Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, May 17 & 18, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, May 17 & 18, 2022

Coronavirus response in BC

BC's latest COVID wave has peaked: independent report

Globe and Mail

Tk'emlúps chief disappointed in Pope, Royal Family's visit plans

Weather warnings issued for southern BC as strong winds knock out power to thousands 

BC high school journalists advocate for student press-freedom bill that is a first in Canada

CBC

No immediate relief in sight for British Columbians as inflation rate skyrockets, experts say 

AFN national chief calls for Queen to apologize for past wrongs

Some Vancouver Island residents to remain without power overnight as wind batters southwest BC

Coquitlam school district approves BC's first ever Farsi language curriculum 

Union , BC Transit contractor to try mediation again - to end 15 week old Sea to Sky bus strike 

Hundreds in BC are still in urgent need of flood relief, community volunteers say

Proposed housing development creating heavy debate in BC's Kootenays

Victoria mayoral race takes shape as Councillor Marianne Alto declares candidacy

Staff shortage  forces Kamloops hospital to move some patients to Kelowna

1 year into injunction enforcement at Fairy Creek blockades, 100s os protesters await trial 

Haida Gwaii community moves to restore Indigenous name

Vancouver Sun 

BC's new museum project has an $800 million price tag. Why?

Horgan acknowledges shortage of family doctors is 'very acute'

'Voracious' appetite to dump fee for service modelled for BC Family doctors

Here's how and when you'll get our one-time ICBC gas relief rebate 

Village of Queen Charlotte to restore original Haida name in move that could be seen elsewhere in BC

NDP's BC museum plan under concerted public, opposition attack

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC vows to work with doctors on primary care crisis 

Garden homes sprouting up to ease rental housing shortage 

Governor General makes first official visit to BC this weekend

$789 million museum plan creates political earthquake for NDP

BC museum plan shows bad governance, worse economics

BC government has misread public mood with museum plan 

Victoria News

BC watches as California subpoenas plastic industry over waste, alleged deception

Esquimalt pub demolished to make way for new development 

'Understaffed and underfunded': E-Comm struggling to meet demand for 911 class

Hospitals, schools or a new Royal BC Museum, opposition asks

BC boosts public libraries with $8M COVID-19 recovery fund

Global

Public hearings begin on Vancouver's divisive Broadway plan

Scores of people camp overnight for passport renewal as ling lines, service delays continue 

The 215 missing children 'brought us together' says Kúkpi7 Casimir ahead of memorial 

'We don't understand it': Advocates slam Vancouver police raid of low-barrier cannabis program

BC Liberals vow to scrap Massey Tunnel and go back to a bride if elected 

ICBC warning drivers to slow down over May Long weekend

BC Liberals promise to scrap Royal BC Museum project if elected in 2024

Pacific Western Transit, union restart negotiations to end Sea-to-Sky strike

US confirms monkeypox case in man who recently travelled to Canada 

Kelowna RCMP: 20 per cent vacancy levels remain a challenge 

BC Search and Rescue Association launches video series to help reduce call volume

Alleged BC Gangster fights extradition from the US to Canada

Vancouver Tenants Union fears Broadway plan will lead to evictions, masse rent hikes

Telus says it plans to invest $34.5B in BC, Alberta and will create thousands of new jobs 

Georgia Straight

Vancouver townhouse listed over $1.8 million sells for a steal at only $828,000

Chinatown heritage location of Vancouver's famed Kiefer Bar lists for nearly $2.5 million

Philippines president-elect Marcos Jr. wins big among Filipino voters in Canada 

The Tyee

Why Canada's largest federal union is talking strike 

Is the Doctor in? BC Can't say for sure

Guaranteed Basic Income is still a great idea

New CBC Podcast series on Kuper Island Residential School seeks justice

Prioritizing Indigenous knowledge about wild Pacific Salmon 

To the Downtown Eastside, with Love

Miscellaneous

A report on wildfire in Lytton, says more community fireproofing needed

Wind knocks out power, weather warnings issued for southern BC

Timeline of event since the finding of unarmed graves in Kamloops last May

Unmarked graves finding triggered Canada's year of reckoning over residential schools 

BC to demolish 'racist' museum and build unprecedentedly expensive replacement