Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, March 28-29, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday,  March 28 & 29, 2023

Globe and Mail

RCMP arrest five people near natural gas pipeline construction site in Northern BC

Vancouver archdiocese and private school deny wrongdoing, sue alleged abusers

Unprecedented home construction needed in BC to offset impact of record immigration, report says

In Vancouver's Chinatown, family-run businesses shutter due to public safety issues, skyrocketing rents

North Saanich councillor resigns after referring to mayor as "Mr. Hitler'

CBC

Fatal stabbing after reported vaping argument casts a pall over downtown Vancouver 

Vancouver police arrest more than 200, recover almost 80K in stolen goods in shoplifting crackdown

Indigenous mobile health service launched in Vancouver's Downtown East side

BC increases monthly payments to foster care families

Drug users in BC Face uncertainty amid shortage of medication for opioid addiction 

Vancouver police officers claim union reps told them not to take notes after death of Myles Gray

Once homeless and hungry herself, this retired nurse set up a low-cost meal shop to help those in need

CN Police investigate armed train robbery in Kamloops

BC RCMP make arrests at pipeline protest site following alleged 'swarming incidents'

What is Ozempic and why is BC cracking down on sales of the drug to Americans?

Help Wanted: BC hiring municipal advisor to assist local governments 

Vancouver Sun 

Liberals seek probe of Chinese consulate influence at BC Legislature 

Family of man killed outside Vancouver Starbucks pleads with public not to share video of knife attack

Squamish Nation plans to develop 350 acres, most of it in North Vancouver and West Vancouver

Key NDP consultant warns governments of the dangers of consultants Father stabbed to death outside Vancouver Starbucks after asking man to not vape near his toddler

Chronic offender back on the streets after getting one day in jail for Vancouver Art Gallery Theft 

Vancouver to 'step on the gas' on Broadway redevelopment

DTES update - Not much to celebrate ... yet

Non-profits seeking funds must be 'respectful,' Vancouver Council says

The hard truth about opioids - there's no cheap fix

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Man driving heavy equipment shot by police during chase in Duncan

First recorded herring spawn brings wildlife show to Port McNeill

Island parents win fight to put son's Indigenous name on birth certificate

Nanaimo  man arrested after driving into construction site, fighting with police

Video shows confrontation, shooting in Nanaimo

BC announces increased rates for foster parents and kinship care providers

What Lantzville is doing to prevent a property tax increase 

BC Ferries to test new ticket system at Duke Point 

Langford residents  brace for potential 12% tax hike

BC taking steps to protect province's supply of Ozempic from ethics-challenged pharmacists 

Victoria News

CRD approves budget with tax increase, saying vital services protected

Victoria trade union offering naloxone kits to construction workers 

Sidney council rejects controversial rental apartments after outcry

Saanich scraps concept of registry for people lobbying council, staff

Global

Doctor denied position at Merritt emergency room 

BC RCMP shoot man after he crashes into vehicles wit skid-steer loader

BC wants federal clamp on weight and diabetes drug Ozempic being exported to US

Vancouver move to limit grants to 'respectful' groups could chill speech: critics 

Squamish Nation starts development planning for 140 hectares of land

Women's mobile primary care program launched in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside

RCMP arrest 5 amid renewed tensions along northern BC Gas pipeline route

217 people arrested, including 47 repeat offenders, in 3 week Vancouver anti-shoplifting blitz 

TransLink votes to increase fares by 2.3 percent

First baby in BC to have his Indigenous name on birth certificate 

Shades of Billy Miner: Train allegedly robbed in Kamloops

'They still house people': Renovated SROs welcomed as part of DTES plan, but advocates call for more

SFU's largest union votes to strike as teachers, staff demand cost-of-living raises 

The Tyee                                                                   

Could giving youth a voice in Politics help fix climate change?

Why I can't climb out of full-time parenting

How the missing middle can save cities

How to rebuild public health? Don't ask the Chatbots?

Should Vancouver squash the Giant Spider?

Day of Decision for Broadway Corridor Tenant protection 

Not your Grandpa's Conservative Party

Diving for debris in the depths of False Creek

CHEK TV

Man driving skid steer shot by police in Duncan, suffers serious injuries: IIO

Victoria street vendors start a petition to make permits permanent 

BC announces increased rates for foster parents and kinship care providers  

Parents win battle to have son's Indigenous name on his birth certificate 

A look inside Amazon's  Sidney distribution centre

Miscellaneous

Fatal stabbing casts a pall over downtown Vancouver neighbourhood as court date set 

BC announces increased rates for foster parents and kinship care providers 

Vancouver City Council votes to repeal 25 cent single-use cup fee, effective May 1

Unprecedented construction needed in BC to offset record immigration: Report 

BC wants federal clamp on weight and diabetes drug Ozempic being exported to US

Vancouver archdiocese and private school deny wrongdoing, sue alleged abusers 

North Saanich councillor resigns after referring to mayor as Mr. Hitler