Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, December 9-11, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday, December 9-11, 2023

Globe and Mail 

Police violated protesters' rights in Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockades, Amnesty International 

Families angry over RCMP plans to destroy evidence in serial-killer Pickton case 

BC announces new three year action plan to address gender based violence 

Workers at Hudson's Bay store in Kamloops on strike 

CBC

Worker dies at log sorting facility on 'Vancouver Island  

Nanaimo lawyer disbarred for misconduct after sexual assault conviction 

'They're all back': BC Medical experts warn of seasonal illness 'tridemic'

Public warned about 4 women suspected of practising unlawful midwifery in BC

Bundle up and look to the sky: It's time for one of the best meteor showers of the year

Amnesty International reports 'ongoing violations' of human rights on Wet'suwet'en territory 

Vancouver Sun 

Tense Vancouver park board meeting follows mayor's shutdown demand 

Goodbye 'F' hello 'emerging': How parents and teachers are reacting to BC s new grading system 

BC government wants to seize $1.5M in cash found after deadly Vancouver shooting

Dozens of people to be displaced from unsanctioned RV camp in Chilliwack

Lawyers rap Sharma,  but she appears to have public support 

BC COVID-19 cases decline, but flu and RSV on the rise 

Why has Europe been spared Canada's fentanyl disaster?

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Police fired 31 shots into armed man's boat in Campbell River marina standoff: IIO report. 

From pool to pickle ball: Crystal Garden to get temporary courts 

Written warning handed out after cougar carcass beheaded 

Day program aims to keep those with mental-health challenges out of hospital 

Driving uninsured vehicle with no license nets almost $900 in fines 

Man suffers head injury in assault under Courtenay bridge 

Port Alberni says announcement on Somass lands coming Tuesday  

'Power of Light' celebrated as menorah lit outside BC Legislature 

BC announces new three year action plan to address gender-based violence 

Victoria News

'Windowless dungeon': Victoria rental listing called out for 'zero daylight'

'Delightful': Market for lonely Victoria residents strikes a nerve 

Mental Health program at Greater Victoria hospital makes a difference  

Unsecured garbage and compost fuel surge in bear sightings in Sooke 

Conservative Party of BC calls for reforms to ICBC's no-fault insurance  

         

Global          

Supporters rally as Vancouver Park Board meets in shadow of mayor's plan to scrap it

'Urgent concern': BC releases gender based violence action plan

Vancouver City Council expected to change liquor regulations 

BC couple faces $600 a month rent hike when the baby becomes new 'occupant' 

4 new hybrid-electric Island class vessels approved for BC Ferries fleet 

With territory on both sides of BC-US border, Snit Confederacy  seeks recognition  

Should BC expand its specialty licence plate program? ICBC wants your input 

Food waste in the spotlight after thousands of oranges left at Metro Vancouver dump 

Top doctor encourages vaccination as BC hospitals see uptick in respiratory patients 

Canada, Coastal GasLink violated Wet'suwet'en Nation's human rights Amnesty International  

Indigenous advisory council at CN resigns, says company 'missed the mark'  on reconciliation

BC manufacturer contemplating move to Alberta due to costs   

The Tyee   

   

Alberta's Pension Plan isn't dead yet. But it's sickly 

How to build a local farming food hub

Vancouver needs a real plan for homeless youth 

Alberta sets a Methane "super emitter' record 

The BC Experiment that could transform child-care work 

             

CHEK TV

Lethal force 'reasonable' in Campbell River 2022 marine incident: IIO

BC Ferries receives green light to purchase hybrid ferries 

New mental health day program available at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria 

Get your shots, Henry tells BC, as flu rises in return of pre-pandemic patterns 

Miscellaneous