Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, October 28-30

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Saturday-Monday, October 28-30, 2023

Globe and Mail

BC commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students 

Health professionals, not police should care for intoxicated prisoners, BC watchdog says 

BC Hydro asks for 'modes't 2.3% rate increase to start in April 

BC coalition seeks 'critical' crackdown on violent retail crime 

Disabled BC man forced to drag himself off flight says he's pushing for changes 

Sikh independence vote takes place in BC amid Canada-India tensions 

Police watchdog asks Crown to consider charges against officers in BC drive through window shooting

CBC

Residents of this small BC community fought to keep their phone booth - and won 

'A step forward' : BC Raises pay $2 per hour for some daycare workers 

Despite opposition and environmental violations, major BC pipeline project nearly complete 

Surrey Mountie accused of abusing position to meet women makes surprise guilty pleas 

BC coalition. calls for government action on violent retail crime 

Married BC therapists face another lawsuit over action sin MDMA therapy trial 

Holy Boxes, Batman! This Kelowna man uses thousand of soda cases to create massive displays

2 plead guilty to criminal contempt for blocking Coastal GasLink pipeline 

BC Hydro requests 2.3% rate increase for spring 2024

BC watchdog calls for health professionals, not police to care for intoxicated prisoners 

Vancouver Sun 

Half-baked BC legislation on short-term rentals leaves everyone guessing 

BC's big retailers.send urgent message to governments: Get street crime under control  

BC Cabinet ministers to push Ottawa for joint rebate on electric heat pumps being offered elsewhere

First building permit issued for fire ravaged Lytton 

Vandalism to Squamish Nation memorial carving motivated by hate: RCMP

Vancouver councils decision to abandon living wage commitment was a 'step back for equity'

Vancouver councillor's 'thin blue line' emblem didn't break conduct rules: Integrity commissioner 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

BC coalition calls on government to deal with chronic street disorder 

Eby says BC deserves heating bill relief, too, after federal tax on fuel oil paused 

BC to make Holocaust education mandatory in high school

Protesters stage sit-in at MP's office to call attention to Canada's role in Gaza war 

Work set to resume on $1M Broughton Pier improvement project 

New associate superintendent coming to Sooke School District 

Early childhood educators to get $2/hour raise, grants from province 

BC Hydro asks for 2.3% rate increase to start spring 2024

Eby talks transport, drug crisis and short-term rentals at Island economic summit 

Vandalism rebates available to BC small businesses 

UVic clamps down on Halloween partying, 50 off-campus carloads turned away, 'lot of alcohol poured out'

Victoria News

Sailing time temporarily extended on some Victoria-Vancouver ferries 

Monday morning BC Ferries' travels start with a delay at Swartz Bay 

Saanich group celebrates campaign that led to free contraception in BC

BC to make education about Holocaust mandatory starting 2025-26

BC antes up another $60 million for non-profits

Left out BC to put the heat on Ottawa over heating oil rebates 

BC early childhood educators get $2 New Year's hourly pay lift 

BC not facing an immediate shortage of ADHD drugs 

Global

Health care workers, not police, should care for intoxicated people; IIO

BC deserves relief on heating bills, too: Eby

BC Highway Patrol to stop responding to crashes, traffic incidents 

First of its kind inclusive cafe opens at Vancouver International Airport  

'Every community is feeling it;: BC retail coalition urges crime crackdown  

BC unveils plan to mandate Holocaust education for Grade 10 students 

BC Conservation group concerned over logging of spotted owl habitat 

BC Hydro seeking for 2.3% rate hike for 2024

'A lot of hate': Squamish family shocked by vandalism to memorial totem pole 

Child care workers get $2 hourly pay raise in British Columbia 

Vandalism rebates coming for BC small businesses next month

The Tyee                                       

Why MCFD Minister Mitzi Dean needs to resign 

Inside Vancouver's Decision to scrap its living wage commitment 

Express yourself! The Dalton Camp Award is up for grabs 

Stereotypes matter. So we asked folks, 'Draw me an Albertan' 

CHEK TV

BC commits to mandatory Holocaust education for Grade 10 students 

'A huge victory for women': Criminal Code change makes it easier for sexual assault survivors to remove publication bans on own names 

'Iconic' Nanaimo Bakery that employed homeless people is closing due to losses

Victoria homeowner living in building full of short-term rentals says his for-sale home lost value 

BC coalition seeks 'critical' crackdown on violent retail crime 

Victoria transit fares facing possible increase company seeking feedback 

Miscellaneous