Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, November 3 & 4, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday,   November 3 & 4, 2022

Globe and Mail

Grizzly bear killed in BC after entering Indigenous elder's cabin

Bears that attacked two women in Squamish won't be captured 

BC health science workers each contract agreement with province 

Homicide detectives probe one of two shootings in Metro Vancouver 

Is stacked modular the future for affordable rental?

Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some BC areas as forecasters watch rising rivers 

Doctors, nurses, health care advocates provide 'prescription for hope' to governments 

CBC

Nearly 200,000 households lose power as windstorm lashes southwest BC

IHIT investigating after man shows up at Surrey hospital with life-threatening gunshot wounds 

Suspended BC Mountie who exposed himself to high school students sentenced to 18 months 

Bears that attacked two Squamish women won't be captured or killed 

BC passes legislation to permanently cap delivery company fees charged to restaurants 

Investigation underway after drone drops suspected firearm at Mission prison 

BC Government reaches tentative contract agreement with union of health-science professionals 

Grieving mother run-in a marathon a day around BC ministry building to raise awareness of drug crisis 

Heavy snow continues to create hazardous conditions on BC highways 

Michelin recognition is a boon for Vancouver and its restaurants, but why all the secrecy? 

British Columbians say extreme weather getting tougher to prepare for, according to new report 

Triple trouble for Stanley Park train means another year of cancelled Christmas joy 

Vancouver Sun 

Legislature timing makes fast action on Eby priorities unlikely 

Health minister's conference sets the stage for another clash with Ottawa over funding 

Canada among most at risk in global housing crunch

Enbridge green-lights $3.6 billion gas pipeline expansion in BC

Judge calls BC Mountie a 'sexual predator' and hands him 18 moth jail term

Mission prison locked down after drone possibly dropped a gun on the grounds 

Man accused of three stranger assaults in Vancouver out on bail: Police 

No 'ice bombs' : Crews watch for snow, ice on Port Mann and Alex Fraser Bridges 

Dix squirms as BC health horror tories carry the day 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Windstorm knocks out power to thousands on Vancouver Island 

David Eby's delay is a disappointing bridge 

Belleville Terminal feedback  positive, but tenants still looking for answers 

Construction industry drives strong Victoria labour numbers 

Ride Hailing service to launch in Nanaimo

BC will spend $8,800 per person on health care in 2022: report 

Victoria News

Victoria named one of the underrated cities in Canada  

50 units of safe housing coming to the West Shore for women children fleeing violence  

Burning ban lifted in Sooke as drought conditions ease 

Public invited to Sooke Council's inaugural meeting on Monday

Global

Gusty winds batter BC's South Coast

'Livid BC Paramedics say they've yet to see promised new pay hikes

BC teacher's prop firearm prompts police response, lockdown at secondary school 

18 month sentence for BC Mountie  who exposed himself to schoolgirls 

BC Prison locked down due to fears a drone dropped a gun on the grounds 

PNE announces new $9-Million roller coaster investment for 2024 

BC Premier John Horgan falls short in pitch to make Daylight Saving Time permanent 

British Columbia permanently caps food delivery service fees 

Latest atmospheric river prompts flood preparations on Vancouver Island 

Vancouver police identify 2 of their top 10 suspects in PNE Festival Riot 

Little progress on long-term care A/C in Interior Health sites since 2021 heat dome 

Okanagan Connector closed by Mounties as heavy snowfall stymies travel

Plan to demolish Vancouver's viaducts needs a fresh look, ABC councillor says 

The Tyee                                                                   

Ontario declares war on workers 

Some BC Old Growth review findings blocked by Forestry Execs 

BC promises a better deal for injured workers 

CHEK TV

BC windstorm cuts power to tens of thousands of homes on Vancouver Island

BC Health science workers reach contract agreement wth province 

Construction begins on Langford housing for women and children fleeing domestic violence  

Last ship marks end of record-breaking cruise season for Victoria 

Miscellaneous

BC long-term care changes aim to give residents and families more say in policy

BC health science workers reach contract agreement with province

Bears that attacked two women in Squamish won't be captured

Heavy rain, snow, ease drought in some BC areas as forecasters watch rising rivers