Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 30-31, 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 30-31, 2022

Globe and Mail

BC club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection 

Toronto and Vancouver talk about 'missing middle' housing. Victoria is poised to make it happen

Minister says BC working at 'sustainable' pace to implement complex care housing plan. Mayors say that's not enough 

Pat McGee, BC Social Credit Cabinet minister, brain scientist and athlete, dies at 95

Couple sues RCMP, governments, after charges stayed in alleged BC Legislature bomb plot

Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by BC pubic sector union

CBC

Auditor General says BC's surplus should have been $6.5B higher 

4 years after son's death, a Vancouver mother marks overdose awareness day

Vancouver law firm seeking claimants for cash payouts in $500K settlement with Airbnb

2 BC councillors reflect on combined 100 years in local politics as they prepare to retire 

Warning for 'short lived' heat wave issued for BC's South Coast 

BC compassion club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection 

West Vancouver bus drivers say strike notice could come next week

Pandemic fuelled virtual health care boom shows no signs of slowing, experts say

Vancouver Sun 

Hong Kong says it can target anyone in the world after Vancouver journalist charged

Real Estate developers spread financial support between Vancouver's mayoral rivals

Auditor General raises doubts about BC's books, saying surplus was $6.5B higher

BC now has the lowest fertility rate in Canada. Home prices are (partly) to blame

Rural BC mayor's threaten to withhold tax dollars if healthcare concerns not heard 

Tapping ex-cop for mayoral run, NPA leans further into law-and-order campaign 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC books are back in the black

Restaurant owners relieved after BCGEU picket lines come down 

Victoria's 'missing middle' housing hearing resumes Thursday

What is the missing-middle housing initiative?

A Saanich doctor is not backing down; charging patients $1,500 annual fee

Access to health care in Victoria is at a third-world level

Victoria News

Pleas for safe drug supply mark International Overdose Awareness Day in Victoria 

Greater Victoria First Nations look to sport of reconciliation 

Langford vet clinic closing ER services due to staff shortages 

Uber applies to drive into Kelowna and Victoria

BC NDP leadership candidate says party is too comfortable, needs a shakeup

Parts of BC's financial statements are inaccurate, auditor general says

BC sets single-day temperature records as heat wave comes for south coast

Commissioner finds MLA Josie Osborne had no conflict of interest in MayWay grant

BCGEU stands down strike action amid togging contract negotiations as 'sign of good faith'

Global

Crown outlines case against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum ahead of October trial 

'Frustrating': Family urges BC to fund new drug for young kids with cystic fibrosis 

Public service strike leads to boom for BC's craft distilleries 

Uber seeks BC wide licence, hopes for Victoria, Kelowna holiday launch

New paediatrician recruited to Peace Arch Hospital to ease maternity ward woes

Auditor General raises doubts about BC's books, saying surplus was $6.5B higher 

Press conference and events ahead across BC for International overdose Awareness Day

New Vernon recreation facility would hike taxes for homeowners 

Couple 'entrapped' by police in BC legislature bomb plot files suit against RCMP

'An inspiration' Daughter reflects on 50th anniversary of Rosemary Brown's election

Georgia Straight

BC auditor general Michael Pickup says that some of the NDP's 2021-22 summary financial statements  'are not accurate'

Former NPA President Tung Chan disapproves of NPA mayoral candidate Fred Harding 

The BC NDP's healthcare carnage - do our lives matter?

BCGEU will 'stand down' liquor picket lines and end overtime ban while bargaining makes 'significant progress'

NPA Board appoints former police officer Fred Harding as its new mayoral candidate 

Police take man into custody after he allegedly assaults three women near the Vancouver Public Library

The Gray Lady reports on Canada's most famous grey lady - former CTV News chief anchor Lisa LaFlamme

The Tyee                                                                   

Does BC provide adequate legal aid to Women Escaping abuse?

A 'Significant' Archeological  Dig resume. After 70 years

One last dance with plastic bags 

Alberta's calling. Should I hang up?

Police in the Downtown Eastside: A world of contradictions

Remembering Dave Barrett's Momentous victory 

Indigenous kids needing dental work were turned away 

'Before you walk out that door, Put your warrior on'

Can we fix  BC's clunky rebates for E-Bikes?

Bear Sprayed, Chris Amyotte was in Agony. Then, shot dead by police

Miscellaneous

Union for BC 911 dispatchers calls for extended supports amid staff shortage 

BC Premier John Horgan cites ambulance 'investment' as he addresses infant death

Restaurant and bar group hails lifting of job action by BC public sector union

BC Club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection 

BC posts $1.3B budget surplus for 2021-22 in contrast with big deficit forecast

Auditor General raises doubts about BC's books, saying surplus was $6.5B higher

Pat McGee, BC Social Credit cabinet minister, brain scientist, athlete, dies at 95