Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday/Wednesday, February 14-15, 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

BC moves to fast track its overdue old growth protection commitments  

Province can seize three Hells Angels clubhouses, court says in ruling that upholds civil forfeiture 

Richmond drivers told to slow down as snow geese arrive on roads

Search and rescue team from Burnaby arrives home after aiding Turkish relief efforts 

BC Liberals underline support for harm reduction after MLA tells Chinese audience otherwise

BC Premier moves to carve out province's share of bilateral health money

Early results of search for possible graves at Vancouver Island school to be released 

CBC

Billboard critical of BC education policy on sexual orientation and gender identity removed after outcry 

$20K worth of wedding dresses, prom gowns stolen from Prince George stores ays owner 

Richmond RCMP warn drivers to watch out for migrating snow geese after 23 birds killed

Vancouver Mayor Ken Sims marks 100 days in office 

BC ambulance paramedics and dispatchers ratify 3 year collective agreement 

Vancouver votes to scrap 25 cent fee for disposable cups 

'A positive vibe': 100 days in, Vancouver's mayor talks about the goals of SimCity

BC expands old growth logging deferral to 2. million hectares, promises greater First Nation collaboration   

Deaths of 3 Calgary railroaders should go to BC coroner's inquest: investigators 

Sephora employees in Kamloops to be paid for end of shift bag check

How Black American soldiers built one of BC's most important highways 

Vancouver Sun 

The Quick Rise and Public fall of Vancouver's Coromandel properties 

Pit bull type dog belonging to Port Coquitlam woman without shelter ordered destroyed 

BC's highest court orders forfeiture of three Hells Angels clubhouses  

Vancouver City council votes to kill 25 cent single use cup fee

Victoria man's killing followed dispute with bikers at nightclub, trial told 

Tourism Minister wants to reopen Royal BC Museum's Old Town

West Vancouver businessman Frederick Sharp permanently banned from BC's investment markets 

Did BC's physician college contribute to opioid crisis?

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Ongoing vandalism pushes downtownVictoria businesses to consider relocating 

BC's highest court orders forfeiture of three Hells Angels clubhouses, including one in Nanaimo 

Denman Island protesters block ferry terminal expansion 

Fate of controversial Swan Lake townhouse project still up in the air 

Our Place banner a reminder of the toll of toxic drugs 

Inlet protection society holds its own forum on quarry expansion 

RapidBus route between Victoria and WestShore to launch in April 

Use it or lose it: Decision deadline looms for Vancouver Island's railway tracks 

New apartments coming to CFB Esquimalt as hundreds wait for military housing

Local municipalities are racking up bigger surpluses

Victoria News

'An assault': Greater Victoria residents want tougher bylaws after demolition blankets area in dust 

BC rent hikes capped at 2% but Victoria's skyrocketed by 19% says new report 

Feds to build new rental housing units at CFB Esquimalt 

BC moves to kickstart and ease old-growth harvesting deferral process 

Hells Angels clubhouses in Kelowna, Nanaimo and Vancouver  seized by government 

CRD approves sending treated sewage to Nanaimo area as short term measure

Global

Criminal investigation launched into allegations VPD officers interfered after crash

BC family angry as driver gets conditional sentence in crash that killed 30 year old

Vancouver City Council removes single use cup fee in majority vote 

Patullo Bridge replacement on track, Surrey council hears, but critics still want more lanes

All Native Basketball Tournament great for community and economy in Prince Rupert 

BC wins longstanding civil forfeiture case against Hells Angels

BC Chamber of Commerce calls for tax relief ahead of provincial budget 

Surrey votes to support inclusion of farmland to ALR, First Nations lay land claim

BC Premier says no plans for early election, as poll finds majority expect 2023 vote 

Vancouver council green-lights $1.5M in street cleaning grants 

BC introducing measures for old growth, forest stewardship with Indigenous collaboration

More than 20 snow geese found dead after hit by cars in Richmond 

NORAD conducting planned defense exercise off BC And Washington State coast

BC paramedics ratify new contract with over 96% support 

The Tyee                                                                   

BC Trades Training needs an overhaul. Here's the solution 

BC Police involved deaths have risen 700% in the last decade

'Taxpayers' Watchdog eerily silent as Alberta hands cash to oil companies

'Justin Trudeau, say their names'

Beyond Carbon taxes: Even Better climate solutions for government 

Please advise! Should I enrol at Daniel Smith U?

How to talk to your racist relatives about Indigenous rights  

ABC's revamped 100 police, 100 Nurses promise Heads to council 

Psychosis. Then gunshots from Police. Inside Dani Coopers death

CHEK TV

New 84 unit apartment complex planned for CFB Esquimalt 

Top court in BC reverses ruling, says province can order seizure of Nanaimo Hells Angels clubhouse 

Old growth logging deferrals in BC increase to 2.1 million hectares: minister 

Victoria library windows smashed again as concern grows Amon downtown businesses 

BC Transit to roll out West Shore express bus, pledging faster and more reliable service

Carlton Club arts hub closes; Victoria councillor says city should step up

IIO investigating after driver crashed near police blocking road in Comox

Qualicum Beach mayor apologizes, pays $130,000 for defamatory comments 

From 10 pin to towers; Vision for former Mayfair Lanes site includes 555 rental unites, Saanich's first Superstore

Rezoning application for 20 to 32 storey towers in Harris Green heads to Victoria council

Miscellaneous

Richmond  drivers told to slow down as snow geese arrive on roads

Old growth logging deferrals in BC increase to 2.1 million hectares: minister

Search and rescue team from Burnaby arrives home after aiding Turkish relief efforts 

West Fraser Timber reports loss in Q4 as interest rates weigh on US construction

BC Premier Eby and Federal ministers discuss bilateral health agreements 

Pandemic benefits pushed down BC's child poverty rate in 2020: advocacy group 

Early results of search for possible graves at Vancouver Island school to be released 

Latest British Columbia avalanche claims two backcountry skiers