would an Equitable, Consenting Reopening Look Like?

Miscellaneous