Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, November 22, 2021

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

Extreme Weather in BC

BC's fiscal update projects deficit dip but doesn't include costs associated with recent flood, mudslide

BC government finances 'uncertain' following destructive flooding, mudslides

The Big Soak

Merritt mayor Linda Brown says residents will learn results of flood-damage assessments

Fundraising campaigns launched for families of Duffey Lake Mudslide victims Anita and Mirsad Hadzic and Steven Taylor

Flood ravaged BC braces for more rain amid hope that dike repairs will hold

CP to resume freight service between Vancouver and Kamloops by mid-day Tuesday

Enbridge pipeline increases capacity, Trans Mountain closer to returning oil line to operation following floods

BC residents can cross into US for fuel, essential supplies without COVID -19 test to return

Conservatives, NDP call for House of Commons to have emergency debate on foods in BC

The province had been warned natural disasters would hit more often, and it was not prepared

Incoming 'parade of storms' bad news for flood-soaked BC

Supply chains getting back on track as BC officials warn weather could derail flood recovery

Cherished horse, pregnant cow airlifted to safety from flooded Thompson River farms

Before and after satellite images show flood devastation in BC's Sumas Prairie

City of Merritt releases robust return home plan for residents

Residents, businesses step up to help BC flood victims who can't go home

Trans Mountain pipeline could be restarted by end of week, company says

Indigenous communities hit hard by BC floods say they received no warning, are getting little help

Crews race to make repairs as another 'atmospheric river forecast for BC

Shock, disbelief and grief: Families mourn lives lost in deadly mudslide

US gasoline barges head to Vancouver after floods disrupt supply chains

Plan is to wait for 'king tide' before towing barge off Vancouver beach

Gas crunch eases as more fuel arrives, but still filling 'a swimming pool with a garden hose'

'A tremendous challenge': Crews working around the clock to restore supply links in BC

Delays on Malahat after truck crashes into median "Driver Slowly' minister says

Areas affected by recent storm could see more flooding later this week

'We lost everything ': Many residents in Princeton still digging out from flood

Seniors, hospital dialysis patients transferred out of BC flood zones

'Atmospheric rivers' are the new hurricanes, rating system coming

Feds promise to clear British Columbians' fines for travelling without PCR test

BC to experience a 'parade of storms' as atmospheric rivers make landfall

Highway 3 reopens following new washout but delays expected 

BC family stranded by floods shares powerful images of Coquihalla Highway damage

Horses airlifted to safety in first-of-its kind rescue operation

Some residents can go home as evacuation orders rescinded for parts of Abbotsford

BC government hopeful CP Rail line will reopen Tuesday

Queen Elizabeth says her thoughts are with the people of BC following flooding

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 1,052 new cases of COVID-19, 10 more deaths

BC records 1,052 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths from over the weekend

One quarter of younger BC kids now registered for COVID-19 vaccine

BC counts 10 more deaths over weekend from COVID-19

BC reports 1,052 new COVID-19 cases over three days as death toll tops 2,300

Globe and Mail

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CBC

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Vancouver Sun 

Laneway homes decrease real estate value in affluent Vancouver neighbourhoods: study

Federal funds could make Vancouver's SRO buy out plan possible

Budget update shows BC in good shape to fund flood rebuild

Decades of politicians ignoring  the evidence led to today's opioid crisis

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Final Island-class ferry passes through Panama Canal en route to Victoria

Saanich Police look at criminal charges after protesters block Pat Bay highway for hours

Storm could bring an end to BC's Budget forecast games

BC deficit shrinks as economy, taxation recovery continues

Victoria News

UVic jumps in to help outfit UBC grads left without caps and gowns due to storm

Paper Excellence warns of potential delivery interruptions for customers

Global

'We can't blame anybody but the coronavirus': Popular BC restaurants, pubs forced to close for good

Georgia Straight

Buyer pays $2.3 million for East Vancouver property with 'house of little value'

The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

 

Photojournalist and filmmaker released after RCMP arrests in Wet'suwet'en territory spark outrage

BC officials should have issued warning about weather: First Nations leader