Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, October 20-21, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday,  October 20-21, 2022

NDP Leadership Quest

Premier Designate David Eby says BC NDP leadership acclamation 'not how any of us expected this to end'
Anjali Appadurai says she will stick with NDP despite her disqualification from leadership race
Premier says Appadurai could've been 'welcome addition' to NDP race if not for campaign mistakes
David Eby set to become BC Premier after NDP rival disqualified 
BC Premier-to-be David Eby has 'mixed feelings' about end to leadership race 
Eby only pretended to be at arm's-length from DNP probe of Appadurai campaign
David Eby becomes BC Premier designate Friday after divisive leadership campaign
A quick sketch of David Eby who will be British Columbia's next premier
David Eby to be next BC Premier as NDP disqualifies Anjali Appadurai from leadership race 
BC Premier John Horgan throws support behind David Eby as next Premier
Eby plans to lay out 100 day plan; Horgan defends NDP party leadership 
NDP bars Appadurai's Leadership Bid
With Appadurai Out, Can Eby rest easy?

BC Premier-designate David Eby's intellect clear to rivals and supporters alike 

Premier in waiting David Eby pitches 100 day plan for BC housing, health, safety

Did BC just prevent a radical green takeover of its government?

Housing, health care and safety are priorities for BC Premier-Designate David Eby

David Eby declared BC's NDP leader

NDP bars Appandurai's leadership bid

With Appadurai Out, can Eby rest Easy?

Ejected from BC NDP leadership race, Anjali Appadurai pledges to push for change from within the party

Premier-Designate David Eby maps out first priorities for BC as NDP leader

Soon-to-be BC Premier David Eby lays out plan for first 100 days in office

With eye on the Liberal opposition, Eby makes plea for party unity 

Eby promises action in first 100 days as premier, from housing to health care, criminal justice to climate

On eve of departure, Horan snaps and lashes out at 'thuggery'

'I'll see you around': Horgan storms out of what could be his final media availability over Appadurai question

Globe and Mail

Rain arrives in southern BC, but more than 100 millimetres needed to erase drought 

Police at risk of violence when dealing with mentally ill, homeless: Vancouver officer 

First Nations, environmentalists tired of government stonewalling over selenium probe 

BC Taiwanese community pays tribute to slain RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang

Fall set to finally reach BC as rain, snow forecast to replace unseasonable heat

Vancouver's Chinatown in a generational divide over Ken Sim's election as mayor

CBC

BC cities call for mental health professionals to join police on mental health calls 

3 men charged with 1st degree murder in targeted shooting at University Golf Course near UBC

Mounties investigate homicide after shots fired in Langley 

Drought conditions raise concerns for BC's grizzlies 

UNBC welcomes back classes of 2020 and 2021 for the in-person convocation they missed

Coroner's report finds 2020 BC Ferries worker's death an accidental drowning

Unsuccessful Indigenous election candidates call for more support from urban First Nations people

Doug McCallum's Safe Surrey Coalition says it's no longer seeking judicial recount 

Eric Stubbs from RCMP will become Ottawa's next police chief

Vancouver Sun 

One man dead in targeted shooting in Langley

Vancouver mayor elect Ken Sim talks racism, heavy metal music and losing friends to drugs 

Surrey's new mayor on taking meetings before dawn, carrying naloxone and what keeps her up at night

BC Ferries worker drowned after falling through ramp railing: Coroner 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC Ferries worker drowned after falling through ramp railing: coroner

Light rain leads to slipper roads, heavier showers expected by Sunday night

Request for café operator reveals how Royal BC Museum attendance has plunged

Province rules Esquimalt has to pay for new police personnel 

New Salt Spring Island trustee pledges to address workforce-housing crisis 

Victoria News

Victoria International Airport adds pollinator garden to YYJ grounds

PPWC union serves strike notice at Crofton Paper Excellence Mill 

Sooke douses Halloween fireworks 

Central Saanich councillors identify housing, active transportation as top issues heading into new term

Global

Man accused of killing Burnaby RCMP officer was filmmaker with roots in Toronto

Doug McCallum abandons recount bid in Surry mayoral election

One dead after targeted shooting in Langley, car torched nearby

Surrey Six victim's mother says handgun freeze about ''choosing life over death'

'Staggering number of drivers' not slowing down when passing works, authorities: RCMP

Vancouver Coastal Health begins second dose campaign for monkeypox with clinic at SFU Harbour Centre

BC South Coast gets first significant rainfall for fall season

North Vancouver fire training hopes to interest youth in firefighting 

First Nations angered by delays in joint probe of cross-border contamination from coal mines

COVID-19 cases in BC Hospitals at 2 month high, test positivity hits February levels 

Will RCMP constable's death spark changes in approach to BC's homeless population? 

'Absolute agony': Surrey senior with broken leg waits hours for ambulance 

2 arrested following random bear spraying, standoff in downtown Vancouver: Police

Three men charged with 1st-degree murder in fatal shooting at University Golf Club

The Tyee                                                                   

Ken Sim's Road to City Hall

Greenwashing Debunked in 11 FortisBC Gas Claims

When Canada Banned Indigenous People from Seeking Justice

A Human History in rust 

A message to Mayor and Council: Don't forget the local economy

Why a Pandemic inquiry is a good idea. And a tough Sell

What makes a successful protest?

Where's the Rain?

CHEK TV

Dodged a bullet but not by much: Needed rains arrive for Vancouver Island salmon spawn

Port Hardy emergency department to close over the weekend

Ladysmith Community Health Centre to reopen after coverage secured 

'Our home is alive again': Tsawout First Nation celebrated new Big House

Miscellaneous

Drought, lack of rain and wildfires by the numbers in BC

BC Taiwanese Canadian community pays tribute to slain RCMP officer Shaelyn Yang

At last, rain in Vancouver and elsewhere, but much more needed to break BC drought  

Interfor announces 17% lumber production cut in fourth quarter