Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, September 23, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, September 23, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise

' I chose not to get the vaccine': BC mom battling COVID speaks from her ICU bed

Over 800 new cases; Chilliwack school outbreak

BC reports 832 new COVID-19 cases as vaccination numbers slowly rise

Upward trend continues as BC records 832 new cases of COVID-19 and 5 more deaths

Case counts growing rapidly in under-10s I BC, while declining in older age groups

Father urges people to get vaccinated after daughter, 29, dies of COVID-19

BC reports 832 new COVID-19 cases, Thursday, 5 more deaths

Globe and Mail

Chilliwack elementary school temporarily closes over COVID-19 spike

Prince George bylaw targets homeless people 'scapegoats' the poor, says expert

CBC

White Rock Lake wildfire one of most destructive blazes in 2021, causes $77 million in insurance damage  

Port Alberni long-term care residents, staff say care has declined for years

COVID-19 outbreak prompts school closure in Chilliwack

Homes near fracking sites in BC have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds

Hate crime investigation launched into Victoria church vandalism 

Vancouver Sun 

'It's been a nightmare': Anti-vaxxers punish rule abiding BC restaurants

New Democrats and Liberals achieve common front in troubled time in BC

Province cuts police funding for naloxone kits, now scrambling to restore funding

UBC prof toasts alcohol's role in creativity and communal connection

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Saanich looks to raise fees, scrap club privileges at Cedar Hill Golf Course

Province will pay for police supply of overdose-reversing Naloxone kits, premier says

Victoria police investigate graffiti at downtown cathedral as hate crime

Advisory committee to help map out future of shipbuilding in BC

Victoria News

BC Premier pleads for COVID-19 help as Trudeau government resumes

BC's high gasoline prices ease as pipeline shortage continues

Province responds after Oak Bay police sound alarm over lack of naloxone funding

Sooke will seek public input on John Phillips Memorial Park

Global

After outbreak closes BC school, new calls for safety protocols and online learning plans

Herd of escaped horses causes traffic slowdown in BC

British Columbia looking at rules to ban protests on school and hospital grounds

Georgia Straight

Two individuals arrested for allegedly feeding coyotes in Vancouver's Stanley Park

The Tyee

Miscellaneous

Massive BC wildfire causes $77 million in insurance damage 

Homes near fracking sites in BC have higher levels of some pollutants, study finds