Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, July 6-7, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday, July 6-7, 2023

British Columbia Port Workers Strike

Archive of notes on the labour dispute available here.

BC Wildfires

Canada's wildfire season continues to break records. Here's why more will fall

Most of BC under campfire ban as heat, lightning likely to ramp up wildfire risk 

Crews battling 38 hectare out of control wildfire north of Abbotsford 

Public urged to avoid area of growing wildfire burning near Mission

Wildfire evacuation order rescinded for more than dozen houses in Spallumcheen

Globe and Mail

BC RCMP announce corruption, drug trafficking charges against former constable 

Lack of staff forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for two months 

Vancouver ponders plan to expand multiplex development 

Canadian health care should put patients first by ending faith based refusals 

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge 

Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data 

CBC

Anti-vaccine doctor's fans flood court, claiming to be 'common law' grand jury' in his $66.6M lawsuit 

Family of Wet'suwet'en man shot and killed by RCMP sues police force 

Splatsin First Nation mourns Harry Jones, Artis and karaoke singer killed while crossing highway 

Tree planter stable after suspected grizzly bear attack in northern BC, Conservation Service says 

Man who pleaded guilty to North Vancouver stabbing apologizes to victims, cites 'enormous' drug use 

Civilian led mental health criss teams expand into Kamloops, Prince George and Comox Valley  

Judge orders BC man pinched for illegal crabbing to pay $160K, criticizes weak enforcement 

Massive indoor bike park opens in former Sears store in Vancouver mall 

Ex-Surrey Mountain facing multiple charges following covert anti-corruption investigation 

Amid extreme heat, peer workers worry for unhoused residents in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside  

Airbnb wins privacy ruling in Vancouver, as court quashes order to release hosts' home address 

Vancouver Sun 

BC civil forfeiture claim reveals elaborate scheme of shoplifting, returns for cash and fake credit cards 

Vancouver Police seek information about armed robbery at Yaletown nightclub 

'Vindication' for NDP political staffer 

Observers fear 'chaos' if DTES street market shut down by city

An audit of ballooning costs for new BC hospital would be nice 

Beyond exclusion, Canada's changed Chinese reality

Critics say public hearings on development proposals in BC are often unfair 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River

Firefighters quickly extinguish organic-materials fire at recycling yard  

Piloted convoys end on Highway 4 detour route 

Man charged in connection with fires set along Nanaimo Parkway

Greater Victoria's June unemployment rate little changed from May

Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER to close overnight for rest of summer 

Three candidates vie for North Saanich council seat; voters go to polls Saturday 

Alberni Valley officials launch plea for second access road 

Census shows sharp increase in visible minorities in Greater Victoria  

Victoria News

Big grocery store part of new Victoria development in local 'food desert'

'Impassible': Cyclists furious after Saanich blocks path from speeding bikes   

Project brings nature accessibility to site of former Saanich Golf Course 

UVic professor appointed Officer of Order of Canada 

Extensive renovations at Sooke Harbour House nearing completion 

Police prepare for Victoria Pride Parade with road closures, cameras 

Multiple crews fight fire in barge full of hog fuel at Paper Excellence Mill

Vancouver Island First Nation receives $5M for off-reserve housing

BC transit says contactless payment coming to Victoria buses this summer 

Global

BC library stabbing: Killer's apology cites 'enormous' drug use, but silent on motive

BC man with terminal cancer paying out of pocket for treatment to extend his life 

BC tree planter was injured in ''defensive attack' by bear

'It's going to last': BC marks Coquihalla bridge repair milestone after 2021 disaster 

Heat warnings in place for much of. BC Central Interior, parts of North 

Ex-Surrey Mountie facing 13 charges after anti-corruption probe

Former Surrey co-op residents face eviction or steep rent hikes after land sold 

BC's new shelter rate a good start, but doesn't go nearly far enough: advocates

Treatment of Kelowna reporter focus of third day of COVID-19 protester trial

Vancouver Police release video, photo for information in nightclub robbery

Lack of staff forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for rest of summer 

Victoria votes down councillor's bid for city money to beef up security 

The Tyee                                       

The Feds Stopped, but BC will keep buying ads on Meta

Canada's cornerstone environmental law gets an update  

Its getting harder for fish in the sea to breathe 

Why we need gender studies more than ever 

Canada will start regulating 'forever chemicals' What to know

A rising call for one big change in championing workers 

A crucial test for Canadian News Media 

Meet three of the 70 people who clean up Vancouver's garbage

CHEK TV

Fire, police responding to fire at recycling yard in Victoria 

'I have seen this work': Peer Assisted Care Team coming to the Comox Valley

'It's a scary thought': Central Saanich residents concerned about nightly hospital closure 

10 litres of aviation fuel leaks near First Street Dock in Tofino Harbour   

BC Ferries faces pressure to up funding for BC Ferries wages 

Miscellaneous

BC RCMP announce corruption, drug trafficking charges against former constable 

Family of Jared Lowndes sue RCMP over 2021 shooting death in Campbell River 

Airbnb wins Vancouver privacy ruling, as court quashes order to release host data

BC mass-stabbing killer apologizes to victims, cites 'enormous' drug use 

Lack of staff  forces Saanich hospital to close ER overnight for two months  

Tree planter airlifted to hospital after bear attack near Tumbler Ridge