Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, January 24-25, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday-Wednesday,  January 24-25, 2023

Globe and Mail

Sawmill permanently closing as Canfor restructures BC operations 

Coastal GasLink fined again for sediment, erosion in pipeline work

BC backcountry users warned to avoid avalanche terrain after five deaths from unstable snowpack this month 

BC valley of ancient trees, rare animals preserved in deal with forest firm

Drivers interfered with officers' attempts to talk with man in mental health crisis on BC Bridge, police say

Williams Lake First Nation says it has found another 66 possible burials in unmarked-graves search 

BC to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry 

Constable Nicole Chan pleaded for 'justice' in victim statement  before suicide 

Two killed, two hurt in latest deadly avalanche in BC's backcountry

CBC

Mom threatened with legal action after questioning BC principal who's now accused of misappropriation 

Sexual coercion by 2 VPD supervisors alleged in claim made by Constable Nicole Chan before she died

Vancouver disposable cup fees to be axed by summer, says mayor

Canfor shuts down operations in Chetwynd and Houston cutting about 400 jobs

Coastal GasLink fined a 3rd time for environmental violation 

Extra cold weather expected to hit BC Friday night, according to weather agency

66 more potential burial sites discovered at former BC residential school 

Search underway in Vancouver for missing Gitxsan woman

$34 donation will be transformative for senior care on Vancouver Island, foundation says 

Commuters interfered with officer's attempt to save life on highway bridge, police say

Vancouver Sun 

82 million problems remain after Vancouver city council vows to scrap single-use cup fee

Have the BC NDP forgotten the needy and vulnerable?

Police cite mental health stigma as drivers urge man on BC bridge to 'take action' 

Mayor Ken Sims aims to make Vancouver 'swagger' again - what does that mean?

Cold snap to arrive on Friday night 

Rare swath of BC rainforest set aside for permanent protection 

How Green waste from Surrey's bio-fuel facility ended up on farmland near Cultus Lake 

'Profound decline' in FOI requests a cause for concern

Businesses have high hopes, and expectations, for Vancouver's new mayor 

A shortage of doctors? Not really

It's time to rein in the VPD

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Island set to chill out as Arctic air heads toward BC

Fire at former Nanaimo medical clinic deemed suspicious 

Police blitz nets eight shoplifting suspects, $11,000 in stolen goods

Latest police recruit in Saanich is a four legged comforting presence

Some rural BC mayors call for end to vaccine mandates to get more nurses working 

Royal BC Museum returning totem to remote First Nation 

Little opposition, so goose cull plan poised to fly

Million-dollar donation buoys Maritime Museum move plan

Benedict Cumberbatch brings Empress apology letter to London stage

Panel finds man lied about Sooke Harbour house shares

Victoria News

CRD landfilled almost nine times as much treated sewage as it's supposed to in 2022

An Asian supermarket giant announced its first Victoria store. People responded with racist garbage 

Quadra street to remain closed while crews identify how to repair damage to gas main

Jagmeet Singh talks health care during central Vancouver Island stop

Global

'I'm so sorry': Inquest hears final words of VPD officer who died by suicide 

VPD officers alleged to have interfered in crash investigation face Police Act probe

First Nation says search finds 66 potential new burial sites at former BC residential school

Plunging temperatures forecast with 'cold spell' coming for most of BC

Eby hints he's open to bilateral health deals if Ottawa signs on to 'base' funding first 

New BC rules boost minimum strata corporations must put aside for contingencies 

Canfor 'restructuring' operations in BC

BC teacher reprimanded for yelling out anti-vaccine rhetoric at school immunization clinic

Permanent pay parking program coming to Lynn Canyon Park in North Vancouver

BC government announces new conservancy to protect rare ecosystems near Revelstoke 

Coastal GasLink fined again for BC pipeline work

Vancouver Mayor vows to axer controversial single-use cup fee by summer

Family of man found dead in Keremeos, frustrated with RCMP process

Kelowna pilot project aims to keep the homeless warm during cold snaps 

Drivers yelled at man in mental health crisis during Alex Fraser Bridge closure: police  

1.5 million contraband cigarettes seized by Vernon Mounties 

The Tyee                                                                   

'A Burning sense of injustice' 

Can we befriend wolves? Should we?

Council approves grant for notorious SRO

Sports are beneficial for kids. Trans kids should get to play

Remote work should help, not hurt women

The SUV is threatening our climate goals

Taking Unionization drives online 

Are you helping our Bioregion? There's a prize for that 

Burned by a shady PTSD 'expert'

CHEK TV

Advocates say supportive housing staff levels woefully inadequate, Eby hints help coming  

Redevelopment plans for the Ian Stewart Complex will cut ice time, community groups say

Duncan goes full steam ahead to win $50K train station restoration

Saanich gas leak prompts evacuations of nearby homes, school

Courtenay walk-in clinic to close, leaving just one open in Comox Valley

Cowichan sports fans ready to drop the mitts to keep world's largest hockey stick title 

Miscellaneous

Coastal GasLink fined again for sediment, erosion in pipeline work

BC valley of ancient trees, rare animals preserved in deal with forest firm

Police cite mental health stigma as drivers urge man on BC bridge to 'take action'

Sawmill permanently closing as Canto restructures BC operations

BC to dedicate some provincial timber supply to value-added industry

Luxor Capital still opposed to Ritchie Brothers deal to buy IAA despite changes

Resist the urge to 'tickle' the snowpack as slide risk increases, avalanche survivor says

66 more potential graves found at former BC residential school