Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, December 1, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Wednesday,  December 1, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

68% of COVID-19 patients in BC hospitals not fully vaccinated 

BC reports 375 new cases and seven more deaths

Booster shots may come sooner as Omicron is detect in BC

BC records 375 new cases of COVID-19 an 7 more deaths

Child vaccinations in northern, rural BC off to a staggered start

76 new COVID-19 cases in Island Health, along with three of seven deaths in BC

First case of COVID-19 variant identified in BC

Malahat solution will take more than buses

BC counts 375 more COVID-19 cases Wednesday, 7 more deaths

BC calls on retired medical staff to help with COVID-19 vaccinations 

Globe and Mail

Surge of snowmelt from record heat temperatures adds to BC floodwaters

Trans Mountain pipeline restart 'only a few days away' says company

CBC

November rainfall broke record in several BC communities

All of Southwest BC under flood watch as 3rd consecutive storm rolls through

West Coast Express trains to and from Mission cancelled after mudslide on tracks

City of Victoria seeks emergency response volunteers

BC River Forecast Centre understaffed, says new report

Vancouver police hunt for suspect in 'life-altering' hit an run crash

Daily heat records smashed throughout BC's Okanagan as subtropical winds whip through region

The truth and rumour behind the great Christmas tree shortage of 2021

Vancouver Sun 

Could be weeks before flood waters fully recede from Sumas Prairie

Here's why gas prices aren't going up in BC, despite rationing 

Some BC places of worship prepare to check vaccine status at the door

'Back to zero' but unbroken, BC berry and vegetable farmers will need public's support

Government was warned decades ago about critical staffing shortage at River Forecast Centre

Vancouver council faces hard budget choices, but it will get harder still

On Coastal GasLink, 'progress' sounds like an impasse

Victoria Times-Colonist 

More rain fell on Port Renfrew in November than Greater Victoria gets in a year

BC E-Comm 911 operators will no longer stay on the phone with callers

Forested land in Saanich home to at-risk species to become regional park

Record high cruise-ship visits scheduled for Victoria in 2022 after two year absence

Powell River paper mill to shut own, some workers offered jobs in Crofton, Port Alberni 

Victoria News

BC's year of extreme weather 'consistent' with climate change, meteorologist says

Bidding wars continue in Greater Victoria despite lower sales

'This storm is not over': Officials urge caution as BC's 3rd atmospheric river continues

Public hearings Wednesday night for pair of Colwood developments

Owners look for new industrial opportunities at BC paper mill site

Global

New mudslide forces closure of Highway 99 between Pemberton, Lillooet

Hatzic evacuees on edge as rising lake floods homes

BC shatters temperature records as atmospheric river delivers warm, moist air

Abbotsford sets all time November rainfall record with 540mm

Trans Mountain optimistic it can restart pipeline in a few days

Self declared 'Queen of Canada' detained by RCMP after allege threats to health-care workers

BC 911 operatives can now hang up on callers waiting for ambulances

Alberta pulp mill workers face layoffs because of issues cause by BC Flooding: company

Firefighters' union warns of cuts, hiring deferrals in Vancouver's 2022 budget

BC artist in disbelief after 46 painting, hundreds of custom ties stolen

Indigenous leaders concerned over BC's old growth deferral process

Police seek mischief maker after protest outside BC Legislature

Georgia Straight

4 detached-home lots marked by City of Vancouver for 14 storeys near Joyce Station sold over $13 millions

Law Society of British Columbia suspends former president of the Vancouver Bar Association

Climate stability becomes a relic of the past in BC due to loss of hydrologic stationarity

The Tyee

Where was the Warning?

Inflation Hits Those on Disability Assistance Hard: 'Mostly, it's heartbreaking'

BC still has ways to go to eliminate Anti-Indigenous Racism in Health Care 

Miscellaneous

 We need to make the connection between climate change and industrial animal agriculture