Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, July 5, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Monday, July 5, 2021
   

Western Canada Heatwave

First Nations in British Columbia threaten to block rail traffic over fire recovery fears

BC officials suspect human cause for devastating Lytton wildfire

BC's heat wave and fires were driven by climate change, and they won't be the last. What must we do next?

She sparked the Lytton wildfire? The answer relies on detective work, science and getting on your hands and knees

'We were very close': The battle to save Kamloops from wildfire

Cause of Lytton wildfire suspected to be human, but investigation not yet complete

A third of BC's 200 wildfires are burning out of control Monday

BC firefighters help comfort, feed animals left behind after devastating Lytton wildfire

Firefighters scramble to save home, Highway 3 closed as wildfire ignites near Osoyoos

Ontario, NB firefighters arrive in BC as nearly 200 wildfires blaze

The future of Fire in Canada

Firefighters deployed to BC from Eastern Canada as nearly 200 fires burn across province

Two small underground wildfires burning on Vancouver Island

Evacuations slow as BC welcomes out-of-province firefighters to help

22 tickets issued for unlawful campfires as BC crews fight hundreds of wildfires

Firebreaks, controlled burns help surround BC's bigger wildfires

Disaster assistance program activated for BC communities, ranches

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports five COVID-19 outbreaks in long-term care homes, three deaths

BC reports 87 new cases, 3 deaths over 72 hours

Most new cases in Interior Health; Vancouver Coastal Health has most active cases

36% of eligible British Columbians now full vaccinated as COVID-19 numbers keep falling

Vaccine passports ignite debate over privacy vs public health

BC sees only 20 new COVID-19 cases Monday as decline continues

Globe and Mail

Two police officers stabbed, one suspect treated for taser injuries in Vancouver

Investigation into possible tornado that damaged buildings in northern BC

CBC

2 Vancouver Police officers stabbed while responding to report of forcible confinement

Pilot killed fighting Alberta wildfire remembered for big personality, remarkable talent

Care home evacuees housed in basement with mattresses on floor and no AC, relatives say

More than a billion seashore animals may have cooked to death in BC heat wave, says UBC researcher

Residential school survivors call for an end to arson attacks on churches

Vancouver trees dry out as heat wave continues to take its toll

Possible tornado in northern BC leaves hundreds without power for 5 days

Vancouver Sun

Two Vancouver Police offices stabbed during incident in Chinatown

BC Hydro paints rosy Site C picture, even as more risks lurk

Why prices at your favourite BC restaurants may be going up

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Deaths more than doubled on Island during heat wave, preliminary data show

Fish farm loses bid for application to move young salmon into net pens

Victoria News

Cast in bronze, then into Victoria's Inner Harbour: so who was James Cook?

High demand, low inventory driving Greater Victoria real estate prices up

Indigenous garden plants seeds for a path to unity in Colwood

Global

BC First Nation demands Pope Francis visit Canada to see the aftermath of residential schools

2 Vancouver Police officers stabbed while responding to call in Strathcona

'We do not destroy people's places of worship': Residential School survivors condemn attacks on churches

Georgia Straight

Two Vancouver Police officers stabbed during response to child confinement call in Strathcona area

BC Civil Liberties Association executive director Harsha Walia at centre of social media firestorm

Transportation Safety Board report into CN derailment in 2006 linked heavier loads to higher braking temperatures 

Nanaimo and Vancouver rainbow crosswalks defaced with paint

The Tyee

The Fight for Medical use of Magic Mushrooms is moving to the courts

Miscellaneous