Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 11-12, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday,  April 11-12, 2023

Globe and Mail

BC Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future, opposition leader says

BC announces initiatives addressing repeat violent offenders as Premier expresses horror at teen's bus stabbing 

Team behind Army and Navy project asks city to approve new development  

BC Chinese community tells Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies 

BC pledges $10 million funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening 

Teenager dies after being stabbed on a transit bus in Surrey

As mental health, addiction crises surge in cities, BC looks to involuntary treatment for aid 

BC's mining rights claims system being challenged by provinces top court

To save the Fraser River's white sturgeon, BC's angling guides go fishing for data 

CBC

'Just a great big brother': family IDs 17 year old fatally stabbed on bus

1 dead, 3 injured in northern BC avalanche 

Striking Fraser Valley transit workers call on province to end dispute

International engineering firm fined $1M over BC spill linked to 85 trout deaths

BC Government to open dedicated enforcement hubs targeting repeat violent offenders 

Provinces announces historic agreement with Metro Vancouver, BC Housing to build 2,00 affordable homes

Metro Vancouver mayors contradict Surrey mayor's claims they unanimously support her push to stay with RCMP

Sex worker survey offers rare glimpse into risks, needs of those often forced into shadows 

Former hockey pro Ray Sawed dies suddenly at BC rink 

BC Court of Appeal quashes conviction of woman in toddler's death, calling a 'miscarriage of justice'

Vancouver police seize nearly $8 million in fentanyl, cocaine from lab in Richmond home

BC Liberal Party officially becomes BC United 

BC can't privatize its way out of long surgical waits, Supreme Court says, What now?

Vancouver Sun 

Former South Granville seniors tower to house Downtown Eastside residents 

As BC United is unveiled, is the 'big-tent' party already fractured?

Former NHL player and Richmond man dies 'playing the game he loved'

Army and Navy project to soldier on without support of city staff

Teen dead after another stabbing on a Surrey transit bus

BC's activist -turned premier understands risks of an ambitious agenda

Repeat violent offenders: BC creates a dozen hubs aimed at intervention 

Top courts back government restriction of rights in the name of the broader public interest  

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Province putting in funds to fight repeat violent offenders in Nanaimo 

Spectrum Community School's field of dreams coming into view

BC Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon

Two could face charges after Victoria police officers assaulted at nightclub 

Ravi Parmar to seek NDP nomination for John Horgan's former seat

Port Alberni RCMP round up 12 people with warrants in Easter blitz

Four arrested in drug-trafficking case involving dynamite detonated in Saanich 'big bang'

Victoria bylaw, police clear encampment on Princess Avenue 

First cruise ship of the season arrives at Ogden Point 

Many questions about the future of cruise ships 

Victoria News

Pay, unpredictability top concerns for BC Ride-Hail and food delivery workers; report 

Victoria to get new team targeting repeat violent offenders 

Victoria police officer disarmed while escorting intoxicated person out of club

Victoria mayor says locked doors at City Hall won't impact accessibility 

Chinese Canadian Museum to open on the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act

BC is struggling to find marriage commissioners to help say 'I do' in rural communities 

Province setting up 12 hubs around BC dedicated to targeting repeat violent offenders

Global

Family identifies 17 year old fatally stabbed on Surrey transit bus

So long BC Liberals, hello BC United: BC's opposition party unveils new name

Guerrilla spider sculpture in East Vancouver may not be removed after all 

'More supports are needed': how to help those not accepting shelter after Hastings decampment  

Transit police stepping up presence following spike in violence aboard buses, SkyTrain

Vancouver trustees vote in favour of 'surplus' designation for French elementary school slated for closure

Engineering firm fined $1M over BC spill linked to 85 trout deaths 

'Apology is owed': Surrey mayor urged to correct record on Metro Vancouver Surrey RCMP motion 

Vancouver to allow public drinking in 6 plazas year round, 7th for summer 

Nothing has change': Vancouver decampment continues through Easter Long weekend

The Tyee                                                                   

Big risks, long hours, low pay: The lives of BC log truckers 

Why we must trad carefully on Bail reform

Who's most at risk during extreme heat?

Why coal mining the rockies is an Alberta election issue

Winters Hotel Fire Victims Sue City, Building owner and Operator 

How the pandemic affects Albertans' election mood

A year later the deadly Winers Hotel Fire, Union Questions safety issues

CHEK TV

Can't afford a down payment? Unique 'deposit to own' townhomes to hit the market in Langford

Nanaimo man shot by prolific offender says hubs ' a step in the right direction'

Parks Canada says 'no' to calls for lifeguards at long Beach near Tofino

Drinking in public not yet on the table in Victoria, councillors say after Vancouver approval

BC Liberal Party name change to BC United builds brides to the future: Falcon

Island Health issues drug overdose advisories for Victoria, Campbell River

Two arrested after Victoria Police officers assaulted, one disarmed outside downtown nightclub

Miscellaneous

BC Liberal Party name change to BC United builds bridges to the future: Falcon

BC pledges $10M funding boost for Chinese Canadian Museum ahead of July 1 opening

BC Court of Appeal quashes conviction of babysitter in toddler's drowning 

BC Chinese communities tell Mendicino of intimidation by foreign powers and proxies

At least 300 visits expected as BC's 2023 cruise ship season officially launches 

BC creates enforcement teams in 12 communities to tackle repeat violent offenders  

Pharmacists fear more drugs may fall into loophole that saw BC Ozempic sent to US

Transit patrols boosted after teenager dies in Surrey bus stabbing