Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, November 17-18, 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 17-18, 2022

The Horgan/Eby Transfer: BC's 37 Premier takes office

In shoes from his father, new BC Premier David Eby is off and running 

Incoming BC Premier Eby vows to make Vancouver's Downtown Eastside healthy, safe

David Eby sworn in as BC's Premier; announces new taxpayer credits

Outgoing BC Premier John Horan makes pitch to provinces and PM to end health gridlock

David Eby sworn in as British Columbia's 37th Premier

BC Hydro rebate and BC affordability credit coming as David Eby sworn in as premier

'He will be missed': No one enjoyed being BC Premier more than John Horgan

BC First Nations leaders thank John Horgan for leadership on premier's last full day

How did John Horgan change BC?

BC Indigenous leaders thank John Horgan for his work on Premier's last full day

John Horgan's environmental legacy under scrutiny as his tenure as BC's premier ends

Tech write, activist, premier: David Eby's ambitious road to BC's top job

David Eby introduces cost-of-living credits in first move as premier of BC

'We're put first again': Why swearing in a new BC Premier on Musqueam territory matters

David Eby sworn in as BC's 37th premier, announces pair of inflation measures

BC's new premier seeks to keep family life on an even keel

BC Premier David Eby faces his first test with plans on inflation, housing and public order

Newly sworn in premier announces BC Hydro rebate, affordability credit

New Premier David Eby comes bearing gifts

Incoming BC Premier David Eby has 'high expectations'

As he leaves premier's job, Horgan offers to help out with health care funding

 

Globe and Mail

Drought state of emergency lifted for BC's Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay

TSB investigating November 9 helicopter crash that killed one person near Kitsault

Late season BC wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley

Vancouver leads country in mom-and-pop landlords

Health authority report indicates fraud of $170,000 at BC drug treatment centre

CBC

Merritt mayor says unfolding police incident related to spate of shootings earlier this week

Transportation Safety Board investigates fatal helicopter crash on BC's North Coast

Indigenous people 'invisible' to police, family says, after missing Vancouver man confirmed dead

BC pastor found 'liable' for hosting worship service as court battles over COVID mandates rage 

Derelict boats in Vancouver's False Creek a growing pain, say police, Transport Canada

BC doctor's licence permanently cancelled after decades of misconduct and fraudulent billing

Evacuation alert issued for rural properties near Aggasiz due to wildfire

Merritt needs $90M to protect itself from future floods. But who is willing to pay?

Significant back-to-back earthquakes in Northern BC 'very likely' caused by fracking: federal expert

Vancouver Sun 

Evacuation alert issued for late-season wildfire near Agassiz 

Pro-RCMP Surrey councillor wants to see the numbers before making a final decision 

What about the right to live with dignity?

Masks or not, BC hospitals in for a few tough weeks

FIFA World Cup bound-Mayor Sim to miss police board budget meeting

Victoria Times-Colonist 

16 female workers at BC Ferries file human rights complaint 

Oceans Protection Plan gets $1.2 million boost

BC's 2021 floods a 'toxic soup' of fecal coliform, fuel and cocaine

Victoria's levin wage surges past Vancouver's, rising food prices blamed

Royals retro jerseys tonight will honour 80th anniversary of NHL-tinged CFB Esquimalt Navy Team

Victoria News

Saanich daycare kerfuffle reveals dire state of childcare in Greater Victoria 

Hydro hopes waters rise soon as Campbell River experiences near-record drought 

Global

BC drops self-isolation requirement for people with COVID-19

Vancouver's new mayor takes heat over planned trip to Qatar World Cup

'Check the labels':BC doctor cautions parents for when imported children's pain products arrive

BC Christmas trees supply chopped by drought, decline in growers

More shots fired in Merritt, three days after several shootings 

Questions raised about City of Surrey's sick day staff incentive program

Burnaby cites 'building boom' as development permits top $2B for first time

Worksafe and Compensation Employees' Union reach tentative agreement 

Drought emergency lifted in BC's Sunshine Coast

The Tyee                                                                   

The problem with sending Police to Mental Health calls 

Stepping into your Grandparents' east Van Living room

Rescuing Caribou from the Dam's damage 

A Breath of New Life or Gentrification's latest casualty

Rent and Food push 'living wage' up 17 per cent 

CHEK TV

High profile BC Twitter accounts keep watchful eye on possible platform collapse 

Christmas tree harvest underway on Vancouver Island as shortage looms

Freezing weather in Victoria forecast prompts activation of emergency warming centre

Port Hardy emergency department facing more overnight closures as staff shortage persists

City of Port Alberni, firefighters union ratify new collective agreement 

Miscellaneous

Feds announce another $1.2 billion for ocean cleanup and protection 

Late-season wildfire prompts evacuation alert in eastern Fraser Valley of BC

TSB investigating November 9 helicopter crash that killed one person near Kitsault

Conservation Officers are. using semi-automatic guns. 'Are they trying to shoot 10 bears at once?'

Drought state of emergency lifted for BC's Sunshine Coast, water restrictions stay 

Ballard receives order for 25 fuel cell engines from European company