Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, September 8 & 9, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday,  September 8-9, 2022

Coverage of the Passing of Queen Elizabeth II is available through our Ottawa Observations feature.

Globe and Mail

BC and US wildfires prompt haze, air-quality statements in southern part of province  

Vancouver social housing complex residents face demo-eviction over redevelopment plan

Vancouver signs deal to turn former site of Hogan's Alley into community land trust 

Vancouver fire that destroyed downtown Eastside street church in July now ruled arson 

BC caps rent, boosts benefits for families

CBC

Wildfire smoke, haze building across southern BC this weekend, Environment Canada warns 

Man targeted in vehicle explosion in BC's Kootenay's suffers life-threatening injuries: Police 

Efforts underway to save West Vancouver's Navvy Jack House

Return of GranFondo bike event brings road closures from Vancouver to Whistler 

11 assault charges laid against fake nurse who worked at Vancouver hospital for a year

Mystery of dead sturgeon in central BC has scientists asking for help 

IOC decision on 2030 Olympic host postponed until at least September 2023

Every regulator rations water supply for oil, gas companies in Northeast BC amid drought

Vancouver Sun 

Project helps low-income BC seniors, a growing population with health, housing woes 

Signs of Sockeye salmon poaching abound, though Fraser river remains off limits 

BC mourns, but politics continue as usual 

Kennedy Stewart and Ken Sim front-runners in Vancouver mayoral race, suggest pair of polls 

Wildfire near Hope prompts evacuation alert

Vancouver firefighters battle blaze at the Kiefer Rooms in Chinatown

The downside to increasing low-skill migration to Canada

Vancouver's COPE asks Elections BC to probe 'suspicious' donations 

John Horgan oversells BC NDP's inflation relief

BC law lets city staff keep working as they run for Council 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Another closure for Port McNeill ER this weekend 

Pickets up for a second day at Esquimalt Graving Dock

Salt Spring secondary-suite bylaw delayed for consultation with Tsawout First Nation

Greater Victoria unemployment rate those in August

Victoria News

Sooke Municipal election 2022: Who's running?

Victoria passes missing middle housing policy to next council

BC First Nations leaders call on King Charles III to renounce Doctrine of Discovery 

BC woman's 'traumatizing' sexual assault probe at UBCO leads to human rights complaint 

Donkey running to be mayor of Grand Forks becomes 'voice of the people'

BC's Assistant Deputy Attorney General defends justice system amid criticism  

Global

Evacuation alert issued for Hope as wildfire grows to 50 hectares  

Smoky skies forecasted for BC's South coastal areas for the weekend, meteorologist says

Fire breaks out in Vancouver's Chinatown following explosions: police 

Ministry of Health reworking seizure-care plan in BC schools amid serious parental concerns 

'Anything is possible' Vancouver delegation shares takeaways on San Francisco Chinatown tour

BC bracing for rough flu season as health experts encourage vaccination

Environmental groups give BC failing grades on old growth forest protection plan 

BC NDP leadership candidate Anjali Appadurai investigated for potential Elections Act breach

Stewart and Sim frontrunners for Vancouver mayoral election, poll finds

Georgia Straight

Economist declares that negotiating power has swung to buyers in Metro Vancouver real estate market

Green Party-NPA coalition has mismanaged enrolment in ways that harm children and families 

All eligible Vancouver voters can vote by mail 

Vancouver needs three-step plan to help house homeless people now

Vancouver city councillor witnesses 'massive explosion' in Chinatown 

The Tyee                                                                   

Finding Home: My Vancouver Odyssey

A Spring election pitting Trudeau against Poilievre?

Nurses sound alarm on Police Violence

How Indigenous people were blamed for Wildfire Devastation

The Housing system has failed everyone there

A continent transformed by Wildfire, Then and Now

Remembering a Downtown Eastside Warrior 

Should we Shrug at COVID? These numbers say no

Miscellaneous

Vancouver fire that destroyed Downtown Eastside street church in July now ruled arson

Wildfires in BC and US prompt haze, air-quality statements in southern BC