Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, August 13, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Friday,  August 13, 2021
   

BC Fires

BC wildfire officials ask travellers to avoid certain areas as next 72 hours are 'critical'

Photos show hazy smoky skies across Lower Mainland, air quality is at its worst 

Concerns, tensions high as small community of 2,000 flees BC wildfire

Crews face 'daunting task' in battling massive blaze

Air quality advisory issued for Metro Vancouver, Fraser Valley due to wildfire smoke 

Forecast for strong winds on BC wildfires is a 'direct threat to life'

Logan Lake straggler defying evacuation order to save house says he won't go until he sees embers 

Logan Lake wildfire evacuees arrive in Chilliwack

Travellers asked to avoid parts of BC as heat and wind makes next 72 hours critical

Public urged not to travel to North Okanagan communities over weekend

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 717 cases of COVID-19, three new outbreaks in seniors' care facilities

BC records staggering new 717 COVID-19 cases, the highest since early May

Over 700 new cases and 4,000 active cases in BC

COIVD numbers jump significantly as BC records 717 new cases 

Kootenay struggle with dramatic rise in cases of COVID-19

Expect more vaccine mandates and non-vaccinated restrictions: experts 

More than 700 new COVID-cases in BC, 40 In Island Health

Everyone on UVic campus should be vaccinated 

717 more COVID-19 cases confirmed in BC as Delta strain continues to spread

Globe and Mail

AbCellera posts second-quarter loss as revenue tumbles 

North Vancouver home gets three offers, sells for $192,000 over asking 

Residents of Lytton frustrated by lack of communication, delays in rebuilding

CBC

Wildfire smoke could provide some relief from heat wave but combination still dangerous, health officials say 

Judge says RCMP acted 'unlawfully' enforcing Fairy Creek injunction after court challenge 

Extreme heat alerts issues as weather agency warns of Catch-22 from smoke, high temperatures

Homicide detectives investigating suspicious death in Burnaby commercial area 

BC church vandalized with threatening graffiti referencing residential schools

UBCs support for masks, vaccinations doesn't go far enough, student society says 

BC workplaces need to clear 'high bar' before imposing vaccine mandates, experts say

Vancouver Sun

Body of Surrey man found in Burnaby, police say his killing was targeted 

'Help Wanted' a common refrain for BC businesses in recovery mode 

'Substantial increase' in public drinking to blame for increase in Granville District crime: Police

Imminent extinction of Interior Steelhead runs foretells what's to come for Fraser River salmon: experts 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Search for missing diver near Nanaimo called off

Community firefighters pitch in to ballet blaze on Sonora Island 

Nanaimo, Strathcona Regional District get cash to study housing needs

Residents to weigh in on proposed new brewpub in Sidney

After stop for repairs in Spain, BC Ferries' fourth Island-class vessel arrives in Victoria 

Langford land parcel sale sidelined as Transportation Ministry steps in 

We're sweating now, but relief is on the horizon

Feds to give BC $134M toward improving long-term care facilities

UVic research project lands $535,000 in grants 

Victoria News

Tree issue resolved for Saanich development proposal on Obed Avenue

$1.8 million worth of bike lanes, crosswalks and sidewalks coming to Sooke

Quadra Street repaving to finish Friday night 

Search underway for diver who went missing near Nanaimo 

Block Watch program expanding to downtown Victoria 

Global

1st live 'murder hornet' of 2021 spotted near Canada-US border 

2 people still missing after fishing boat capsizes on Bella Coola River

Police had no role in mysterious death of BC man who had criminal ties: watchdog 

Georgia Straight

BC warns against travel to parts of the Interior due to wildfire hazards

Two BC water-based searches: diver disappears near Nanaimo, missing swimmer in lake near Sicamous

The BC NDP and the Residential Tenancy Board are failing renters 

Two arrested after Guildford shooting; boosted Newton enforcement results in arrests and charges

West End condo sold at $275,000 likely summers least-priced deal

You think BC's wildfires are bad? Check out what's happening in Siberia

Homeless CRAB Park campers have no access to running water in Vancouver heat wave 

The Tyee

Fairy Creek got an old-growth deferral. Now Some First Nations call for more

As Kandahar falls, so do myths of US Power

Campus life is returning. Will toxic drug deaths increase too?

Miscellaneous