Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, January 5-6, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday/Friday, January 5 & 6, 2023

Globe and Mail

BC boosts hospital resources as patient loads surge 

Pigeon with meth backpack caught in BC prison yard, says officers' union president 

2023 is shaping up to be the year of the multi-family house

Leasehold property gives buyer a foothold in the Vancouver market 

BC yet to see post-holidays spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations, health minister says 

Americans cross border shopping for Ozempic in BC

No charges for Abbotsford office in 2020 shooting of suspect with beanbag gun 

CBC

BC doctor and chiropractor both suspended after admitting to sex with patients 

SPCA recovers 63 dogs from Mission home claiming to be rescue operation

Pigeon wearing crystal meth 'like a backpack' caught inside BC prison yard

RCMP has spent nearly $50M on policing pipeline, Logging staffs in BC

BC activates emergency operations centres at 20 hospitals, anticipating spike in respiratory illness 

Coquitlam RCMP, school District warn about rise in sexual extortion reports 

Blind BC woman files discrimination complaint over city roundabouts, bike lanes 

Critics dispute Surrey Mayr's claim that police transition would lead to 55% tax hike 

Metro Vancouver lagging behind goal of diverting 80 percent of waste from landfills 

Former Premier Glen Clark out as President and COO of Jim Pattison Group but remains with company 

Vancouver Sun 

BC travellers hunker down inside Mexican resorts as cartel violence erupts in Sinaloa state

Hunger in BC: Why the food insecure need quick government action

Mayor Brenda Locke ignites another war of words over cost of Surrey police transition

Former BC Premier Glen Clark leaves Jim Pattison Group 

BC reactivates emergency operations centres as respiratory illness puts strain on hospitals 

'We can and must do better': Memorial to bent all tower workers who died held Friday 

BC's Children finally protected from (most) hazardous work

Finding the balance between compassion and safety 

Is Vancouver narcissistic? A global ranking suggests some humility is in order 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Glen Clark out of Jim Pattison Group C-suite

Victoria's unemployment rate drops slightly to 3.4 percent 

'Generous man' buys ice cream for every kid on BC Ferries vessel

BC adds dozens of items you can put in blue boxes, take to depots 

Pharmacies now seeing shortage of adult cold and flu medications 

Fairy Creek protester gets reduced sentence after his camping gear was destroyed 

Victoria News

Iconic brand returning to Victoria under new ownership 

Victoria game studio swallowed up bay China behemoth

BC aquaculture fishing for new answers as it faces its murky future in 2023

Global

Surrey taxpayers face large property tax increase if police transition continues, mayor says 

Man pleads guilty to five Vancouver assaults in a single month 

Pigeon wearing meth-filled backpack  'busted' at BC prison

BC NDP reviewing SRO maintenance model, BC Liberals says action needed now 

BC rolls out one time cost of living tax credit payments 

BC reactivates Emergency Operation Centres at hospital as pressure builds 

Kelowna MLA under fire for recent social media activity 

BC expands recycling program to include more items effective immediately 

Greater Kelowna enjoys minor job growth in December, StatCan data shows 

BC paramedics union enters final day of negotiations, job action possible, union says 

The Tyee                                                                   

Glen Clark is open to running BC Housing

What Canadian cities can learn from my 'intense' Mumbai neighbourhood 

Telus Health gets more time in Extra-Billing case 

BC Labour Board Rules workers can't refuse to cross some picket lines 

It's time to bury the private health care zombie 

What does our $78 Billion housing program really fix?

A Day in the Life: A Sea Captain

CHEK TV

Comox Fire confirms two fatalities in Ryan Road East house fire 

'Kraken' case count slowly rising in BC as booster rates remain low

Sweet treats sweeter gesture: Anonymous man buys ice cream for all kids on BC Ferries sailing

BC landlords must now pay interest on damage deposits for first time since 2008

Malahat Highway reopens after  crash results in SUV landing on another vehicle 

Miscellaneous

How a bid to improve policing and replace the RCMP in this city could end up being a multi-million dollar boondoggle  

Predicted surge in patients prompts BC to reopen hospital emergency centres 

He sleeps in a van but drives a Tesla: life on wheels in Vancouver's camper community  

BC yet to see post-holiday spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations: health minister  

Pigeon wearing meth backpack caught at BC prison, says officer's union president

BC boosts coverage of four drugs, including diabetes in Hollywood weight fad