Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, January 29-31

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday-Monday, January 29-31,  2022
   

Coronavirus response in BC

Booster shot rate in BC crests 49 percent, while 19 more deaths are registered

For the first time, more than 1,000 people in BC Hospital with COVID-19

As Omicrons recedes, provinces look to open up

BC hospitalizations in BC break 1,000 mark for the first time

Respiratory therapist urges province to provide better mental health support for front-line workers

Moderna or Pfizer: Which vaccine is better booster? Experts weigh in

You're boosted an have recently recovered from Omicron. What's your risk of reinfection?

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC break the 1,000 mark

Health officials are hinting at ending COVID restrictions (and not because of the truckers)

Three more COVID deaths in Island Health, plus 575 new cases; outbreaks at 25 health facilities

1,000 people on BC hospitals battling COVID-19 marking an all time high

Globe and Mail

BC teachers' union may oppose standardized testing, but most parents support it 

Removing COVID-19 restrictions is a gamble governments seem ready to take

CBC

Neighbour spotted wood splitter at accused BC legislature clerk's home

Vancouver restaurant must pay former chef nearly $30K over unpaid bonus, Employment Standards Branch rules

BC care-home providers want better guidance on when to declare a COVID-19 outbreak  

BC extends aerial wolf cull for five more years

Surrey mayor climbs down on proposal to suspend ethics complaints until after next election

6 protesters arrested after blocking parts of Highway 1 during morning rush hour

What the new 10 cent deposit on mil containers means for BC

Vancouver Sun 

Salt Spring man says complying with test after crossing land border was a nightmare

Company sued by fired BC employee defends vaccine policy

NDP quietly elated as our back injunction against logging protests

Six-homes proposal latest in Vancouver's housing 'evolution'

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Victoria to provide $200,000 reconciliation grant to Songhees and Esquimatl Nations

BC doctors can now prescribe a year long pass to Canada's national parks

Province working on doctor short Dix says after three clinics announce closures

Water supply returned to Ucluelet First Nation

Island pulp and paper mill receive funding for projects to reduce natural gas use

Sooke School District announces vaccine mandate for staff, citing demand

                  

Victoria  News

Thumbs-up gesture opens door to question Victoria police officer's neutrality: UVic researcher

Traffic flowing again on Trans Canada Highway in Saanich after afternoon blockade

Freezing forecast sees overnight shelter spaces added Monday for Victoria, Sooke

Sooke School District declares vaccine mandate for all staff

Thousands gather at BC Legislature against pandemic mandates

Five BC pulp mills get provincial aid to replace natural gas use

BC mine laws must conform to UN rights, Indigenous group says

Global

Surrey mayor aims to pull plug on proposed amendment freezing new ethics complaints

BC clerk says he didn't see rationale for predecessor's retirement benefit

Natural disasters help create feed shortage for BC ranchers 

'We will come back stronger': Vancouver Chinatown Lunar New Year parade cancelled for second year

Citing natural disasters and COVID-19, BC SPCA helped a record number of animals in 2021

Semiahoo First Nation hails pass on proposed Surrey Industrial area expansion

Okanagan Nation Alliance calls for criminal charges against Canada, church for deaths at residential schools

BC Liberals begin voting Thursday for new leader

Vancouver crews work to shore up shoreline ahead of King tide on Monday

COVID-19 testing offered at ski hills in BC Interior for international visitors

Advocates 'stunned' BC School sports can't resume along with other youth tournaments

WorkSafe advocates for firefighters with work-related cancer

Georgia Straight

Six arrested in Trans-Canada Highway blockades on Irornworkers bride and near Horseshoe Bay Terminal

Activists will use super glue to halt traffic to Horseshoe Bay terminal and Ironworkers Memorial Second Narrows Bridge

Let's put healthcare ahead of politics in 2022

Fire Chief Karen Fry to hold media briefing on fatal blaze at East Vancouver house

Islamophobia is on the rise, but we can defeat it - together

The Tyee

 Kenney ordered public input on coal mining. Was it a sham?

Miscellaneous

BC's Legislature deputy clerk told to trust advice on retirement payment: trial