Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, August 20-22, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday-Monday, August 20-22, 2022

Globe and Mail

BC First Nation visits totem pole taken 100 years ago in bid to get it back

At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

BC public service union imposes overtime ban in latest job action to back wage demands

Emergency rooms close in BC Interior, paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed

Stigma against psychedelics could fade with decriminalization in BC, experts say

Scientists to take 'CAT scan' of BC volcano to locate best geothermal energy spots

BC crews battling Keremeos blaze are using fire to fight fire

CBC

North Vancouver's Grouse Mountain set to break ground on new gondola

Man dies on Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after interaction with police 

Early morning fire in Downtown Eastside displaces dozens of residents 

Premiers call for more federal cash, discuss private sector delivery after health care summit 

BCGEU declares overtime ban as job action enters 2nd week

Crews prepare to raise sunken fishing vessel leaking oil into Salish Sea

Supreme Court needs at least 3 Indigenous justices - even if that means bigger court, says lawyer 

Cyclists call for safer detour after collapse of East Vancouver parkade closed section of major bike path

Tip-flation has some restaurants asking for up to 30% in tips 

Should Greater Victoria have a unified police force? One township's decision is reviving the debate

Vancouver Sun 

David Eby 'frustrated' that challenge by climate activist delays NDP leadership decision 

More empty liquor store shelves expected by mid-week as BCGEU strike continues

BCGEU ramps up strike action with overtime ban

Four men charged after guns found at Hastings Street tent city in Vancouver

BC government yet to act n election ad recommendations 

Vancouver developer behind anonymous group spending thousands on political ads 

It's time for Ottawa to stop dithering about backing a bigger Canadian LNG industry

Despite the hype, BC still has just two wooden highrises

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Wildfire on northeastern Vancouver Island grows to 25 hectares

Feds contribute $3.43M for new First Nations hall in Port Alberni

No talks scheduled between proving and BCGEU; union declares ban on OT

It's not about how we're policed, but how we're governed

Massive Highway 4 project expected to be completed this fall, $16M over budget 

Public urged to report whale sightings as San Juan Oil spill spreads to Canadian waters 

Victoria News

Metchosin Fire Department sizes up  new recruits 

Victoria rents spike at fastest rate in the country in past year 

BC students struggle to find housing ahead of fall semester

Global

Kamloops' outgoing top cop says police face 'limitations' in handling chronic offenders 

Man dies after 'interaction' with Vancouver Police downtown

Surrey man questions park and ride security after catalytic converter stolen 

'Substantial changes' to COVID-19 protocols in schools unlikely, says Dix

Some Cowichan Tribes homes get clean drinking water for the first time 

3 building fire in downtown Vancouver displaces 58 people

Vancouver Police arrest 4 after guns found din tent un Hastings Street encampment 

BC General Employee's Union bans overtime as job action continues

Emergency department in Clearwater hit by more staffing shortages and overnight closures 

Hospital in Merritt limits emergency hours amid staff shortage 

BC Indigenous family brings home ashes of unvaccinated loved one 

BC paramedics union voice concern over lack of ambulance staff 

MLA John Rustad responds after removal from BC Liberal caucus

Georgia Straight

Vancouver police say four arrested as guns seized from Hastings Street tent city

Forum Research poll suggests Kennedy Stewart's reelection chances may be in jeopardy 

The LDB's booze-rationing 'crisis' - a sober look at the BC GEU's COLA boilermaker 

Online petition to reinstate Lisa LaFlamme as chief news anchor inches closer to its goal of 150,00 signatures 

Vancouver City Council candidate defines how Colleen Hardwick's TEAM in 'not anti-development' 

The Tyee                                                                   

Kenney brags about higher wages. After fighting them

When reporting about race, searching for the right words 

Nuclear Disaster is no Accident 

Miscellaneous

At least 40 people displaced by explosion and fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

Four arrested after Vancouver Police say guns found in encampment tent 

Emergency rooms close in BC, paramedics union says ambulances unstaffed 

BC union imposes overtime ban in latest job action to back wage demands

MLA John Rustad says he has 'no animosity' toward BC Liberal Party after ouster 

Surrey South candidate nomination period closed ahead of September 10th by-election