Victoria Viewpoints: January 9-10, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Tuesday-Wednesday, January 9-10, 2024

Globe and Mail 

BC hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak

Jaywalking pedestrian pulled gun, started shooting at driver, Vancouver police say 

Sexual assault accusers not immune to defamation suit, BC court rules 

Winter weather settles in over BC with warning of treacherous roads, avalanche risk

Volunteer search and rescue leaders allege mistreatment by BC government 

BC phases out Pap smears in favour of HPV tests to screen for cervical cancer

CBC

RCMP video footage of raids on Wet'suwet'en pipeline blockade shown in court 

BC Jehovah's Witnesses lose court battle over disclosing records on 2 ex members 

BC hits record for hospital admissions as flu and RSV cases rise 

Firefighter, building resident taken to hospital after blaze in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside 

City of Victoria worker fired for removing head of shot cougar 

BC's top doctor says influenza peaking - and it's not too late to get flu shot 

Amid cold snap, the number of people at Kelowna tent encampment doubles in size from last year 

Cost of Metro Vancouver rental housing projects nearly doubles before construction begins 

Snowpack levels across BC averaging 56 seven of normal this January: province

Wind chill could make temperatures feel as low as -50 C as Arctic air grips central, northern BC

Delta residents fear train derailment contaminated farms, waterways 

Vancouver Sun 

There are fewer tents today in Vancouver's Oppenheimer Park, but what happens next?

People are listing their short term rentals in BC - and some are selling way below asking price 

First blast of winter to hit Lower Mainland and north and central BC 

Happy 102nd birthday: Vancouver honours last surviving member of Japanese-Canadian baseball team

Vancouver police say jaywalking pedestrian pulled gun, started shooting at driver 

Support plummets for BC NDP on key health-care issue

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

BC to provide at-home self-screening tests for cervical cancer  

Victoria General Hospital lab cleared briefly due to smoke

Saanich explores scrapping development cost charges for affordable housing  

Saanich asks CRD to drop bollards on regional trails 

Apartments, townhouses proposed for site of Sidney motel 

Saanich council speeds up handling of residential projects 

Conference numbers in Victoria back to 9- per cent of pre-pandemic levels 

North Cowichan mayor seeks help from province to stablize Crofton mill 

Power outages, ferry cancellations and flooding as storm hits Vancouver Island

Victoria News

Storm surge closes Greater Victoria roads, trails, breakwater 

It's ridiculous': Ex-Victoria councillor slams bike lane after husband hit

New $9.4M Victoria bike lane project is the longest in the city's history 

Former BC Pride society president charged with porn offences 

Victoria  couple fleeing our city for Calgary as housing crisis deepens  

New Island rail group envisions cargo and passenger service on the tracks 

Riot Brewing Co. closure a product of the times 

BC United repeats call for cellphone back in classrooms, citing test scores 

BC's snow-pack 44% below normal on heels of worst drought in recent memory 

BC has seen 'uptick' in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations: Henry

BC launches self-screening for HPV amid rising cervical cancer rates  

Less than 1 in 3 residents say BC is handling health care well: survey 

Taxing the house-wealthy could help solve BC's housing crisis: UBC prof

   

       

Global          

BC man takes on private parking company over unfair ticket

'I need help': BC woman hailed a hero at risk of losing her home due to injuries 

BC's energy supply can't meet demand for power: report 

Lower mainland residents warned to prepare for plunging temperatures  

Debate deferred over New Westminster mayor's privately funded Dubai summit trip  

Prince George tiny home builders eye similar setup for Vancovuer's CRAB Park

Police, park rangers move in on Vancouver's Oppenheimer tent encampment 

The Tyee      

         

BC warns Coastal GasLink about Streambank harm 

NDP demands  an Independent Investigation into Alberta Health Services 

ABC's promise to double co-op housing is off to a slow start 

The deadly myths about Drug recovery  

How a National School Food Program could change everything 

A City on Mars?

Poisoned Waters: The War between BC Ferries and its union 

Trial begins for Land Defenders arrested at CGL Drill Site 

Public Exit: How Alberta lost a skilled surgeon to the US

Reducing the Forever Chemicals in the Food we eat

             

   

            

CHEK TV     

Developer of Esquimalt tower condo applying to expand project by two storeys 

Arctic outflow, special weather alerts for Island warn of frostbite, 'significant' snowfall: Environment Canada 

All members of Victoria private school board resign over financial issues 

BC hospital admissions break record as respiratory illness season nears peak

Video shows waves flood past cars on Washington State ferry near Victoria on Tuesday 

City of Victoria completes 2.7 km stretch of protected bike lanes on Front Street 

Island man petitioning federal government to restore rail service 

Miscellaneous