Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, December 20-21, 2022

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday-Wednesday, December 20 & 21, 2022

Globe and Mail

BC pauses electricity connections for crypto mining, citing 'massive' consumption 

No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild BC shootout: review

Snow wreaks havoc in Vancouver ... 

BC timber industry in throes of change, as Premier David Eby warns of 'exhausted forests'

BC snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate 

CBC

BC Ferries cancels 2 Thursday morning sailings as extreme cold continues to pummel South Coast 

Here's how to keep pets, animals and livestock warm and safe from the cold, according to SPCA

Stranded for days at Vancouver airport, frustrated travellers 'just want to go home'

Survey of Metro Vancouver businesses says costs expected to rise and consumers likely to pay more

Travellers stranded amid BC snowfall rely on kindness of strangers to et home

Snow brought Vancouver flights to a halt Tuesday, What's next for passengers?

Vancouver airport restricting international flights for 2 days to clear backlog after snowstorm

Seniors, people with disabilities urge British Columbians to clear sidewalks 

Facing 'unbridled violence' from BC bank robbers, police justified in shooting to kill, report says

BC Suspends new crypto currency mining requests over power, environmental concerns

'I can run under any name': BC Liberal leader Kevin Falcon looks forward to uncertain 2023

Snowstorm causes travel delays, cancellations outages on Vancouver Island

BC Hydro reports new record for peak hourly demand during winter storm 

Vancouver Sun 

Coquihalla highway closed from Othello to Merrit, another winter storm could dump up to 20 rem of snow

What's in the forecast heading into Christmas

Chaos at YVR likely to take a week to unravel: transportation expert 

BC Children's Hospital gets 'creative' to create room amid virus surge

Vancouver councillors' 'thin blue line' patch spurs debate

Metro Vancouver goes to court over document leak to company it fired from billion-dollar project 

BC's highest court dismisses Postmedia appeal for information about secret trial

No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild BC bank shootout: review

Vancouver lawyer can't practice for 15 years after admitting professional misconduct

Health administrators well-paid, now they need to prove their worth

Victoria Times-Colonist 

IIO finds use of lethal force justified in shooting deaths of bank robbers 

Saanich police chief says he hopes IIO uproot brings closure

RBCM embarks on three year public consultation process to plot its future

Langford adopts tree protection bylaw

Flights resume at Victoria International Airport as runways cleared

Snowfall sets record for December 20 in capital region; limited bus routes running

Saanich police warn of slippery roads, stuck vehicles

Additional warming centre space opened win Nanaimo

Vancouver Island digs out from snowstorm - and braces for more cold

Emergency shelter beds at capacity amid snowstorm

Politicians, prove that you deserve the pay

Victoria News

Royal BC Museum starting community engagement after controversy over costly rebuild

Report 'paints a clear picture' of what officers face: 4 GVERT members still recovering

Officers met with immediate gunfire, could feel 'percussion' of bullets at Saanich bank shooting

Stay home if you can and check on neighbours, suggests Oak Bay fire chief

Central Saanich crews continue plower but already preparing for thawing

Global

Significant winter storm alert issued for BC south coast, with snow, freezing rain and rain

Vancouver International ground stop lifted, but arriving international flights limited 

Coquihalla Highway closed in both directions between Hope and Merritt

BC Children Hospital 'absolutely' confident it can catch up on delayed surgeries

New details on guns, timelines of deadly Saanich back shootout revealed in watchdog report

Vancouver city councillor defends wearing controversial 'thin blue line' patch

Hundreds of complaints but still no tickets over uncleared Vancouver sidewalks

BC RCMP seize huge cache of guns, parts, ammunition from alleged firearm trafficker  

Extreme cold weather warnings issued for most of BC Wednesday 

Airplane de-icing fluid ineffective belo2w -29C: WestJet, Calgary airport 

Canada Post issues third straight mail delivery alert for much of BC

BC putting 18 moth freeze on new cryptocurrency mining hookups to BC Hydro 

The Tyee                                                                   

Ten COVID facts Health Officials Dangerously Downplay

Let's share. A visit to Union Gospel Mission

BC Housing conflict concerns were reported years ago, ex-employees say

First Nations will fight back after Danielle Smith's Power Grab 

Health workers celebrate after bitter 20 year battle for rights 

First United is advocating housing and renter protections 

Kevin Falcon on what must change in BC

CHEK TV

Another snowstorm, chance of freezing rain on the horizon as BC travel Chaos continues

'It's slippery': Many Victoria roads and sidewalks not fully plowed two days after snow

Parksville City Council green lights opening of emergency warming shelter 

Saanich bank shootout: What we still don't know after IIO report released 

From skiing in the streets to an e-bike plow, Victorians embrace the snow

BC government to pull the plug on new cryptocurrency mining 

New report sheds light on deadly Saanich bank shootout, heroic actions of officers

Frozen throttle, water leak, adverse weather interrupts sailings: BC Ferries

Miscellaneous

No charges for officers who showed 'remarkable courage' in wild BC shootout: review

Extreme cold warning blanket Western Canada as winter officials arrives

Wintry woes put Canadian holiday travel on ice, as airports brace for another blast

BC pauses electricity connections for crypto mining, citing 'massive' consumption

BC snowfall no winter wonderland for Vancouver's poor and homeless, says advocate