Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, December 5-6, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, December 5-6, 2023

Globe and Mail 

Vancouver mayor moves to abolish the city's independently elected park board 

BC chief coroner Lias Lapointe to retire says she leaves behind agency 'forever altered' by opioid crisis 

Political shift underway in BC, says confident Conservative leader John Rustad  

BC makes host of policy changes in effort to address housing crisis

BC says 578 foreign educated nurses registered in 2023, doubling intake

Coast Guard investigates oil sheen covering Vancouver's False Creek

BC moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher-value wood manufacturing 

Rain and wind pummel BC coast as atmospheric river makes landfall 

Wild salmon conservation group raises concerns about herring kills at BC fish farms  

CBC

Man seriously injured after being shot in Mission parking lot, says RCMP 

Snowmobiler dies after becoming separated from group in BC mountains 

Volunteer shortage thwarts beloved tradition of rooftop Christmas tree in Prince George 

BC chief coroner Lisa Lapointe announces retirement 

Surrey Mountie denounced as 'predator' for abusing power to pursue teenage sex worker, court hears 

Uber drivers in C say too many people are competing for fares - and want province to step in

Vancouver's Mayor makes a bold step to eliminate park board - at the risk of dividing his party 

Want to own the world's largest hockey stick This BC community wants tot talk

Why are more British Columbians freezing their eggs?

Vancouver Sun 

BC Judge sides with builder who sued 'worst person we have ever built for'

Move to abolish Vancouver park board reveals rift in Mayor Ken Sim's ABC party

Vancouver Park Board's conflict and controversy dates to 1890

Vancouver is BC's only city with an elected park board. Mayor Ken Sim wants to change that 

Surrey, Abbotsford extortion schemes set BC's South Asian community on edge 

BC Conservative leader prepared to discuss working with BC United to beat NDP

Less revenue, higher costs lead to deep budget cuts at Simon Fraser University 

Man shot in parking lot at Mission Canadian Superstore Wednesday night 

New BC strata rules make it easier for owners to ask for EV charging stations 

Provincial zoning reform essential to reduce housing exclusion and displacement  

Massive Brentwood towers trigger questions about Burnaby planning 

Regulator denies Trans Mountain's pipeline variance request

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Chief says Saanich officers don't feel safe because of lack of 'bodies responding to calls'

Victoria man opts for medically assisted death after cancer treatment delayed 

NDP government hiding cost of taxpayer-funded defence of Horgah's 2020 snap election call 

Highway 4 to close temporarily for removal of rockslide debris 

New chief to take helm of Saanich fire department 

No curbside recycling pick up for CRD in January 

BC Ferries to offer free travel, cookies in Chemainus as renamed ferry returns to service 

Youths caught slashing tires pay for damage, write apology letters 

Nanaimo to hold second approval process for public works yard 

Largest spill-response ship being readied at Ogden Point. to work off BC coast 

Greedy everybody: Housing costs in Victoria 

In a serious crisis, we need serious solutions 

Victoria News

Victoria restaurants struggling for workers even as employment jumps 7%

Big changes coming to CRD blue box collections in 2024

BC hotel chain spreading 'howl-iday' cheer with adoptable puppies 

BC Legislation in Victoria lights up for the season  

Snowbirds launch 2024 season in Comox, F-18 demo to joint them  

Cancer patient abandons BC healthcare to seek treatment in US

BC Premier says he remains committed to October election date 

Minister says BC making significant progress toward goo health 

Indigenous led conservation in BC's Great Bear Sea gets $60 million injection 

Poll shows NDP with firm grip on BC, as Conservatives pick up steam

         

Global          

Political shift underway in BC, says confident Tory Leader  John Rustad 

'Protection money': mounting fears over extortion letters targeting BC businesses 

'System is broken': Vancouver Mayor announces plan to remove elected park board 

Future of Vancouver Park Board in question as mayor to push for revamp: sources 

BC moves to reduce raw log exports, boost higher value wood manufacturing 

BC touts 'radical change' in health-care system as recruitment efforts continue 

Surrey charity offering Christmas cooking kits as families struggle with inflation 

Voluntary decals to alert BC first responders to presence of people who are neurodivergent 

BC to ban waitlist fees for most daycares starting in April

'An honour to serve': BC's Chief Coroner to retire in February

Coast Guard investigating oily sheen in Vancouver's False Creek

The Tyee           

How BC is tackling the 'paradigm shift' in its forests 

Why modular housing stands empty during Vancouver's Homelessness crisis 

Fighting workplace abuse by building community 

Here's what Danielle Smith is really doing in Dubai 

'Spend as much lifting our people up as pushing them down'

Please advise: What about Big Poll Numbers for Rustad and Poilievre 

Union drive backfires for some PHS Peer workers 

The last thing Alberta's NDP needs is a name change 

   

             

CHEK TV

Victoria company feels unfairly lumped into BC's new 'short term rental' definition 

Mother suspects son who went missing in Port Alberni met with foul play

'Not his fault': Mixed feelings for Coombs woman after encounter with wolf-dog

ICBC launches awareness campaign to cut parking lot crashes

BC Ferries offers free rides, cookies on this Vancouver Island route on Saturday

Closure planned for Highway 4 at Cameron Lake Bluffs due to 'minor rockslide': Province 

'Forecast looks promising': Mount Washington opens for winter season Friday, December 8

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