Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, January 21-23, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday-Monday January 21-23, 2023

Globe and Mail

One person dead after avalanche near Valemount 

Preparing for "Firmageddon,' researchers watch BC's forests for die-offs and droughts 

Second officer dies in hospital after avalanche near Kaslo

First Nation declares large portion of British Colunbia's Taku River watershed a protected area 

CBC

Snowmobiler from Alberta dies in avalanche near Valemount 

4 hospitalized after 2 avalanches in southeastern BC

Dangerous avalanche conditions to persist in BC after deadly start to year

Surrey Police Service continues to deploy new officers, despite requests from City Hall

BC Green Party names Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as second deputy leader

Federal minister reports 'a lot of progress' in health-care talks with provinces

North Vancouver Island doctor says 2 resignations mean he'll be working solo in local ER

Prepare for piercing cold as polar air blasts across Prairies 

Constable Nicole Chan reported sex assault and extortion by VPD sergeant before her death, inquest hears

5 injured in weekend shootings in Abbotsford: police

Small BC community swimming pool closed due to 'intentionally caused' flooding damage 

Vancouver Sun 

Waste dumped on Cultus Lake area farmland came from Surrey green bins 

Without stiff fines, BC municipal election cheaters can prosper  

Sister of late Vancouver police officer describes declining mental state to inquest jurors 

Kelowna diamond baron loses bid to prevent condo development next to lakefront home 

Vancouver gets 75 new electric-vehicle chargers as part of federal government's multi-million dollar incentive program

Almost 1 in 10 prescriptions in BC for diabetes drug Ozempic goes to Americans 

English Bay fuel spill comes as Ottawa works on recommendations arising from earlier spills

When 'historic' wasn't an exaggeration  

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Port Hardy down to just one emergency doctor as of July 1; he offers to pay for a physician assistant 

Residents back but evacuation alerts remain for Campbell River buildings 

BMW was doing up to 200 km/h before collision, say WestShore RCMP

UVic and faculty association reach tentative agreement 

Suspect arrested after fatal stabbing in Nanaimo mall parking lot 

Call for more precautions in aftermath of Saanich bank shootout

Despite staffing crisis, nurses face roadblocks in upgrading, returning from retirement 

Victoria News

Is this Greater Victoria's 'most disruptive' bike lane'? A bike lane hater says 'yes'

Cavernous mansion with 3 kitchens selling for $10M as Victoria real estate craters 

'Unlawful entry': Nosy Victoria landlords can't just stroll into your house whenever they want

Council worries about traffic flow as plans for new bike lane in Esquimalt develop  

Saanich resident cites 'extremely dangerous mix' in demand for road changes

Global

Inquest hears VPD officer who died by suicide felt blackmailed into sex by superior 

Ahead of inquest, family of Vancouver cop who died by suicide makes new allegations 

BC mother who killed baby in 2015 handed minimum 10-year sentence

'Is this 1978?': BC man renewing licence says ICBC lost his fax three times 

Man dies following stabbing outside Port Place mall in Nanaimo

BC Greens name high profile surgeon as second deputy leader 

Family fights to prevent development on longstanding Surrey farm

'My heart is in Chinatown': Business owners optimistic as crowds return for Lunar New Year parade 

'We need to feed our souls': Community rallies to save Vancouver folk festival 

Surrey Police Service deploys more officers as fate of department hangs in limbo

The Tyee                                                                   

He Trained Calgary Police long after 'scam' warnings 

Will BC Cut case workers' access to health records?

Apology to the United Food and Commercial Workers Canada its President, Paul Meinema

A Deltaport death in the sky

CHEK TV

Campbell River lifts evacuation order for condo building near landslide 

RBCM to return totem pole taken from Nuxalk community in 1912

Duncan to be dethroned as title-holder for 'world's largest hockey stick'

One dead following stabbing at Port Place mall in Nanaimo 

Saanich councillor pushing to tie traffic fines to individual income  

Miscellaneous

 BC Greens name Dr. Sanjiv Gandhi as second deputy leader in election preparation 

One person killed in avalanche near Valemount

Second officer dies in Hospital after avalanche near Kaslo 

Ritchies Brothers tweaks offer for IAA to up cash component, but trim overall value