Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, November 21-22, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, November 21-22, 2023

Globe and Mail 

BC's Speculation tax on homes expands by 13 new municipalities 

RCMP helicopter rescues man after truck stuck in snow west of Kelowna

BC opposition parties heat up climate debate with attacks on NDP's plans  

BC policy advisors warn of unintended consequence so new housing measures 

Eby says governments must step up on housing, can't rely on private sector 

Fear of avian flu descends on BC Farms as millions of chickens are killed 

Two dozen properties evacuated as precarious rock looms over Penticton homes 

CBC

Crews begin stabilizing rock that led to 25 homes being evacuated in Penticton  

3 workers injured in downtown Vancouver construction site accident 

Man rescued by helicopter after online map directs him down unmaintained logging road 

BC mayor asks council to approve hiring investigator to find 'mole' writing critical letters about him 

BC Ferries begins bidding process for 7 new hybrid vessels

BC Opposition parties heat up climate debate with attacks on NDP's plans 

Lucky loser from Price is Right located, accepts all expenses paid trip to New Westminster   

The only long-term care home in Fort St. John is failing seniors, family members say

BC Premier steadfast in government led solutions in speech at housing conference 

Vancouver Sun 

'Taxing people in to poverty': BC opposition parties vow to scrap NDP climate plan 

BC NDP drags feet them refuses to release basic info on its housing 'naughty' list 

Ambitious climate targets too fast, will damage economy, says BC Business group  

Vancouver's draft budget for 2024 tops $2 billion, seeks 7.6% tax hike 

BC's speculation tax is expanding to these 13 municipalities 

It's a problem when kids whose parents don't own homes end up as non-owners 

Victoria Times-Colonist 

Empty homes to be taxed in five more Vancouver Island communities 

Too-tall cruise ship docks in Victoria to have its funnel removed 

BC Ferries planning for seven new hybrid ferries to replace retiring Queens 

Ombudsman finds COVID benefits clawback unfair 

Victoria bike theft map shows most are stolen in residential neighbourhoods 

Sugar shortage hits Greater Victoria grocery stores, bakers amid labour dispute at refinery 

Family donates 2.66 acre property on Prospect Lake to Saanich for park 

Saanich tweaks strategic plan to reflect provincial housing mandate 

Food banks seeing new faces as grocery and housing prices spike 

Victoria News

Toxins warning issued by CRD for humans and pets at Saanich Lake 

Speculation tax expanding to several new BC communities   

'Not a crisis': BC conservatives promise to scrap climate taxes, programs 

'Bank of Mom and Dad' helps fuel home ownership for young BC adults 

Thousands unfairly stripped of COVID-19 emergency benefit: BC Ombudsperson 

    

Global          

'No foundation in any law': 'Sovereign citizen' questions BC traffic stop 

Draft Vancouver budget proposes 7.6% property tax hike 

Outrage after BC voyeur dodges jail time for toothbrush charger spy cam 

Bomb squad deployed after reported Maple Ridge explosion 

First Skwlāx members return home, 3 months after devastating BC wildfire 

BCs transit density plans raise risk of demovictions, housing expert warns 

Climate politics heating up in British Columbia 

BC poultry farmers face growing fear of avian flu 

Daylight Downtown Eastside stabbing laves 34 year old man dead 

BC expanding speculation tax to Kamloops, Parksville and 11 other municipalities 

Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits Vancouver teen girl charity 

City of Vancouver seeks $66K for beached barge costs from 2021-22

Longer days, online and year round learning pitched as fixes to Surrey school crowding 

BC 'clawed back' COVID-19 benefit from thousands, report finds 

The Tyee      

Alberta's Oil and Gas workers have a bright future in Solar Energy 

If we've lost the climate war, what's plan B?

She organized a Starbucks. Then they fired her 

Why DULF's founders deserve awards,  not arrests 

Danielle Smith says the darnedest things 

CHEK TV

BC adds speculation tax to 5 more Vancouver Island municipalities, 13 across province 

Dirty Dome: Save On Foods Memorial Centre roof in need of cleaning   

Report: More Seniors considered low-income than ever before 

John Rustad: releases BC Conservative Party's climate plan 

Bikes are being stolen mostly in Victoria's residential areas, new map shows 

BC Ferries plans to switch to hybrid-electric fleet on major routes by 2029

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