Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, January 5, 2021

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Wednesday, January 5, 2021
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 19 more people in hospital with COVID-19, 3 fewer in the ICU and no additional deaths

BC reports nearly 30,000 active cases of COVID-19 as Omicron variant spreads

Omicron and living with COVID: Why the new variant might change the timeline

COVID-19: Hospitalizations mount as BC confirms 3,798 new cases. no deaths

Provinces ignore calls to fast-track booster shots for teachers

As BC students prepare to return to school, province warns Omicron will cause teacher shortages

More than half of Prince Rupert's firefighters in isolation due to COVID-19

Testing site staff being harassed and intimidated, says BC Minster of Public Safety

Staff shortages loom in hospitals as patient numbers rise, workers fall ill

BC breaks the one-million booster shot mark

COVID outbreaks declared in five Island long-term care homes, 566 new cases reported in region

BC reports 3,798 cases of COVID-19 Wednesday, more in hospital 

BC Schools essential, medical masks aren't, Dr. Bonnie Henry says

Globe and Mail

Metro Vancouver home sales hit record in 2021, real estate board

CBC

How BC's schools are planning possible switch to online learning as threat of staff shortages looms

Extreme winter water cuts power and access to remote Vancouver Island communities

'Tremendous damage' done to BC resource roads by flood event, could take years to fix

Residential school day scholars can now apply for compensation under settlement

Vancouver Sun 

Most of BC to get another blast of hazardous winter weather

BC accountant fired over employer's vaccine mandate files wrongful dismissal suit  

BC employers talk 'worst-case scenario' and 'last rector' as they plan for mass sicknesses

Shortage of dump-truck drives begins to bite BC's construction boom

BC's Mark Benton has spent four decades in legal aid - career or calling?

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Winter storm warnings issued for all of Vancouver Island, with 15 to 30 com of snow forecast

Small number of students turn up for classes at Greater Victoria schools this week

Graffiti suspect surrenders to police after video released to public generates tips

Why does the province ignore Victoria and Saanich?

Victoria News

Suspect in downtown Victoria graffiti vandalism turns himself in

Victoria museum puts call out for maritime stories from BC's LGBTQ2S+ community

Global

Vancouver, Fraser Valley under rare winter storm; hazardous conditions expected 

'Degrading': 95 year old waits six hours for ambulance on Vancouver apartment floor

Vancouver fine dining institution Bishop's closes for good, citing rent hike

BC schools bracing to close 'at moment's notice' due to Omicron 

Metro Vancouver gas prices could set new all-time record Friday, analyst forecasts

'Enormous difference': Concern about impact of Vancouver's new single-use fee on homeless

Rising costs, supply chain issues battering BC construction industry, survey finds

BC properties valued up to $1.975M now eligible for homeowner grant

Georgia Straight

TransLink issues travel alert for expected heavy snow

Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley home sales set new best annual records in 2021

The thrill is gone: Bishop's restaurant closes in Kitsilano after a whopping rent increase

The Tyee

Please advise: Is 'Soylent Green's' Dystopia here?

My Doctor Dumped me. Here's why that's so common

Kenney's Coal Dreams Live On. And He see's BC as an example

The Quest for a life undefined by Consumerism

Miscellaneous

Homeowners grant threshold leaps to $1.9 million in BC as property values increase 

Real Estate Board says Metro Vancouver home sales hit record in 2021

Southern BC braces for heavy show as northern region endures bone-chilling cold