Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, January 27-28, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday-Friday, January 27-28,  2022
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC could lift more COVID-19 restrictions by February 21: top doctor

BC reports 13 more COVID-19 deaths, 141 in intensive care

BC hospitalizations still hovering under 1,000, 9 more deaths reported

About 40% of January 2022 COVID-19 deaths in BC tied to long-term care outbreaks

BC could lift some COVID-19 restrictions by February 21, top doctor says

COVID-19 vaccine rules for organ transplants are about aiming for 'best possible outcome'; experts

Camp workers share COVID Fears as companies withhold Information

As restrictions, guidelines around COVID-19 shift, those most vulnerable say they feel left behind

Rate of hospitalizations begins to slow as BC reports 990 people in hospital with COVID-19

BC health officials say some COVID-19 restrictions could be lifted by Family Day, February 21

BC health officials eye lifting restrictions by mid-February if Omicron downward trend continues

Some fear superspreader events as youth sports tournaments get green light in BC

BC could ease some COVID restrictions by Family Day, says Doctor Bonnie Henry

BC to unveil plans for adolescent boosters next week

9 deaths, 2,137 new cases of COVID-19 in BC Friday

Globe and Mail

BC Housing Minister eager to spur supply

Vancouver eyes allowing single-family home owners to build simplexes on their lots 

CBC

Contracted workers at SFU face abuse, unsafe conditions and poor pay, report claims

Concerns building about BC university's investigation into 2 senior leaders 

'Exculpatory' document surfaces at trial of BC Legislature's former clerk of the House

Dr. Richard Stanwick after 26 years in public health on Vancouver Island

Could a vaccine prevent drug deaths and cure addiction? US research draws mixed reaction in BC

Old wounds reopened after residential school monument vandalized in North Vancouver

Prince George councillors say they're paying more for police than other cities and want to know why

BC's decision to review how local governments are financed is worth watching

CN won't pursue contempt charges over Gitxsan rail blockade in northern BC

Vancouver Sun 

Generation Z's growth held back by pandemic isolation

US officials consider plan that would 'send' Nooksack River overflow into Canada

Surrey RCMP office closed after person walked in with grenade

NDP faces huge challenges as pay talks open with public servants 

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

NDP politicians yawn as doctors call it quits 

Trudeau's housing promises still not materializing

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Three arrested during old-growth logging protests on downtown Victoria streets

Vaccination required for Nanaimo-Ladysmith school district employees as of March 28

David vs Goliath as Victoria Craft Distillery faces off against Big Scotch     

Fight speeding with technology? It's complicated

Surprise evidence sidelines former BC legislature clerk's corruption trial

BC government extends wolf cull despite nearly 60% opposition

BC Legislature clerk Kate Ryan-Lloyd testifies at former boss's corruption trial

Balanced approach needed for our overall health

Saanich, it's time for rapid investment in street safety

                  

Victoria  News

Casey's site development to add six rental units to Oak Bay Market

3 arrested for blocking traffic in downtown Victoria

Sooke School District seeking funds for seismic upgrades

Better cell service for Island's West Coast coming, how much better unclear

Global

Third Victoria area medical clinic announces closure in as many weeks

Surrey's council  to vote on pausing new ethics complaints until next election

BC launching new camping reservation website in March

Washington officials mull plan to create flood corridor clearing path to Abbotsford 

'We didn't get it right': City of Vancouver to revisit new single use cup fees

Georgia Straight

Ottawa's phaseout of fossil finance must be swift and complete

Burnaby approves TransLink gondola to SFU and Burnaby Mountain

RBC Economics tells Canadian homebuyers to 'brace for more bidding wars in 2022"

City of Vancouver creates chief safety officer position after employee killed in accident

South Campbell Heights and moving toward leadership and innovation on industrial lands

Langara College announces new president and CEO

BC Party leaders commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

'It's insane': realtor gets 41 offers for Coquitlam detached listing, 15 bids on Port Coquitlam condo

The Tyee

 It hurts to be a real Doctor now

The Ziggurats of Richmond

Alberta court to Australian Coal Baron: You Lose

New BC Indigenous Housing Strategy the First in Canada

Four ways to fix Canada's Long Term Care System

Tasting Chinese Food around the world

A message from the Public Health Office for Nice Feelings

Eby's wrong turn on housing

Miscellaneous

BC Crown says recent documents identified could be 'exculpatory' in James case

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

CN Rail will not pursue contempt case related to 2020 rail blockade in BC