Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday/Friday, February 8-9, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Thursday/Friday February 8-9, 2024

Globe and Mail 

Judge overturns convictions of BC woman, accused of coughing on grocery worker 

BC ski resorts struggle with lack of snow as warm weather persists 

BC minister who resigned over Mideast comments received death threat, Eby says

Progressive and LGBTQ+ groups excluded from Vancouver Chinatown's Lunar New Year parade 

In Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, basketball builds Indigenous sisterhood on the court 

Pest control experts in Vancouver report rise in rat-related calls 

Tobacco firm 'disappointed' in BC restriction on flavoured nicotine pouch sales 

CBC

Hunting TV show host, wife fined for poaching in BC and Alberta: wildlife officials

2023 holdover wildfires' producing smoke again: wildfire service

BC family facing eviction says tenancy laws need to change 

Supreme Court declares Indigenous child welfare law constitutional 

Judge overturns convictions of BC woman accused of coughing on grocery worker 

Vancouver Lunar New Year. parade reverses decision to bar progressive,  2SLGBYQ+ groups  

Prominent Vancouver street given 2nd name in honour of Komagata Maru Ship 

Snow sports at BC Winter Games cancelled due to lack of snow 

Vancouver Sun 

David Eby takes a page out of John Horgan's play book 

BC NDP consulted a select list on Land Act changes 

BC United tries to balance high-profile departures with new star candidates 

Why are City of Vancouver workers missing so much work? It's complicated

More BC developers offering 'lock-off' suites that divide a unit into two for flexibility, affordability 

Precious and ancient traditions passed down as Vancouver Chinatown's Lunar New Year parade hits 50

Vancouver Police search for violent offender who left halfway house 

City eyes pedestrian-geared transformation of Davie Village 

BC Hydro  braces for severe drought that will trim power production 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Units in Northern Junk development will be strata, not rentals 

'It's dire': Low snowpack raises drought fears on Island 

Conviction quashed for Campbell River woman who coughed on grocery store employee  

Victoria unemployment rate inched up last month, but still well below national rate 

Farmers turn to vehicle storage 'to help pay the bills', Saanich councillors back them

Economic climate 'extremely challenging' rental-project developers say 

School District backs move to keep nicotine pouches behind pharmacy counters

UVic students' society wants more provincial investment to avoid budget cuts 

Tourism marketing body takes rosy view as hotel rates rise, conference bound back 

Victoria News

Animal control officers attempt to seize man's leashed dog in Victoria 

Firearms, thousands of doses worth of drugs seized in Greater Victoria raids 

Greater Victoria opposition persists despite reduced Malahat Quarry expansion

Bagpipes and Bayonets fill Sydney streets for squadron's birthday bash

YYJ improvement fees set to climb $10, going to $25 per passenger 

BC's unemployment rate improves despite losing 2,600 jobs 

Premier Eby denounces  death threat against former minister Robinson 

BC's snowpack is 39% below normal levels 

       

Global          

'I screamed' BC Indigenous child welfare advocates celebrate court victory  

Canada Place given secondary name and signage honouring Komagata Maru passengers

BC adds 717 more $10-a-day child care spots across province 

BC police board controversies renew call for Police Act changes 

Savings from abolishing park board still unclear, Vancouver Council hears 

Snowpack levels about 40% below normal have BC premier worried 

Landlord fined $4,500 over fire that destroyed East Vancouver apartment building 

BC court turfs conviction of woman accused of coughing at workers during COVID

Police cleared in tractor crash during BC anti-SOGI rally

4,000 BC Family doctors registered with provincial payment model to improve access 

Extra Vancouver. police officers to attend Lunar New Year parade, celebrations 

The Tyee             

Grocery Tigers in the Year of the Dragon 

Tossed by Starbucks

A new report maps Canada's 'Daunting' Path to Net-zero carbon

Police reform talks stalled over calls to oust the RCMP , BC says 

A fatal fire brings calls for better protection for low-income tenants 

Black men's mental health concerns are ignored. They pay a high price 

There's wisdom in children, It's up to us to listen 

 

                            

CHEK TV     

Courtenay based Vista Radio acquires 21radio stations from Bell Media following layoffs 

No layoffs or closures says buyer of 21 Bell radio stations in BC

New details emerge about fish die-off in Cowichan River last summer 

Langford to hold referendum on Starlight Stadium expansion  

Future film studio on Malahat land takes another step forward 

BC Ferries vessel delayed due to oil spill on card deck 

Screening of Doctor Bonnie Henry documentary proceeds as planned despite protests in Victoria 

'I thought it was a cruise ship': Large floating hotel to anchor in Nanaimo for months 

Miscellaneous