Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, October 22-24, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday,  October 22-24, 2022

Globe and Mail

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked to benefit from anti-violence program: union 

Indigenous apology ceremony cancelled after no-show by arresting police officers

BC is about to get a new Premier 

Vancouver has an affordable housing problem. Can Vienna's success offer solutions?

CBC

Bylaw officers removing people without homes from camp near downtown Kelowna

BC couple sues Swoop Airlines, accuses staff of racial discrimination after being escorted off flight 

BC Interior village determines its next mayor by draw to break a tie vote

Former owner of illegal BC Airbnb hostel sentenced to 30 days in jail

Mohawk 'Land Back' leader among those to plead guilty to criminal contempt inBC pipeline conflict

Apology ceremony between police, Indigenous family won't go ahead as planned after arresting officers' no-show

With violence in health care rising, BC announces new protection service staff for high-risk facilities 

4 police officers involved in death of Myles Gray faced other brutality allegations, family learns

David Suzuki is retiring from The Nature of Things to focus on activism and calling out 'BS'

Vancouver Sun 

Former North Vancouver Airbnb host gets jail time after long battle with strata 

Five things to watch for in BC as recession looms 

Incoming Premier David Eby likely to shuffle cabinet, craft 'activist' budget: political experts 

No links found between Eby campaign and United Steelworkers Union leaflet

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: union 

Vancouver hospital residents forced to wait as contract fight played out

BC surpasses the rest for mass-timber buildings

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Indigenous apology cancelled, wrongly arrested man upset, after no-show by constables

Court to decide who wins seat on Alberni Valley Regional District Board

First Nations worry feds are flip-flopping on BC Fish farms transition

Two Mayor Minions: Sisters-in-law are mayors of Port Alberni and Comox

Killing of RCMP officer has Victoria Police Department rethinking how it patrols camps

Former Family doctor turned psychiatrist sees impact of GP shortage on her patients

Eby eyes 'profound' crime intervention

Victoria News

Vancouver Police officers who handcuffed Heiltsuk man, granddaughter not at apology ceremony

Province adds crosswalk at dangerous Galloping Goose crossing in Metchosin

Four new, all-electric buss join the Greater Victoria School District Fleet

'It's a broken system' say emergency responders about BC's rural paramedic shortage

It's not enough: Heiltsuk Nation bemoans police officers' decision not to attend apology ceremony 

Global

Vancouver police constables not in attendance at Heiltsuk ceremony

BC reaches temporary deal with paramedics aimed at boosting rural staffing

Crown seeks 2 year sentence for Richmond Mountie who exposed himself to schoolgirls 

In-person Diwali celebrations return to BC after pandemic hiatus

Parents, district say pace of new Surrey school construction falling behind

Man accused of Vancouver window-smashing sprees being held for psychiatric assessment

Kelowna airline passengers sue low-cost carrier Swoop for defamation

BC strata denies condo sale to family with three young children

BC government announces 320 protection services officers for health-care workplaces

Penticton Chamber disappointed with development cost charges increase

Science World gets $10M funding boost from federal government 

Advocates, homeless looking to new Premier and Mayor for help with Vancouver housing crisis 

Hundreds rally in Victoria over timely access to a family doctor 

The Tyee                                                                   

The Billionaire and the Mayor

Tales from the Late-Night Diner

CHEK TV

'They cannot make it': Salmon trapped in the Chemainus River waiting for rain

Horgan and Eby begin transition of power

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked to benefit from anti-violence program: union

Safety upgrades on Galloping Goose Trail combat 'dangerous' Happy Valley crossing

Miscellaneous

Nurses being punched, grabbed, kicked will benefit from anti-violence program: Union

Indigenous apology cancelled, wrongly arrested man upset, after no-show by constables 

Disqualified NDP leadership hopeful calls on BC to declare climate emergency