Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, August 17 & 18, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday, August 17 & 18, 2023

BC Wildfires

BC declares state of emergency as thousands flee Kelowna; flights continue out of Yellowknife 

Premier Eby declares state of emergency ...

Dozens remain in Yellowknife hospital as evacuation stretches past deadline 

Thousands in BC told to evacuate as West Kelowna blaze flares 

Time lapse show progress of wildfire threatening Kelowna

'It's not done': Kelowna fire crews battle to save homes as residents flee flames

Residents in Northwest Territories deprived of information during emergency as Meta blocks news links

How airlines are handling the evacuation of Yellowknife amid NWT fire

A wait and see approach won't cut it for today's intense wildfires 

BC declares state of emergency over wildfires 

BC declares state of emergency as homes near West Kelowna destroyed by fast moving Wildfire 

Airspace over Kelowna International Airport closed as crews battle growing wildfires

Some evacuees come to Vancouver Island as 20,000 people flee Yellowknife wildfire

Ottawa could do more to equip volunteer Cres to fight wildfires: firefighter association president

Officials urge calm, preparation as wildfire grows just west of Invermere

Yellowknife evacuees land at YVR, patients transferred to BC as city faces mass evacuation 

Wind fed fires and lightning are concerns for Vancouver Island

'It was 100 years' worth of firefighting in one night': West Kelowna chief on wildfire 

Shuswap wildfires prompt slew of new evacuation orders, Highway 1 closure  

'Mass mobilization' inside RCMP emergency Operations centre for BC Wildfires 

Okanagan wildfire evacuees wait to learn if they have homes to return to after harrowing night 

Feds say no one will be left behind in wildfire zone as military evacuation flights begin 

95% of Yellowknife has now been evacuated due to NWT wildfires 

Government prepared to order military airlift out of Yellowknife, defence minister says

BC declares wildfire emergency amid desperate  battle to save West Kelowna

The battle to save Yellowknife: As evacuees empty 'ghost town' authorities brace for fire's wrath 

Exponentially worse than expected: BC declares province-wide state of emergency as crews battle to save Kelowna homes from wildfire 

BC town has yet to finish rebuilding from 2021 wildfire. Now it is facing another one

Wildfire evacuation turns Yellowknife into a 'ghost town' as last of residents get out 

Government calls on Meta to reverse 'reckless' news blocking as wildfires force evacuations 

BC declares state of emergency amid 'worst wildfire season in our province's history'

Wildfires spread in BC, NWT forcing evacuations and sending smoke east

Wildfire threatening West Kelowna expands to 10,500 hectares 

Climate collapse is happening now. What the Heat tells us

Climate Change is driving us apart. That's Dangerous

Globe and Mail

BC to require all new homes have a temperature controlled room

CBC

Several daily sailings between Duke Point and Tsawwassen cancelled until ferry's engine fixed 

Why protest group 'Savage Patch' continues to protest old growth logging in the Fairy Creek injunction zone

21 bears killed in less than 3 weeks in Prime George

Early signs suggest fall COVID-189 wave starting in Canada - before updated boosters are available 

Despite its struggles, new Nanaimo-Vancouver ferry's inaugural run gets rave reviews 

BC's most vulnerable still unprotected from extreme heat after 2022 review, advocate says

Vancouver Sun 

Advice to understaffed BC ER -- call 911

BC Ferries dealing with more mechanical concerns, loses a major vessel to repairs

John Rustad now 'kind of happy' he was fired

Nanaimo seeking judicial review after losing human rights case 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Coastal Renaissance outage leads to beefed up customer care response 

Bogus BC nurse faces new charges in Greater Victoria 

New 129 room extended stay hotel coming to Victoria airport lands 

BC Ferries and new rival Hullo each suffer technical problems 

Victoria News

Record high ocean temperatures recorded at two sites off Vancouver Island 

'We are fed up': Langford resident protests new parking rules and fines 

Saanich councillor eyes testing noise cameras to ticket loud vehicles 

Victoria film industry 'deadly slow' but trying to shine amid Hollywood strike

Global

BC Ferries CEO says company working on 'customer recovery plan' after vessel removed

Vancouver daycare owner laments 'harsh' denial of application to expand 

'Worse and worse': Concerns growing about long-term residents at Abbotsford rest stop

'It's very difficult': Highway 4 closed again for critical rock scaling work

'So happy': Vancouver man wins eviction fight to stay in his home of 16years 

The Tyee                                       

Why Burnaby decided to develop its own housing

Tenants to get good - or bad - News on Rents next month  

Danielle Smith rips off the mask

The Truth about rising crime. And a solution

CHEK TV

'You are now the first and final owners of this land': WSANEC Nation receives 19 hectares of Island land back

Vessel added to Nanaimo route two days per week as BC Ferries pulls Coastal Renaissance 

BC issues water restrictions along Vancouver Island river to protect salmon, trout 

Pacific Salmon Commission raises forecast for BC Fraser River pink salmon run 

Bear put down in Powell River unrelated to discovery of human remains: RCMP 

Miscellaneous