Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, September 15, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Wednesday,  September 15, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 661new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths

BC reports 661 new COVID-19 cases, seven additional deaths

BC reports 661 new cases, seven more deaths

Active cases decrease, 11 flight exposures 

7 more people died of COVID-19  in BC, as 661 new cases confirmed

Two new deaths, 66 new COVID-19 cases in Island Health

BC COVID-19 infections stay high, 661 new cases Wednesday

Globe and Mail

In North American first, Vancouver clinic lets patients take heroin home 

BC man who murdered a family of six campers in 1982 denied parole 

CBC

BC worker wins job back after bout of diarrhea leads to company's COVID confusion

Lumber crash leads to 'blowout' sales as prices crater

Metro Vancouver named eviction capital of Canada in new UBC report

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in BC

Nurse says she's 'a little embarrassed' by union's opposition to BC vaccine mandate

Man shot dead in parkade of upscale downtown Vancouver hotel 

Prince George School District apologizes for insensitive school assignment on impacts of colonization

Canadian physio grads have waited 18 months to get licensed. Now exams are cancelled for the 5th time

Vancouver Sun

UN gangster shot dead at downtown Vancouver hotel

Peace River South only health area in BC with fully vaccinated rate less than 50 per cent

Police say they hope for voluntary compliance on vaccine cards

Horgan shrugs off latest US threat to BC cruise ship business

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Cannabis producer Tilray closing its Nanaimo operations

Parksville man dies while family on 911 half-hour hold

Mount Tolmie residents 'angry, fearful' over shelter in their midst

Royal BC Museum to require proof of COVID-19 vaccine for entry

Court ruling leaves door opener federal government to weigh in on E & N

After 18 months, Clipper ferry to return to Inner Harbour on Friday morning 

Victoria News

Cannabis giant Tilray announces it will be closing its Nanaimo operations 

BC municipal leaders back more local say in future of logging

Global

'I don't care, stay home': BC transit passenger refuses to wear a mask or get off bus

US congressman pushing for cruise ships to permanently bypass British Columbia

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension in BC old-growth dispute

Man killed in shooting at Fairmont hotel in downtown Vancouver

Former Vernon teacher sentenced for 'degrading' and violent historic sex assaults 

'Robust' rainstorm forecast for BC's South Coast 

BC municipal affairs minister wades into Surrey council banning some people from Council meetings 

Georgia Straight

One man dead in parkade of high-end hotel after shooting in Vancouver's Coal Harbour 

Suspended BC realtor fined $95,000 for targeting 'financially distressed and vulnerable' homeowners

The Tyee

Spending $50 to Collect $5, Canada's absurd access to information rules 

BC promises change as COVID-19 surges in the North 

The Parties' shared failure on long term care 

Canada's Toothless Watchdogs

Miscellaneous

Climate change cited as reason to deny injunction extension over logging in BC

Pandemic recovery for Indigenous tourism will be slow, says report