Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, August 29-30

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Tuesday-Wednesday, August 29-30, 2023

BC/NWT Wildfires

NWT extends state of emergency as wildfire continue to burn near Yellowknife 

Residents of West Kelowna offered bus visits to their homes destroyed by fire 

Convoy may return to Yellowknife and 'not stop for the checkpoints,' police say

Convoy planning to break NWT evacuation order urged to stay away as state of emergency extended

Some BC residents offered bus visits to burned homes in and around West Kelowna

Dozens of Shuswap residents join firefighting crews after training with the BC Wildfire Service

Lightning sparks about 40 new BC wildfires, including 18 on Island 

Lightning storm sparks wildfire near Sooke 

'Cooling trend' to help ease wildfire fight in BC's Shuswap region

Calm night on the fire lines in West Kelowna, official say 

Coulson's Chinook helicopter gets contract to fight BC wildfires

Evacuation order issued for part of Sorrento

Winds in BC's Interior affecting wildfire fight 

BC contracts Coluson Aviation to help with Kelowna Wildfires 

48 new wildfires start within 48 hours across the Coastal Fire Centre 

Globe and Mail

Vancouver police arrest suspect in cold-case sexual assaults, judge releases suspect on bail 

BC judge to review police handling of Surrey constable caught drunk driving  

BC posts $704 million budget surplus after multi-billion dollar swings in forecasts 

BC students to return to schools in fire-ravaged communities 

BC on pace for deadlines year in drug crisis as July brings another.198 deaths 

Canada's first case of new COVID variant is detected in BC

'Anti-pride' protester arrested at drag story time event in Kamloops: RCMP

The grass that's greener in drought stricken BC might have been painted

CBC

Conservation officers look for killer of grizzly bear near Squamish 

Parents in BC face new school year with growing back to school expenses

This remote BC island hopes a tax on short-term rentals will solve its housing crisis 

Joffre Lakes Park to temporarily reopen for Long weekend, says chief

Former Mayor of Penticton ordered to pay $14K to brother in assault civil suit 

BC's audited budget for 2022-23 shows $704M surplus, contrary to earlier forecast of $5.5B deficit

A BC research project gave homeless people $7,500 each - the results were 'beautifully surprising'

Man charged in relation to series of sex assaults in 2009-10, Vancouver police say

Warnings of Heavy Rain, potential flooding for southeastern BC

Riders escorted off Playland wooden roller-coaster after temporary halt 

No more 'ForestFridays': BC pupils set to return to school in fire ravaged communities

All aboard! Take a trip on the new Vancouver to Nanaimo ferry

Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon open again following rockfall 

30 years after Clayoquot Sound protests, old growth logging continues unabated: BC conservation group 

Vancouver Sun 

Joffre Lakes park to reopen Labour Day weekend while talks with First Nations continue 

Vancouver police arrest suspect in four cold-case sexual assaults 

Arthur Erickson's Eppich House II in West Vancouver hits the market 

Pivotal War in the Woods protester says arrests, press in Clayoquot changed BC forestry forever 

Some new Vancouver condos held empty for years: internal city memo

BC posts $704 million budget surplus after multi-billion dollar swings in forecasts 

Major Canadian developer fears 'the bad guys are winning'

Victoria Times-Colonist 

UVic students talk housing shortage with federal NDP leader

$7,500 cash transfers reduced homelessness in Metro Vancouver, study finds 

Motorcycle gang gets surprise ride-along from RCMP

Cowichan Valley teacher suspended after student injured playing game 

Conservationists invoke Clayoquot anniversary to press old growth preservation 

Close your windows: It might be stinky around sewage treatment plant on Wednesday

Victoria News

Feds should front a third of student housing costs, NDP's Singh says at UVic

Victoria lowers speed limits at Burnside-Gorge and Hillside-Quadra

CRD warns of odours coming to its Esquimalt treatment plant during repairs 

Pat Bay drivers warned of Keating overpass detour traffic as school returns 

Suspect charged over several summer fires set in Victoria and Saanich

COVID outbreak at BC hospital results in one death

Global

Joffre Lakes to reopen for Labour Day weekend as talks with First Nations continue 

BC asks for proposals to build 2,500 'affordable' rental homes 

'We never stop investigating': Vancouver police arrest suspect in 4 cold-case sex assaults 

Grizzly bear illegally killed, dumped in Squamish River: Officials

'Getting worse' Unions worried over possible BC teacher shortage ahead of school year

COVID-19: BC Gears up for vaccine campaign as fall wave, new variant loom

Are self driving cars safe? A UBC study says British Columbians aren't too sure

'Very sad' Downtown Eastside street market holds last day outdoors 

BC Judge to review police handling of Surrey constable caught drunk driving 

BC posts $704M budget surplus for 2022-2023L Audited public accounts 

The Tyee                                       

How BC could tax soaring property values for the public good 

After an 11 year wait, charges laid in worker's death

Social workers say poor job conditions put kids in danger

How Social Conservatives plan to take over Alberta schools

The unplugging of a promising Alberta solar project

Will back to school COVID crush families?

Extreme Weather is sending migrant farmworkers home early

CHEK TV

Researchers, First Nations call for change after multiple humpbacks hit along BC coast

Rescued hiker raising funds for Comox Search and Rescue 

Back to School supply costs on the rise as students head back to class 

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh proposes student housing crunch solutions while speaking at UVic

Miscellaneous