Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, July 9-11, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday- Monday, July 9 - 11, 2022

Globe and Mail

Tseshalht First Nation begins scan of grounds at former Port Alberni residential school 

Vancouver City Hall pauses housing project decision until after fall election

How will 'managed retreat' fit into Canada's climate change adaption plans? Communities face hard choices in any scenario 

CBC

Man shot by RCMP officer in BC detachment cells booking area 

Petition to make Vancouver transit more pet friendly garners thousands of signatures 

2 police officers remain in hospital after Saanich bank shooting

Expecting parents have to relocate to give birth due to midwife shortage on Salt Spring Island 

Premiers gather in Victoria to present united demand for more health-care cash 

Province fires board of BC Housing following critical report, makes replacements 

Police watchdog investigates death of Williams Lake man after RCMP encounter 

Advocates hope for accountability as Nelson police officers investigated for alleged racist messages

Integrity commissioner rules against Vancouver mayor over tweets about city councillor

Monkeypox vaccines to be offered at Vancouver bathhouses as 21 cases confirmed in BC

New summer school classes aim to reignite learning after pandemic 

Vancouver Sun 

Expect Government secrecy to continue if David Eby becomes BC Premier 

New Westminster council backs outgoing mayor's bid to axe 'Royal City' moniker from branding

Community group asks City of Vancouver to oppose rezoning after BC housing review and board firings 

ICBC dumpster-fire fix ruled unconstitutional - again  

Downtown Vancouver fire halls much busier than the past couple of years, so far

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Scanning for unmarked graves begins at former Alberni Indian Residential School site 

In an act of reconciliation, Victoria's Trutch Street gets a new name

Saanich police officer out of intensive care after bank robbery shootout

Agreement at premiers' meeting that health system needs to be rebuilt 

Late-term pregnant women advised to move off Salt Spring 

Esquimalt Councillor leaves post early for new position in US

With the heritage sector at a cross roads, choose innovation 

Say no to foreign cruise ship waste at Hartland Landfill

Cancelled flights and delays tough on front-line workers 

Public Health plays key role in urban planning 

BC doctors stressed over medical dye shortage 

Province makes sudden, immediate overhaul of BC Housing's board 

Victoria News

BC woman collapses in airport after living there for days due to flight cancellations 

Breaking down the costs of Langford Mayor's trip to Ukraine

Global

More than half of BC Housing' s Board is being replaced 

'It's getting dangerous': Trucker wants more rest stops in Lower Mainland 

As summer heats up, taps turned off at two Vancouver splash pads 

Vancouver Coastal Health planning more monkeypox vaccination clinics 

BC Housing, Burnaby reach financing deal to preserve threatened co-op housing

Investigation  continues one year after fatal Kelowna crane collapse 

Rising inflation, interest rates push 1 in 4 British Columbians to cut back on essentials: poll

Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni

'Yesterday's gone': Balancing preservation and development in Vancouver's historic Chinatown

Police shoot man at Prince George jail cells, watchdog investigating 

Officer hurt in Saanich bank shootout moved from ICU, another officer discharged 

Emergency department at Clearwater hospital closed for third time this month 

Georgia Straight

Horgan's Johnny-come-lately health blame game rings hollow

Sinophobia with Canadian characteristics 

David Eby's Towering Inferno - and NDP disaster film in the making?

Health Canada recalls glass baking dishes for injury hazard 

The Tyee                                                                   

Revisiting the Record of the Sisters of St Ann 

In West Kootenay, a Push for "Ecocide' Laws 

Miscellaneous

When it comes to health care, BC Premier says Canadians want leaders to 'sit down like adults' and figure out funding 

Two police officers remain in hospital after a shootout outside a BC Bank 

Scan of residential school grounds begins near Port Alberni  

Horgan urges federal government to carry half the health-care load as Premiers meet