Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday/Friday, February 2/3, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday/Friday, February 2/3,  2023

Globe and Mail

House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic

Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours 

Single family houses, multifamily homes

Charges in police-involved deaths are a rarity in BC, data show 

Vancouver Chinatown vandalism suspect arrested.amid surge of reported incidents 

BC court acquits man of stabbing his wife, finds he was in state of 'automatism'

CBC

Vancouver man who spoke out about verbal harassment says he's been further targeted online 

BC provides $23.4M in funding to better prepare communities for climate related-emergencies

Charges approved in catastrophic 2016 White Rock fire

Homicide team investigating 2 separate Lower Mainland shootings in less than 24 hours 

Power outages, delayed ferry sailings as strong winds pummel BC

Global ocean conservation conference in BC hopes to build on Montreal agreements 

Old growth protester gets house arrest, probation for blocking Metro Vancouver traffic 

Vancouver Sun 

Allegations that BC RCMP officers abused Indigenous women 'swept under the carpet' says ex-Mountie

How did a BC gangster get a passport in a fake name? Ottawa won't say

Allegations against New Westminster drug recovery centre contractor spark police investigation 

ABC heavily outspent rivals in big Vancouver election win 

United Nations gangster ordered returned to Canada to face murder charge 

BC Premier struggles to speed up government on key issues 

Why BC's decriminalization experiment won't stop the drug deaths and misery

Kevin Falcon would spend $1.5 billion for mental health/addiction services 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Controversial drug-consumption site shuts down in Nanaimo 

State of Local Emergency lifted in Campbell River

'Smelly work': BC Study finds dead salmon make plants grow bigger 

Oak Bay Library to remain closed for up to 12 weeks

High winds lead to power outages, ferry delays

Murder charge laid in Nanaimo stabbing death

Victoria News

Victoria seniors - and parents - skipping meals as 'sticker shock' from food inflation hits

'Lepers': Dirty Victoria landlords refuse to rent to single moms to avoid 'drama'

Sooke to Port Renfrew will have full cellphone coverage by April 

BC has received less than 20% of federal funds promised for 2021 flooding, landslides 

Health officer pushes ack as BC town tries to step around drug decriminalization

9 Greater Victoria municipalities crack list of BC's highest and lowest property tax rates

Global

BC gangster Conor D'Monte to be extradited to Canada on charges in rival 's killing

Nanaimo teen hero battles off knife-wielding suspect at parents' business 

BC's South Coast hit with heavy winds causing power outages, ferry troubles 

High-risk, repeat Kelowna offender 'Johnny Blaze' on the run

Man charged with second-degree murder following Nanaimo fatal stabbing

Man shot and killed inside Abbotsford drug lab: Police

How much will the BC official opposition's health care plan cost?

Global ocean protection conference in BC looks to build on COP 15 work

Drastic action needed from BC government regarding looming labour shortage: report 

New electronic fare collection system in the works for BC transit riders 

Nearly 900 patients received care at BC Women's Hospital from 'fake nurse': court document 

The Tyee                                                                   

A Bold Experiment in Local Journalism hits the rocks 

Why it took six years to charge officers in Deadly RCMP incident 

BC launches new legal action over privatized health care 

Athabasca U president firing: Board members raise questions 

When will rents come down?

2022 was a deadly year for SRO fires in Vancouver 

Here's why electoral reform isn't dead in Canada 

For Christy, who lived fiercely and died precariously 

CHEK TV

Recycling pick up relief on the way for the Capital Regional District 

Victoria airport plans $600 million expansion over 20 years  

Nanaimo Area Network of Drug Users closes overdose prevention site 

BC Hydro dispatching crews to address power outages across South Island 

Man charged with second degree murder for death at Nanaimo mall: RCMP

Oak Bay Library could see 12 week closure due to asbestos 

Miscellaneous

Metro Vancouver homicide team probes two separate shootings in less than 24 hours 

House arrest, probation for old-growth protester who blocked Metro Vancouver traffic 

BC family 'in the dark' before long-delayed manslaughter charge against Mountie

Jury males 12 recommendations after inquest into Vancouver Police officers suicide

January home sales down 55% from year earlier, 21% from December: Vancouver Board