Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, February 3 & 4, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday/Friday,  February 3 & 4,  2022
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC reports 946 patients in hospital, 19 more deaths due to COVID

BC reports 19 deaths, cases in hospital drop for fifth straight day

Using Fat People in COVID thought experiments is unjust and regressive

19 more people die from COVID-19 in BC as hospitalizations continue to fall  

Island reports 121 COVID patients in hospital, six more deaths

Decline continues Friday for BC's COVID-19 hospital patients

Globe and Mail

Premiers call for more federal funds, can't wait for COVID-19 pandemic to end

Judge to decide Saturday on petition over BC Liberal leadership vote

Mental health supports often difficult to find for people of colour, advocates say

BC Speaker, adviser yelled at staff during misspending investigation, former employee says at trial

Voting underway in BC Liberal leadership contest as party faces court challenge

CBC

BC Liberals' audit of new members was extensive, lawyer tells court

BC Liberals seek renewal but face divisions on the road to choosing a new leader

Scuba diver dies near Ladysmith  

Indigenous women's basketball team aims to raise funds, help community with limited-edition Game Ball

Recording hate to fight hate - racism mapping tool launched in Surrey to help newcomers feel safe

BC First Nations plan to appeal Nechako River ruling rejecting injunction to restore natural flows

New superintendent vows to tackle systemic racism in Prince George schools

Vancouver Sun 

Notorious former BC gangster shot to death in Thailand

Decision on delaying results of Liberal leadership vote will be made at last minute

Duelling protests expected to block traffic in downtown Vancouver Saturday

Only voters can lay blame for Thompson-Nicola spending fiasco

More infighting bedevils BC Liberal Leadership race

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Victoria Police warn of disruptions as another convoy heads to the capital

Scuba diver dies in incident near Ladysmith

Capital region's unemployment rate declined in January from December

Toxic invasive plant from US spreading in Greater Victoria       

BC's wildfire strategy is leaving whole communities behind 

Do not let family medicine disappear 

           

Victoria  News

Remi de Rio remembered for lasting impact on Church, community in Victoria and beyond

Scuba diving accident results in fatality in Ladysmith 

Public can view draft OCP in Central Saanich, take survey

Victoria council advocating for upper governments to scrap transit fares, implement livable income

Provinces need $28 billion more a year for health care, premiers say

BC cabinet lifts agricultural land rules to mine gravel for Site C dam

Global

Vancouver hospital workers told not to wear scrubs, ID outside during COVID-19 protests

'Extreme': BC Paramedics' union on shift with only 1 staffed ambulance in Vancouver 

Friend of BC woman killed in UK says she sent a text for help hours before she was killed

'So upsetting:' Vancouver's Chinese Cultural Centre hit with graffiti again

Greater Victoria residents warned of poisonous invasive plant spreading from Washington state

BC Liberal Party warns of text messages sharing false voter registration codes

Voting underway in BC Liberal leadership contest as party faces court challenge

'Ecstatic': BC allows schools to resume sports tournaments

BC inquiry into hate during COVID-19 pandemic wants public to share their experiences

Vancouver suspends short-term rental licences amid court battle over host privacy 

Protesters target New Westminster COVID-19 vaccine clinic

BC court ruling is likely bad news for environmental protesters 

Prince George hospital drummers continue rally for health workers, COVID patients

Georgia Straight

When to be outraged about privacy issues (and when not to)

Metro Vancouver faces more housing 'pressure' as 55,000 new immigrants seen coming in 2022

Canadian border cops stop production of 3-D printed guns after parcel interception 

Vancouver asks residents to report broken street lights as city embarks on four year replacement plan

The Tyee

One in four British Columbians have encountered Pandemic Hate

Will BC Listen to the Oil and Gas Industry, or the Public?

Loss, Hope and Where We Go from Here

Challenging 'Who we are'

Vancouver parents and students want more say in Gifted Program Changes

Miscellaneous

First Nations bid for the Winter Olympics could be the antidote to Beijing

Unions reach pattern contract with Canfor paying 8% wage increase, signing bonus

Judge to decide Saturday on petition over BC Liberal leadership vote

BC First Nations plan to appeal Nechako River ruling to restore natural flows

Interfor caps off blockbuster year on a sour note as fourth-quarter profit plunges