Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, September 20, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Monday, September 20, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

A defiant Dr. Bonnie Henry defends her COVID-19 decisions

BC records 1,692 COVID cases and 11 more deaths over three days

BC records 1,692 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend as more admitted to hospital

About 1,700 new cases; active cases decrease but hospitalized cases increase

Sixteen with COVID in intensive care in Island Health; 204 new cases over weekend

BC records 1,692 more COVID-19 cases since Friday, 11 deaths

Globe and Mail

BC property insurers tighten rules for homeowners, builders in forest fire regions 

CBC

BC Nurses' Union president resigns

Special prosecutor appointed to aid RCMP investigation into alleged assault on Surrey mayor

BC court green lights class action suit for minors who reported abuse while in Government care

Vancouver Mayor says he was harassed, challenged to a fight in Yaletown store

Vancouver Sun 

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Victoria Times-Colonist 

Attack on police chief undermined healing ceremony for Indigenous women, says family

Two vehicles impounded after doing double the speed limit on Foul Bay Road

Victoria News

BC's 2021 wildfire season winds down, third biggest in area burned

Global

BC Nurses' Union president resigns suddenly amid mandatory vaccine debate

Decades of fish passage advocacy leads to decommissioning of BC Hydro's Wilsey Dam

Surrey-to-Langley Sky Train won't be up and running until 2028

Special prosecutor hired to help RCMP investigate Surrey mayor's hit-and-run claims

BC's principals support 'exclusion zones' after anti-vaccine protesters target schools

Small BC school gets out of this world visit from Chris Hadfield thanks to pup name Henry

University of Victoria 'deeply regrets' use of racial slur in classroom

Georgia Straight

Fossil-fuel industry disinformation about the climate under scrutiny in US corridors of power but not in Canada

The Tyee

Sahota's in Hot Water with City over Regal Hotel

Who Killed Sam Fitzpatrick?

'Unlivable' SRO's spur homelessness, says BC's Attorney General 

Miscellaneous

Special prosecutor appointed after BC mayor says he was 'run over' outside store

Protest undermines BC healing ceremony for Indigenous woman, family seeks refocus