Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, July 22, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday,  July 22, 2021
   

BC Fires

Windy, changing conditions force more orders and alerts

Firefighters scramble to save homes as Nk'Mip Creek wildfire near Osoyoos flares up

Lytton Creek wildfire spreads to 24,365 hectares as more people ordered to leave

Shrike Hill Road residents come face-to-face with volatile Nk'Mip Creek wildfire near Oliver

'Stay off the lake': Fire chief warns public as Two Mile Road wildfire burns near Sicamous

Evacuation order issued for part of Seymour Arm due to nearby wildfire

The fight to save 500 ostriches on a BC Farm surrounded by wildfires

BC pledges to use Alert Ready system for more natural disasters following wildfire response

More evacuations ordered in BC as strong winds fan wildfires

Strong gusts forecast in BC and wind set to change direction, creating new challenges for wildfire crews

Officials urged tourists to be aware of local wildfire conditions before travelling in BC

String of equipment thefts hinders firefighters in Central Kootenay

Powerful winds whipped up BC wildfires as 4,300 homes have been evacuated

Wildfire near Shirley considered 'under control'

Muir Creek fire now 'being held' by firefighters

RCMP add officers to help with BC Interior wildfire evacuations

Coronavirus response in BC

BC sees highest number of COVID-19 cases in a month

BC reports no deaths but 89 new cases, highest daily total in over a month

Playland to host pop-up vaccine clinic amid push for more 1st doses

Over 80 new cases; most increases in Interior and Fraser Health

BC records 89 new cases of COVID-19, the highest one-day case count in a month

Vax Van hist the road to deliver first doses to Island communities with low vaccination rates

BC sees 89 new COVID-19 cases Thursday, active infections rising

Globe and Mail

Investigate water pollution in BC's Elk Valley, environmental groups urge federal agencies

Despite wildfires and heatwave threats, BC has never used Canada's cellphone alert system

'Escalation' of threats, vandalism against Vancouver churches: Police

CBC

New community policing centre approved for Vancouver's Mount Pleasant gets pushback

Abbotsford church fire an arson, police say

BC's heatwave may be to blame for several cases of shellfish poisoning  

Indigenous people flooded with requests to survey potential graves

Thompson-Okanagan region asked to cut water consumption by 30% amid ongoing drought

Restrictions at long-term care facilities had just started to relax. Then the wildfires came

BC bans rat-killing rodenticides for 18 months over wildlife concerns

Vancouver Sun

Popular sunset viewpoint in Vancouver now open to public drinking, with no toilets in place

Hotel video shows crowd fleeing fatal Wall Centre shooting

Foreign buyers tax not racist,  judges say

Master strategist who led Horgan to victory retires

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Former legislative clerk Craig James pleads not guilty to breach of trust, fraud

Man 67, struck by vehicle, after logging protest spills onto Blanshard

New Island class ferry arrives in Victoria after voyage from Romania

$86 milloin UVic engineering, computer science expansion aims to foster innovation

Natural-gas-powered transit buses rolling out in the capital region

Old growth and climates crises must be addressed together

Victoria News

Langford's #MyBelmont neighbourhood reveals fourth and final phase

Value of 2020 residential construction in Sidney close to $75 million

New "Island 3" ferry arrives in Victoria

Record BC lumber profits should go to wildfire fight, Horgan says

Global

Documents reveal who crisis PR team coached and how as Delta police responded to scandal

BC woman's roadside prohibition overturned, RCMP ignored her disability

Shellfish harvesters warned after warmer ocean leads to spike in cases of illness

Vancouver police say major spike in vandalism after 13 churches targeted since June 2

'It's heart wrenching': Drought conditions devastate food producers from BC to Ontario

'Never like this': BC money expert describes planning for climate disaster as wildfires rage

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum to seek re-election

Vancouver police say major spike in vandalism after 13 churches targeted since June 2

Georgia Straight

New SeaBus displays Indigenous art on maiden voyage 

Man found dead inside burned vehicle in Langley

Kelowna RCMP arrest 36 year old suspect on arson charge after hillside fire

When a company says it's sorry, it better mean it

The climate is changing rapidly, but the oil industry isn't

Fire hits Abbotsford Church while Vancouver police report spike in vandalism at churches

The Tyee

Canada's Islamophobia: Deep. Deadly. Growing

House Sales are booming in rural BC - and renters are getting slammed

Miscellaneous