Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, August 9, 2021

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

BC Fires

With more than 270 wildfires burning in BC, cooler weather provided little relief 

Hundreds of White Rock Lake Wildfire evacuees allowed to return home 

White Rock Lake wildfire prompts evacuation of some patients at Vernon Hospital

Wildfire Nation

Fast-moving wildfire melted tires as woman fled BC's Monte Lake

Fire north of Duncan held to 32 hectares despite wind 

Coronavirus response in BC

BC shortens the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses to 28 days

BC reports 1,079 new COVID-19 cases, 5 additional deaths over 72 hours as hospitalizations rise 

BC to reduce interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses to four weeks 

Over 1,000 new cases and over 3,000 active cases; vaccine dose acceleration announced 

As COVID-19 cases rise, BC announces vaccine changes

BC shortens the time between COVID-19 vaccine doses from 49 to 28 days

BC reduces time between first and second doses of vaccine to 28 days 

Five ways BC's fourth wave is different from the others 

Facing COVID-19 outbreaks, BC Shortens time between vaccine doses

5 deaths reported in BC as new COVID infections top 1,000 over the weekend 

BC shortening gap between 1st and 2nd COVID vaccine doses to 28 days 

Globe and Mail

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CBC

Critics question BC's growing fossil fuel subsidies in wake of dire new climate change report

33 Fairy Creek activists arrested as tents and vehicles block service roads, Police say

70 year old woman suffers 11 stitches fighting men trying to rob her small ice cream shop

Trans Mountain pipeline tries to override Burnaby to gain permits for clearing 86 trees

City of Victoria to allow green waste in compost bins - but residents must roll bins to curb 

Hundreds line up at BC's Peace Arch crossing as COVID border restrictions lifted 

Ottawa says it must maximize revenue from the Trans Mountain pipeline to fight climate change 

Vancouver Sun

Canada reopens border to US citizens, but it's just one step forward 

BC researchers discover way to reduce organ rejection following a transplant 

Inside the battle by drug gangs for control of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Vancouver's first auditor general to provide 'another set of eyes' on city hall

Forest defenders present 150,000 name petition to stop old-growth logging in BC

Victoria Times-Colonist 

RCMP raid camps at Fairy Creek as protesters march in Victoria

Lady Rose Marine Services to shut down at end of month

BC Transit elimination fares for children 12 and under starting September 1

Victoria News

Fairy Creek protesters, Indigenous supporters mark one year of blockades 

Ferry provides windbreak as rescuers assist sailboat in choppy seas near Nanaimo 

Global

Dozens of vehicles with US plates line up at BC border as COVID-19 restrictions lifted 

Watchdog calls for further probe after video shows Vancouver cop shoving man to the ground 

Arrests, protests in BC mark one year anniversary of Fairy Creek blockade 

'It is a perfect storm': Smoke, labour shortage, COVID restrictions hitting Kelowna's restaurants 

White Rock Lake wildfire prompts evacuation of some patients at Vernon Hospital

Georgia Straight

BC to allow children 12 years and under to ride transit for free

City of Vancouver appoints its first auditor general and BC announces new deputy auditor general

Board affirms $82 million assessment of half-empty apartment property set for redevelopment 

Intergovernmental Panel on Climat Change details unprecedented human-caused changes to the planet 

The Tyee

The Grim climate warning we must not ignore 

The most important climate action you can take? We asked Paul Hawken

How have publishers survived the pandemic? 'It's kind of a Miralce'

Miscellaneous