Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday/Friday, June 9-19, 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 9-10, 2022

Globe and Mail

Former judge's report into BC money laundering to be released Wednesday

Broadway plan facing further delays in BC

BC police watchdog says charges should be considered against officer in 2021 Chilliwack shooting

Search for boater in waters off Vancouver now a missing persons file, police say

Arthur Erickson original gets a premium price

Vancouver dragon boat festival returns with a mission to reflect 'richness and diversity' of the community, organizer says

Vancouver renters are playing more for living spaces but getting less as 'shrinkflation' grows

Residents of flood-prone areas in BC urged to be ready to leave at short notice

CBC

BC man could lose driver's licence over $7.6M unpaid fraud fines, regulator rules 

BC construction boss jailed and company fined $25K over repeated workplace safety issues

BC Ferries cancels several sailings on key routes this weekend due to staff shortages 

Rebuilding wildfire-ravaged Lytton, to start in September

BC money laundering inquiry will release final report on Wednesday after hearing from 199 witnesses 

Indigenous-hosted skateboarding competition kicks off in Langley

High streamflow advisory issued for BC rivers overwhelmed by November's floods

Lack of funding for new BC schools, seismic upgrades has critics questioning government priorities

Vancouver aims to expedite building permit approvals as applications spike

Van shortage forces mobile Vancouver sex worker program off the road for 1st time in its history 

Vancouver Sun 

Can't justify a criminal charge? Take their stuff, instead. Society's poor and addicted hardest hit by BC forfeiture laws

Bike lanes, towers, renter protection  - Broadway plan debate drags on

A new name may renew the BC Liberal party, but at great risk

After fleeing Trump's America, East Van teen rides UBC scholarship in pursuit of her dreams

BC fraudster will have driver's licence blocked after failing to pay securities sanctions 

Save Old Growth protesters may be sued for damages by drivers delayed by blockades

Survey launched to gauge racism Indigenous people experience with status cards

Is paying the high price for mega-events worth it?

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Group floats class-action suit to clear out BC old growth blockaders

Sooke's new library celebrates its grand opening on Saturday

Lack of crew leads to weekend sailing cancellations on BC Ferries

Unemployment drops in Capital region, mirroring national picture

Greater Victoria Harbour Authority CEO to retire next year

Bowling alley part of 600 seat restaurant and pub opening at Uptown

BC party leaders face tough questions this summer

Are the City of Victoria's trading cares terrific treasures or trash?

Victoria News

Bowling, Batting and Brews: New Saanich eatery set to open in Uptown

Public hearing on Victoria's missing middle proposal eyed for mid-summer

Weekend Swartz Bay, Tsawwassen BC Ferries sailings cancelled due to staff shortages  

Westshore Motorsports Park looking at 4 options for new home

No timeline for completion of historic Sooke Harbour House

Camosun preps for biggest-ever convocation, at Interurban campus in Saanich

BC sees 161 people die to toxic drug crisis in April, amid calls from safer supply

85% of British Columbians fear another extreme weather event, but few are prepared: survey

Global

'Lies': Parents of BC boy who died say medical records and care report don't match

Findings of public inquiry into money laundering in BC to be released on Wednesday 

BC mine's electrified trucks a Canadian first, with goal of net-zero GHG emissions 

Canadian passport delays are frustrating travellers. What's the fix?

Indigenous hosted skateboarding event debuts in Langley, with a focus on inclusion

Abbotsford council looking at 'hybrid' option to mitigate Sumas Prairie flooding

Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards used 

More than 75% of Victoria residents don't feel safe downtown at night: Victoria PD survey

Students, Indigenous elders collaborate to decolonize BC museum exhibits 

Rebuild of Lytton after devastating wildfire to begin by September: minister

BC Liberals gather in Okanagan, consider name change, look toward 2024 election 

Ottawa's move to halt random COVID-19 testing 'welcome news' for Canada's airports

'Knowledge gap' is contributing to on-the-job electrical injuries, BC Hydro says

IIO files report for consideration of charges in Chilliwack police shooting

'The people in this province are suffering': BC Greens launch health-care tour

More females, older people are overdosing in BC

BC government delays some school upgrades due to shortage of capital cash

Georgia Straight

A smarter strategy for changing the BC Liberal name, dumb as that enterprise is for Kevin Falcon

Health Minister must ensure new gene-edited foods are properly an democratically regulated  

Vancouver makes public-plaza drinking a permanent summer event 

Canada needs to step up and help the women and girls of Afghanistan

Virtue signalling about luxury air travel and carbon footprints entrenches bad behaviours 

Full text of city council's apology to Vancouver's Italian Canadian community for treatment during Second World War 

Councillor Colleen Hardwick will ask colleagues to refer Broadway Plan back to staff until after October election

The Tyee                                                                   

BC Greens launch hearings on Health Care 'crisis'

The Day everything stopped working

Jason Kenney and the Tyee

Your Hot, Hot Housing Questions answered 

No easing of BC's Toxic Drug crisis

Tribal hatcheries and the road to restoration 

 

Miscellaneous

High streamflow advisory issued for rivers overwhelmed by November's flooding in BC

BC Liberals gather in Okanagan, consider name change, look toward 2024 election

Indigenous leaders survey members to explore racist responses when status cards used

Former judge's report into BC money laundering to be released Wednesday