Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, July 14, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday, July 14, 2021
   

BC Fires

Growing number of BC residents ordered to leave their homes as wildfires rage

More than 1400 properties ordered to evacuate in Central BC due to wildfires

Evacuation order, alerts issued due to Tremont Creek wildfire burning hear Ashcroft

District of 100 Mile House under evacuation alert due to wildfires raging in the Cariboo

Seymour Arm under evacuation alert due to BC wildfires

Over 1,500 properties being evacuated at 100 Mile House due to BC wildfires

Did a train start the Lytton Fire?

Out of control Thomas Creek Wildfire near Okanagan Falls grows to 5,000 ha.

Police investigating series of overnight fires near Kamloops

Evacuation order issued for residents in BC's Cariboo region due to wildfires

Fundraising campaign launched for firefighter injured battling blaze near Kamloops

CN shuts down operations on two key rail lines to Vancouver as wildfires threaten

Coronavirus response in BC

BC goes six days without a COVID-19 death, 41 new cases reported

50 percent of BC adults fully vaccinated

Why Canada was so late to meet the pandemic risk

BC records 41 new cases of COVID-19 and no new deaths

Half of BC Adults are now fully vaccinated

BC goes six days without a COVID-19 death; one new case in Island Health

BC's COVID infection rate stays low, 41 cases Wednesday

Globe and Mail

Fifth person confirmed dead in Kelowna, crane collapse

BC vows to improve ambulance system after heat wave overwhelms emergency services

Residents display high-visibility safety gear to mourn victims of BC crane collapse

BC heat wave deaths prompt calls for changes to emergency services

CBC

Conservation officer advises the public to stay away from Stanley Park following another coyote attack

Body of 5th victim recovered from debris after crane collapse

Edmonton man identified as one of 5 men killed in BC Crane Collapse

Downtown Eastside's exclusion from park drinking pilot a 'policy failure', advocate says

23 year old construction worker killed in Kelowna crane collapse leave family, fiancée to grieve

More paramedics and dispatchers will be hired in BC, health minister announces

BC nurse's driver's licence suspended after she couldn't do breathalyzer test due to facial paralysis

How Sumer school, tutoring are helping students catch up from pandemic disrupted classes

Vancouver Sun

BC shakes up ambulance service after heat-wave meltdown

Ottawa and Victoria caved as Surrey's mayor stuck to his guns on SkyTrain

Union locals develop housing for Vancouver teachers

CN shuts down operations on two key rail lines to Vancouver as wildfires threaten

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Ben Isitt resigns position on CRD Indigenous committee after Pacheedaht raise concerns

Market tight for tenants seeking houses or suites to rent

Don't become hardened to news about residential-school grave sites, says Turpel-Lafond

Industry hopeful minister will announce return of cruise ships next year

Death of humpback whale hit by ship a wake-up call for mariners; researcher

Brother learns death of sister 71, likely linked to BC heat wave

This drought feels different - there's more worry

Taking action towards reconciliation at Island Health

Fight climate change by working from home

Victoria News

Changes coming to North Saanich's OCP review process

Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt resigns from CRD First Nation committee vice-chair role

Construction gets rolling on UVic greenway

Victoria Foundation distributes $3.13 million to 142 organizations on South Island, Gulf Islands

BC Funds 85 new paramedics, 22 ambulances as demand climbs

BC, care homes partner to train more senior home support staff

Global

BC government overhauls BC Emergency Health Services amid concerns of response times

District of 100 Mile House under evacuation alert due to wildfires raging in the Cariboo

'Come prepared, bring water': BC's Gulf Islands suffering drought like conditions

5th body recovered  from rubble following deadly Kelowna crane collapse

Kelowna crane collapse: First star of disassembly completed, evacuation order amended

Full report of remains found at former Kamloops residential school to be released

Out of control Thomas Creek Wildfire near Okanagan Falls grows to 5,000 ha.

Police investigating series of overnight fires near Kamloops

Construction union calls for mandatory training in wake of Kelowna crane tragedy

Georgia Straight

Blueberry River First Nations court victory offers path to reconciliation

Vancouver's Burrard Sky Train Station to close for two years during its first major overhaul

Fifty body recovered after crane collapses in Kelowna

Canada and the churches must take responsibility for growing unrest in Indigenous communities

The Tyee

'Burn it all down' is a call for decolonization, not arson

An arrest warrant should not be a death sentence

No more thoughts and prayers. Indigenous kids need action

Miscellaneous

BC overhauls administration of ambulance service after hundreds die in heat