Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, June 2-3, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday, June 2-3, 2022

Globe and Mail

Cool Spring, less lightning bring easy start to BC wildfire season, says forecaster

Evacuation alerts, flood watch issues as BC braces for rain and speedy snowmelt

After November flop, relisted Vancouver condo sells quickly 

Government to review money-laundering inquiry report before public release, says Eby

'Anxiety' over three-year drug decriminalization plan in BC, former health minister says

BC's drug decriminalization threshold based on police input, minister says

BC engineer banned for 'incompetence' on design of rental high-rise

Fifteen people charged with criminal contempt over pipeline protests last fall in northern BC

Museum plans, Kevin Falcon's return and in person sessions highlights of BC Legislature's Spring sitting

CBC

Evacuation alerts issued for parts of BC with flood and thunderstorm watches in effect

Highway 1 closed between Lytton and Spences Bridge as heavy rainfall persists

BC will decriminalize up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs. Drug users say that threshold won't decriminalize them

Wet weather means slow start to BC Wildfire season, but forecast suggests shift in July 

North Vancouver senior's complex had been neglected for years before deadly fire, resident says

Coquitlam RCMP officers cleared in death of man who fell from 11 storey balcony

BC First Nation calls on province to allocate part of $789M museum upgrade funds to repatriating artifacts

Rejected subdivision would have turned BC island into enclave for wealthy, says Tsawout Nation

BC gun shops see surge in customers after Canada moves to cap handgun sales

Vancouver Sun 

Health Canada rejects BC opioid compassion club due to dark web purchase plan

BC decriminalization means a piecemeal approach to national drug policy: advocates 

'Urgent' so far from truth that NDP care centres a laughingstock

Tsek'ene, Farsi, Punjabi, Tagalo: The push to diversify languages in schools

Evacuation alert, flood watch, thunderstorm watch as BC Braces for rain, snowmelt

Chinatown needs end to 'racist' vandalism before city applies for world heritage status, business leader says

Frustrated BC chiefs unload on cabinet ministers over fate of salmon

'It's going to be a bad year': Kamloops bracing for 1 in 20 year flood season

Americanization of Vancouver politics has created 'dysfunctional' city governance 

Horgan lacks grasp on facts during debate on museum

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Victoria real estate market finally cooling off, but too late for some

BC family says homebuyer evicted them to raise rent 70%

Donations sought to protect forest on North Pender Island 

Engineer behind evacuated Langford highrise fined, stripped of licence

First Nation wants return of artifacts from RMBC, funding for museum

Mill Bay in limbo: Fire cleanup again stalls decade old 1,000 home proposal

Mayfair shopping centre owner steps in to help fund Canada Day event

Federal government must pay more for health care

For BC politicians, a crash course in opioid damage 

Victoria News

Cooler weather brings slow start to BC's wildfire season, but July expected to heat up

Greater Victoria real estate inventory getting back to pre-pandemic average 

Highway 1 closed between Lytton and Spences Bridge as proactive measure

Saanich homes to have notice placed on title for unpermitted work 

New partnership looks to make BC's tourism industry more disability-friendly

Sooke steps up preparations for hot weather

Global

Largest investment in history announced for BC Wildfire Service

Long waitlists for treatment forces families to go to extreme lengths during BC's toxic drug crisis

Government to review money laundering inquiry report before public release, says Eby

No fines for English Bay barge owner as city pays thousands for security, other costs 

BC's medical watchdog probing whether TELUS Health program creates 'two-tiered' health care

Georgia Straight

BMO says rapid rise in interest rates forces Canadian housing market into 'full retreat'

From Open door to revolving door - immigration detention in Canada explained

Unlicensed BC rental property manager fined over $120,000

Unprovoked attacks at East Vancouver gas station lead to criminal charges

Home prices drop in Greater Vancouver and Fraser Valley amid rising interest rates

The Tyee                                                                   

Inflation, Scarcity and the Road to Survival

Why did the Teachers Union tear down LGBTQ2S+ Student posters at Britannia

Lawsuits allege Sexual Harassment, assaults at Northern Work Camps 

BC Government grilled on killing of CLBC Client

What's the deal with crowdfunded housing investment sites?

Cigarette ads were banned decades ago. Why not do the same for fossil fuels?

What people don't get about this inflation spike

Homicide victim was a Community Living BC client

Miscellaneous

Cool spring, less lighting bring easy start to BC wildfire season, says forecaster 

Evacuation alert, flood and thunderstorm watches as BC braces for rain, snowmelt 

13 people have mild symptoms after ammonia exposure in Vancouver: fire official

BC's attorney general slams Ottawa's efforts to prevent money laundering