Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, February 17-18, 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 17-19, 2022  
   

Coronavirus response in BC

BC's Top Doctor extends COVID-19 vaccination order in post-secondary residences

Five more BC Deaths, hospitalizations down 30% from peak

5 more people die of COVID-19 in BC as hospitalizations continue their downward trend 

COVID-19 hospitalizations in BC down 30% from peak 3 weeks ago

Globe and Mail

RCMP investigate 'violent attack' at Coastal GasLink work site in BC

Wet'suwe'ten hereditary chiefs look for information after masked group attacks Coastal GasLink work site

Ottawa condemns attack on Coastal GasLink pipeline work camp in Northern BC

Vancouver has lowest vacancy rate out of Canada's major cities, housing survey shows

Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for BC childhood educators

Census data fuels debate over housing supply and demand 

Island home a 20 minute ferry ride from West Vancouver gets six offers 

CBC

Supporters of Gitxsan rail blockade question cancellation of GoFundMe campaign 

Vancouver police dog handles acquitted of assault and obstruction charges in shoplifting arrest

RCMP investigate alleged attack on Coastal GasLink pipeline works in BC

Once again, Vancouver region has highest rents, lowest vacancy rate of any major metro area in Canada

Local government says it will turn to the courts to stop-barge recycling business 

Cost of Trans Mountain pipeline extension soars 70% to $21.4 billion

Parents of kids with autism in small BC communities want more clarity around changes to supports, funding

BC government making 'inadequate progress' in tackling anti-Black racism, report says

Vancouver Sun 

RCMP devote 40 investigators to attack at Coastal GasLink work site

Mounties prepare for another round of protests at Pacific Highway crossing

BC gang conflict now international in scope

Plans for 42 interim homes on Lytton First Nation land shadowed by conflict over governance

BC budget expected to focus on child care, climate change, Indigenous reconciliation  

NDP 'plan' long on rhetoric, short on facts 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Intimidation of health worker prompts Island Health of use unmarked cars

Almost 200 food services workers return to Victoria hospitals a health authority staff

Proof of vaccination still required to live in post secondary residences in BC: top doctor

Royal BC Museum acquires 1883 paint of Victoria Harbour by Grafton Tyler Brown

More input sought into possible sale of land at Lansdowne Middle School 

BC Ferries records small loss, but sees passenger numbers rebound

Patience wearing thin in James Bay as protests become a weekly fixture, fill neighbourhood with loud honking 

Seven in 10 British Columbians approve of John Horgan's job performance: poll

Next BC election might be decided personalties 

       

Victoria  News

Petition calls for Victoria to enforce noise bylaw on Freedom of Convoy protest honking 

Women depart Victoria nation-wide walk to honour missing murdered Indigenous women  

Road vehicles drove Capital Region's 2020 greenhouse gas emissions, despite COVID-19 impacts

Legality of 2 Victoria school trustees' suspension questioned by teachers' association 

BC's post COVID-19 economy faces export, labour, taxation issues

Falcon calls BC NDP economic plan 'propaganda document'

New trades, technology school adds to BC's economic plan

Global

Wet'suwete'en Nation condemns northern BC pipeline attack as new images released

Police officer injured in 'escalation' of violence at northern BC pipeline site

Downtown Vancouver businesses see light at end of tunnel as COVID-19 restrictions lift 

Prices up, vacancy down: Report paints grim picture for Grater Vancouver renters 

Employees have few legal rights as BC health orders shift back to in person work

BC woman fined $2,300 at school protest that went viral, apologizes for comments 

Popular Granville Island newsstand given 60 says to close up shop

18 arrested in Richmond enforcement blitz on thieves using Canada Line

BC First Nation to search for children who didn't come home from Alert Bay residential school 

BC government lays out plan to grow economy, fill 1M jobs over next decade 

Georgia Straight

Crab cops yank 312 illegal traps out of Boundary Bay

Vancouver to preserve  heritage building that was once one of tallest commercial buildings in the British Empire  

Mounties' claims about Coastal GasLink attack raise fears of looming crackdown on Wet'suweet'en land defenders 

Three Vancouver Island First Nations announce searches for unmarked graves on former residential school sites

RCMP history of smear campaigns warrants skepticism about 'violent confrontation' with Coastal GasLink workers 

The Tyee

Alone and in pain, this ER patient was left at a bus stop

Gassy Jack is down. What now?

FOI Reveals a problem plagued BC $8.9 million tech project

BC's Fossil Fuel subsidies are second highest in Canada

Miscellaneous

BC's top doctor extends COVID-19 vaccination order in post-secondary residences 

Wage increases, bursaries and courses planned for BC childhood educators 

BC pipeline attack left workers 'traumatized' says company

Where are the grown-ups in the Conservative party?

BC eases work-from-home rules as COVID-19 hospitalizations drop  

Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern BC