Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, December 7-8, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday December 7-8, 2023

Globe and Mail 

Leonard Marchand named new Chief Justice of British Columbia  

Tens of thousands of BC residents received free contraception in eight months 

Time's up for some short-term rentals in BC, as new housing rules transform scene 

Hiker missing for a year near Sooke, found dead 

CBC

Snow could be coming to parts of Metro Vancouver this weekend

Highway 97 between Kelowna and Penticton to be closed regularly over holiday season  

Full-time residents of North Vancouver marina learn they won't be evicted after all 

Man who lost a trip to New Westminster on Price is Right, is having a great time in New Westminster  

RCMP under investigation after Indigenous woman's body found within a kilometre of where she went missing 

BC Transit is rolling out an easier pay system - but not for handyDART passengers 

Atlin finally has a permanent post office again

Disciplinary hearing concludes in case of former BC nurse accused of professional misconduct

BC farmers growing 'outlawed' potatoes are looking for new partners 

BC Uber workers call on province to cap the number of drivers on the road 

Vancouver Sun 

Mounties want to destroy evidence from Robert Pickton's farm. Should they be allowed?

Now we know why Ravi Khalon refused to release housing model 

Disappointed and blindsided, Lisa Lapointe leaves as BC's Chief Coroner 

Inside what could be the end for Vancouver's Park Board 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Snow in forecast for the weekend but jury's still out about a white Christmas 

Seven people on Island sickened in cantaloupe salmonella outbreak

Police seeking man facing warrants from six Island RCMP detachments 

Landslide cleared from Gold River highway 

Coastal Renaissance won't be back on Swartz Bay-Tsawwassen run until March 

Victoria city councillors vote to increase recreation fees by 5%

Victoria moves forward with 481 unit rental project in Harris Green 

Remains of woman who went missing near Sooke Potholes discovered by hikers 

Parksville mother says cancer spread during chemotherapy wait 

Victoria News

'We're worried:' Hysteria builds over listing of 'iconic' $1.5M Saanich Hall 

Big new neighbourhood pub being announced for Esquimalt Town Square 

'This is how you revitalize': Victoria rental towers plan called 'spectacular' 

30% o Victoria cannabis store's profits get passed around to employees 

Woman missing for nearly a year in Sooke found dead 

BC Legislature lights up for the holidays in Victoria 

Victoria rental management firm poised to close over new short-term rules 

188,000 people access free contraception prescriptions in first 8 months 

Political opposition in BC tears down housing models 

1 in 3 BC residents say they cannot afford to buy holiday gifts this year  

BC Premier touts new housing, defends CleanBC during business session  

Conservative thinking: BC party hopes to capitalize on growing momentum 

         

Global          

Vancouver police ratify contract making them highest paid officers in Canada

Time's up for some short-term rentals in BC as new housing rules transform scene 

A year after Saanich bank shootout, police say they need more boots on the ground 

BC housing plans could deliver 293,000 new units over a decade: Premier 

BC Police watchdog investigating death of Saik'uz First Nation woman 

Vancouver's long delayed tiny home village set to welcome residents 

Nearly 40% of surveyed BC teens between 15 and 17 may have depression: SFU

Tens of thousands of BC residents received free contraception in eight months, Eby says 

'Some relief': Mosquito Creek Marina operator says evictions won't happen by end of May 

'Getting hit' BC craft brewers raising alarm about rising costs, closing doors 

The Tyee   

    

Fact checking Poilievre's 'Housing Hell' video

Poof goes the Electric car dream 

Peer support for drug using parents facing child apprehension

Danielle Smith is really mad - again 

Starbucks ups stakes in War of Words with Union 

A new drug testing location opens near Vancouver City Hall 

Seven myths that keep us from ending poverty 

   

             

CHEK TV

Investigation wraps into cougar shot by VicPD after decapitated head is taken and returned 

Victoria Council's new impound rules will make unhoused people suffer further, say outreach workers 

1 dead in forestry operation in Northern Vancouver Island  

'Excited to see start of the season'; Mount Washington now open for the season  

Coastal Renaissance to return to service in March 2024

Mass casualty training to take place in Sooke 

52 new affordable rental homes open for seniors, people with disabilities in Comox

Miscellaneous