Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 29-30, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday,  November 29-30, 2022

Globe and Mail

Inquest into death of Cree teen reveals lack of resources for care 

Group home lacked suitable care for Cree teen Traevon Desjarlais-CHalifoux social worker testifies at inquest 

Snowfall gridlock in Metro Vancouver turns 45 minute comment into 12 hour frustration 

Vancouver trustees reinstate controversial police liaison program in city's public schools

CBC

Commuters waned of icy roads after snowstorm brings Metro Vancouver to halt 

Heavy snow, high winds hit Vancouver riband with potential for more snowfall Friday

Overnight road chaos causing morning delays for Metro Vancouver transit commuters 

Property owners who fail to shovel sidewalk snow get cold shoulder in Vancouver's bylaw court 

BC teachers ratify contract agreement with province

Uber customers ask why the price of a ride literally changes with the weather 

BC parents could save up to $550 per month on their child-care fees starting December 1

Odds of fatal overdose higher in BC's rural areas report says 

2,400 scrapped tires were removed from a small BC Island. No one's sure how they got there

Early earthquake alert system successful in Tofino could be launched in BC by 2024

Social worker of Cree teen who died in care testifies at coroner's inquest

Vancouver Sun 

BC government blames traffic congestion, not lack of plows for snowfall chaos

Run on politics, not business, BC Hospital project budget board 63%

Ex-BC Housing directors warn political mudslinging could hurt housing efforts 

BC civic workers fired for refusing to comply with COVID vaccine mandate have case thrown out

Victoria Times-Colonist 

New at home test kits can diagnose flu, COVID and Strep A

IIO called in after man found dead near Lake Cowichan

Snow closes schools in north and central island, knocks out power to thousands 

A framed apology, a last compensation cheque: Probe of wrongful Health Ministry firings that destroyed lives concludes  

Duncan company fined $50,000 for cutting 100 trees in Nanaimo without permit 

Police officer quit task force over concerns about RCMP tactics at Fairy Creek

Nanaimo and Saanich recognized for climate action efforts

Eby's proposed Strata changes will raise costs and create problems 

Victoria News

University of Victoria students join global rally to amplify the voice of Iranians

Court hears of off-duty officer's encounter with Metchosin inmates and their arrest 

Budget forecast shows Sooke on track

BC Ferries cancels sailings between Greater Victoria, mainland 

IIO investigating after RCMP find man dead following police search for robbery suspect near Lake Cowichan

Global

First the snow, then the ice: BC commuters warned of slick roads, plunging temperatures

'Trapped': BC drivers say Tuesday's snowy commute home was a nightmare 

'We cannot handle it': Drivers trapped, cars abandoned as snow falls on BC's roads

BC Sikh temple steps up with food, tea, shelter as drivers trapped overnight in snowstorm 

Vancouver councillors mull 5% increase to property taxes in 2023 budget 

2021 heat done linked to climate change, could become once-in-10 year event: study

'The last three months wasn't good' foster parent tells inquest into BC Cree teen's death

More than 2,400 mystery scrap tires removed from remote island off BC coast 

BC reports 179 new toxic deaths for October ,advocates renew calls for safe supply 

2021 BC extreme weather events cost provide between $10 and $17 billion, study finds 

New Surrey mayor accused of RCMP bias while charing her first police board meeting 

'Little disappointing': Salvation Army kettles no longer welcome near BC Liquor Stores 

Vancouver police investigating pair of unrelated homicides in Gaston, DTES

Six men charged following BC anti-gang unit investigation into Wolfpack drug trafficking 

RCMP decries Surrey Police Union claims about short-staffing  as inaccurate  

250 prolific offenders in Kelowna committing bulk of local crime: RCMP

Small Canadian cities rank high on environmental scorecard that has a few surprises 

BC court tosses Charter challenge by City of Quesnel workers fired over lax mandate  

TC Energy expects coast of Coastal GasLink pipeline project to rise 

The Tyee                                                                   

The Vancouver School Board votes cops back into schools

Toxic Drug crisis leads to near-record October deaths 

The Staggering price of climate inaction 

Will BC support Future pipeline development?

How to slow the 'Wave' of Homelessness in Canadian cities 

Smith hires MLA who quit to give her a safe seat 

A New FOI fee was supposed to speed responses. It hasn't 

First Nations Leaders are Right to Back Student Assessments 

Jackson needs heart surgery, He waits, and waits

CHEK TV

Off duty police officer who helped nab Metchosin murder suspects while walking his dog testifies at trial

'It's a shocker': Island residents still in the dark from 'non-stop snow' and power outages 

Alleged armed robber found dead near Lake Cowichan, prompting IIO investigation

Calls for expanded safe supply as BC counts another 179 overdose deaths 

Miscellaneous

UN declaration is focus of government, First Nation meeting in BC: Grand Chief 

Vancouver police investigating two homicides on Downtown Eastside in span of one week

Calls for expanded safe supply as BC counts another 179 overdose deaths

Vancouver trustees reinstate police liaison program in city's public schools 

Western Forest Products to temporarily reduce lumber production levels in December

Snowfall gridlock in Metro Vancouver tuns 45 minute commute into 12 hour frustration 

US woman airlifted to Victoria hospital amid snowstorm