Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 18-19, 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 18-19, 2023

Globe and Mail

BC's credit rating downgraded after recent deficit-spending budget 

BC legislation aiming to cut challenges to development shocks Kitsilano group 

Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

BC First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains 

BC limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in US

Vancouver constable testifies in coroner's inquest into 2015 death of Myles Gray

Fairy Creek old-growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'

Canada could be a leader in sustainable seafood production if Ottawa would champion it 

BC mom whose son was killed uses people to call police, not film violence 

Nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023, BC Coroners Service says

CBC

British Columbians look for answers as services stall following federal worker strike

Survivalist who posted videos of illegal Banff fishing handed $6,000 fine

BC man who falsely claimed to own legendary Sooke hotel handed $1.6M

New Heritage Minute profile of BC town highlights history of South Asian Canadians for first time

BC restricts sale of Ozempic after prescription scheme drives surge in demand from US

Operators of new Nanaimo-Downtown Vancouver ferry service say they hope to succeed where others failed 

Vancouver police commits to implement all recommendations from Constable Nicole Chan inquest 

Parents, students protest Vancouver School Board decision to relocated standalone mini school

After long planned triples in price, Pitt Meadows declines to kick in $50M

Officer says he punched Myles Gray in head as hard as he could to avoid having to shoot him

BC government using legislation to push through supportive housing project up by lawsuit

Social workers association calls for collaborative approach to address tent encampments in BC

Vancouver Sun 

EV drivers face gaps when it comes to charging up along BC Highways

Tough to predict fortunes of BC's 'best-in-Canada' credit rating

Transit Police release video and images of SkyTrain stabbing suspect

Vancouver police officers can't recall death details during Gray inquest 

Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could 

Vancouver Park Board asked to crack down on inappropriate swimwear at City Pools

Eby shows he's willing to legislate in favour of controversial project in own backyard 

BC First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains 

BC pushes through controversial Arbutus project to circumvent court challenge 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Pubs hopeful ban on boulevard patios won't be forever 

BC limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in US

BC Hells Angels want Canada's Supreme Court to review clubhouse forfeiture ruling 

Drug-overdose warning extended in Greater Victoria 

Hundreds on picket line outside CFB Esquimalt as federal workers strike 

Nanaimo-Vancouver passenger ferry set to begin service ice in late summer 

Ladysmith marina future in question as water lease set to shift to First Nation

Saanich homeowners face 7.19 per cent tax increase with 2023 budget

NIMBY override is part of province's housing plan

Victoria News

Victoria-Beacon Hill MLA Grace Lore backs bill prioritizing pedestrian safety

'A kick in the teeth': Langford health store leaving town after facing 86% rent hike

Sooke man hit with $600,000 penalty for lying about ownership of legendary hotel

'It's a struggle': Federal workers strike across Greater Victoria as pay falls below living wage

'You're failing': BC Green Party critical of ministry that apprehended baby in Victoria

$42M coming to BC's film, creative industry hit by pandemic challenges

BC NDP out hustle political opposition - combined - in donations  

Question Period heats up in public safety debate following number of stabbings in BC

Bill re-drawing BC's electoral map receives first reading 

Global

Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

'Because of Nicole':  Chan family credits beloved officer for changes coming to Vancouver police 

Vancouver to look at setting Chinatown street parking at $2 per hour 

Kamloops RCMP open criminal probe after campfire spreads to brush threatens homes 

BC residents can now buy Ozempic in person and online, others can only buy in person

Vancouver Park Board weighing new rules on appropriate swimwear at city pools

New 70-minute, passenger-only ferry announced between Nanaimo and downtown Vancouver 

Construction stable in Vancouver last year, but seller's market is returning: Realtors  

BC First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains 

Chilliwack to join Abbotsford, regional district, in calling for transit strike mediation 

City of Pitt Meadows won't fork out $50M for 'critical underpass'

Crime, public safety dominate spicy question period at BC Legislature 

Surrey councillor calls for mayor's resignation over 'misleading' RCMP comments 

The Tyee                                                                   

Sex Workers are left out by Ottawa's unjust conviction changes 

Women aren't safer after Hastings Camp Cleared, say advocates 

Delays continue to plague BC Workers struggling to access Justice

Four ways to make Vancouver Bikeways Better 

The Ugly truth behind Canada's Cheery claims of Climate Progress

Who's really pulling Danielle Smith's strings, asks Notley

Please Advise! Is Daniele Smith's one question policy the Answer? 

Vancouver's Problem with Freedom  of Expression 

CHEK TV

Penalties rise to $1.6M in Sooke Harbour House investor fraud case 

BC enacts regulation to ensure protection of Ozempic supply for diabetes patients 

New high-speed ferry service between Nanaimo and Vancouver sets sail this summer 

'It's terrifying': Nanaimo girl, 5, brings home bag of fentanyl she found on school playground

Should BC foot the bill for firefighters sent to health calls? Nanaimo may ask province to pay up

Miscellaneous

BC First Nation sues port firm, others for disrupting ancestral remains 

BC limits supply of Ozempic for its diabetes patients, not weight loss in US

Glencore open to improving Teck offer, but shareholders must reject plan to split

BC mom whose son was killed urges people to call police, not film violence 

Officer testifies at BC inquest into man's death after police beating

Vancouver police officer tells inquest he punched Myles Gray as hard as he could

BC Coroners Service says nearly 600 toxic drug deaths in first three months of 2023

BC old growth protesters celebrate as contempt prosecution has 'collapsed'