Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday- Monday, September 2-4, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday-Monday, September 2-4, 2023

BC/NWT Wildfires

Essential workers head back early to Yellowknife to be ready for everyone else 

Weekend weather in central BC causes 'very aggressive' fire activity 

After the wildfire: Inside the struggle to rebuild homes in Canada 

Central BC weather spurs 'very aggressive'  fire activity as well as new orders, alerts 

Crews battling Okanagan fires are in it for the 'long haul' as heat, drought continue: wildfire service 

First Nation, regional district in Central BC Interior orders wildfire evacuations 

West Kelowna Fire chief says he was lucky his home survived wildfires

Wildfire close several highways in northern BC, while evacuation orders downgraded to alerts in Interior 

BC's fire damage tops 2 million hectares 

250 personnel ready if West Kelowna blaze encroaches on Glenrosa 

Kookipi Creek wildfire evacuation order downgraded in Boston Bar, Nahatlatch River

Remaining West Kelowna evacuation orders could last up to two more weeks 

Globe and Mail

BC Coroner's inquest jury recommends police body cameras after fatal shooting 

Flow of international students worsening housing crisis 

CBC

Air Canada passengers delayed after plan hits another on tarmac at YVR

BC labour minister reflects oa a year of stake disruption amid cost-of-living crisis 

BC Supreme Court partially certifies personal injury class-action lawsuit against Kleenex manufacturer 

BC small business owners struggle against inflation, Gian competitors - and a looming loan deadline 

Ecologists say life will return to BC wildfire zone, but trees may never grow back 

Vancouver Sun 

Two Air Canada planes clip wings on the ground at Vancouver International Airport 

BC's Joffre Lakes Park will close aging on Tuesday

Want to work less? That may be the future of labour for many people 

'He was lying there in Revelstoke': Autopsy delay following BC Car crash causes family more anguish

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Two passengers injured after BC Transit bus and SUV collide 

BC pediatrician gives back-to-school advice on respiratory diseases 

Vancouver Island man who killed wife, 4 children with an axe denied day parole 

Parked Nanaimo bound Air Canada plane struck by wing of another Air Canada plane at Vancouver airport  

Heavy traffic not a deterrent as Saanich Fair brings out thousands 

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

Gulf Islands' water woes a warning sign for the rest of drought-prone BC

A Child's pronoun change, doesn't need parental approval 

We need to manage the economy correctly 

Victoria News

Vancouver Island team receives $2.4M for cancer research 

Free bike registration event to be held at Victoria Civic Hall

2 BC Transit passengers injured in collision at Victoria intersection 

Global

'How come they let him out": Vancouver hate crime victim is frustrated by courts 

Vehicle accident led to BC Ferries crew shortage that chopped Sunshine Coast sailings

Another inquest jury recommends police body cameras after BC man fatally shot

New school opens in Coquitlam as call for action on BC teacher shortage continues

'Continuing movement' Highway 97 through Summerland remains closed as stability assessed

Flights delayed at YPR after Air Canada plane hits another on the tarmac

Student, learning specialist feel inflation stress in back-to-school shopping 

The Tyee                                       

COVID continues to surprise us. Here's how to stay safer 

Vancouver's only unionized Starbucks is closing 

Alberta workers see their future. Denial blocks the view

Inside the quest to chart the Seafloor by 2030

CHEK TV

'We just really want people to slow down': Back to school reminder for drivers 

Local historian hopes City of Victoria will keep Centennial Square fountain amid upgrades 

'It's actually surprising': Smooth sailing at BC Ferries shocks passengers over the long weekend 

BC Coroner's inquest jury recommends police body cameras after fatal shooting 

Miscellaneous