Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday, March 9-Monday, March 11, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Saturday, March 9- Monday, March 11, 2024

Globe and Mail 

Freeland says 'housing, housing, housing' on agenda with meetings with BC Premier

BC Auditor General says accounting fix should improve tax revenue estimates 

BC Wine industry has chance to reshape itself after climate related catastrophes, sommelier says 

BC begins offering in-province immunotherapy treatment for lymphoma, leukaemia  

Deepsea eruption expected off Vancouver Island after 200 earthquakes in an hour 

CBC

Airbnb to ban hosts fro using indoor security cameras in rental properties 

Parents demand fix for staffing shortfall at Vancouver school 

Haida Gwaii basektball team makes BC High School finals for the first time 

No widespread diversion of safe-supply drugs, says Farnworth 

BC Winemakers rethinking industry after climate catastrophes 

Vancouver's Science World closed Monday due to fire 

Woman dies in 'serious incident' at Whistler Blackcomb 

Vancouver Muslims reflect on Ramadan as holy month begins 

It's nearly impossible to find a place to rent. But retirement homes have room to spare 

Is extending life by weeks worth the toll some cancer drugs take? Doctors push for 'common-sense oncology'

US Canada agree to work on reducing BC coal mine pollution  

Urgent action needed to fix emergency care, medical students say 

Vancouver Sun 

Flurry of mini earthquakes off Vancouver Island hints at undersea expansion  

Will Vancouver's ABC majority council reprimand Mayor Ken Sim?

BC's Jewish leaders agree to work with the premier 

Chrystia Freeland says 'housing, housing, housing' on agenda with meetings with BC Premier 

BC Premier David Eby in strong place ahead of fall election: Poll 

Surrey hospital to get second critical-care tower with added specialized services 

'Clean slate' to reshape BC wine industry, after climate-related catastrophes  

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Saanich joins program to test legal riding of electric kick scooters in bike lanes

Eby to address forestry unions at Victoria summit 

High winds cancel ferries, warm weather on the way 

Campbell River detox facility to open in the fall, Island Health says 

Province buys Harriet Road property for Uptown-Douglas transit exchange 

Micro-unit rental building gets green light in Nanaimo 

Former dean donates nearly 1,000 comic books, graphic novels to Vancouver Island University 

$162M highway project through Goldstream Park faces objections from First Nations 

Victoria News

Deputy PM Freeland brings promise of 'housing, housing, housing' to BC

BC's unemployment rate drops, but opposition fears loss of private-sector jobs 

Man donates $1M for imaging machines at Victoria hospitals 

BC Ferries sailing cancelled as wind warning issued for Greater Victoria 

Decolonizing Childcare in Colwood

       

Global          

Surrey man in court, accused of exposing himself to young woman in 2022 

Housing front and centre as Freeland meets with Eby 

Arrival of 'Disney Wonder' marks easy start to BC's 2024 cruise season 

BC tradesman fights ICBC over specialized gear wrecked crash

Accounting fix could improve BC fiscal estimates, says auditor general 

Changes to BC anti-vandalism grants 'good news' say small businesses 

Vancouver woman dies in 'serious incident' at Whistler 

New tech lets Surrey NICU doctors monitor babies 'most important organ'

Surrey Memorial Hospital getting a new acute care tower, province announces 

'We are United': Hundreds of BC landlords rally in support of petition 

BC expanding specialized cancer care, treatment in Vancouver.  

Small BC community in running for Kraft Hockeyville  2024

The Tyee           

Please Advise! Is Canada embracing insult politics?

Unveiling the West Coast's Electric Big Truck Future 

A call to save BC's Forest Sector 

Long COVID patients say WorkSafeBC is making life worse 

            

                                                

CHEK TV     

Victoria looking to ask province to delay new short-term rental rules 

Canada Post service re-routed for Malahat residents after decades of convenience  

Nanaimo food bank calls for federal funding for new distribution centre  

Former Ballard Fine Homes project manager fined over occupancy permits