Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, October 18, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Monday, October 18, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 1,846 new COVID-19 cases, 29 deaths over previous three days

BC reports 26 deaths, 1,846 cases over three days

25 new deaths and 1,846 new cases over three days

26 more people die of COVID-19 in BC, as 1,846 new cases confirmed over 3 days

26 deaths, 1,846 new COVID-19 cases in BC over weekend

Globe and Mail

Trudeau visit to Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc Nation 'bittersweet' after not attending National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 

Trudeau rebuked by First Nations Chief for skipping ceremony on National Truth and Reconciliation

Liberals keeping watchful eye for bottlenecks at Canadian ports, Freeland says

CBC

Trudeau visits First Nation, apologizes for skipping invitation on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation

Kamloops residential school survivor calls for leadership on reconciliation, funding ahead of PM's visit

15,000 new residents proposed for Vancouver's Jericho Lands in West Point Grey

New addictions recovery centre for women opening in Port Alberni

Salmon counting at Colquitz River cut short thanks to thieving otters

City of Vancouver issues vaccine mandate for municipal employees

New sergeant at arms appointed in BC

Only fully vaccinated guests are welcome on Grouse Mountain this winter

Vancouver Island man  accused of selling fake $1 million share in legendary hotel

Lawyer for whistle-blower claims anti money laundering inquiry's integrity at stake

Vancouver Sun 

Will surgical strike of guidelines rescue area of BC mired in COVID misinformation?

Senior VPD officer who alleged systemic racism found to have previously harassed Sikh constable

City of Vancouver and Grouse Mountain join growing list of mandatory vaccination sites

North Shore wastewater treatment plant contractor claims Metro Vancouver owes it $100m

'Rectifying missteps:: PM Trudeau visits Tkemlups te Secwepemc Nation in Kamloops

BC Legislature finally gets a permanent sergeant-at-arms 

Watchdog says some changes to BC privacy laws 'innapropriate'

Vaccine mandate ordered for all registered pharmacists and pharmacy technicians in BC

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Float plane flips in Tofino Harbour, all on board rescued

Police shoot plastic projectiles to subdue man with knife at Douglas and Hillside

Victoria News

Oak Bay waters a graveyard  for sunken vessels as Songhees target 100 in coastal BC

Esquimalt opens survey on proposed active transportation plan

Emergency response team uses projectiles to subdue suspect beloved to be carrying a knife in Victoria

Zig-zagging black helicopter captures imaginations in Greater Victoria

5 passengers service after floatplane crashes in Tofino

BC, Vancouver to expand natural gas capture from Delta landfill

BC expanding 'seamless day kindergarten' pilot program

Global

'We all stood together': Gitanmaax Band stops BC Social worker from seizing youth

Mixed emotions from BC Chiefs after Trudeau's 'crucial' visit to Kamloops  

'Warriored up' survivors speak truth to power at ceremony in Kamloops

First Nation Chief calls for 'peaceful resolution' on Trudeau's visit to Kamloops

Home appliance shortage hit by global supply chain crisis. When Consumers might expect relief

BC money laundering inquiry hears plea for whistleblower protections

'If it is lost, it's lost forever': Forum seeks feedback on future of Vancouver's Chinatown

Georgia Straight

Acciona Canada says it's owed $100 million after Metro Vancouver issues default notice on sewage plant

RBC Economics says Canadian housing market has got 'more fuel in the tank' 

Five arrested in Day 2 of October Rebellion in Vancouver

The Tyee

The City's False Promises about False Creek South

Spirit Bears have a Special Power when Hunting

Miscellaneous

British Columbia appoints former Calgary Police Deputy Chief as sergeant-at-arms

BC money laundering inquiry hears plea for whistleblower protections 

Justin Trudeau visits Tk'emlúps te Secwėpemc, is rebuked for ill-timed Tofino vacation