Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, October 29-31, 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 29-31, 2022

Agreement towards Doctor care

British Columbia overhauling the way it pays family doctors with a new, higher paying model

BC offers doctors new pay model, including $135,000 raise, to target health crisis

BC makes seismic shift in funding model to retain, attract more family doctors

BC Unveils Deal to ease Family Doctor crisis 

BC launching new payment model for family doctors in 2023

'Seismic shift' makes BC family doctors the best paid in Canada

BC makes huge boost in compensation for family doctors 

Family doctors hope new deal allows them to keep doors open, attract others 

Latest attack on doctor crisis might make more progress than previous efforts  

'We can afford to pay our staff': BC Family doctors welcome news of updated pay model

New contract for doctors and teachers push BC further towards labour peace

BC Government and BCTF reach agreement

BC teachers union says new contract puts teachers in 'top tier' in Canada

BC teachers union says new contract puts teachers in 'top tier' in Canada

BC teachers reach tentative deal with province on new contract 

BC teachers set for big pay bump after reaching tentative contract agreement with province 

BC Teachers union says new contract puts teachers in 'top tier' in Canada

New contract for doctors and teachers push BC further towards labour peace

Globe and Mail

Witness tells BC mayor's mischief trial she called him evil, said he had a scaly face

Weekend storm brings BC only modest relief from drought, but more rain to come

BC's next premier David Eby sets sights on 'the world of the possible'

CBC

Sunshine Coast prepares to lift water ban on Tuesday

Witness at ongoing Surrey mayor's trial testifies she told him she would be the one 'that Brough him down'

Santa Claus isn't coming to town. Vancouver parade cancelled for 3rd straight year 

BC extends bar hours for 2022 World Cup 

Tsehaht First Nation seeks federal compensation for construction of highway across its territory

Vancouver police to be 'out in full force' on Halloween night after multiple weekend stabbing 

Outgoing Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum to spend Halloween defending himself against public mischief charge

Census data shows BC is the most secular province in Canada

Vancouver Sun 

Violent BC repeat offender who knocked out a senior's teeth found not responsible due to insanity 

BC government warns Metro Vancouver residents that high-risk child sex offender could be in their neighbourhood

Investigators probe third deaths at northwestern BC mine site since 2018 

BC First Nation council that approved Kinder Morgan deal breached fiduciary duty: judge

BC introduces new hotel tax to support major tourist events 

Vancouver Santa Claus Parade cancelled again in 2022

Vancouver mayor elect-Ken Sim to juggle businesses with his new gig

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC airlines carry out added checks after US seaplane crash

BC bars and restaurants get pass to stay open longer during FIFA World Cup

Have we forgotten that community leaders are our neighbours?

Rebuilding the public trust will take courage 

Victoria News

View Royal Park gets green makeover

Administrative distraction planned at Rocky Point range in Metchosin

Finding employees a tough job in Greater Victoria

Census 2021 shows some 10,000 immigrants came to Greater Victoria between 2016 and 2021

Global

Surveillance video shows incident at centre of Mayor Doug McCallum's public mischief trial

Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum must pay own legal bills in public mischief case: mayor-elect 

Sister of man shot by Vancouver police outside Canadian Tire testifies at inquest 

Weekend rain gives BC only modest drought relief 

Tentative agreement reached between BC Public Service Agency and Professional Employees Association

5 stabbed in less than an hour as Halloween partygoers flood Vancouver streets

'Do our part': BC health experts urge masks indoors due to COVID, flu

The Tyee                                                                   

 

Despite Reforms, Big Money still fuels BC Politics

CHEK TV

Doctor shortage in Port Hardy leads to overnight ER closures 28 times in October

BC bars an publics get green light to stay open late for FIFA World Cup

Miscellaneous

Santa Claus ins't coming to town, Vancouver parade cancelled for third year

BC teachers union says new contract puts teachers in 'top tier' in Canada

BC offers doctors new pay model, including $135,000 raise, to target health crisis

Weekend storm brings BC only modest relief from drought, but more rain to come

Exiting BC Premier Horgan says he learned to listen, but fuse still burns bright 

Five people stabbed in an hour during busy Halloween weekend: Vancouver Police 

Witness tells BC Mayor's mischief trail she called him evil, said he had scaly face

Hong Kongers returning to Vancouver after years of population decline, census shows