Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, September 30, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Thursday,  September 30, 2021
   

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Coronavirus response in BC

Nine more deaths, 749 new cases reported in BC

Surrey to make masks mandatory for all K-12 students

Over 700 new cases; deaths in all five health regions 

Fully vaccinated BC mom urges vigilance after testing positive for COVID-19

BC Records 749 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 more deaths

BC records 749 more COVID-19 cases Thursday, 9 more deaths

Globe and Mail

BC parents, teachers and unions call on school districts to announce mask mandates

CBC

Burnaby School Board expands mask mandate to include K-3 students

Work stops on $1B North Shore water treatment plant amid layoffs by contractor

Canada's four largest provinces see vaccine uptake boosted by mandates

Power restored to thousands after rainstorm hits BC's South Coast

2 arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at BC pipeline construction site

Vancouver Sun 

Canada's 'Bank of Mom and Dad' returning us to 19th century inheritance culture

Burnaby joins Vancouver, Surrey in requiring masks for all K-12 students

Falcon may be Liberal leadership front-runner, but that doesn't mean party has embraced him

Coastal GasLink: Two arrested as protests erupt again at BC site

First Nation in Kamloops again calls for Catholic Church to release records of children who died at residential school

Why it's important to get your flu shot this winter

BC Civil disobedience trumps law enforcement at Fairy Creek

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Downtown showing signs of recovery: city report

Mechanical problem disrupts ferry sailings to mainland, some sailings cancelled

More potential COVID exposures reported in Island schools

Pockets of central and north Island still without power after windstorm

Victoria News

Sooke parents want tougher mask mandates for schools

$16B Site C dam takes shape as BC aims to sell more hydro power

Global

BC Child Protection Services 'residential schools part two', say Métis lawyers

Staff shortages lead to temporary closure of BC emergency department

'Faint hope': Court ruling a step towards keeping more Indigenous kids out of foster care

Georgia Straight

Despite COVID-19 travel restrictions, Canada's population grew mostly with international migration

Indigenous kids eligible to collect billions of dollars after Trudeau government loses appeal of human-rights ruling

The Tyee

Horgan Failed on Fairy Creek, Say BC Liberals and Greens

Orcas are in Trouble. Do Documentaries Help?

Miscellaneous

Two arrested as academics share concerns over Indigenous artifacts at BC site

Third BC school district issues across-the-board mask mandate for all students