Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, October 21-23, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday-Monday, October 21-23, 2023

Globe and Mail

BC to remove barriers for internationally traded professionals, Premier David Eby says 

First snowfall of season for southeastern BC passes expected this week: Environment Canada 

Canadian Energy regulator approved Tans mountain pipeline route change over delay concerns 

CBC

1 dead after vessel capsizes near Vancouver's Wreck Beach

Canada's chief accessibility officer 'furious' after Air Canada forgets her wheelchair

Guided walk in Ladner, highlights Indigenous knowledge 

Judge to decide fate of $23B First Nations Child welfare compensation 

Nurses's 'discriminatory and derogatory' comments on transgender people at issue in BC hearing 

Are BC voters confused by new provincial party names?

BC to launch early earthquake warning system

BC aims to attract more skilled workers with laws to fast track professional immigrants  

The quest to clean up abandoned boats from BC waters 

First snowfall of the season expected on BC mountain passes: Environment Canada says

City Council I Penticton  votes to stop talking about separated bike lanes for 3 years 

Vancouver Sun 

At least one dead after boat capsizes near Vancouver's Wreck Beach

Nope, not promising more money for Surrey police, Eby now says 

Internationally trained engineers, social workers and paramedics to be fast-tracked in BC

Trust is dying in Vancouver's civic engagement process  

Vancouver police deal with unusually busy weekend as protests bring thousands into city 

Now defunct medical device company pays $70K fine to BC Securities 

BC ministry sued on behalf of teen assaulted as a baby by adoptive father  

Still unsolved, still devastating families; A look at BC's many missing and murdered persons cases 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Internationally trained engineers, social workers and paramedics to be fast-tracked in BC

Bundle up: Cold, rain and even snow in forecast for Vancouver Island 

BC students planning to attend Quebec universities slapped by doubling of tuition.  

Two inmates  injured in incident at Saanich correctional centre 

BC care aides struggling under pressure of staff shortages, poor conditions, study finds 

Seven storey, 104 unit condo project proposed for McKenzie Avenue near Swan Lake 

Victoria News

Victoria counselling centre will 'Go Blue' for Child Abuse Awareness month  

2 injured inmates prompt criminal police investigation at Saanich jail

Expect delays on busy Esquimalt Road due to paving work, new bike lanes 

Efforts underway to humanely trap wolf-dog hybrid loose near Parksville 

BC tables legislation to attract more foreign trained workers 

Global

1 dead after vessel capsizes off Vancouver's Wreck Beach

Comments made at anti-SOGI rally in Kelowna 'alarming,' 'frightening' advocate says 

More female police officers join proposed BC harassment class action lawsuit 

Staff at BC weigh station shocked to find bullet holes in windows, walls

'No more money' for Surrey Police transition, BC premier says 

'Game changer' East Vancouver detox facility remains stalled 5 years after approval  

BC's booming construction sector at risk of slowdown, industry warns 

BC to remove barriers for international workers 

Arctic front to bring 1st snow of the season to parts of BC

The Tyee                                       

Please Advise! Does Poilievre hate apples, reporters or both?

Why did BC step back on decriminalizing drugs?

The crisis at BC Ferries 

Ed Broadbent, the best Prime Minister we never had

Poilievre walks a tightrope over Alberta's pension uproar 

CHEK TV

Snow, rainfall warnings for parts of Vancouver Island 

48 homes open in Victoria for young adults experience homelessness. 

Truck driver in hospital, roundabout reopens after rollover crash in Langford: RCMP 

BC to remove barriers for international trained professionals: Premier 

More major BC Hydro projects underway near Campbell River with $2.7 billion total spend

Strathcona Gardens redevelopment a step closer to reality in Campbell River 

Protesters call on governments to end ship breaking by Baynes Sound 

No cancellations on Duke Point-Tsawwassen route, but delays for Queen of Alberni 

Miscellaneous