Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday/Wednesday, April 26 & 27, 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 26-27, 2022

Coronavirus response in BC

COVID or gastrointestinal illness? Why it's hard to know right now

Globe and Mail

BC mayors urge province for more support in tackling report offenders 

Tragedy in BC's Child welfare system prompts outcry, but little public accountability

Directors Guild of Canada BC issues 72 hour strike notice

Vancouver city councillors approve new office, rental tower after public hearings 

The tiny boulevard gardens of East Vancouver are a lesson in reclaiming urban space

Fraud risk management at BC's $16 billion Site C dam project can improve, says province's auditor general

Federal Court sets said Department of Fisheries order to phase out BC Fish Farms 

Second BC Farm positive for avian flu as virus found in backyard folk in Kelowna 

CBC

Vancouver city council votes down motion to install CCTV city-wide

Stanley Park seawall reopens to public after completion of winter storm damage repairs 

BC has Canada's 3rd highest number of transgender, non-binary people per capita, latest census shows

Vancouver approves 39 storey tower for corner of Broadway and Granville Street

Hospital staff advised to condor hotel rooms for some patients to help free up bed space

Months after mass die-off of sea creatures in BC heat dome, researcher return in search of signs of life

BC First Nations receive $63M boost in forestry revenue sharing

Stats Canada data indicates finding a place to live in BC is not about to get any more affordable 

Fracking promises prosperity - but what if it's happening in your front yard?

Residents stranded, store shelves empty after BC Ferries halts service to Haida Gwaii due to staff shortages

Vancouver Sun 

Vancouver mayor proposes empty store tax as vacancy rates surge 

Census of Metro Vancouver housing shows shift of missing middle families continues unabated 

Aquilini Family interested in buying Freedom Mobile from Rogers 

Prisoner in Kent Institution in Fraser Valley stabbed 40 times on Wednesday evening 

Vancouver-Quilchena by-election  to feature digital registration, voting and vote counting for the first time

Burnaby and Vancouver decisions boost Eby's call for faster project approval 

Horgan's frustration bubbles over at lack of a health-care fix 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC First Nations getting a boost in forestry revenue 

Interim Chief Administrative Officer appointed as Sooke CAO undergoes cancer treatment

Saanich distiller changes names as whisky dispute settled 

Class action lawsuit certified against ICBC over benefits to accident victims 

Premier says he's not blaming Ottawa, but BC needs federal help to fix 'crumbling' health care

Northern Adventure ferry sailings cancelled due to COVID cases among crew

BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon set to make provincial politics a lot more interesting  

248 time Victoria offender cited as Mayors express worry about 'catch and release' justice system

Telemedicine is vital to the health care system

Victoria News

Neighbours voice concerns, but 6 storey complex at former Esquimalt pub site

Langford officially opens reconfigured Glen Lake Road connection 

UVIc #2 for climate action, 12th overall in global post-secondary sustainability rankings  

Sooke CAO diagnosed with cancer 

BC doubles Indigenous share of Crown forest revenues to 8-10%

BC cities protest 'prolific offenders' with hundreds of arrests 

Global

Vancouver council rejects use of CCTV cameras to combat crime

Vancouver to hike empty homes tax to 5% in 2023

BC's aging population a 'wake-up call' for health care systems, advocates say

Vancouver council votes to explore controversial empty storefront tax

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside sees mail delivery services temporarily return

Service to Haida Gwaii to be restored by week's end amid COVID-19 outbreak: BC Ferries 

BC increasingly forestry revenue-sharing with First Nations

Final section of Stanley Park seawall reopens after storm damage repair 

Lack of fairness prompts Federal Court to sea said BC Fish Farm phaseout

Class-action lawsuit approved against ICBC, BC government 

'We need to resolve this;: Municipal Affairs Minister on cost of medical exams for Ukrainians

City of Surrey lawyer says political sign bylaw challengers creating 'manufactured dispute' 

Georgia Straight

Landmark census finds 1 in 300 Canadians are transgender and non-binary

Vancouver property sold 4 times in 7 years doubles price to $4.2 million with brand new home

Welcome to the dawn of Vancouver's housing revolution!

Directors Guild of Canada BC District Council issues strike notice

Sandra Filosof-Schipper defines a 'win' for BC Libertarian Party in Vancouver-Quilchena by-election 

The Tyee

Meet the protesters going to jail to Fight climate change

Bring back our mail

Winters Fire Victim remembered as Dedicated Mom and Caregiver

BC approves North Coast Gas Project despite First Nations' objections 

Why Did Musk Buy Twitter?

Miscellaneous

Census shows apartment growth, but supply remains the main issue in BC: experts 

Amid shortages of family doctors across Canada, med school grads increasingly don't want the jobs

BC raises forest revenue sharing amounts for First Nations in reconciliation move

Fraud risk management at BC's $16 billion Site C dam project can be improved: auditor