Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, June 5 & 6, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday,  June 5 &6, 2021
   

Kamloops Residential School Graves

Pope Francis expresses sorrow over unmarked graves at residential school but does not answer calls for apology

Catholic Church ran most of Canada's residential schools, yet remains largely silent about their devastating legacy

Statue of Egerton Ryerson on university campus torn down, police say

Papal apology for church's role in residential schools may not be 'way forward': archbishop

Statue of Egerton Ryerson topple at university after rally honouring residential school victims

'Not an apology': Pope's statement on residential school deaths angers those seeking accountability from church

Aspects of what Canadian students are taught about Indian residential schools

PM Justin Trudeau gets real in a virtual talk about family, faith and urging Pope Francis to do the right thing

Canada will surely open a new inquiry into the perpetrators behind residential school. More brutal revelations are coming

Egerton Ryerson statue brought down by protesters 

'I'm Sorry': Toronto cardinal apologizes for residential schools

'Convenient Ignorance: 'Canadians' knowledge of residential schools sorely lacking

'We're all pained' Indigenous leaders in Canada dismiss Pope's remarks on residential schools'

The Kamloops graves put Truth and Reconciliation back in the spotlight, but will it stay there?

Why accepting reality of residential school harms is necessary

'Par for the course': Pope's residential school non-apology no surprise, says BC Chief 

Kamloops residential school survivor urges others to week professional help

Hundreds in convoy to Kamloops to show support for Indigenous Canadians

Egerton Ryerson statue will not be replaced after being pulled down, University says

The legacy of residential schools is not history

Racism against Japanese Canadians informs Kai Nagata's solidarity with Indigenous people resisting genocide

Buffy Sainte-Marie urges 'compassion' for Indigenous community as Junos get underway

The importance of a residential schools paper trail

Indigenous forestry, set to expand, wrestles with old-growth logging debate

BC weekend events mourn Indigenous children buried at Kamloops Residential School

Old growth logging protesters take to Vancouver Art Gallery as island arrests mount

How radar technology is used to discover unmarked graves at former residential schools

To the 215 children and their families: 'What happened to you?"

Coronavirus response in BC

BC Pharmacies getting supply of AstraZeneca 2nd doses Monday

Globe and Mail

Lumber rally falters but lofty prices expected to be new norm

CBC

BC homeowner's court challenge threatens to open 'floodgates' to assessment appeals

BC Ferries passenger goes overboard, recovered near Bowen Island

Critic says BC old growth blockades underscore failure to deliver endangered species law

Sole laundromat opens on Salt Spring Island funded by local residents for those in need

Kamloops friendship centre sees big jump in donations over past week

Surrey students raise thousands for COVID19 aid in India

World class Vancouver recording studio plagued by 6 months of unexplained radio interference

Vancouver Sun

Body pulled from water after BC Ferries passenger goes overboard

What's going on in Fairy Creek? A primer on the battle over BC's old growth forests

Province seeks forfeiture of $519,000 Squamish property allegedly linked to illegal cannabis sales

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Residents concerned about scope of Harris Green project

Canadian Coast Guard destroys man's boat, then sues to cover $8,500 bill

Kevin Falcon might be the best bet for the 'BC Party'

School District budget report the gold standard

Victoria News

Leaf blow ban petition attracts 544 signatures, sparks discussion by Saanich Council

Sidney to start Tulitsta Park improvements this month

Student-led food drive in Central Saanich sets new record

SD62, Langford, Colwood and Sooke work towards expanded development

Several hundred fish dead in Sidney's Reay Creek after suspected bleach leak

300 protesters hike in to Vancouver Island old-growth logging camps

Global

Simikameen tourist destination turns away Alberta visitors amid COVID-19 travel directive

Man rushed to hospital in critical condition after going overboard from BC Ferry

City of Vancouver investigating road tolls for trips to downtown core

Georgia Straight

The legacy of the second Vancouver Stanley Cup Riot on its tenth anniversary

Election could jeopardize legislation to scrap mandatory minimum sentences for drug offences

Liberal promise to reduce Canadians' cellphone bills shredded by recent CRTC decision 

International Energy Agency report should spell end of urban highway and airport expansion

The Tyee

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