Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday/Sunday, December 18 & 19, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday/Sunday, December 18 & 19, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

New BC COVID-19 restriction stake effect Monday

New COVID-19 protocols 'crushing': Kelowna Mayor

NHL announces that Canucks weekend home games postponed against Toronto Maple Leafs and Arizona Coyotes 

BC needs to get serious about Omicron

BC and Manitoba tighten up in the face of Omicron

BC's New Public Health restrictions come into effect Monday 

COVID-19 a major concern for students at UBC's in-person exams

Pandemic fatigue setting in for many British Columbians as cases rise once again

Long lines at drop-in test centres as new restrictions loom for BC

The puck stops here as Omicron threat devastates holiday tradition 

New pandemic restrictions have Victorians rethinking holiday plans; surge in COVID cases across Canada

Personal gatherings limited, sports tournaments cancelled as COVID cases rise

Globe and Mail

In-person exams will continue at UBC despite COVID-19 concerns

Flooded out of their worksites in BC, migrnant. workers face return to home countries

CBC

Coquihalla Highway reopening to commercial traffic and inter-city buses on Monday

One person dead after stabbing in Metrotown parking garage, police say

Nanaimo RCMP make arrest after 2 seniors stabbed in home

For evacuees forced out of their homes in BC, Christmas will look very different this year

Saanich is latest BC municipality to hire civilians for low risk policing tasks 

BC accountant fined $100K after admitting to unlicensed property management

Thousands without power, several highway closures in BC amid stormy conditions

Vancouver Sun 

Union fights BC Ferries after worker fired over vaccination quarantine 

IHIT called to Metrotown after fatal stabbing

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Royal BC Museum sees rush for last look at Old Town before it's dismantled  

The road to Old Town: Interactive RBCM exhibition was cutting edge for tis time; photos of construction 50 years ago 

Two people suffer serious stab wounds in attack at their Nanaimo home; suspect arrested for attempted murder

One person taken to hospital after apartment fire in Port Alberni, 24 displaced

Victoria News

Freezing temperature forecast triggers emergency weather alert by Victoria homeless shelter 

BC's tree planting should dodge problems others have faced with albedo effect

North Saanich councillor says ballot box will settle OCP review controversy 

Man arrested for attempted murder after two people stabbed in their home in Nanaimo.  

Global

'A huge deal': BC's Coquihalla Highway to reopen to commercial traffic Monday

UBC says in-person exams to go ahead, amid pressure from students to cancel them due to COVID-19

CBSA detention of migrant mom outside BC school prompts call for sanctuary zones

'Significant delays' at Prince George airport due to de-icing equipment breakdown

Georgia Straight

It's time to get to the root causes of healthcare worker burnout

Micheal Geller explains how Vancouver Rezoning plays on Cambie Corridor go 'round and round'

Evan Solomon's year-end interview with Justin Trudeau didn't include single question on climate or overdose crises

Climate Change Accountability Report reveals rising BC greenhouse-gas emissions under NDP in 2019

RBC Economics says 2021 housing market will end the 'way it started: scorching hot'

BC Supreme Court Chief Justice cancels police complaint's commissioner's decision to reduce rank of VPD sergeant

The Tyee

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Miscellaneous

Students concerns heard, exams will continue in-person : UBC