Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, February 15-16

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday-Friday February 15-16, 2024

Globe and Mail 

Vancouver Police officer directed to remove Star of David patch from uniform 

A busy January has Vancouver realtors bullish on market 

Falcon says BC United's housing plan includes rent to own initiative  

Wine from BC's 2024 vintage faces wipeout as province faces 'catastrophic crop losses' from cold

BC wine grapes facing up to 99% production drop due to January cold snap, report says 

BC resets talks on plan to give First Nations more say over public land 

CBC

Kelowna's new tiny home village will provide stability, says minister 

Concrete falls from ceiling of busy Vancouver pool 

BC community rocked by cyclist's death, murder charge

BC Ferries footage winds up on over a billion Windows computers 

Union claims interference after 36 Victoria airport workers fired 

Surrey school board votes to extend days at some high schools 

Couple hit with BC Vacancy tax despite living in home

BC Minister calls out police over stayed drug charges 

BC cancels company's operating licence after 6 Overpass strikes 

Vancouver Sun 

Quiet end to Musqueam's long running tax dispute leaves questions for other developers 

Climate change threaten's BC's ski industry as 'bad' years expected to be new normal 

Extended school day approved for up to seven Surrey high schools to ease crowding 

Delays on Expo One after a man entered SkyTrain track

Record population growth 'massive problem' for housing in BC

East Vancouver renters fight conversion to state units by new building owner

Mike de Jong Ottawa-bound? Bet on it

BC NDP acts fast to end talk of drug use site after public backlash 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Federal government putting $33.5M for new housing in three Island communities 

Songhees Nation building first new homes on reserve in almost 20 years 

BC prosecution service updates hate crime definitions, includes 'hate propagnda'

About 200 rally in Duncan over crime and street disorder 

$8.8M Uplands pipe upgrade to prevent sewage flowing into ocean

Victoria News

Uncertain future for Saanich tenants faced with new development 

Exploratory work begins for tower replacement on Saanich mountaintop 

Greater Victoria First Nation to get over $20 million for housing project 

Victoria, Comox, Campbell River to build 900 homes in 3 years 

Governments combine for $8.8M to battle Oak Bay storm sewer overflows 

BC United Leader Falcon says new candidates reflect party's 'renewal' 

Merritt wants a refund for multiple hospital ER Closure in 2023

Road Rage? BC leaders nervous as feds hint they won't buck up for highway 

Rent to own program, tax cuts promised as BC United unveils housing platform 

       

Global          

Parts of Vancouver Aquatic Centre closed after concrete chunk falls from ceiling  

Thursday vote could move Powell River one step closer to name change 

Councillor claims politics at play in Richmond drug site furor 

New stadium, entertainment districts part of Surrey's population boom plan: Mayor

Rent-to-own, tax cuts take centre stage in BC United housing plan 

Business council forecasts slower growth of  0.7% in BC ahead of budget 

The Tyee  

Uncovering the Bitter history of Vancouver's Sugar Refinery 

Too much Too Fast, Say BC Mayors to Eby

'Quality cannot be compromised due to Trans Mountain's Urgency'

Unhoused people struggle with 'Street Feet' in Rainy Vancouver 

How Metro Vancouver is driving up housing costs 

Exploding Alberta's myths about small nuclear reactors 

Press Freedom is under Siege. Want it costs us

Housing providers need more money to keep SROd sage, says Atira CEO

                 

 

                            

CHEK TV     

Island wineries dodge catastrophic crop failure plaguing most of the province 

Feds promise $33.5 M to fast track housing on Vancouver Island 

Multi sailing wait at BC Ferries as travellers head out for long weekend 

Island Health has second highest increase in family doctors in past year

BC earmarks nearly $8,000K for clean energy projects in 3 Island First Nations 

Victoria airport workers fired earlier this month still in the dark 

Miscellaneous