Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, July 26-27, 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 26-27, 2022

Globe and Mail

Vancouver Council approves controversial Kitsilano social housing project 

Vancouver police investigating after woman set on fire in Downtown Eastside

Two men charged with first-degree murder in death of Ripudaman Singh Malik

Langley shooting underscores dangers faced by those living in the streets 

Homeless community struggles to process shootings in Langley

More than a dozen daily temperature records broken in BC as heat warning remain in place

Vancouver's Stanley Park sees anger, annoyance from locals over bike land proposals

Salvage work begins to remove barge stuck for months on Vancouver beach 

CBC

2 men charged with 1st-degree murder in shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik

Heat warnings cover most of BC as records set and risk of heat stress rises 

Airline catering staff give 72 hour strike notice at Vancouver international airport  

Woman deliberately set on fire in Downtown Eastside, Vancouver police say

Hotly debated supportive housing project approved for Vancouver's Kitsilano neighbourhood 

Wanted Idaho man arrested by BC RCMP after being on the run for 20 years 

RCMP release photos of gunman in Langley shooting and ask for witnesses 

Port Monday Mayor Rob Vagramov announces he won't be seeking re-election

'It's a mess': Why Vancouver council meetings are seen by some as the most inefficient in Canada

BC's 2nd ever active shooter alert was sent during the Langley attacks. Why no alerts for other shootings?

Air Quality advisory issued for eastern Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

Vancouver Island community grapples with how to accommodate people living in RVs

Fire department orders removal of tents, structures from Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Minister acknowledges latest shootings have left British Columbians 'fearful and worried'

Vancouver Sun 

Two men charged with murder of businessman Ripudaman Singh Malik

Why is Vancouver so secretive about this First Nations' high-rise project? 

Critics say BC's short staffed urgent primary care centres failing but health minister insists hiring underway

Vancouver fire department accepts it will be weeks before Hastings Street tent city is cleared 

Woman set on fire, badly burned, in Vancouver

Vancouver Council backs controversial Kitsilano social housing development 

Airline catering workers at Vancouver airport issue 72 hour strike notice 

Lions Gate patient who died in ER got 'significant care':  BC Health Minister

Metro Vancouver called on to oppose Fortis BC LNG expansion

With Canada failing to meet its immigration promises, BC needs more control 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Island spots break heat records, but repeat of summer 2021 unlikely 

Wildfire West of Lake Cowichan deemed under control 

Langford council votes to cancel meetings before fall election

First Nations officially take over BC Hydro lands in Rock Bay

BC Liberals call for audit of Urgent and Primary Care Centres 

BC man dealing with a paralysis reaction to COVID vaccine frustrated by slow government support 

Victoria Council governance report has lessons for candidates 

Victoria News

Victoria governance review calls for rework of meetings, councillor roles

Wildfire west of Cowichan Lake under control

British Columbians support progressive housing policies to combat affordability crisis: Poll

Construction to start on second phase of Saanich's Shelbourne Street Improvement project

Sooke on track in effort to save Island Rail Corridor

Some long weekend sailings restored between Greater Victoria, Salt Spring Island 

Global

Criminal investigation launched into BC undercover police training program 

Two men charged with first degree murder in Ripudaman Singh Malik's death

Beating of angler caught on video launches Chilliwack RCMP investigation

'He didn't deserve to go out this way' says brother of Langley shooting victim 

Crews begin cutting up English Bay barge for removal 

Growing concern over 'trend' of young men involved in gang and gun violence 

'Vulnerable' woman set on fire in Downtown Eastside, police say

14 single-day temperature records toppled in BC as heat wave bears down 

Airline catering workers at Vancouver airport issue 72 hour strike notice 

Ground level ozone leads to air quality statements for Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley

Flood watch for Pemberton, Lillie as heatwave speeds snowmelt 

BC Gang investigation leads to $8M in drugs seized in Metro Vancouver 

Vancouver City Council approves controversial Kitsilano supportive housing project

BC family plans 2,500 km trip in attempt to renew NEXUS card amid delays

Vancouver DTES tent city to be cleared by Wednesday, but residents say there's nowhere to go

Langley shooting suspect photos releases as investigators seek answers 

Vancouver firefighters to proceed with plan limiting responses to some medical calls 

'They wouldn't hurt anyone': Vigil held for Langley shooting victims

Georgia Straight

Charges laid in homicide of Ripudaman Singh Malik 

Police say woman was 'allegedly set on fire' in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Vancouver Green Park Board candidate's decision to withdraw doesn't pass my smell test 

Trustee candidate Dr. Karina Zeidler promises to restore universal masking to Vancouver public schools

The Tyee                                                                   

Canada's Big Zero-Emission potential

Please Advise! Can Danielle Smith really stop cancer?

BC Government under attack over urgent care

What the Fire left behind 

A Day in the Life: A SeaBus attendant in Vancouver 

Should Canada brace for a Second US Civil War?

Medically assisted Death "Needs to be a good choice, not a choice of last resort' 

Miscellaneous

Police charge two in shooting death of Ripudaman Singh Malik, man acquitted in 1985 Air India bombing

Vancouver police say woman deliberately burned Monday in attack

Gaps remain in involuntary psychiatric admission compliance, says BC ombudsperson  

Salvage work begins to remove barge stuck for months on Vancouver beach