Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, June 6 & 7, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday- Wednesday  June 6-7,  2023

Globe and Mail

BC Health Minister offers help to Surrey hospital to address staffing crisis 

Crown Prosecutors call for country wide database to help make bail recommendations 

BC First Nation buys back 140 year old robe; paying almost $40,000 to bring it home

Font at UBC gives fresh look to Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation  

BC Ferries drops all you can eat buffets from voyages; launches customer survey 

BC officials defend safer-supply program

Industry, conservationist welcome Ottawa's delay on BC salmon farm transition plan 

Union for 7.000 plus terminal cargo workers in BC Ports to hold strike vote 

CBC

Vancouver elementary school damage by fire faces potential closure - for the 3rd time in 13 years 

BC community fishery contests DFO's seizure of local fisherman's sizeable catch 

First Nation in BC pays almost $40,000 to bring 140 year old robe home 

Health minister announces expansion of services at beleaguered Surrey Memorial Hospital 

Smoky skies bulletins issued, warning of poor air quality across BC on Wednesday

Minister touts planned rental housing project as affordable housing model for the province 

Interest hikes making home ownership more difficult for First time buyers 

Survivors, former staff say recovery homes ignored years of reports about employee charged with sexual assault 

Campfire bans coming for much of BC as wildfire shuts down Vancouver Island highway 

Dedicated font for Indigenous languages a sign of reconciliation and respect, Musqueam project member says 

Logging truck failure set off crash that killed 3 in Cranbrook: RCMP 

Vancouver Sun 

Major developer asks to delay $1o million payment to Vancouver City Hall 

BC Wildfires: Blaze on Vancouver Island that closed Highway 4 spreading rapidly

Surrey Memorial Hospital to get immediate expansion of emergency and maternity services 

BC, NDP should expand Get On Board transit program to teenagers up to 18, says Vancouver Councillor

Violent Montreal street gang now selling drugs in Vancouver 

BC editor fired after controversial comments on the near drowning of a Chilliwack boy

Victoria Times-Colonist 

With Highway 4 Closed, motorists offer four hour detour via Lake Cowichan  

Saanich green lights townhouses to replace two single-family homes near Shelbourne 

View Royal council rejects mayor's motion for development pause 

Minister's Climb - and $1M contribution - impresses Olympic hopefuls 

BC Ferries planning to modernize check-in systems at five major terminals

Brentwood Bay-Mill Bay ferry sailing cancelled Wednesday 

Campfire ban in effect Thursday for Vancouver Island 

Eby Approval rating sits at 45 per cent: poll

New Nanaimo passenger ferries on their way to BC

Eby praises Victoria, Langford cousin efforts, 'models for other cities'

Saanich council breaks with staff, sends Gordon Head housing project to hearing

BC Ferries' Pacific Buffet to go the way of the Sunshine Breakfast 

Council Backs $4.6M artificial turf field at Esquimalt High

Victoria News

Victoria tenant's fears persist as fire safety systems go unresolved for months 

Victoria streets closed for response to police incident 

'Impasse' leads Saanich council to go against staff on Gordon Head development 

Dix plans summer tour as BC hospitals, health care facing 'crises'

Wildfire near Port Alberni continues to grow, air tankers join aerial attack

Alberni-Clayoquot Regional District closes reception centre as alternate highway route opens 

Courtenay wants a team to deal with mental health and substance use crisis

Monument for residential school children going on tour starting June 16 in Port Hardy 

BC Ferries cancels all sailings on Brentwood-Mill Bay route due to lack of crew

Global

'Things re going to get worse before they get better' warns BC ER doctor

Highway 4 wildfire closure putting 'pressure on the community' BC mayor says 

'Aggressive' human caused wildfire near Harrison Lake grows to 800 hectares  

Residents urged to take precautions as wildfire smoke comprises air quality in parts of BC

Fraser Valley wildfires prompt air quality advisory for Lower Mainland 

How Indigenous knowledge can give BC an edge during wildfire season 

Campfire bans to take effect in most of BC Thursday

Prices for Okanagan real estate continue to fall while supply increases 

Surrey mayor says goal is to address police future 'this month'

Court scuttles class-acton over TransLink data breach, ruling reveals new details 

Font gives fresh look to BC Indigenous languages while working on reconciliation   

BC Health Minster promises expansion to Surrey Memorial Hospital

'Hands off our homes': Protesters interpret Vancouver housing announcement 

Surrey mom calls out lack of rec centre programming for kids with special needs 

The Tyee                                       

Striking bus drivers try to force BC Transit to the table 

How many students can be we expect at Vancouver Schools?

What if Alberta voting wasn't first past the post?

RCMP Officers plead not guilty in the death of Dale Culver

How to unbuild an urban Island 

BC Pharmacists can now deal with basic ailments and contraception 

'It's like you could feel moss growing on your teeth'

RCMP officer testifies about mistakes in Burns Lake investigation 

For these First Nations students, the future is horses 

On growing up mixed race and where we're really from 

Three years later, no justice for Chantel Moore 

CHEK TV

Detour in effect as wildfire grows, closes Highway 4 east of Port Alberni 

"It's camaraderie; Stranded Nanaimo students given shelter in Port Alberni

BC Ferries officially closes popular, but money losing, Pacific Buffet

Cameron Bluffs wildfire grows to 140 hectares as residents prepare to leave

BC Ferries pitches 'Major Terminal Efficiency' application to Commissioner 

BC First Nation busy back 140 year old robe, paying almost $40,000 to bring it home

Miscellaneous

BC First Nation buys back 140 year old robe, paying almost $00,000 to bring it home 

Patients, staff struggle over 'chronic issues' at Surrey Hospital, minster 

Logging truck failure set off crash that killed 3 in Cranbrook: RCMP

Industry, conservationists welcome Ottawa's delay on BC Salmon farm transition plan  

BC Ferries drops all-you-can-eat buffets from voyage; launches customer survey 

Vancouver Island road closed, campfire bans, as drought raises wildfire risks in BC