Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, April 27-28, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday,  April 27-28, 2023

Globe and Mail

BC urges Surrey to proceed with local police force and end city's relationship with RCMP

Mother of innocent man murdered in BC Gang war devastated by high courts ruling 

Fifty years later, BC's farms and cities reap the benefits from a scheme to spare land from development

Police use-of-force training hamstrung by budget constraints, Myles Gray inquest hears 

CBC

'We pick the RCMP,' defiant Surrey mayor says, after province recommends continuing transition to local police 

Province to provide $8.5 million for Abbotsford flood recovery projects 

Vancouver LGBTQ bookstore at centre of landmark legal case celebrates 40th anniversary  

Photo of Myles Gray's injuries won't be shown to jurors, coroner rules 

Ottawa mum on hostile bid to take over Teck Resources after minister meets with company 

BC nurses ratify new 3 year collective agreement 

Vancouver Sun 

BC asks Surrey to continue transition to municipal police force

Crafty NDP hope public will force Surrey's hand

Canada's highest court rules in favour of reopening Surrey Six murder case 

Lower mainland animal shelter at 'crisis level' as people unable to afford their pets 

Uncertainty and division follow BC government recommendation on Surrey Police 

Surrey Police: Here's a timeline of events 

New Surrey Six hearing expected to consider police behaviour laid out in past rulings 

It was all about names as two NDPers vote against NDP bill

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Buildings near Langford apartment tower evacuated, new offers of help unveiled 

Mother of dead infant located; baby died of natural causes: police 

HMCS Edmonton returns after helping to intercept 755 kg of cocaine

Extra crossing guard added, routes altered after near misses near Langford schools

Victoria signals industrial tax change could come next year 

Victoria to reconsider ban on boulevard pub patios 

North Cowichan councillors protest open drug use with beer-drinking sit in

Rallies in BC cities call for crackdown on repeat violent offenders 

Suddenly sweltering spring triggers avalanche and flood warnings across BC

As working from home becomes entrenched, we need to rethink our urban planning 

Victoria News

Mayor lays groundwork for 'unique' patio options in Victoria 

Oak Bay dips speed by 10 km/h on 17 collector roads 

Saanich care home re-dedicates front entrance totem pole two decades later 

Economist describes highs and lows of path to BC housing recovery at SILGA

Global

Surrey Police decision: Mayor locks in on keeping RCMP despite minister's recommendation

'I will not politicize this' : BC RCMP head will respect decision on future of Surrey Police 

Surrey Police 'non-decision' draws frustration from sone community leaders

Bus driver punched in the face in Vancouver, union calls for more security 

BC inquest jury won't see photos of Myles Gray's injuries due to late application 

'Devastated': Mother of Surrey Six victim steels herself as killer gets new hearing

Former Director of First Nations Employment Society in BC Facing fraud charge 

Charges laid in connection with attempted Chilliwack bank robbery

BC upping flood protections in Sumas Prairie with learnings from 2021 flood

Transit ridership hit 80 per cent of pre-pandemic levels by end of 2022, TransLink says

The Tyee                                                                   

Pellet Plant's Promises of Cleaner air go up in smoke 

To curb mass violence, act on misogyny 

Dying for a living , and why it costs us

Unions criticize Vancouver's continuing tent sweeps

The race to recover a sunken tanker truck

In Alberta, it's all Power to the Premier 

CHEK TV

Section of Pat Bay Highway closed due to police incident in Saanich

No funding yet for Galloping Goose and Lochside trail improvements despite surge in use  

Sailors from HMCS Edmonton return home after successful mission 

Police providing medical care and support for mother of deceased baby

BC Nurses ratify new three year collective agreement 

'Constant frustration': Langford roundabout endangering school students 

Victoria to dish up options for expanding patio program as expiry nears

Miscellaneous

BC tells Surrey not to go back to the RCMP. But they Mayor is digging in her heels

Province says RCMP should leave Surrey to local force for safety reasons 

Difficult Surrey police decision on RCMP or Municipal force Friday: Minister

Application for jury to see photo of Myles Gray's injuries made too late: coroner 

Grand Chief says BC declaration fund 'special moment in history' to build province 

'We like Teck as a Canadian company' industry minister says as fate remains unclear 

Baby found dead in Victoria parking lot died of natural causes: police 

Hot spell hikes risks of flooding, avalanches and fire across British Columbia