Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday/Friday, June 1 & 2, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday,  June 1 & 2,  2023

Globe and Mail

Vancouver eyes development of last waterfront site 

One seriously hurt as plane catches fire in Surrey, RCMP says 

BC municipalities get mixed messages on how to tackle public drug use 

BC giving $4.5 million to upgrade children's hospice facility 

BC extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancovuers Island's Fairy creek

Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs 

Vancouver home sales rise in May, nearing 10 year average, real estate board says 

CBC

Memo suggests ER Doctors calling in sick at 2 Vancouver hospitals pay out of pocket to get shifts covered

Vancouver Coastal Health reverse to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs 

Vancouver-area home sales rebounded in May, real estate board says 

BC Ferries shifting sailings to ease summer traffic around Horseshoe Bay

Kelowna encampment residents speak out after Poilievre compares designated sleeping area to 3rd World Country 

2 people shot, 8 arrested in targeted Downtown Eastside violence, say Vancouver police

Aritzia doesn't have private mirrors in its fitting rooms, and many people don't like it

BC extends deferral of old growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek watershed

BC deals up pressure on Surrey city council to choose future police service 

ICBC introduces new distance-based discount  

No 'Junueary' this month in BC as another hot spell looms, forecasters say 

BC announces $4.5M in new funding to improve children's health care at Canuck Place

BC can save money - and patients from pain - with free shingles vaccines, pharmacist says 

Vancouver Sun 

BC's child care crises: Fees are going down, but waiting lists re still too high 

BC's public safety minister demands Surrey set timeline for final decision on policing 

Mayor Brenda Locke slams province on policing ultimatum, says Surrey won't be bullied 

Wealthy young men living outside the city most likely to access BC's Great outdoors, survey finds 

Metro Vancouver steps up its war on invasive species 

'A chaotic scene': At least two people in hospital after targeted shooting in Vancouer's Downtown Eastside 

Gibson's Mayor calls for faster action by Victoria on Sunshine Coast water woes

BC giving $4.6 million to upgrade children's hospice facility 

City Hall seeks to ramp up Granville Entertainment District - and Vancouver's 'swagger'

BC's blanket up zoning comes with 10 problems 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Fatal six vehicle crash closes Trans-Canada Highway in Nanaimo 

Health Canada rejects Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club request for exemption 

Three candidates declared for North Saanich by-election  

North Vancouver Island school district faces sex abuse allegations  

Langford councillor 'furious' after pride banners vandalized 

Bear sighting shuts down Royal Roads University gardens for second day in a row

Victoria deemed most walkable city outside US

Driver shortage could mean bus-trip cancellations to Comox Valley 

Ferry sailings to be reduced from Departure Bay, bumped up from Duke Point this summer 

BC extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek 

Pharmacists now prescribing medication for minor ailments 

Victoria News

BC education system suffering as teachers in worse health, working more: survey

Victoria rental proposal rejected over shadow concerns returns even taller now 

Victoria to address policies that currently disincentivize  multi-unit homes

Five Pride banners vandalized within 24 hours in Langford 

New BC e-bike rebate program hits the road but not without some bumps 

Climate change is threatening technical safety, says BC's regulator 

Global

'Burst into flames': Pilot seriously injured, fire sparked after ultralight plane crash in Surrey

Suspect in BC Walmart stabbing found not guilty, drespite being film on body camera 

'At least' 2 hurt in 'chaotic' shooting on Vancouver's Downtown East side

'Genuinely stressed': Gibsons mayor wants BC's help as Sunshine Coast prepares for drought 

Video shows suspect bear-spraying victim after allegedly stealing AirPods on Vancouver street 

1 wildfire in northeast BC has burned nearly twice as much land as entire 2022 season

'Going to make the situation worse': BC mayor pushes back on housing targets 

BC gives $4.5 M to upgrade Vancouver children's hospice

BC extends order to stop old growth logging in Fairy Creek watershed  

Vancouver coastal Health adopts mainstream overdose text alert system for bad drugs 

Vancouver home sales up 15 percent from 2022 for May 

New discount offered by ICBC for drivers, could save up to 15 percent

'Our eyes and ears on the land': Indigenous Guardians soar to 170 programs nation wide

The Tyee                                       

Despite Inquest evidence, on Police use of Force, VPD stands ground 

That didn't take long, Danielle Smiths first new attack on Democracy 

'Everything else from my whole past was all gone'

K'emk'emeláy, the place of many Maple Trees

Smith, Trump and the Paranoid Populist assault on Democracy 

For teens who drink and do drugs, here's how to reduce the harm 

Canada's broken electronic medical records mode 

Chinatown Seniors return to City Hall to protest 105 Keefer 

'I had to break the rules' 

CHEK TV

Nanaimo RCMP arrest suspect after multiple fires set Friday morning 

CRD estimates trail widening cost at $14 million

Sayward forest fire now 208 hectares, still burning out of control 

Three candidates run run North Saanich by-election  

BC transit facing shortage of workers, delays in Comox Valley

BC extends deferral of old growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek

Langford Pride banners vandalized in first 24 hours displayed; Councillor 

High demand overwhelms provincial e-bike rebate website

Miscellaneous

'Chaotic scene':  Vancouver police say two injured in Downtown Eastside shooting

BC giving $4.6 million to upgrade children's hospice facility

BC extends deferral of old-growth logging in Vancouver Island's Fairy Creek 

Transportation Safety Board deployed in BC after plane crashes, catches fire 

Vancouver Coastal Health reverts to new overdose text alert system for bad drugs 

Vancouver home sales rise in May, nearing 10 year average: real estate board