Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, November 9-10, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday-Friday, November 9-10, 2023

Globe and Mail

Escaped sex offender Hopley may have changed appearance to elude capture: police 

BC Remembrance Day events to be held rain or shine, with wild weather forecast 

BC poultry staff to ld to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds

Drugs at BC prison 'insane' with multiple drone drops daily, says union boss 

Active case of tuberculosis detected at University of Victoria 

Heavy rain wind and snow expected for portions of BC over next several days 

COVID-19 waning in BC, with hospital admissions, deaths and positive cases down

BC shifts ambulance staffing for rural communities in bid to boost emergency care

Help for special needs children in BC is put off while government delays: advocate 

BC Deputy Green leader removed over social media 'like'

Supreme Court to hear appeal of BC law slapping health care costs on opioid companies 

CBC

BC storm knocks out power to more than 13, 000 customers, forces ferry cancellations 

Though rare, avian flu can spread to humans. Dr. Bonnie Henry warns in vaccination push

Volunteers aim to identify veterans in unmarked graves 

Vancouver police release more photos of high-risk offender Randall Hopley as search continues 

How did high risk offender Randall Hopley disappear? There's plenty of blame going around 

Victoria hospice bowing out of controversial land purchase 

Worried about bad weather for Remembrance Day? Imagine what soldiers dealt with, event organizers say 

Indigenous family services director criticizes RCMP's efforts to find missing Saik'uz woman

University of Victoria warns of active case of tuberculosis detected on campus

100 job applications later, this newcomer still can't restart his engineering career in Canada 

Members of CFB Esquimalt share their stories 

BC counts over 1M flu vaccines. almost 850K COVID-19 vaccines administered in past six weeks 

One year in, Ken Sim talks about swagger in the short-term and preaches patience in the long term

BC Greens fire deputy leader for liking social media post comparing Doctor Bonnie Henry to Nazi Doctor  

Vancouver Sun 

BC hospitals using portable waiting rooms, temporary spaces for overflow patients 

Big houses, big lots: Shaughnessy, Vancouver's ultrafiche ghostlike neighbourhood, unlikely to change 

United Nations gangster Conor D'Monte ordered extradited to face murder charge 

VPD say wanted convicted child abductor likely to have altered appearance

Heavy rain, wind and snow expected for portions of BC over next several days

Dix says BC Conservatives pander to 1% of health workers in attack Dr. Henry

BC NDP runs for cover over questions about group's drug-dealing 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Forecast high winds lead to extensive cancellations on BC Ferries 

BC Poultry staff told to vaccinate against flu as avian strains spread among birds 

Parksville porta-potties burn in suspicious fire

Nanaimo to go ahead borrowing $48.5M for new operations centre 

Port Alberni hospital welcomes expanded emergency department 

Campbell River walk-in clinic a week from permanent closure 

Province to conduct test of BC Emergency Alerts to cellphones, TV, radio. 

Richmond Road school property 'not the right location' for hospice, society says 

Could 'up zoning' mean higher property taxes for BC homeowners?

Cowichan Tribes seeks to take over child services to keep families together 

Victoria City Council rejects hearing for short-term rental owners 

View Royal wants audit of province's new housing legislation 

Victoria News

Sting leads to 2nd Victoria business fined $7K after selling beer to teen

Parents petition Saanich to avoid 'preventable' tragedy at intersection

BC Ferries cancels some Swartz Bay sailings as high winds predicted 

Victoria Hospice bows out of Saanich land purchase citing waterway worries 

Victoria's Crystal Pool shutting wont until 2024 for extended maintenance 

University of Victoria students warned of tuberculosis case on campus 

Royal Roads research helping protect regions vulnerable to climate change 

2 ORs repend at Greater Victoria hospitals, still not at full capacity

Henry encourages vaccines as BC Reports 16 avian flu cases in flocks  

BC police forces struggle to recruit amid shifting culture, perception  

Campbell River police officers inured in two separate violent incidents 

Global          

New photos released as hunt for fugitive BC sex offender nears one week

Union warns of 'insane' drug problem at BC prison

Popularity of Port Albert's 'Hole in the Wall' raises safety concerns 

Storm threat in wildfire zone prompts overnight closure of Highway 1 through Fraser Canyon 

BC Vaccination campaign one-month status report 

Repairs on Delta's damaged Highway 17A overpass delayed amid community pushback

BC Tories call for top doctor's  job over continue vaccine mandates for health-care workers 

Help for BC kids with special needs put off as government delays: Advocate

 

The Tyee         

    

'DULF, as we knew it, is dead'

We interrupt  this mood of denial to update COVID's threat 

Housing's Social value must be part of the solution 

Alberta's current carbon tax scheme is an unfair sham 

You're paying for Uber's profits 

Why are Ministry Child Welfare workers in BC exempt from External oversight?

         

                         

CHEK TV

Coroner's inquest into 2017 police shooting near Qualicum Beach wraps 

BC Health officer advising people to vaccinate to avoid increased hospitalizations 

Crystal Pool to close until next year for 'extended' maintenance 

Port Alberni hospital emergency department expansion complete, accepting patients 

BC Ferries cancels sailings between Victoria, Nanaimo and Vancouver 

Miscellaneous