Victoria Viewpoints: Saturday-Monday, March 2-4, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Saturday-Monday,  March 2-4, 2024

Globe and Mail 

Longtime BC Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek reelection in fall vote

Multiple rescues on southwester BC mountains amid heavy snowfall 

New listing rose in Vancouver in February, easing pressure, real estate board says

BC measles case prompts exposure alert as officials urge vaccination before travel

Couple that spent nearly $80,000 on IVF says new BC Funding could have saved years of stress 

City of Prince Rupert says 19 eagles deda at landfill due to 'deleterious' substance 

Inaccurate data of forest fuels may stoke BC wildfires, study finds 

CBC

BC announces more support for youth mental health

Apple to pay up to $14.4M in iPhone throttling settlement approved by BC judge 

Vancouver Island sees 15 cm of snow

BC Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election 

BC reports first measles case since 2019

Everything you need to know about protecting yourself against measles 

Search teams respond to help rescue 9 skiers in southwest BC

1 dead in Reveltsoke avalanche; special warning for BC extended

North Vancouver backs calls for conservation officer oversight 

Vancouver area sales and listings on the rise: real estate board

Vancouver Sun 

Toxic, demeaning, unwelcoming. Report laments the culture of BC's Legislature

BC NDP turns to constitutional  case after losing bid to reinstate law on public drug use 

BC NDP nominations battle brewing between former and current Vancouver city councillors 

Feral pigs feared in BC after wildfires destroy fencing

Local First Nations back City of Vancouver on abolishing elected park board 

This BC housing provider plans to double in size at a time of great need

BC confirms first case of measles: Exposure alert issued in Richmond

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

BC government can't appeal injunction against limits on public drug use 

It might be time for the Flower Count, but it's still winter out there

Longtime BC Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election in fall vote 

Corroded connection forces firefighters to use truck water on Victoria blaze

'They've destroyed the land': Illegal dumping increasing on BC Farmland 

Should mobility scooters and wheelchairs be allowed in BC bike lanes?

Drought withered BC Hydro's revenues by $1B by end of its third quarter 

Eight to 20 centimetres of snow in Comox and Campbell River areas

Victoria News

Saanich Council approves controversial subdivision along Lochside Trail

Vancouver Island property owners score big wins contesting assessments 

Snow causes havoc for Greater Victoria commute

Greater Victoria to get new Foundry integrated youth health facility  

Proposed fishing closures threaten Port Renfrew's economy: chamber

Judge rejects BC appeal, injunction against law limiting drug use remains 

Hosting soccer's World Cup 'ineffective' says study as BC defends 2026 goal

       

Global          

BC records first case of measles since 2019, vaccinations urged 

Recent BC snow welcome, but long-term drought concerns linger 

'You don't want to die alone': BC hit and run victim's mom thanks man who found him

Trial begins for man accused of driving into BC residential school march

BC judge approves countrywide iPhone class-action settlement

BC environment minister George Heyman won't run in fall vote

BC critical eye injection program at risk as specialists send out warning letters 

Special prosecutor appointed in probe of West Vancouver Mayor's campaign finances

Local First Nations back Vancouver plan to eliminate park board

BC family describes challenges with son who lives with extremely rare disorders

'Notoriously challenging': BC wildfire fuel data inaccurate, study finds

The Tyee             

Despite failure to speed up FOI's, $10 fee is staying

The coroner called them overdoses. What really happened?

One man's march to beat Poilievre in  his own riding 

Hydro Power's conundrum: rising demand in a drier climate  

  

      

                                    

CHEK TV     

Some areas of South Island see hail, snow 

'A dream crusher: VIU considers cutting all music programs to balance its budget 

Residents say 'party cul de sac' in Courtneay is leading to spooked houses 

Victoria Councillors, advocate ask for changes to clarify laws for mobility scooters in bike lanes

Longtime BC Environment Minister George Heyman won't seek re-election in fall vote