Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, October 20, 2021

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Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, October 20, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC doctors group calls on province to focus on COVID-19 aerosol transmission

Health Authority takes over Vancouver care home, site of deadly COVID-19 outbreak

British Columbia reports six deaths, 696 new cases

BC records 696 new cases of COVID-19 and 5 more deaths

COVID cases dropping dramatically in children ages five to 11

Globe and Mail

False Creek South plan accelerates development debate

CBC

Vancouver Mayor pitches densification plan for single family lots

Kamloops restaurant forced to close due to vandalism in neighbourhood 

Huu-ay-aht First Nations seeks leave to intervene in Fairy Creek appeal

VPD moves to change handcuffing policy in response to Indigenous man and granddaughter detained at BMO

Critics slam Surrey's new rules on political signs as 'a smack to democracy'

RCMP officers who used energy weapon 6 times on Whistler man cleared of wrongdoing in his death: IIO

One year out from election, Mayor Kennedy Stewart's pitch to Vancouver voters is still murky 

Lavish, loud Ferris-wheel wedding of singer and politician in Surrey ticks off neighbourhood

Minister introduces bill to 'reshape' forest management in BC

With Mounties due for a pay bump, cash strapped municipalities seek reprieve from Ottawa 

Vancouver Sun 

Vancouver Mayor again proposes allowing six homes on  single-family lots

NDP should run FOI bill through the nearest shredder

Abbotsford mom confused by 'mixed messages' from contact tracers

Household costs for Metro Vancouver services could almost double by 2026

Vancouver Police Board told to change handcuff rules after arrest of Indigenous man and his grand daughter 

City hall permit delays worsen, as small businesses struggle

Hope restaurants closes its doors as Fraser Health seeks injunction

BC Children's Hospital reports troubling influx of kids with colds and flu

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Unionized employees at LifeLabs 72-hour strike notice

Fisherman saves four after collision between float plane, water taxi

Note to freedom of information law reviewers: Don't bother

Victoria Police Officer injured while apprehending man on Gorge Road East

RCMP resumes daily enforcement of injunction against blockades in Fairy Creek area

Crystal Pool replacement decision pushed to 2023, library central branch becomes priority

After 20 month break, Coho run resumes November 8

Opposition finds plenty to fault in NDP's freedom of information proposals

Quality helping Knowledge to ascend television network rankings

Victoria News

Parking, registration, owner-occupancy up for debate as suite legislation talks continue in Oak Bay

Plans for new tri-municipal committee promise to improve accessibility on Saanich Peninsula

Colwood council rejects protected bike lanes in four-landing of Veterans, Wishart Road

BC begins forest management overhaul to increase Indigenous participation

BC's $25 information access fee 'modest' to speed up service

Global

'Alarming': Vancouver police say city averaging 4 random assaults per day

Grassroots group of BC doctors aims to close COVID-19 info 'gap' between public, province

Cleanup crews return to BC marking 'major milestone' in mission to rid oceans of trash

BC's lifting of capacity limits met with optimism, questions from hospitality sector

BC Children's Hospital reports spike in respiratory infections among kids

Surrey wedding celebration, including Ferris wheel, draws complaints and tickets

BCGEU workers at LifeLabs issue 72 hour strike notice

Lake Country woman voices concerns over unvaccinated care workers in private homes

BC NDP introduces bill to overhaul province's forestry sector

Georgia Straight

Urban planning without Planners

Two replica pipe bombs found inside Vancouver supervised-injection site

Vancouver Police Department defends decision not to arrest city councillor for distributing drugs at protest 

BCGEU issues 72hour strike notice to LifeLabs, which conducts COVID-19 tests

If you've seen one wheelchair, you've seen them all ...?

The Tyee

SFUs Cleaning and Cafeteria staff should be In-house employees

Canada's Peatlands save us from Wildfires and Floods

Miscellaneous

Vancouver Police Board told to change handcuff rules after arrest of Indigenous man

BC Forests minister introduces bill to overhaul forest practices

Job action threatened as unionized staff at BC LIfeLabs outlets issue strike notice