Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, August 19 & 21, 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 19 & 21, 2023

BC/NWT Wildfires

Smoke aids BC Fire fighter as more than 55 buildings damaged in Kelowna area

Trudeau accuses Facebook of prioritizing profits by blocking news access during wildfire

Wildfires' mounting damage will cloud the economic view for months 

What to know about home insurance if you've been displaced by wildfires in BC, Northwest Territories  

Wildfires reveal social media as the new problem child for government communications 

Trudeau denounces Meta's news block as fires force evacuations

BC restricts travel in southern Interior as wildfires force 30,000 out of homes

NWT says no financial aid for evacuees who organized own travel, accommodations 

Yellowknife 'still under a threat' despite rains in area, mayor says

Crews in southern NWT gear up for challenging conditions that could fuel wildfires

Yellowknife catches a bark a weather helps hold back wildfire 

Almost 60 buildings lost to wildfire in Kelowna, area, firs chiefs say

BC's Premier urges Meta to allow news sharing in BC amid wildfire crisis 

Trudeau slams Facebook for removal of news during wildfire season

'Big problem' Thieves still stealing gear from wildfire crews in BC's Shuswap 

50 structures confirmed lost to West Kelowna fire so far; 5 in Kelowna

Wildfires in BC, NWT causing 'apocalyptic devastation' Trudeau says 

North Shuswap controlled burn saved 'hundreds' of homes, BC Wildfire Service maintains

'Mr. Zuckerberg, open up access': BC Premier calls out Meta news ban amid wildfires 

How does wildfire misinformation affect communities in NWT and BC?

Yellowknife and Kelowna Fires are previews of our grim future

Kelowna residents describe dealing with wildfire, smoke and taking in evacuees  

Night footage shows scale of wildfire near West Kelowna 

State of emergency in BC as wildfire rages near Kelowna 

Through doorbell cameras and telescopes, West Kelowna residents witnessed their homes burn

At least 50 West Kelowna structures lost to wildfire, but worst hit areas yet to be surveyed

Public urged to stop tampering with firefighting equipment

Tourists struggle to change travel bookings in response to BC's wildfire restrictions 

Barking orders and 'ridiculous' packing: Wildfire evacuees recall leaving their homes 

Tales of heartbreak as extend to devastation in West Kelowna tallied 

Hurricane Hilary could bring rain and strong winds,  a 'double-edged sword' for BC wildfires

Critical firefighting equipment being moved or stolen, says BC Wildfire Service

Large mountain wildfire not being fought due to location, local smoky air eases 

Canadian leaders slam Facebook news ban amid wildfires

Former BC News anchor Tony Parsons discusses the wildfire situation from Kelowna 

Globe and Mail

The awful cycling injuries I've seen are preventable - governments must build bike lanes

Indigenous group opposes housing density on BC's Salt Spring Island

Small buildings won't solve the housing crisis. Canada's cities need to go big

CBC

Provincial regulator orders Granville Colege to refund $10K after misleading an internationaal student

Tree tours on former Riverview Hospital grounds ay come to an end after 3 decades 

Vancouver Sun 

BC First Nation gets $28 million for East Kootenay land claimed in 1883

Kelowna teacher charged with child luring

Most parents will still be packing lunches this fall, despite BC's $214M school meals program

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Day parole extended for Saanich man convicted of arranging murder of mother, grandmother 

Drivers on north Vancouver Island can expect delays, detour north of Woss

Early morning fire near Duncan Dairy Queen that threatened seniors home seen as suspicious 

Why you know John Di Castri, iconoclastic architect who reshaped Victoria 

Reduced sailings between Nanaimo and Vancouver with Coastal Renaissance out of order 

Victoria News

Cougar takes swipe at hiker on Vancouver Island trail

'I'm not leaving': Protesters halt sewage infrastructure project in Sooke

Stakeholders call for making Victoria police foot patrols a regular thing

Ceremony celebrates return of culturally significant land to WSANEC

Record-high ocean temperatures hurting coral reefs: UVic study

Global

Veteran BC broadcaster Jason Pires to join Global News Morning this fall

Woman cyclist fight  off black bear on Coho Trail in Squamish

Suspect in custody after  fatal early morning Hope shooting 

The Tyee                                       

They'll always be 'Everyone's someone' to me

BC shuts down its fair wage watchdog 

The Singapore solution to BC's Housing emergency 

CHEK TV

Ocean Clean up project removes 55 tonnes of plastic from the ocean 

Victoria, Nanaimo, Cowichan Valley transit to return to fall schedule 

Friend says man found dead in Powell River was killed by bear

Oak Bay warns swimmers of high bacteria levels at Willow Beach

Miscellaneous