Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Wednesday,  June 9, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC's COVID-19 curve continues to trend downward with 148 new cases, three deaths

BC CDC reports sustained decline in cases; deaths remain a concern

COVID-19 numbers continue to fall as BC records 148 new cases and 3 more deaths

BC CDC study shows one shot of Pfizer or Moderna is two-thirds effective and protects well against variants

COVID-19 case counts in BC fall to levels not seen since October, vaccinations up

Greater Victoria doctors take to social media to tackle vaccine hesitancy

BC's COVID-19 decline continues, 148 new cases Wednesday

Globe and Mail

BC suspends old-growth logging in Fairy Creek at request of Indigenous communities 

BC woman says her other put her up for adoption to avoid Kamloops Residential School

CBC

Public safety minister warns of contamination risk in illicit cannabis in BC

BC's Return-It program launches wine cork recycling program in West Kelowna

Indigenous woman mourning Kamloops victims says she was subjected to racial slurs, police don't take statement

Outspoken school trustee wins fight to continue suing former teacher union head for defamation

Penticton downtown business complains about parking meters driving customers away

BC agrees to defer old growth logging for 2 years in Fairy Creek and Central Walbran areas

Bear put down in Port Moody described as 'extreme public safety risk'

BC court certifies class-action lawsuit against makers of Alesse birth control pills

Vancouver Sun

Gangster ex-father in law named in BC Civil Forfeiture case

MLA Michael Lee enters BC Liberal leadership race with promise to restore trust

BC government grants First Nations' request to defer logging at Fairy Creek and Central Walbran

Vancouver's 'temporary' restaurant patios likely here to stay

BC travel agents welcome prospect COVID-19 quarantines might ease

NDP pleads for patience as progress lags on $10 a day child care

BC school trustee Barry Neufeld wins appeal in anti SLAPP case

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Province grants request to defer old growth logging in Fairy Creek, Central Walbran

Fourth Island Class ferry on its way to new home in BC

City partners with province on rental housing, community centre on Pandora

Society crowd funds to 'buy' old growth forests

Saanich councillor heads to blockade with other Island politicians, hoping to get arrested

Councillor looking for compromise in Victoria's Beacon Hill Park

Feds sign $5.7M deal to pump out Nootka Sound shipwreck

'I'm not talking about it anymore,' agriculture minister says of ALR intervention

Victoria News

Tourism, hospitality sector digs in for 2nd COVID summer amid wait for border re-opening

Saanich will soon say goodbye to single-use plastic bags

Stew Young keeps Langford guessing about his political future

BC approves deferral of old-growth logging at Fair Creek, Walbran Valleys

Illegal cannabis often contaminated with pesticides, BC study finds

MLA Michael Lee officially enters BC Liberal leadership contest

Global

BC deferring old-growth forestry in Fairy Creek and the Central Walbran for 2 years

Interior Health's top doctor declines comment as he is released from custody on alleged child sex crimes

Arrest of Interior Health's top doctor  on sex charges won't impact COVID-19 response: minister 

Fully vaccinated Canadian travellers can skip hotel quarantine come July: feds

BC woman says her mother put her up for adoption to avoid Kamloops Residential School

BC Liberal Michael Lee joins party leadership race 

Oil from vessel that sank in 1968 on Vancouver Island to be removed: Fisheries Department

BC Muslims say thoughts and prayers are not enough in wake of London attack

Rising fire threat in southern BC due to dry conditions: wildfire service outlook

Strong majority support a national day of remembrance for residential school victims: survey

Georgia Straight

Canadian survey exposes extent of anti-Asian attitudes and discriminatory experiences during COVID-19 pandemic

BC cabinet order defers old-growth logging in Fairy Creek and Walbran in response to Indigenous declaration

BC Interior chief medical officer arrested for alleged sex crimes against child in Alberta

BC Liberals take aim at Attorney  General David Eby while debating motion on anti-Asian racism

The Tyee

'Monumental steps' on Protecting Old Growth says Horgan. Critics aren't convinced

Canada's Glaring Islamophobia problem

Surgery is more dangerous for Indigenous People. It needn't be

It's time to use zoning to benefit those who need it most

Canada has Child-Care problems - But We can solve them

Nurses are in crisis , and  banging pots isn't going to fix it

Miscellaneous