Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 5 & 6, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday-Wednesday, April 5 & 6, 2022

Coronavirus response in BC

Why bother with the BC Ministry of Health when Eric Feigl-Ding is there to educate you about COVID-19?

Another COVid wave looms and migrant workers are still at risk

BC cuts COVID restrictions. Critics say it's dangerous

BC rolls out fourth COVID 19 shots as provinces prepare for sixth wave

BC reports 5 fewer people in hospital with COVID-19, 2 more in the ICU

Data gaps make next Omicron wave impossible to predict, BC experts say

BC Vaccine card ends Friday; second COVID boosters available in weeks

BC plans to rely even more on vaccines

BC COVID-19 vaccine card no longer required as of April 8

Globe and Mail

Former BC judge says police acted recklessly during arrest of Indigenous man and his granddaughter at BMO Branch

Norovirus outbreak linked to raw BC oysters has spread to at least 13 US states, health officials say

Spring thaw will test BC flood barriers that the 'atmospheric river' ruined and covered in debris

Vancouver proposes zoning plan with emphasis on equity

BC looks to buy land to boost housing and services around transportation hubs

CBC

Metro Vancouver Mayors ask province for more funding for affordable housing

Advocates 'horrified' as Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization

BC says its climate plan is world leading. So why are these emissions going in the wrong direction?

Green Party calls on BC government to take urgent action on family doctor shortage  

Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal BC train derailment lawsuits

Police officers who handcuffed man, granddaughter outside bank orders suspended for misconduct

Fugitive arrested after causing car crash that injured 3 people, Vancouver Police

As small towns in BC grow, so do fears over gentrification

The labour shortage isn't over - and employers are having to lower they hiring expectations

Vancouver Sun 

Ban on foreigners buying residential properties not likely to have an impact on Metro Vancouver prices, experts say

Metro mayors say they feel scapegoated by BC government for slow pace of housing construction

Metro Vancouver Mayors want permission to send used police body armour to Ukraine

'Push poll' or 'simple survey'? Kennedy Stewart robocalls cause a stir

BC NDP flexes majority, overturns 2019 decision on unionization drives

Fraser Health scientist launches ground breaking study gives hope for children with autism

Health Canada mulls lower threshold for drug decriminalization: BC Minister

BC government to cities - Want transit? Allow high-rises

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Judicial review for suspended trustees delayed by illness

Province wants to buy land near transit hubs for housing

Head of pickle ball group predicts conflicts as players moved to Victoria's Central Park

Canada's new climate plan is a work in progress

House buyers cooling off bill is a chiller

Victoria News

Greater Victoria Harbour Authority unfazed by first cruise cancellation

BC Search and Rescue receives largest-ever donation of $1 million from Rogers

Esquimalt rezoning creates densest neighbourhood by 75%, despite widespread concern

Sidney renews leases for Beacon Wharf businesses while raising their rates

Home ownership a $1 million dream in most of Greater Victoria 

BC moves to drop employee vote from union certification drives

BC to force higher density development along transit lines

Global

Vancouver unveils long-term plan to increase density, improve affordability  by 2050

BC Government looks to acquire land around transit hubs for housing, amenities

BC moving to single-step process for workers to unionize  

BC NDP raised $3.6M in 2021, more than doubling BC Liberals' haul

Georgia Straight

Is the party really over? Report declares Metro Vancouver's housing 'super cycle' is ending

Vancouver's founding story is one of resilience - and flaws

The Tyee

The Jericho Lands need a human scaled rethink

What you should know about Vancouver's new City Plan

Should I invest in Poilicoin?

Miscellaneous

Metro Vancouver mayors ask province for more funding for affordable housing

BC makes changes to allow a single-step process for workers to unionize

Lights, camera, labour action; BC's busy film industry threatened by strike prospect

Review critical of arrest of Indigenous man and granddaughter in opening bank account

Air Canada to suspend flights between Vancouver and Delhi this summer