Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, December 12-13, 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 12-13, 2023

Globe and Mail 

Family, advocates strongly opposed to RCMP's move to destroy evidence in Pickton case  

BC's chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government's response to overdose crisis 

Rights boss starts inquiry into Vancouver Police media restrictions at camp removal 

Ottawa to launch catalogue of home designs to speed up house-building process

BC Conservatives awaken from decades in dormancy ahead of 2024 vote

UBC creates wildfire research centre to find new ways to mitigate the risk from large fires 

Finally, a government with the guts to take on the housing crisis: BC's NDP

CBC

Vancouver council passes motion asking province to dissolve elected park board

Kamloops mayor defies fire chief's order to remove torched SUV from his dealership lot 

Son died after he was left unattended in Vernon hospital for 6 1/2 hours, woman's negligence suit claims 

Vancouver's aging Kitsilano pool is leaking 30,000 litres of water an hour, city report says 

$4,000 in meals, 2 nights at Chateau Laurier help nearly double Prince George mayor's expenses documents show 

BC recycling depot say's its getting too much styrofoam and plastic

Surrey Memorial Hospital leases motel to house patients to ease overcrowding 

Public safety warning issued as toxic drug deaths in BC rise to 7 per day

BC RCMP ask for Interpol help after convicted cocaine smuggler flees to India 

Vancouver Sun 

Could Vancouver lose some beloved public spaces if the park board gets dissolved

Coal Harbour Marina sues, wants to ban 'obnoxious' houseboat owner 

Rustad wants NDP to call a referendum on fate of Vancouver park board 

Cancer patient said she was 'discharged' from BC system after rhea paid privately for chemo in Bellingham

RCMP seeks Interpol 'red notice' for Surrey cocaine smuggler who fled to India 

Mayor Brenda Locke 'not in a great rush' to deal with imposed Surrey police budget 

Why is it open season on defence lawyers in BC?

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Victoria mayor says city needs to look for savings - and she has some ideas

Shelter opens in Cowichan Community Centre, warming centres coming in Nanaimo

Warning issued about Campbell River 'birth attendant' 

BC's chief coroner exits, frustrated and disappointed with government's OD response 

Beware of fraudsters posing as police: West Shore RCMP  

Victoria's rink of dreams given trial run ahead of Hockey Day in Canada

Murdered boy 'fell through the cracks and he fell through them hard' says foster mother 

Texas firm subsidiary chosen to develop Somass lands in Port Alberni 

Transit workers in Comox Valley, Campbell River issue 72 hour strike notice

Victoria News

BC city rescinds fines for living in RV on farm, won't go after others 

Management of Victoria heritage house turned over to Metis Nation of BC

Victoria's new proposed impound rules criticized by homelessness advocate 

Multiple Island communities must support dense housing around bus exchanges 

Ferry pulled from Nanaimo route now off the roster until spring 

Port Alberni has partner in developing waterfront's keystone Somass lands

'Everybody loves Winnie': But Sanford City Council delays park  naming 

Four new hybrid electric ferries slated for Quadra, Gabriola routes 

         

Global          

BC man books knee, hip replacements in Mexico: "I can't take any more chances here'

Vancouver's Kitsilano pool leaking 30,000 litres of water every hour 

BC truck driver sentenced to 15 years for drug smuggling flees to India

Motel housing discharged Surrey Hospital patients who need care and a place to stay  

BC Place will need a FIFA facelift, but the price tag remains unclear

Heiltsuk family renews call for police discipline 4 years after handcuffing at BC Bank

Not enough for a headstone: BC's burial program funds too low say advocates 

BC company pitches 'industrial scale' solution to food waste 

Cleanup winding down on False Creek mystery spill, but source remains unknown

'It's a journey': Report shows reconciliation is still a work in progress 

The Tyee 

Exclusive: Telus handed BC Contract to provide eating disorders care

He was locked out. His wife was forced to cross his picket line 

Six questions to ask Vancouver Police about Body worn cameras 

How to stay hopeful in a world that feels climate doomed

The Vancouver Park Board isn't dead yet 

Drug users and Advocates issued. warning about Xylazine 

Dan Alder died on the job. His family wants answers 

Too many non-profits, too many problems?

Amnesty International says CGL and the RCMP violated Indigenous rights 

Please Advise! Why does Sim want to fire the ABC Park Board?

First United calls on Government to stabilize rent 

   

             

CHEK TV

VicPD officer suspended after woman accuses him of extortion, grooming 

Transit strike looms for Comox Valley, Campbell River

Man arrested following human trafficking investigation in Kelowna, Victoria 

City calls on province to install and maintain temporary washroom in 900 Block of Pandora Avenue 

BC Ferries walks back plan to modernize terminals 

Victoria launches website with real-time parking availability info

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