Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, July 12-13, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday-Wednesday,  July 12-13, 2022

Globe and Mail

Council of Federation meeting wraps up with little progress on funding agreement to solve for health care crisis  

After volunteering to help during the fall's devastating floods, BC pilots form permanent disaster relief team

BC RCMP say the are 'actively investigating' deadly 2021 crane collapse as Kelowna marks first anniversary  

BC's top non-profit housing providers see large funding increases

CBC

Train derails in Kamloops with no injuries and no hazardous goods onboard, CP Rail says

Haida Gwaii village officially restores ancestral name

UBC President Santa Ono leaving for job leading University of Michigan

Advocates call for culturally appropriate services for Indigenous women facing violence 

Vancouverites want their beach logs back

Here's the salary of every mayor and councillor in British Columbia 

New Westminster to phase out Royal City moniker as it looks to rebrand

Sixties Scoop Society launched in BC to support survivors 

Rural emergency rooms are bearing the brunt of health-care shortages, BC Doctors warn

Corn farmers in BC's Fraser Valley dealing with crop delays after unseasonably wet weather

Major crime unit called in to assist in case of missing Port Alberni woman Amber Manthorne 

Search for potential burial sites begins at former residential school on Vancouver Island 

Prince George police, bylaw officers given power to decide what can be removed from streets 

Grieving families mark one year since crane collapse killed 5 men in Kelowna

Vancouver Sun 

Bank of Canada interest rate hike turns up heat on Metro Vancouver rental market 

Horgan learns Trudeau's friendship is all about political self-interest

Ono leaves UBC a more inclusive, equitable place

Auditor General to investigate BC's vaccination coverage rates an dhow they are monitored 

British Columbians urged to open their homes to the 20-20 Ukrainians arriving daily

BC NDP leadership race could pit finance minster against attorney general 

Systemic chaos stymies BC response to opioid overdose crisis 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC COVID cases 'rising significantly in those 70+ as Omicron variant BA.5 takes hold

Port Alberni killer with history of violence denied full parole

Saanich homeowner wins $2,000 from neighbour who planted bamboo that invaded his lawn

New technology allows hatchery to retain fish longer before release into ocean 

Saanich to study lowering traffic speeds nine corridors, side streets

Saanich homeowners won't need council approval to put a garden suite in front or side yards

For migrant farm workers housing is not just a determinant of health, but a determinant of death

Victoria News

Rural Saanich traffic woes amplified by petition comments 

Public, Councillors ask tough question about proposed Sidney waterfront development 

BC is the loneliest province; developers are looking at 'micro-communities' to change that

BC experts predict COVID cases, hospital admissions will rise due to BA.5

Global

Vancouver police officer facing neglect of duty probe linked to Noelle O'Soup case

What Wednesday's interest rate hike means for BC's Housing market 

Mask up, get boosted: Independent BC report warns next COVID wave is here

Change in BC leadership could herald an early provincial election call 

American TikToker 'totally tickled' by Victoria residents thanking bus driver in viral video

BC government looking at inflation specific rebate to manage rising costs 

Municipal Affairs Minister Nathan Cullen won't seek BC NDP leadership 

Crown comes down as New Westminster drops 'Royal City' moniker

Georgia Straight

UBC president Santa Ono expected to be hired for top job at University of Michigan 

The Tyee                                                                   

Mom files rights complaint alleging hospital 'Fat shaming'

'It's hard to remember that you're not alone'

Canada's Colonial Reckoning must include Indian Day Schools 

Reconciliation with a "Heavy Heart'

What's Happening in that Big Premier's meeting?

Social Housing was proposed for Kitsilano. What happened next is predictable 

Grazing Greener

A Colonial Reckoning at Little Flower Academy 

Miscellaneous

City of Kamloops, says crews responding to CP Rail train derailment 

Haida Village of Queen Charlotte gets its ancestral name back 

University of BC president Santa Ono named as President at U of Michigan