Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday - Monday, December 31 2022 - January 2, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday, December 31, 2022 -- January 2, 2023

Globe and Mail

What happens when a small ski town's only cab company is shuttered?

As BC poised for drug decriminalization experiment, will it help stem deadly tide?

Mounties at Vancouver airport investigate threat on Edmonton flight 

CBC

Wastewater from some flights arriving at Vancouver airport to be tested for COVID-19

Man dies in East Vancouver house fire 

What BC's health minister learned from 2022, and what he's taking into 2023 

Lunar New Year parade returns to Vancouver Chinatown following pandemic hiatus

2023 will be pivotal year for Indigenous child welfare on both sides of the border  

Lululemon founder's Kitsilano home worth more than $74M, according to BC assessment

Tofino, Vancouver Island Connector services to be suspended until May

New BC regulations raise minimum age for hazardous work 

Edmonton man wanted on Canada-wide warrant for human trafficking found in BC

The Bear necessities 

Vancouver Sun 

Experts say foreign-buyer ban won't bite BC Real Estate Prices 

How much is your home worth? BC property assessments updateds for 2023 (but there's a catch)

Negative tests for passengers from China vital to stop new variant, says infectious disease expert 

Making Vancouver's playground a little less safe, for the kids's sake 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Two taken to hospital after vehicle plunges into deep ditch on Pat Bay highway

How much is your home worth? BC property assessments updated

Capital Iron files for bankruptcy

Fire at Nanaimo's Wellington Secondary School considered suspicious

BC experienced close to 2,500 earthquakes in 2022  

Nanaimo couple welcome Vancouver Island's New Year's baby

Premier's New Year's messages talk economic improvement, Health care, cost of living 

Crowds return to Government House for New Year's levee

Arrest made after burnin liquid sprayed on women; VicPD looking for more victims

It's not Christmas on BC's rugged coast without a visit from the Goose 

Affordable living is possible on the island 

Victoria News

Monday morning collision sends vehicle down Central Saanich embankment 

VicPD arrest man connected to 'chemical liquid' attacks, look for more victims 

SD62 Nature Kindergarten registration opens January 9

Global

Donating kidney to stranger helps BC woman heal after losing 2 children

As foreign homebuyer ban takes effect, experts expect little change in BC

Iconic Ho Ho restaurant set to reopen in Chinatown once final renovations are complete 

Violent offender arrested for breaking release conditions: Vancouver Police 

Some 2,000 lost bags still stranded at Vancouver airport, officials say 

Keyshawn McMillan arrested on Canada-wide warrant for human trafficking 

BC's first New Year Baby born at 12:02 AM in Abbotsford 

BC health care workers able to work at multiple facilities as order rescinds

'People-sized': Huge, thick ice chunks flow down Fraser River and wash up near Aggasiz 

BC health officials monitoring COVID subvairant 'Kraken' spreading in US, Asia

COVID-19 cases in BC hospitals hit highest point since August last week

Canadian pharmacists have new prescriptive powers amid doctor shortages 

The Tyee                                                                   

How Secrecy protects beloved Nature Spots 

An Immigration Detention system that makes no sense 

CHEK TV

'Ir's a lifeline': Passengers scramble to get home as Tofino Bus suspends Service 

'I can't understand it': Cobble Hill mobile home residents fall victim to tire-slashing spree 

Here's where you can get your Christmas tree chipped on Vancouver Island 

BC campsite reservations open Tuesday for the 2023 season 

Driver, passenger injured after Pat Bay Highway crash sends car down 15 metre embankment 

Freighter re-routed, docked in Victoria after mechanical issues near Tofino 

Nanaimo high school band room damaged in early morning fire, unusable for now RCMP 

Motor vehicle incident cuts power to thousands in Campbell River: BC Hydro 

Miscellaneous

Premier's New Year's messages talk economic improvement, health care, cost of living 

BC poised for drug decriminalization experiment, but will it help stem deadly tide?

Man arrested in Victoria assaults where women were splashed with chemical liquid 

'Big year' for pharmacists with new prescriptive powers, drug shortages: association