Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday, August 17, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for     Tuesday,  August 17, 2021
   

BC Fires

Dozens of Okanagan residents cope with the news their homes have been lost to wildfire

BC Mayors call for more federal assistance as wildfires ravage the province

Kamloops farmer says he holds BC government accountable for White Rock Lake wildfire losses

6 more First Nation sin BC launch investigation into residential school sites

Cooler temperatures, rain help BC Firefighting effort, but relief may be short-lived

Before and After photos show homes lost to BC's White Rock Lake wildfire 

Coquihalla Highway now open but wildfire knocks out power, burns wildlife fence 

BC wildfire officials optimistic for a 'favourable week' for crews battling huge fires 

Princeton Mayor frustrated with province after highway traffic routed through town 

BC government won't issue orders to ban travel to wildfire-affected areas 

Evacuation alert issued for Octopus Creek wildfire 

Mount Law wildfire: Evacuation order reduced to alert, one home damaged 

Okanagan Indian Band confirms structures lost to White Rock Lake wildfire

Wildfire smoke impacting flights to Kelowna

White Rock Lake wildfire now 78,190 hectares; estimated 70 properties damaged by blaze 

Mount Law Wildfire in BC Interior still estimated at 800 hectares, out of control

Mudslide closes Highway 1 from Lytton to Cache Creek

BC Liberal leadership candidate Kevin Falcon rips into Premier John Horgan for takin holiday during wildfire crisis

Rain and cooler conditions offer fractional relief to crews battling almost 300 wildfires in BC

Highway 1 closed due to mudslide near Lytton 

Premier John Horgan drawing heat for taking vacation while BC Burns

State of emergency extended to end of August as wildfires ravage BC 

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 501 new cases of COVID-19 as active infections near 5,300

'Disastrous combination': Harvard study suggests BC's wildfire smoke could cause worsened COVID-19 cases 

Most COVID-19 cases still in Interior Health as BC records another 501

Over 3,000 active cases in Interior Health; public exposure at fitness facility

ICU patients more than double in a week as BC records 1,434 new cases of COVID-19 over 3 days

Little sympathy for unvaccinated among majority Canadians: Poll

First COVID-19 death in months reported in Island Health; 501 new cases in BC

501 new COVId-19 cases, 1 new death reported in BC

Globe and Mail

Minor among 13 arrested at blockade protesting old-growth logging on Vancouver Island 

CBC

BC teachers still calling for mandatory masks, improved ventilation when classes resume in September

Grieving family reaches out to public after son's life 'taken so brutally' outside Whistler bistro

Vancouver Sun

Former Prince George Catholic High School student alleges sexual abuse by teacher in 90's 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Island transport company to buy Lady Rose Marine, continue ferry service

Solving the mystery of what's in those dozens of big white containers at Ogden Point 

Esquimalt based warship sets sail for Indo-Pacific region 

Vaccine and mask petition submitted by UVic faculty 

Nanaimo courier company says it will stop using Beban Park

VIU drug-checking device can help reduce overdoses, minister says 

Saanich to hire contractor to develop shared park use strategy

Port Alberni poised for a waterfront transformation after buying sawmill lands 

BC's forests deserve facts, not fabrications 

Victoria News

Mailing issue delays plans for second brewery in Sidney

Victoria based warship set sail under sunny skies 

BC teachers call for K-12 mask mandate and 'cautious approach' to start off school year

UVic Faculty Association joins others in calling for masking, vaccination mandate

Heatwaves, wildfires prompt Saanich mayor to reiterate district's climate commitment 

Global

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Georgia Straight

Male suspect shot by police during early morning altercation in downtown Vancouver 

The Tyee

A massive landslide sends a wake up to BC's Mining sector 

Coastal GasLink spills more contaminants in Wet'suwet'en Territory 

Miscellaneous