Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, September 22, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Wednesday, September 22, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID-19 cases rise in BC, as 10 more die and 157 are in intensive care

Unvaccinated BC woman battling COVID-19 in the ICU dies from the virus

BC reports 759 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths

Over 700 new cases, active cases resume increasing

No wonder Dr. Henry's patience has run out on vaccine holdouts

School exposures starting to mount in BC

10 more people die of COVID-19 in BC, as 759 new cases confirmed

4th wave of COVID-19 hitting formerly unhoused people hard in provincial capital, says non-profit

BC COVID-19 infections keep rising, 759 for Wednesday

Globe and Mail

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CBC

BC must shore up risk crisis communications before, during, after wildfires: report

Vancouver's temporary summer patio program is here to stay

Give black bears lots of personal space as they prepare for hibernation, conservationist says

Proposed $5.6 billion petrochemical plant criticized by Prince George residents

Translink sets 2028 as the goal for a completed Sky Train extension to Langley

Police in cherry picker remove, arrest anti-pipeline tree-sitter in Burnaby

Vancouver Sun 

BC's vaccine holdouts now coming around as vaccine card rolls out

Coyote feeding busts in Stanley Park 'significant first step': wildlife advocated

Vancouver's COVID-era restaurant patios to become permanent

2 people arrested for allegedly feeding coyotes in Stanley Park

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Province asks how many paid sick days should be required: 3, 5 or 10

Nanaimo city workers, contractor help couple escape house fire

End of an era: Helmcken Market to close after 48 years as owners retire

Totem pole raised in Port Alberni sends message to young people, says carver

Vaccine passports - a perspective from the frontlines

Victoria News

Greater Victoria police team makes loud arrest of high-risk offender

Province cuts funding for police naloxone kits amid BC Opioid pandemic

Langford improving connection at Glen Lake, Sooke Road

BC appoints experts to grow shipbuilding, repair industry

BC seeks more input on paid sick leave in COVID-18 pandemic

Global

Two arrested after allegedly feeding coyotes in Stanley Park

Chilliwack elementary school temporarily closes to in-person learning amid outbreak

Vancouver has the highest rate of rental eviction in Canada, study finds

Surgeries continue to be postponed at Interior Health hospitals, officials say

One arrested, charged at Burnaby 'tree-sit' against Trans Mountain pipeline

Penticton eatery brings in mandatory staff vaccines in wake of 'moral dilemma'

Vancouver parks director confident Stanley Park is 'safe' but visitors urged to stay vigilant

Vancouver city council votes to make patio program permanent

Georgia Straight

North Vancouver mass stabbing suspect facing six additional charges

The Tyee

COVID surge in BC's North overwhelms Hospitals

Miscellaneous

BC must shore up risk-crisis communications before, during after wildfires: report