Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, November 27 & 28

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday/Sunday,  November 27 & 28, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

Children between five and 11 are eligible for vaccinations starting Monday

Canada's first 2 cases of Omicron COVID variant detected in Ontario

Moderna say Omicron COVID-19 vaccine could be ready by early 2022

Globe and Mail

'An extremely volatile situation': BC ready to use alert system as province faces next storm

Port of Vancouver descends into 'distress' as flooding severs rail lines, highways

BC communities warned to prepare for more flooding, closed highways as storms return

First Nations, regional district in BC working together to restore diverted river

CBC

Heavy rain returns to southwest BC prompting flood warnings and evacuations

Heavy rains drench British Columbians with more climate anxiety

'There's nothing to stop it': Floodwaters rising in Abbotsford as Nooksack River overflows

Many affected by BC's floods turned to charity to help. But thousands of kids still do this daily

BC woman wades through her flood home to retrieve late grandmother's opal ring

Greater Victoria residents asked to stay out of water at 2 locations due to wastewater discharge

Fraser Valley farmers won't know for weeks how floodwaters have affected prized soil

BC government says it isn't responsible for Wet'suwet'en divisions, arrests of Coastal GasLink activists

Vancouver Sun 

South coast bracing for more flooding as atmospheric rivers continue to pelt area

BC players among field-hockey team stranded in South Africa due to COVID-19 variant

BC needs billions in dike upgrades to prepare for climate change

Generous Canada now No. 1 country for foreign students

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Rain Storm floods roads, several parks and sports fields closed; another storm on horizon

100 to 200 mm of rain forecast for north an west coasts of Vancouver Island beginning early Tuesday

Flood damage shows how vulnerable we are as climate shifts

Island players among national field-hockey team stranded in South Africa due to virus variant

Plans for up to 2,200 homes plus business sites at Nanaimo's Blok of undeveloped land

CRD warns swimmers to avoid Oak Bay, Saanich beaches due to wastewater overflows

Fix was in early on freedom-of-information bill, say critics

Victoria News

Enough salmon eggs survive flooding for Bowker Creek to run incubation program

Highway 1  between Chilliwack and Abbotsford closed again due to flood threat

Upcoming 3rd atmospheric river could be worst since 1st BC storm 2 weeks ago: Farnworth

First Nations, regional district in BC working together to restore diverted Nechako River

Unprecedented weather causing Sooke Lake Reservoir to fill up

Sooke condo breaks record with $1.1 million resale

Global

Abbotsford mayor 'extremely concerned' over new flood risk

There's nothing to stop it:  Abbotsford braces for more floods as Nooksack River tops banks

District of Hope declares local state of emergency, issues evacuation alerts

Flood warning issued for Merritt as military helps fortify defences

Highway 1 through Abbotsford closes Sunday evening

Province preps emergency alert system; no timeline to reopen key highways

'It did not have to be this way: Growing anger over Merritt evacuations

Vancouver police detonate suspicious device near grounded English Bay barge

'Ive never seen anything like this': Heat dome, flooding wreak havoc on BC Christmas tree supply

Georgia Straight

Premier Horgan and cabinet minister Bruce Ralston highlight Holodomor in English, French and Ukrainian

Guide outfitter loses court bid to overturn hinting-licence suspension after Dall sheep shot in Yukon, not BC

Board grants owner's wish and raises Surrey waterfront home assessment by 56 percent to $3.7 million

The Tyee

Miscellaneous