Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, May 9-10, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday-Wednesday,   May 9-10,  2023

Globe and Mail

US Court ruling halts Alaskan Chinook salmon fishery

Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1 billion per year, Indigenous report says 

Township of Langley votes to stop sharing RCMP services with City of Langley 

Flooding of Bonaparte River means more evacuation orders for Cache Creek 

Man pleads guilty to manslaughter  in 2019 drug death of teen in Langley

BC Non profit housing board refuses to fire its CEO, despite discrepancies found in audit

BC air quality advisories in place for Peace region, Fort Nelson

Nature group buys sensitive Vancouver Island habitat to ensure it remains undeveloped  

CBC

Helicopter incident in Smithers, kills maintenance worker 

Uber coming to Victoria and Kelowna

Township of Langley announces split over policing with City of Langley

Cache Creek evacuees want to return home this weekend, but warm spell may dash their hopes 

Here comes a heatwave, BC

Paid parking to be introduced at 3 West Vancouver parks this fall 

BC coroner concluded Tatyanna Harrison died of sepsis - months after Police said fentanyl was the cause 

Vancouver council votes to stop plan to increase empty homes tax from 3% to 5% of assessed value

Doctors of BC says ERs across province overrun urges action needed

Serious weather event likely to make BC wildfires worse,  forecasters warn 

A BC comedian prank-called Alex Jones. Now, Jones has threatened legal action

Hundreds of investors worried about their savings after Victoria mortgage broker put in receivership

Vancouver Sun 

Vancouver council opts to return millions in taxes to developers 

BC Housing probe could affect entire non-profit housing sector

Who's bluffing? The BC NDP or Atira?

BC heat wave: Temperatures to hit 30+ degrees this weekend

Vancouver council reverses planned increase to empty homes tax

'We need to make a change: Langley Township pursuing a dedicated RCMP detachment 

Fire safety issues plague BC non profit housing provider under provincial scrutiny 

What Atira wanted from BC Housing, it got

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Uber to hit the streets of Greater Victoria this year

BC Ferries sailing from Swartz Bay delayed due to medical emergency

Tax increases for Nanaimo homeowners set at 7.2 per cent

City of Victoria announces $150,000 in new arts funding

Autism advocate to run for BC United in by-election to replace Horgan  

Langford Mayor frustrated by lack of info from rental tower owner 

Paramedic shortages still plague rural areas, but some remedies may be in the works 

NDP looks helpless in dealing with housing scandal  

Skating in the Inner Harbour? Victoria pitches hosting Hockey Day in Canada 

Victoria News

BC Ferries workers train on simulated seas at Vancouver island ferry terminal 

Floating sauna business now docked in Victorias Inner Harbour.  

Tap of a button: Uber approved to launch in Victoria, Kelowna 

Two people stabbed, one with a corkscrew, in separate incidents in downtown Nanaimo 

BC anticipating elevated temperatures, but not a heat dome

'Critical thinking' panels added to RBCM's Old Town set to reopen this summer  

Global

'Historic heat' could be on the way for many parts of BC

BC Housing audit: Days after damning report, still no comment from Akira CEO

'Unintended consequences': Vancouver council votes to cut empty homes tax back to 3%

Gastown's facelift, car-free pilot program gets thumbs up from Vancouver council

'Worst I think I've ever seen': Cache Creek on edge as inbound heat raises flood risk

Uber gets green light to start rolling in Kelowna and Victoria 

'Not fair:' Langley Township doesn't want to share the RCMP with Langley City anymore 

Municipal debates renew push for regional policing in BC

Neighbourhood too noisy? Vancouver seeks feedback for update to noise bylaw

BC teaching assistant battles school district over OnlyFans account 

Ongoing costs from Elephant Hill wildfire pegged at $1B a year: report

The Tyee                                                                   

Meet the 20 year old who unionized a Vancouver Starbucks 

Danielle Smith's Special Power  

Atira refuses to fire CEO, return $1.9 million surplus 

How Comox Valley project is confronting the Toxic Drug crisis 

I Warned against the Green Energy 'Boom' It sparked debate

The UCP's emissions 'plan' is a mirage to fool voters 

Emergency Surgery Delays are harming kids, BC Children's Hospital study finds 

Misprescribed and 'Dumped' at the Hospitals Doors 

Inside the CBCs Heavy Dependence on Temp Workers 

Where Indigenous Education is at in BC

CHEK TV

Stage sent for Langford Juan de Fuca by-election as BC United declares candidate

Ancient Forest Alliance renews call for provincial funds to defer old-growth logging

'This is awesome' : New simulator boosts BC Ferries crew training in Nanaimo 

Victoria vying to host 2024 Scotiabank Hockey Day, waiting on funding

My mortgage Auction investor fears she may have lost retirement savings 

Alaskans poaching BC Salmon top concern for federal fisheries minister

New tent platforms, staircases and boardwalk on Juan de Fuca Trail

Miscellaneous

                                                                                                                                                           

Township of Langley, votes to stop sharing RCMP services with City of Langley 

Hundreds ordered out of riverside mobile homes in flood-hit Cache Creek

BC's Elephant Hill wildfire results in losses of $1B per year: Indigenous report 

Opposition says BC NDP 'blame shifting' on housing; non-profit sees no wrongdoing

Rare May heat wave brings worries for further floods and wildfires 

Waters recede in parts of flood-ravaged BC as half of province remains under threat 

Out of control wildfires in northeastern BC expected to worsen due to strong winds