Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, July 28-29, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday-Friday, July 28-29, 2022

Globe and Mail

Abrupt order to clear Hastings Street causes scramble to house people living in tents 

BC releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

Plan to replace parkade with housing runs into roadblock 

Lightning, continuing heat wave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in BC

Mayoral elections in Vancouver, Surrey turning into crowded races

BC opens cooling centres as heat wave hits Western Canada 

BC Civil Liberties group calls on other governments to join BC in ending immigration detention 

Police identify two people killed in shootings in Langley

CBC

Evacuation order issued for wildfire southwest of Penticton   

Family, resident raise concerns over sweltering heat at Vancouver long-term care facility 

BC Warns of increased risk of wildfires over long weekend 

Vancouver Pride hopes for fun, safe return despite disease concerns  

Formula E fan has 'no faith' in car race organizer, as city returns its $500K deposit for cancelled event

RCMP officer disciplined after passing out drunk in Burger King drive thru 

As monkeypox outbreak spreads, BC releases details of vaccine availability  

BC Ferries advisers travellers to be patient during its busiest long weekend of the year 

Third Beach lifeguard patrols to end early after facing 'resistance' during rescue from drum circle crowd 

Vancouver Sun 

BC makes monkeypox vaccine available to close contacts and high risk groups  

Playland's Coaster makes thundering return after $1 million restoration 

Do our politicians really represent us?

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Four cases of monkeypox on Island, total of 61 in BC

20% of Salt Spring housing empty half the year, advocates say, s they call for action to ease housing shortage 

Roundhouse developers donate $15M property for affordable housing  

Alert Bay emergency department to close overnight for two weeks due to nursing shortage 

Ucluelet gets bilingual street signs: Nuu-chah-nulth plus English

Tiny Town can stay at Victoria's Royal Athletic Park until next March

The Victoria International Airport is getting a hotel 

Court's decision leaves security of anonymity for the press and public nuclear 

Victoria News

Victoria organization gets $50K grant to increase food security for Indigenous, BIPOC women

North Sannich beach lovers dismayed at condition of site amid construction project 

Victoria housing review finds stark shortage in family spaces being approved 

Bayview Place developers pitch almost 2,000 units for Vic West site 

Urgent Care hours reduced at another Island Health Facility in August 

BC heatwave breaks 12 more single-day temperature records 

Undercover training program for BC municipal police now under criminal investigation 

BC COVID cases, hospital admissions down this week 

Global

East Hastings Street tent city still there as deadline to clear it passes 

Union calls for investigation into worker mistreatment at Pan Pacific Vancouver 

Drivers warned delays on the Coquihala Highway could last hours during long weekend 

BC Hydro restores power to more than 100 customers in Lytton area 

New wildfires in Kamloops Fire Centre, including 2 in North Okanagan, 12 in Shuswap

BC government announces $3.9M in funding for coastline cleanups 

BC crash victim says ICBC stranded him in a care home

Community 'collapsing' say som Salt Spring Islanders, in appeal for vacancy tax

Othello section of Coquihalla Highway to undergo permanent repairs 

Old growth protester spray-paint BC landmarks

COVID-19 cases in BC hospitals hold steady, admissions show first dip in weeks 

Georgia Straight

Here's why the Supreme Court of Canada ruled that no condom meant no consent 

Third rezoning flied for Vancouver Cambie Corridor lot sold in 2017 for over $7 million 

Queer people need to agitate for they own place at the table

The Tyee                                                                   

BC Housing faces continued Government investigation  

Why monkeypox vaccine tourism is a good thing 

A Queer centred development moves ahead in Vancouver's Gay Village 

With Quick Action, We can control Monkeypox

What the Fire left behind 

Miscellaneous

BC releases details of monkeypox vaccine availability as outbreak spreads globally

Lightning, continuing heatwave raise wildfire concerns as fire danger climbs in BC

Old growth protest group says it spray-pained Vancouver landmarks

BCCLA calls on other governments to join BC in ending immigration detention