Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday/Friday, February 16/17, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday/Wednesday, February 14-15, 2023

Globe and Mail

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off BC's coast to protect wild fish 

Earthquakes Canada reprots 4.8 magnitude quake recorded west of Port Alice 

Vancouver rescinds 25 cent recycling fee for coffee cups 

Former BC LIberal MLA John Rustad joins provincial Conservatives

Victoria officers lost notebook obtained by criminals, used in alleged offence

BC's Auditor -General says data gaps during COVID-19 vaccine rollout posed risks 

CBC

Kamloops largest maternity clinic set to close this summer 

For a Vancouver boys basketball team, an off court issue sounds the season's final buzzer

BC man dies of heart attack while local ambulance not staffed due to illness

Dozens of Mobi bike tires slashed in East Vancouver 

Confectioners, bakers in Vancouver lament rising cost of ingredients 

BC citizen scientists asked to record birds in their neighbourhoods as part of global count 

Syphillis cases on the rise across the province, warns BC Centre for Disease Control

Feds will manage group providing options on residential school unmarked burials 

Fisheries Department says it will shut 15 salmon farms off BC's coast to protect wild fish

Indigenous leaders and MMIWG families want movement on Calls for Justice 

Vancouver Sun 

BC MPs unseated with help of Beijing influence on 2021 election, reporting alleges 

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off BC's coast to protect wild fish

Canadians are sick of 'tip-elation' and BC leads the pack: Poll

Liberals cannot win next BC election, defector says 

Convicted of beating teen nearly to death, judge orders sale of BC man's home with proceeds to vitamin' mom

UBC midwifery program expanded with another 20 seats 

BC NDP woefully unprepared for Legislative session 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Victoria approves massive Harris Green development - with a green twist 

BC Housing investigating whether affordable housing unites are listed on Airbnb

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms  off BC's coast to protect wild fish 

Police looking for witnesses to robbery, assault in downtown Victoria 

$30 million in provincial funding to benefit live-event industry 

Police notebook lost, names and addresses circulated among 'criminal element' 

South Jubilee 34 unit rental building proposal goes to public hearing 

Heritage property in Saanich could be demolished to make way for housing development 

BC Ferries suspends expansion of terminal on Denman after residents block work 

Part-time Henderson bike lanes should go full time, councillor says

Fire destroys half of Courtenay duplex serving as care home for seniors 

Victoria News

Society address public concern over contentious Malahat projects 

'Showpiece': Victoria signals strong support for 1,600 unit Harris Green Village 

'It felt like home': Beloved Victoria restaurant closing after more than 20 years 

Man swarmed on street by group and assaulted in downtown Victoria 

Training spots for midwives in BC to nearly double amid provincial funding 

BC announces 71 new 'affordable,' supportive housing units open in Victoria 

Global

Ottawa to shut 15 salmon farms off BC's coast to protect wild fish 

'Just cruel': BC high school basketball team dropped from tournament over 'clerical error' 

Long weekend avalanche warning issued in BC amid deadly season

Student group calls for provincial funding for sexual violence centres on BC campuses 

Vancouver area faces Mobi bikes' tires slashed, call for 'parking spaces back'

BC homeowners say they've lost thousands of dollars after local contractor leaves renovation projects unfinished

How the Kelowna wastewater treatment plant helps test sewage for COVID

BC doctor says better health care services needed on search and rescue missions 

Former BC Liberal John Rustad joins Conservative Party 

Audit finds data mostly good for BC vaccine rollout, but notes key gaps 

Name, address in VicPD officer's lost notebook 'circulated among the criminal element'

It's now $2,471 a month on average to rent an apartment in BC: report

BC MLA the latest politician with mixed messaging for non-English media

The Tyee                                                                   

BC's new forest rules: A small word change may be big for Saving Trees 

A call to reform involuntary care. With personal roots 

Are climate deaths really ' Down 9&' from a century ago?

Contentious Island Quarry Expansion may get environmental assessment 

Union fears robots will kill jobs in controversial Port expansion 

Canada's Immigration elephant in the room

Everybody wants that East Van Cross  

Looking ahead to the Notley-Smith showdown 

Is the H5N1 Bird Flu coming home to roost?

CHEK TV

Officials stress people going to enjoy snow on Vancouver Island have a safety plan

Witnesses were terrified to incriminate Devils Army boss when giving evidence, jury hears 

Downtown Victoria brewery uses artificial intelligence to create beer recipe 

How can we grow better? Black history society president discusses diversity in Victoria 

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off BC's coast to protect wild fish 

Final vote on Harris Green development postponed due to amendments 

Courtenay fire crews douse duplex fire with no injuries 

Earthquakes Canada reports 4.8 magnitude quake recorded west of Port Alice 

Miscellaneous

Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off BC 's coast to protect wild fish 

University of British Columbia midwifery program expanded with another 20 seats

Earthquakes Canada reports 4.8 magnitude quake recorded west of Port Alice 

Victoria officer's lost notebook obtained by criminals, used in alleged offence: cops 

BC's Auditor General says data gaps during COVID-9 vaccine rollout posed risks