Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, November 12, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for    Friday,  November 12, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 23 more deaths, 992 cases of COVID-19 over two days

BC reports 23 more deaths, 992 cases of COVID-19 over two days

BC reports 992 new cases over 2 day period, 23 deaths

BC preparing to vaccinate kids aged five to 11 with approval expected soon

23 more people die of COVID-19 in BC over 2 day period, as 992 new cases confirmed

Series of low-dosage COVID-19 shots helped this BC woman get vaccinated after sever reaction to first jab

BC counts 23 more COVID-19 deaths for Thursday, Friday

Globe and Mail

China warns Vancouver against forging partnership with Taiwanese city

BC plans to expand reforestation program to include carbon credits

Offer of quick closing seals deal for Coquitlam condo

CBC

China comes out against proposed Vancouver friendship city in Taiwan

Another 'juicy' atmospheric river rainstorm on its way to  BC's South Coast

Tk'emlùps te Secwépemc to elect new chief and councillors this weekend

Fee-for-service model is deterring aspiring family doctors from setting up practice: report

TransLink reveals prototype for new SkyTrain cars 

Protest against vaccine mandates at Kelowna Remembrance Day gathering was 'a step too far', RCMP says

Legion says politically motivated protests on Remembrance Day distracted from veterans' sacrifices

When will steel go green? How BC coal fuels one of the highest emitting industries in the world

Vancouver Sun 

BC mom frustrated no one has been charged in biker son's murder

Province extends deadline for filings to 'hidden ownership' real estate registry

Chinese consulate warning to Vancouver 'not acceptable' Taiwanese official says

Three youth arrested for vandalism at Vancouver climate rally

Canada's phase out of coal still decades away 

NDP may be moving too fast on natural gas royalty overhaul 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

New downtown Victoria hotel gets council OK

South Korean navy vessels arrive, but sailors restricted to base

Community Health Centre for West Shore residents to open in Colwood next spring

We need to change how our health-care systems are run; expect resistance

Victoria News

Irish man searching for Greater Victoria family of Canadian wartime sailor buried abroad

Framed orange shirt in BC legislature Hall of Honour culminates two years of work

Province announcers new Colwood community health centre set to open next spring

BC partners with Lions football team to tackle racism in schools

Global

'A complete set-up': Witness describes events at Kelowna Remembrance Day service 

New multi-year project to examine violence against racialized women in BC

Victoria couple makes a splash with tiny home built on former BC Ferries lifeboat

More heavy rain as another atmospheric river approaches Lower Mainland

Amid housing crunch, Vernon rejects variances for controversial apartment complex

Ride hailing trips in Metro Vancouver outnumber taxis nearly 2-1: report

BC minor hockey grappling with chronic referee shortage 

Georgia Straight

Environment Canada warns of heavy rain in Metro Vancouver beginning Saturday night

BC Libertarian leader asks employers to grant pay member 'accommodation on vaccine mandate'

Governments must end support for coal, oil and gas

Investor pays over $2.1 million for unliveable Vancouver home with 'sustained smoke and water damage' 

UBC under pressure to cancel event with filmmaker who made "The Canadian Mass Graves Hoax" documentary

The Tyee

Lytton's Determination to rise from the ashes 

How your hard-earned Savings Fuel the climate crisis

Protecting some Old Growth isn't enough. BC Needs a Forest Revolution 

Rent Control proposed for Vancouver's Poorest tenants 

Miscellaneous

Chinese consulate's warning to Vancouver over city partnership  'not acceptable' Taiwan says

Vancouver making friends with Taiwan? China warns it better not

From chemical burns to a logging truck crash, RCMP describe events at Fairy Creek

BC milk board conditionally reinstates dairy farm licence after investigation

Atmospheric river brings rain and snow to southern BC