Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, October 1, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Friday, October 1, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC capital facing shortage go COVID-19 isolation shelter spots for homeless

Another 11 deaths, 714 cases reported in British Columbia

Delta COVID-19 variant has pushed vaccine target further: Tam

Masks required for all students; addressing mask resistance

11 more die from COVID-19 in BC, as 714 new cases confirmed

Another 714 COVID-19 cases in BC Friday, 11 more deaths

Globe and Mail

Metrotown Mall evacuated in Burnaby, after police incident 

Former Vancouver Mayor Philip Owen dies

BC expands mask mandate to cover all students across province until at least January

'Pay what you feel' grocery store aims to combat food insecurity as it opens in Vancouver  

A search for more than band-aid housing solutions 

CBC

BC expands mask mandate in schools to include kindergarten to Grade 3 after community outcry 

Incident that cause evacuations at Metrotown believed to be 'unfounded' police say

New 'pay what you feel' grocery store aims to combat food insecurity in Vancouver

BC says progress being made after court ruling on Blueberry River First Nation's treaty rights

WHL welcoming hockey fans back to arenas as puck drops on new season

1 in 3 people in BC say they haven't been asked to show a vaccine card at a venue where it's required: poll

Whistler resident fined $60,000 after feeding black bears with bulls groceries

Victoria opening new COVID-19 isolation spaces as outbreak worsens 

3 arrested for threatening passengers after refusing to wear a mask on board a BC Ferry

Former Vancouver mayor Philip Own dead at 88

Vancouver Sun 

BC Health Officer extends mask mandate to include all students from Kindergarten to Grade 12

Contractor lays off three- quarters of workers on $1 billion North Shore wastewater plant

Burnaby RCMP said shooting spree at Metrotown mall 'unfounded'

Blueberry River court decision puts Site C dam construction, cost at risk

Whistler woman handed $60,000 in fines for feeding bears

Former Vancouver Mayor Philip Owen dies 'peacefully' at age 88

Three anti-makers arrested on BC Ferries vessel

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Masks now required in BC classrooms for all grades

Three men arrested after refusing to wear masks on ferry to Swartz Bay

Former Nanaimo councillor to receive city's highest honour - and free parking

Enforcing limits on the right to protest

Victoria News

Three men arrested after defying mask mandate, threatening passengers on ferret Swartz Bay

50 new isolation pods coming for Victoria's unhoused, COVID-positive population

High job vacancy rate continues to be felt across Island

BC Legislature set to resume with full chamber, COVID-19 rules

Global

Bomb and shooting scare at Metrotown believed to be 'unfounded' say RCMP

Masks mandatory for all K-12 students in BC Schools

Petition calls for mandatory COVID-19 vaccines at Whistler Blackcomb resort

Whistler woman handed $60,000 in fines for regularly feeding bears

Fifty new shelter beds coming to Victoria for unhoused people with COVID-19

Former Vancouver Mayor Philip Owen dies at age 88

'I am heartbroken': Oyama BC residents say library closure will mean the loss of a community hub 

Three arrested on BC Ferry after refusing to wear masks, threatening passengers

BCHL announces plan to fly teams to US to play Wenatchee Wild

Georgia Straight

Justin Trudeau under fire for taking Tofino holiday on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

Former Vancouver mayor Philip Owen dead at 88

Vancouver Councillor Colleen Hardwick calls for immediate extension of leases in False Creek South

Three men arrested on BC Ferries after threatening passengers during mask-wearing dispute

The Tyee

Jason Kenney's Lethal Negligence

Next for Fairy Creek? Science must trump politics

The election would have looked much different with proportional representation 

BC's latest climate effort on electrification falls short, says Ecotrust

Please Advise! Albertans Deserve Freedom, too

Miscellaneous

Metrotown Mall evacuated in Burnaby after police incident

BC says progress being made following court rulings on First Nations' treaty rights 

Former Vancouver Mayor Philip Owen, force behind Inside clinic, dies at 88