Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 16-17, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday-Wednesday, August 16-17, 2022

Globe and Mail

Federal housing advocate heads to BC to study affordability crisis 

Wolf enclosure at Greater Vancouver Zoo was damaged to let animals escape, RCMP say

BC cannabis stores grapple with delivery stoppage as BCLDB workers go on strike

Sheen dissipates but sunken US fishing boat still in orca habitat east of Victoria 

BC has recorded more than 10,000 overdose deaths since public health emergency declaration, coroner says 

CBC

UBC Senate votes to rescind honorary degree given to bishop involved in residential schools

Surrey Police Service officer suspended following arrest on breach of trust allegations 

Asian language speakers growing in BC , latest census data shows

Vancouver hosts conference that will see physicists try to crack the theory of everything 

BC Professional Employees Association threatens strike, warns of 'costly delays'

All evacuation orders rescinded for Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton

Is Wood Buffalo National Park 'in danger'? UNESCO investigators are in Canada to find out

Greater Vancouver Zoo wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape, RCMP say

David Eby promises swift, decisive action on homelessness if he becomes BC Premier 

Tax agency obtains 'jeopardy order' for debt from Downton Abbey loving billionaire  

Vancouver Sun 

More BC public sector workers threaten to strike as BC GEU join action continues

Surrey woman with broken hip waits nearly 12 hours for ambulance

Former journalist on Hong Kong 'wanted' list receives 'friendly' visit from CSIS agents 

Province drags its heels on promises of inflation relief 

Mandarin, Punjabi and Cantonese most common languages in BC after English: StatCan

All evacuation orders rescinded for. Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton

Surrey Police Service officer faces breach of trust investigation 

Denials aside, expect a Premier Eby to call an early BC election

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Esquimalt wants out of policing agreement with Victoria

Saanich workers vote for strike action if agreement isn't reached 

Doctor shortage puts pressure on NDP to fulfil promise of a second BC medical school 

More BC Public sector workers threaten to strike as BCGEU job action continues

Cleanup continues on sunken fishing boat east of Victoria in Haro Strait

BC restaurants and retail liquor shops may run low on booze

Victoria News

District of Saanich workers vote to strike, seek affordability in new contract 

Delays continue to plague recycling collection for fifth week in Greater Victoria 

Mom's take to BC Streets tying purple ribbons to honour 10,000 lives lost to drug poisonings

Global

Alcohol running dry for restaurant industry as BCGEU goes on strike

New Surrey Police officer arrested by RCMP, may face breach of trust charge 

More public servants issue strike notice as cannabis shops feel impact of BCGEU action

Homeless advocates want fence around shady area of park removed due to heatwave

Search continues for at least 1 wolf following 'suspicious' escape from BC zoo

Physicists and business figures gather in Vancouver to crack theory of everything

Ex-BC journalist and democracy activist placed on Chinese 'wanted ' list

Report shows wine tourism slow to recover from the pandemic pause 

BC leads provinces for residents whose primary language at home isn't English or French

BC fire crews tackling 'highly visible' wildfire 20 Kim north of Kamloops

Township of Esquimalt opts not to renew policing agreement 

Jack Sundial withdraws from Surrey municipal election campaign

"Where are we supposed to go?" Downtown Eastside rally opposes tent city eviction

Georgia Straight

Kevin Falcon's appointment of John Rustad as forests critic shows true BC Liberal priorities around the climate 

Women are not acceptable casualties in the response to the housing crisis 

RBC cites two factors that will 'protect against a full blown housing crash'

Attention civil servants - strikes not the only way to boost wages. Why not leverage NDP leadership race?

Want to be mayor of Vancouver or run for City Council? Here's how to become an official candidate

The Tyee                                                                   

The latest COVID wave may have peaked. But risks remain high

When media erases places of colour 

Anjali Appadurari: 'A total reframing is needed'

Danielle Smith isn't nuts, says Kenney. Just her policies 

Why We need to say Monkeypox is mainly affecting Gay and Bisexual men

Poilievre blamed climate taxes while Big Oil guzzled profits 

Flyers threaten homeless people in Vancouver's Downtown east side

Miscellaneous

All evacuation orders rescinded for Keremeos Creek wildfire near Penticton

Wolf enclosure was damaged to let animals escape at Greater Vancouver Zoo, RCMP say

BC drug death toll passes 10,000s since declaration of emergency in 2016: coroner

Sunken fish boat off BC shifts into deeper water, leaks fuel in key orca habitat