Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for   Thursday-Friday, January 11-12, 2024

Globe and Mail 

Record cold in Western Canada triggers havoc across BC

Finding affordable housing in BC will remain an uphill battle

BC police agencies to co-ordiane roll out of body worn cameras 

BC man sentenced to five years in death of off duty police officer 

Five more Indigenous justice centres expand culturally safe support in BC: Eby

Flu season pushes BC hospital admission to record levels 

CBC

Arctic air over Western Canada has sent temperature plunging. What you need to know about the polar vortex 

Temperatures plummet across BC with province in the grip of Arctic air 

Can electric vehicles handle Northern BC's -30 C temperatures?

BC suspends company whose truck hit Massey Tunnel Roof 

BC's infamous fast ferries are on Facebook Marketplace, and if they aren't bought they'll be destroyed

3 Vancouver police officers acquitted of assault in 2018 arrest 

Man who killed off-duty BC Police officer in skateboard attack sentenced to five years 

Vancouver man pushes cars up hill, helps direct street traffic amid snowy weather 

Wet'suwet'en leader and pipeline opponents found guilty of criminal contempt of court 

Sudden snowfall, winter weather snarl traffic in BC's Lower mainland 

Vancouver Sun 

Why so many Canadians are moving out of Vancouver, the province and the country 

Tow trucks still clearing up Vancouver's commuter mess a day after winter blast 

Denial of gas pipeline has chilling effect on business and home heating 

'Ongoing nightmare':  Metro Vancouver's homeless struggle amid cold snap 

David Eby ditches BC political tradition by inviting his wife to news conference 

BC's higher housing density plan's 'blanket' approach raises concerns among Metro mayors 

Seniors and families desperate for below-market housing in metro Vancouver 

'Challenging environment': Shoppers decry state of disrepair at Vancouver's flagship Bay store 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Hardy Islanders brave record-cold temperatures with outdoor walks - and even swims 

Vancouver Island gripped by cold, but it's not a snow day

Snug Pub closed after fire at Oak Bay Beach Hotel

Discussion is fierce at public hearing for Roundhouse project in Vic West 

Belmont students call for more action on sexual assault on school grounds 

Reports of commercial break-ins spoke in Nanaimo: RCMP 

BC Ferries discarded fast catamarans are being marketed on Facebook  

UVic classes move back into David Strong building after heating issue resolved

BC police agencies tout rollout of body-worn cameras 

Teacher representative says band on cellphones in classrooms not needed 

Victoria News

Classes are in but roads are icy, remind Greater Victoria schools 

Report 'alarmed' by $2B CRD water plan impact on Greater Victoria residents 

3 townhouse blocks, 23 condos planned for old Saanich church site

Greater Victoria sits in second spot onCanada's debt map: report 

Generational opportunity for BC hangs in balance: mining industry leader 

BC recorded 30% increase in new rental homes in 2023 

BC announces 5 more Indigenous justice centres 

1,900 unit Vic West redevelopment public hearing continuing Monday 

   

       

Global          

Temperature records tumble as arctic air chills BC 

Search and rescue team pulls 2 hypodermic skiers out of Whistler creek

3 Vancouver police officers acquitted of assault in 2017 arrest at SkyTrain station 

BC families increasingly denied housing because of having children: report 

Airbnb owners in Victoria try to sell micro units but no one is buying 

City of Surrey refusing to add new municipal police recruits to payroll: Union 

'Disrupt the status quo': BC opens 5 new urban Indigenous Justice Centres 

The Tyee      

I spent the holidays in inheritance capitalism  

BC court convicts three Indigenous land defenders 

Here's what it takes to Indigenize Higher Ed

Court calls for clarity on tenants' rights in transitional housing 

The legal reason courts may soon tackle climate change

Migrant farmworker's sexual assault allegations shine light on a wider issue 

Can the West Coast's only native oyster make a comeback?

Cutting edge theatre returns to PuSh Festival

Inside Pierre Poilievre's ploy to court the working class 

                   

            

CHEK TV     

Cold temperatures, snow continue Friday for parts of Vancouver Island 

Former Myra Falls mine workers in demand at Campbell River job fair 

Organizers set to transform Ship Point for Hockey Day in Canada 

'Last Minute' opening of Qualicum Beach warming centre leaves many homeless out in cold 

Infamous 'fastcat' BC Ferries vessels up for sale before being scrapped

BC Hydro must pay for overcharging remote First Nations 

'It's a changing system': Adrian Dix speaks to challenges and changes in BC healthcare

Miscellaneous