Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, November 18, 2021

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

Extreme Weather in BC

Ottawa deploys military to help with BC floods

BC races to get vets to flooded farms to avoid agricultural disaster 

Flood damaged Vancouver, southern BC railways to remain impassible for days

Evacuation train departs Hope bound for Vancouver with 200 passengers

Pipeline companies scramble to restore service after BC floods, natural gas prices spike

BC is underwater, Ottawa media is out of touch

Parliament Hill journalists gaze at their navels as BC floods

Premier vows to make BC more resilient to Climate Change

Biden offers sympathies to people affected by BC floods, says Canada and US in sync on climate change

Federal government vow to help BC rebuild after catastrophic flooding

Federal assistance arrives in BC as province starts rebuilding from floods

Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth pledges to 'rebuild better' as reconstruction efforts begin in BC

'I'm going to die': BC man recounts terror of being caught in flood

BC has never used the national Alert Ready System. Facing disaster after disaster, that might soon change

Could take weeks to begin repairing 'unprecedented' damage to BC's road system, experts say

ICU doctor recounts hour-long trek across BC to help patient hurt by landslide

What are atmospheric rivers, and how are they affecting BC floods?

Province announces financial support as BC Liberals call for emergency debate on disaster response

Police say drivers ignoring barriers as floodwaters rise again in Abbotsford

'The river just took it under': Family can only watch as flood sweeps away home in Merritt

'Couldn't have imagined it six months ago' says Horgan, but scientists have been issuing climate warnings for decades

Canadian Army to build levee in Abbotsford in bid to save Sumas Prairie

Panic buying, not highway washouts - causing empty shelves and shortages in BC

Volunteers rally to help those displaced by floods and slides

Lots of accusations, few answers during emergency debate on BC floods and landslides

No more overnight closures planned for Malahat

Sinkhole closes Highway 19 at Lantzville

Despite occasional shortages, no need to stock up on food, say Island grocers

It's a little late for a study of must-work-when-it rains culverts

Heavy rainfall event leaves trail of damage in North Saanich

Sinkhole closes Island Highway in both directions north of Nanaimo

Coquihalla drivers warned of 'pooling water' before washouts

'A gut punch': Family of woman killed, man missing in BC landslide searches for answers

Abbotsford scrambles to build levee that could cost some residents their homes

British Columbia requesting access to secure gas reserves in the United States

Four people now missing following deadly slide north of Pemberton

Sumas First Nation chief reflects on 'disaster' flooding where lake used to be

BC's historic flood seen in photo from space

Current status of BC's major highways and roadways as routes remain closed

Repairs to BC's Coquihalla Highway will take months, especially during winter: province

Group uses power boat to move people, respond to help along BC's Highway 1

'We are right on the edge': Crews working to restore natural gas in Princeton

350 military personnel 'ready to be deployed' from Edmonton

Concerns over BC gas shortages have experts warning against panic buying

Coronavirus response in BC

BC records 468 new cases of COVID-19 and 9 more deaths

With vaccine approval imminent, Dix says BC ready vaccinate children

Another Delta variant confirmed in BC a reminder to remain vigilant, Henry says

Consistency needed in fight against COVID

So BC children are at his from COVID-19. Now what?

9 more deaths, 468 new COVID-19 infections in BC Thursday

BC reports 468 new cases, 9 deaths as flooding threatens vaccine deliveries

Globe and Mail

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CBC

10 injured in 'significant' explosion at Vancouver Island Military base

Vancouver Sun 

BC municipalities right to worry about Eby threat

'Rescue Mission' breaches blockade to arrest protesters and free workers at northern BC gas pipeline

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Ahousat First Nation develops plan for hunt for human remains at former schools

Electric vehicle purchase spike expected as Malahat closure squeezes off gasoline

10 injured as 19 Wing Comox rocked by natural gas explosion

'It will affect a lot of fish': Incubating salmon eggs swept away in raging waterways

Strong majority favours requiring vaccine passports in Canadian workplaces 

Victoria News

BC Alert Ready phone text system ready next spring, minister says

BC bolster Indigenous rights protection as land conflicts continue  

Global

Vancouver approves vacancy control on single-room accommodation  

British Columbia requesting access to secure gas reserves in the United States

10 injured in explosion at 19 Wing CFB Comox Air Force base on Vancouver Island

Tensions rise after RCMP clear road of protesters as BC pipeline conflict continues

Georgia Straight

Vancouver City council approves rent-increase limits for private SRO hotels

Report pitches for more Vancouver housing supply by channelling Field of Dreams line 'if you build it'

The Tyee

Coastal GasLink failed to warn camp employees about blockade, worker says

Rent Control for Private SROs passes in Vancouver

With BC in Emergency mode, people who use drugs need help now

Premier vows to make BC more resilient to Climate Change

Miscellaneous

RCMP  clear protesters off access road for BC pipeline worksite

RCMP operation puts end to Wet'suwet'en blockade, latest tumultuous chapter in northern BC pipeline saga