Victoria Viewpoints: January 1-3, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   January 1-3, 2024

Globe and Mail 

BC government fined $710,000 for unsafe wildfire mitigation work

BC school district told to pay student $5,000 for failing to address her anxiety 

Recent BC cases raise questions about how sex assaults are treated in court 

BC union representing Lower Mainland transit workers issues 72 hour strike notice 

BC's December was warm, but not record-breaking

Assessed property values stabilize in parts of BC, including Metro Vancouver

'No cause to mourn' mother who murdered daughter, 8, girl's father says

CBC

Drug activist draws flak for sending magic mushrooms, coca leaf to BC MLA's

BC couple evict black bear after it attempts to den under their home 

Rogers to increase price of some wireless phone plans 

Arc'teryx wins injunction against Adidas over Terrex outdoor ear store in Vancouver  

Vancouver region closes out 2023 with higher home sales, average price of $1.18M

Province fined over $700K for unsafe wildfire mitigation work in northern BC

BC's homeowners grant is 'a relic of the past,' but don't expect change anytime soon, says critic

This BC inventor hopes to help curb the catalytic convertor crime wave

Vancouver lawyer suspended after accusations of pseudo legal 'paper terrorroism' over neighbour's deck

Here's what will cost more for British Columbians in 2024

Metro Vancouver transit worker's union issues 72 hour strike notice 

BC ski resorts face ow snow levels as climate change exacerbates typical weather cycles 

TransLink unveils new RapidBus service for Surrey and Delta  

Vancouver Sun 

Drug activist's Christmas gift of magic mushrooms, coca leaf rankles BC MLAs

Lululemon founder Chip Wilson criticizes company's 'diversity and inclusion efforts' 

Chohan Carriers still running Alberta trucks in BC despite overpass strike suspension 

Can police 'safe zones' for online sales counter rising crime during transactions?

Should BC's homeowner grant be income tested? Some say yes

BC's new top judge will work to demystify courts for the people that we serve'

BC NDP struggles to balance demands of the courts and the public of drugs 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Crash on Pat Bay Highway sends one to hospital

Victoria police cleared in woman's fatal fall from hotel balcony 

No takers for long lost gold in sunken ship found off BC coast

Greater Victoria real estate sales continued to slow last month 

OPCC complaint files include officer who stalked ex-partner, another who took gun on holiday

Greater Victoria Public Library to scrap fines and wipe out old debts 

Greater Victoria property assessments feel sting of high interest rates 

Marchand hopes to narrow 'credibility gap' as BC 's firs tIndigenous chief justice 

No crystal ball needed to predict 2024 will be year of electioneering in BC

Victoria News

Victoria-Port Angeles Ferry won't operate until February 7

Ex husband of BC mother who died in prison won/t mourn

Capital Regional District asks residents to let them borrow $85M for housing 

Tester alarmed by high bacteria levels in waters off Oak Bay

New Saanich listing shoots for 8.9M even as Victoria home sales crater 

Royal BC Museum brings back Community Days with admission by donation 

Plan to rotate Oak Bay heritage home, create 4 lots with 4 homes hits snag 

Campbell River and Port Hardy to be linked to rest of Island this spring 

BC blames clean hydro power for low StatsCan ranking on emission cuts

MLA's condemn BC advocate's mass mail out of drugs to their offices 

Injunction against BC's new public drug use law sparks mixed reaction 

    

       

Global          

MLA outraged by 'gift of magic mushrooms, coca leaf from BC drug activist 

Court ruling on public drug use rankles BC Police Chiefs 

Man sentenced to 5 years for pair of gruesome, random Vancouver stabbings 

Scam phone calls down but spam calls on the rise in BC, poll finds 

Job action could disrupt some Metro Vancouver bus service as early as Saturday 

First look at the Vancouver Police Department's new body cameras 

RCMP officers breached rights of BC man accused of killing his wife , court finds 

'A relic': Critics call for changes to BC's Homeowner grant

BC Hydro fined $710K for workplace safety violations at Site C dam

BC school District fined for failing to address student's anxiety  

'Deficiencies': BC truckers group calls for safety review on overpass strikes 

Vancouver region closes 2023 with higher home sales, average price of over $1.1 million 

New information spurs investigation into Vancouver police's actions in 2022 death 

Should cell phones be banned in BC schools?

Vancouver moving to bi-weekly green bin pickup until March

BC Government slapped with $710K penalty over 'unsafe' wildfire work

New Westminster city councillors question mayor's trip to COP28 summit in Dubai

 

The Tyee           

Advocates win injunction blocking BC's Drug Decriminalization rollbacks

Arctic temperatures have broken records. What to know 

Telus and the politics of privatized health care

A teacher exodus at Britannia Secondary leaves Students on Edge 

Albertans: Brace yourselves for more UCP attacks 2024 

A Day In the Life: A conspiracy theory researcher 

Don't blame carbon pricing for affordability challenges 

       

            

CHEK TV

Seattle company to proceed with salvage after no viable claims against shipwreck riches 

'Be prepared': Earthquake in Japan serves as reminder of Vancouver Island seismic activity 

BC government fined $710K for unsafe wildfire mitigation work

Feds must fix unfair West Coast fishing rules: House committee

'We will miss you' MV Coho ferry out of service until February 8 

Greater Victoria Public Library axing overdue fines

Province announces continuation of funding for Duncan Housing project 

Miscellaneous