Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, March 4-6, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday-Monday, March 4-6, 2023

Globe and Mail

Hats off to BC: Universal access to contraception is good social policy

Two skiers buried in weekend avalanches in BC, saved by friends, Avalanche Canada says

Fewer flights, geopolitical tensions keeping Chinese tourists from BC

BC promises to tackle gender pay gap through proposed transparency legislation 

BC logging firm wants to avoid cutting old growth, but province said it must pay

Vancouver police investigate four stabbings, including death of a 22 year old man

Police in BC rarely cooperate with independent oversight bodies 

Ottawa says no plan to certify domestic rescue crews for international crises

CBC

BC judge rules province not liable for barring Sechelt residents from their homes over sinkhole

BC man fined after months-old cub found caged on property 

BC introducing legislation targeting people who post intimate images without consent 

Skiers saved by friends after being buried in separate avalanches near Pemberton

Ottawa should intervene in killer's application for refugee status in New Zealand,BC MP says

New app aims to relive food insecurity in BC amid skyrocketing grocery prices

BC government investing $100M to protect freshwater in partnership with First Nations

Vancouver's tourist Board sounding alarm bells over lack of hotel capacity

Vancouver Sun 

Surrey might reduce property tax hike, but only if RCMP remains, mayor says

Lengthy drug smuggling investigation leads to more forfeiture lawsuits

North Vancouver woman killed in crash between bike and dump truck

'It's a marvel' Rare 1858 diary of the Fraser River Gold Rush is for sale

Lack of resources for First Nations feedback stalls Eby's 100 day plan

BC law would empower victims of revenge port and sextortion

There are cons, not just pros, for a subway to UBC

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission

Elementary strings could be concentrated in 'hubs' to cut costs 

Five storey rental apartment above Millstone River approved in Nanaimo

Fairfield Street closed after hazardous material found in multi-unit housing

12 storey rental building could rise behind former Times Colonist site

VicPD sending out surveys to gauge satisfaction with service 

Victoria Police recover $11,000 I Aston property at supportive housing facility 

Indigenous leaders say they lack resources to weigh in on new BC laws  

Victoria council looks at stepping up climate action

After years of planning, hotel set to open in downtown Nanaimo 

Reopening RBCM's third floor a priority in government plan; CEO seems less hurried

Victoria News

BC firefighters honour fallen colleagues with Victoria parade 

Confused driver wanders into Victoria bike lanes, struggles to escape

BC tables bill against non-consensual sharing of intimate images 

Global

BC MP outraged International student's killer seeking refugee status in New Zealand

Cyclist struck and killed by dump truck in North Vancouver

BC introduces legislation to protect those whose intimate images have been shared without consent

Surrey to use provincial infrastructure cash to slash planned 17.5% property tax hike: Mayor

No end in sight to Vancouver's CRAB Park tent city

BC woman killed in Mexico in ''suspected femicide'

North Shore Rescue deployed 3 times Monday amid 'dangerous' winter conditions 

Amtrak Cascades restores daily Vancouver-Portland rail service 

Thousands sign up for BC's new doctor model, but many others still on the fence

Victoria considering purchasing AI app to hep detect potholes

Vancouver hotel demand set to outpace capacity without 'significant' investment warns new report

BC's top court tosses guilty pleas, corder new trial amid Charter claim

The Tyee                                                                   

Vancouver decision to abandon Living Wage program creates shockwaves 

A First Nation's Quest to know why their cemetery was flooded

How Monster Mills ate BC's Timber jobs 

No, a BC Company can't sell you cocaine now

           

CHEK TV

Evicted and dying Nanaimo woman will move to care home: 'There's good people out there'

Experts stress safety as 'dangerous' avalanche conditions persist on Vancouver Island

Epidemic of overdose related deaths at Nanaimo General Hospital says doctor

'Final step' pitched for Times Colonist building: 160 units, 12 storeys, no parking

Victoria to consider expanding paid parking hours to invest in downtown 

RDN geohazard study to examine risk-level of steep slopes and landslides

City of Victoria paves way for pothole-detecting AI App

Miscellaneous

New trial for man unaware his guilty pleas would stop Charter argument: BC court 

BC woman killed in Mexico, man detained in suspected homicide

Advisory firms recommend Ritchie Brothers shareholders vote against IAA deal

BC proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission