Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, August 12-14, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday, August 12-14, 2023 

BC Wildfires

Sizzling hot spell settles over BC, adding to wildfire woes 

Evacuation order for Lower East Adams Lake wildfire downgraded to alert 

BC wildfire fighters say more needs to be done to retain experienced firefighters 

One new wildfire on Island as warning issued for prolonged heat wave

'We were just thinking of Maui': Residents scramble as Parksville firefighters fight grass fire

Globe and Mail

Power outage and high winds force new BC ferry rim to cancel first sailings 

As temperatures in BC Soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool

BC's drought woes could be helped by monitoring and raising cost of water for companies, critics say

RCMP has no national policy on policing media at protest sites: FOI

CBC

Canada records 1st 40s-C temperature of 2023 in Lytton, as BC heat wave gets underway

With temperatures set to hit high 30's in BC, housing advocates call for heat limits in rental homes 

Cooling centres opened as prolonged heat wave begins in BC

Amid drought, several Metro Vancouver cities are inviting residents to show off their brown lawn - for a prize

RCMP lab analyzed cigarette butt of man accused of BC teen's murder, days before his arrest, trial hears

New Vancouver-Nanaimo ferry service cancels inaugural sailings due to wind, power outage. 

RCMP watchdog concerned with delays in BC C-IRG probe 

Granville Island brewing strike continues, as more sectors see labour disputes in BC

BC miners push province to aggressively support critical mineral exploration 

Man shot in the face after daytime altercation at Surrey bus stop, RCMP say

Sea level rise could squeeze young salmon out of places to live

Vancouver Sun 

Average rent for a one-bedroom apartment in Vancouver tops $3,000 a month 

Wolfpack gangster Larry Amero should get life for two murder conspiracies: Crown

No rooms at the inns: Vancouver's hotel shortage could hurt local economy 

High winds, power failure disrupt first sailings of Hullo passenger ferry

The show must go on: PNE workers beat the heat ahead of opening weekend 

Why is it taking so long to reduce cross-border water pollution from BC

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Indigenous name for new school culturally important, sign of reconciliation

Records tumble as heat wave spreads from BC's south coast to Interior, hitting 40C

Victoria Airport Authority names Elizabeth Brown as new CEO

Highway lane blocked by boat on road near Campbell River 

Warning issued after cougar spotted in Brentwood Bay

CRD's emergency communications service faces a funding crunch as landlines fade 

Health group wants schools to prepare for fall 'tripledemic'

BC Hydro bids to raise EV charging fees, but customers say time-based fees are unfair

Saanich Inlet group might do its own environmental study of quarry project

A community's ills will be reflected in its schools

Victoria council needs to be selective about housing it approves  

Victoria News

Canada's oldest Chinese temple in Victoria throws fundraiser for repairs 

Malahat breaks record as Vancouver Island weathers heat wave 

'Sad day': Families say goodbye as Esquimalt ships sail across the Pacific

Sooke Mayor acclaimed by federal NDP to run in next election

Nanaimo-Vancouver foot ferry cancels half its scheduled sailings for August 

Global

British Columbians asked to check on the vulnerable amid heat wave 'blanket'

BC advocates call for heat limit regulations in rental housing 

BC judge rules hospital can take man off life support, despite his family's wishes

Are social housing requirements in the heart of Vancouver's DTES working?

'Overdue': Business groups decry delays on widening Highway 1 through Fraser Valley

Watchdog deployed after RCMP shoot man following Grand Forks standoff

DFO patrol boat falls onto highway in Campbell River 

Power Outage, winds delay inaugural sailing of new Nanaimo-Vancouver passenger ferry

Grouse Mountain gondola down temporarily, service resumed 

The Tyee                                       

Can Seamus O'Regan heal the bad blood in BC's ports?

Why Burnaby Decided to develop its own housing  

CHEK TV

Highway 4 at Cameron Bluffs to see two full daytime closures starting Thursday

New Langford elementary School, 'imagined as a tree house' gets gifted name

Boat on road cleared from highway near Campbell River Airport 

As BC temperatures soar, advocates call for rules to keep rental housing cool

Heat wave warnings continue for parts of Vancouver Island 

Overnight power outage leads to cancellation of inaugural Hullo sailings 

Miscellaneous