Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday July 23-25, 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 23-25, 2022

BC's Most Violent weekend

Three dead, including suspect, after shootings in Langley

Two men charged in Whistler shooting that left two dead 

Four victims shot in Langley, over six hour period: RCMP

BC Police watchdog investigating fatal police shooting in Nanaimo 

RCMP says photos released of suspects in inmate escape plot were stock images 

Vehicle linked to fatal shooting of two BC women found, hunt for suspect ongoing

Two men charged in Whistler gangland murder

3 dead including suspect in string of shootings in Langley: Shooter's identity released 

Province to review 'how and when' emergency alert was used for Langley shootings

'They're good people': Langley shooting expose dangers homeless people face on streets

Murder charges laid in double fatal gangland shooting in Whistler

IHIT identifies pair of victims in brazen public shooting in Whistler 

BC Police say they are committed to ensuring public safety after string of shootings  

Chilliwack double murder suspect found dead in Bridal Falls area

One suspect dead in connection with multiple shooting scenes in Langley 

Heavily armed police close two East End Vancouver Streets 

Man involved in confrontation dies in Nanaimo after shots fired by police 

RCMP says photo of suspect released in Rabih Alkhalil prison break were actually stock images 

3 dead in Langley shootings as police identify suspect

2 dead, 2 suspects arrested after Whistler Village shooting

2 suspects charged in Whistler Village shooting that left 2 dead

Man dies after police shooting in Nanaimo

Pictures of suspected accomplices in Rabih Alkhalil escape were stock images, RCMP say

Two people killed, two injured in Langley shooting rampage 

Two men charged inWhistler gangland murder 

IIO investigating after man shot and killed by police in Nanaimo 

Langley RCMP announces victim services gathering set for Tuesday evening  

Langley spree shooter was 28 year old Surrey man, police say

Langley shooting spree took place over five hours: IHIT

Gateway of Hope homeless shelter in Langley opens up 15 beds in response to shootings

Homeless say Langley shootings are escalation of harassment they already endure 

Suspect in double-homicide in Chilliwack found dead after 4 days at large 

Langley killings 'senseless act of violence': Farnworth

Mounties release details on Langley shooting spree

Globe and Mail

Heat warnings for much of BC with temperatures up to 40 degree Celsius through to Saturday

New housing plan allowing for more types of dwellings cements vision for Vancouver

Wildfire near Lytton smaller than believes but heat creates challenges for fire crews 

Vancouver Council votes to spend about $1 per resident to fight oil companies in court

 

CBC

Staffing shortage forces BC Ferries to cancel evening sailings to and from Salt Spring island 

Lack of volunteers forces closure of search-and-rescue group in souther BC interior town

Crews say wildfire burning near Lytton is smaller than previously reported but could still grow

Oak Bay residents get training to become on-the-ground 'climate champions'

Vancouver Sun 

Vancouver fire department orders tent city along Hastings Street to be dismantled 

BC leads country in household evictions over the past five years 

Powell River name removed from general hospital reconciliation effort 

Memorable meals mostly modest ones that spoke to the heart

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Heat warning issued for Greater Victoria, inland and a eastern Vancouver Island

Crime Spree spans View Royal, Sooke, Ucluelet, Port Alberni

Songhees Park officially reopens with new plants and pathways 

West Shore RCMP cleared in death of 'Saanich man who drove into ocean

'We don't know until we look': Historian calls for artifact search at Victoria construction site 

CEO's firing sends warning shot across BC Ferries' bow

How democratic is the New Democratic Party?

Victoria News

Cooling stations opening up around Greater Victoria

BC Premier pitches plan for les gas from cattle

Tree protection on the West Shore: Most municipalities go the bylaw route 

Delays expected this week with Millstream roundabout construction in Langford

Global

Vancouver fire chief orders DTES tent city to be cleared, cites 'catastrophic' safety risk

Robert Riley Saunders, fraudster social worker in Kelowna gets 5 years in prison

Heat warnings issued for most of BC put to 40 Celsius forecast for some regions

Wildfire near Lytton mapped slightly smaller, but heat wave brings new worries

                                        

Georgia Straight

Why Filipino community organizer Lina Vargas is running for Vancouver City Council 

New homes across Canada get more expensive with prices up 7.9 percent

Dundararve proposal is a test of West Van Council's - and Perhaps David Eby's resolve to address housing crisis 

TransLink CEOs are a different breed 

I'm not missing the mysteriously mostly invisible Dr. B Henry. You?

The Tyee                                                                   

As Reinfections Rise, So Does our risk of long COVID

Vancouver Council balks at SRO Grant over Safety Concerns 

Vancouver's Big Oil Lawsuit, Explained 

Miscellaneous