Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, December 23, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday, December 23, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC records 2,046 new COVID cases, surpassing projected 'worst case scenario'

Province reports more than 2,000 cases over 24 hour period

Omicron is our second shot at COVID redemption

BC health care workers prepare for Omicron with trepidtation

Tired of waiting, some British Columbians are hopping across the border for US booster shots and rapid tests

BC continues to smash records, recording 2,046 new COVID-19 cases

'Omicron tidal wave' is coming, hospitals will be overwhelmed, predict scientists

BC reports 2,046 new infections, overtaking previous high

Over 2,000 booster appointments unfilled in Northern BC

248 COVID-19 cases a new daily high for Island Health; Stanwick delays retirement as numbers climb

Omicron cases will overwhelm BC hospitals in January, says modelling group

BC records 2,046 COVID-19 cases; 1 death

Globe and Mail

Salmon swept off course by BC floods rescued by Sumas First Nation members, volunteers

CBC

Storage customers in Abbotsford feel stung after company denies compensation for flood losses

Judge denies bail for retired Mexican general arrested in gas theft corruption case

Campbell River businesses, students team up to temporarily solve labour shortages  

Police arrest man suspected of stealing from evacuated homes in Sumas Prairie

3 more BC universities to begin 2022 school term online after surge in COVID-19 cases

BC announces grants up to $10K for businesses shut down by pandemic measures

Snowboarder recovering after harrowing 3 day ordeal on Whistler Mountain

Vancouver Sun 

Surrey Council 'chaos' carries into Christmas Eve budget meeting

Arrest made in Sumas Prairie break-ins during flood emergency

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Beach closed after landslide on private property at Arbutus Cove in Saanich

Environment Canada predicts snowy Christmas for Greater Victoria; low of minus 8 next week

Businesses shrug off latest COVID relief funding as a 'drop in the bucket'

Victoria Police officers and staff report 'toxic' work culture

Improve conditions in long-term care facilities

Painful history can help make us stronger 

Victoria News

Grassroots collective starts with $4,000 goal for 1 hut for 1 unhoused Victoria resident

Saanich park watchdog calls for replacement of Mount Douglas beach stairs

Could two-strokes be struck out in Esquimalt

BC Indigenous leaders testing new authority in 2022 forestry remake

Global

'We're living in daily pain': Frustration as COVID-19 drives BC to cancel surgeries again

BC businesses ordered to shut down due to COVID can apply for relief grant 

Money-laundering inquiry must judge whether corruption reached top of BC government 

BC set to experience 'near-record cold' Christmas Day and next week

British Columbians urged to check in on seniors as arctic air mass approaches

BC resort gets creative to stay open after suspicious fire takes out main chairlift 

Georgia Straight

Owner of $24.3 million property obtains court order forcing review of City of Vancouver-imposed empty homes tax

Chilliwack man charged in connection with thefts from homes in flood-ravaged Sumas Prairie area

Vancouver home with sauna sells over a million dollars above assessment for $5,399,999

Vancouver experiences a spike on homicides during pandemic years 

The Tyee

BC denies public health care to Newcomers. We All Pay

It's now winter. We are wired to stay home

Come for the press conference, stay for the Party?

Undoing Harper's 'Tough on Crime' Legacy

Miscellaneous

BC businesses can apply for grant to offset latest COVID-19 shutdown costs

Environment Canada warns frigid temperatures to blanket BC through next week

We will be taking a break from our chronicles of the Victoria Viewpoints, with a return set for December 28th. Have A Merry Christmas Holiday period.