Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, June 17-19, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday-Monday,  June 17-19,  2023

BC Wildfires

Snowflakes, rain and return to June-uary but BC Wildfire danger far from over 

As BC fires threaten highways, communities fear their access routes will be choked off 

Cameron Bluffs fire under control, work underway to reopen stretch of Highway 4

Donnie Creek Wildfire now the largest in BC's history: Wildfire Service 

Fires could increase numbers of sick, injured animals, disrupt breeding 

Cameron Bluffs no longer wildfire of note; highway reopening on schedule  

Globe and Mail

Sikh leader killed outside Surrey temple warned by CSIS he was in danger 

Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang 

BC Solicitor General demands Surrey Council ice transparent about RCMP decision 

Injured employees had complained of long commutes prior to bus crash: Union 

Fentanyl detected in  9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths, BC Coroner Says 

CBC

President of Sikh temple in Surrey shot dead in Gurdwaras parking lot 

Hundreds attend community meeting after slaying of Sikh temple president in Surrey 

Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to extortion gang 

Death toll for toxic drugs in BC surpasses 1,000 in first 5 months of the year 

More BC renters are spending 'crisis-level' amounts on housing, rental housing index finds 

June snow for Coquihalla and other Southwest BC Highways  

Workers injured in forestry road bus crash were mostly immigrant women from Ethiopia and Somalia, union says

Surrey mayor levels allegations of bullying and misogyny as policing debate shows no sign of ending 

Schools in Burnaby celebrate Juneteenth 

Highway 4 on Vancouver Island on track for limited reopening by the weekend 

Rise in denialism after revelations of suspected residential school burial sites: Tkemlúps Kúkpi7

Jury hears DNA witnesses during 1st-degree murder trial of man accused in death of BC Teen 

Vancouver Sun 

IHIT plans to consult spy agency over Surrey temple killing 

More than 100,000 BC households at risk of homelessness due to rental crisis 

No time for 'games': Farnworth and Locke spar over Surrey police decision 

Political acrimony masks fact that public is left in the dark

Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid  linked to Russian extortion group. 

Kamloops mayor under investigation for alleged workplace bullying 

City staff backs plan to turn Vancouver Single Family homes into 62 condos 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Long-awaited new Nanaimo ICU set to open next week 

Teen seriously injured in baseball bat attack in Nanaimo  

American access to BC Stocks of diabetes drug Ozempic slashed 

Point Hope Shipyard marks 150 years and counting on the Upper Harbour 

New Victoria virtual clinics help patients navigate cancer screenings 

Vancouver Island has plenty of room for more people 

Don't assume Indigenous people don't support police 

Victoria News

'Frustrated and angry' Saanich dog owners sign petition to stop leash rules 

Housing supply 'naughty list' gives us breathing room, says Langford mayor 

Community led support key part of harm reduction initiatives 

New crisis response team made up of those with lived experience 

Victoria eyes end date for Stadacona Park sheltering 

Saanich bites back, says 'misinformation' spread about do leash restrictions 

Premier David Eby says BC remains in the grips of an unregulated drug crisis 

Global

'Brazen act of violence'  Sikh gurdwara president shot, killed in Surrey parking lot 

'Continued genocide;: First Nations leaders disturbed by effort to dig up unmarked graves in BC

Man sustains life-threatening injuries after 'vicious' Nanaimo baseball attack

New ICU opening at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital 

More BC renters are spending half their income on housing than anywhere else in Canada: Index 

BC announces 1,000 new spaces in expansions at two Surrey High Schools 

'A lot up in the air': Students petition calls for end to CapU strike 

'Mr. Solicitor General, Shane': Surrey mayor addresses Farnworth's letter on police transition 

The Tyee                                       

Does Cancer care in Washington work for BC Residents?

How to improve opportunities to work in Child Care 

The case of the nearly lost mural that Lionizes workers 

How to meet BC's climate risks? Our Free online event is tomorrow

When Fire Burns a path for flood 

CHEK TV

18 year old Nanaimo man was 'targeted' in baseball bat attack: RCMP

ICBC says nearly half of new drivers failing road tests 

Some teachers 'couch surfing' in Port Alberni due to highway 4 closure 

New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients soon, replacing one of Canada's worst units 

Unregulated drug supply results in deaths of 176 people in May: BC Coroner 

Miscellaneous

Injured employees had complained of long commutes before BC bus crash: union 

New Nanaimo hospital ICU to take patients soon, replacing one of Canada's worst units

Fentanyl detected in 9 of 10 illicit drug toxicity deaths BC coroner says

Possible snowfall expected on BC Interior highways: Environment Canada 

Metro Vancouver Transit Police files hacked in raid linked to Russian extortion gang