Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday - Friday, April 21-22, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday and Friday, April 21-22, 2022

Coronavirus response in BC

BC sees increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations over past week

Globe and Mail

Arson of rectory next to Ukrainian Catholic Church in Victoria being investigated as possible hate crime

BC prioritizing negotiation over litigation for Indigenous rights 

Vancouver adds bus rapid transit to long term plans

BC High court certifies former flight attendant's class-action lawsuit against WestJet

BC Poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu

BC presses ahead with plan to require health colleges to disclose vaccination rates of workers

BC Conservation group moves thousands of salmon that will produce millions of eggs

CBC

BC has the longest wait times for walk-in clinics compared to other provinces, new data finds

UBC anti-racism task force released report aimed at addressing systemic discrimination 

BC First Nation accuses province of ignoring its own rules in epic court battle

Invictus Games to feature winter sports for 1st time when Vancouver, Whistler host in 2025

Second body found during demolition of Vancouver hotel destroyed by fire

BC's Okanagan needs to prepare for 40C heat waves, report warns 

 

Vancouver Sun 

Vancouver falls short of being family-friendly

Cash from Ottawa needed to solve health-care crisis, says Horgan

Second body found in debris of fire ravaged Winters Hotel in Gastown 

Hidden subtext to TransLink plan is pushing cars off key routes

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Potential case of avian flu in Cowichan Valley chicken flock under investigation 

Two face charges after Trans-Canada Highway blocked by old growth logging protesters 

Three charged after Saanich drug raid

New agreement ratified between librarians and VIRL

Patients in Victoria wait longer for walk-in clinics than anywhere in Canada: Medimap

Nanaimo looking to beef up patrols and security in a new approach to tackle downtown problems

Off-leash dog test for Royal Athletic Park put off until at least next year

Victoria a step closer to restrictions on single-use cups

Industrial property to feel Victoria tax bite

Last term for Langford Councillor Lillian Szpak, who says she won't run again

BC Premier 'honoured' to be on list of Canadians banned from Russia

Victoria News

Premier, Mayor, Children help restock trout at Langford's Len Lake

Pay boost, other supports part of Sooke plan to recruit and retain fire-fighters 

Victoria's historic affordable housing policy under review on Saanich Peninsula 

'Use the Google': BC Premier tells road blocking logging protesters  

BC gives $74M to make up for Indigenous casino, lottery losses

BC Premier calls being banned from Russia 'a badge of honour'

Global

Second body found in wreckage of fire-ravaged Gastown heritage building

World's first winter Invictus Games coming to Vancouver, Whistler in 2025

BC company wins Elon Musk-funded award for carbon capture technology

Kelowna walk in clinics have 2nd longest average wait times in Canada: Medimap

Bruising CPC leadership contest could leave eventual winner with unity problem 

Months after flooding, Sumas Prairie residents frustrated by lack of government funds

As pandemic restrictions wane, labour shortage persists for BC businesses

BC First Nations to get $74M in gaming funds to offset pandemic losses

Vancouver Island demographics skewing younger, report finds

Georgia Straight

Two bodies found during demolition of fire-ravaged Gastown Hotel

Earth Day is no time for complacency

Forests Minister Katrine Conroy phones hunger striker Howard Green but doesn't meet his central demand

Preliminary investigation concludes Winters Hotel Fire originated from unattended candles on second floor

Rezone and Resell: Vancouver site approved for strata homes resists for lower price of $26.8 million

The Tyee

Behind Amazon Workers' Historic Union win

Why can't we Build like It's the 1970's?

How to confront our crisis of Youth Climate Distress

Why do masks on planes no longer fly?

Bike Lanes, SkyTrains and Automobiles

DRIPA or Terra Nulls? The Province can't have it both ways

Powerful US Senator Joe Manchin Loves the Oilseeds. Now What?

Ignored no more

The coming Indigenous power play

Living near fracked wells increases adverse birth outcome risk, study suggests 

Miscellaneous

The hunt for BC's most notorious fisherman