Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday-Friday, February 29, March 1, 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 29-March 1, 2024

Globe and Mail 

BC announces minimum nurse-to-patient ratios, $237 million to recruit and retain staff 

Fire that gutted Metro Vancouver school caused by humans, police say 

Leaseholders suddenly stuck with big maintenance bills 

BC Coroners Service says 198 people died from toxic illicit drugs in the province in January 

Avalanche warning issued as heavy snowfall shuts two BC highways

CBC

Khalistan supporters protest Surrey event with Indian diplomat

Tour guide rescues man from avalanche near Revelstoke 

Surrey drops 4 books from recommended school reading list 

BC children's rep threatens ex-staffer with legal action 

Death of child in provincial care under investigation 

Nisga'a members find culture, connection and identity through Hobiyee celebrations 

BC sets nurse-to-patient ratios for 6 areas of hospital care 

Vancouver Sun 

BC children's rep threatens ex-staffer with legal action after speaking out about Indigenous boy's death

BC NDP in glee as United and Conservative MLA's hack at each other 

Expert takes on BC Hydro's looming financial problems 

BC Hells Angel sentenced to three years for possessing criminal proceeds 

BC announces new nurse-to-patient ratios for hospital 

Port Coquitlam man left hanging for months by Bell Mobility after identity theft 

Province's Surrey School approval 'a drop in the bucket' for fast growing district 

Innovative social-housing project in downtown Vancouver to open in May

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

Greater Victoria real estate sales, inventory up in 'glimmers' of spring market 

Hillside store closing as Body Shop Canada files for bankruptcy protection  

Two arrested at Vancouver airport in connection with Saanich scam

Fentanyl gummies, safe-sup.y Dilaudid found in Campbell River search 

Saanich Peninsula Hospital ER to get physician assistant in pilot project 

Langford offers in-kind support after Sarah Beckett run organizers denied funding 

School board and teachers' flip-flop on police isn't a good look 

Victoria News

This is my home: Hope sinks for Greater Victoria derelict boat owner 

6 year old drowns in Victoria pond while in MCFD care; fundraiser launched 

Saanich OCP headed for public hearing, lines being draw over tall buildings 

Body Shop closing in Vernon, Victoria, White Rock, seeks bankruptcy protection 

Funding denied for Sarah Beckett Memorial Run, but Langford to give 'in-kind' support

Vandalism quashed by celebration of diversity at middle school in Langford 

Nurse to patient ratios unveiled as BC pumps $237M into nurse incentives 

BC's public universities will 'largely remain whole' under foreign student cap 

BC's Greens want rent hike limits tied to units, instead of renters 

       

Global          

BC becomes first province to announce minimum nurse-to-patient ratios 

BC liquor laws back in the spotlight after restaurant fined for patrons dancing

Cheam First Nation buys golf course, but plans for gondola remain in limbo

Residents upset over Vancouver Island shipbreaking operation 

Injunction blocking public drug-use law upheld by BC's top court 

Surrey to get new school and addition as part of BC Budget 

UBC student union rejects proposed referendum on evicting Hillel House 

Fire that destroyed Port Coquitlam elementary school human-caused

Books pulled from BC District curriculum in what premier calls 'crazy decision'

BC RCMP warn short-term rental hosts to watch out for gang activity 

BC homeowners 'blindsided' by early shutdown of Canada Greener Homes Grant 

A lovely kid': Investigation launched after 6 year old dies in BC Foster Care 

Vancouver businesses annexed by BIA say they feel 'cheated' by process 

The Tyee       

Why is Vancouver funding an extremely expensive private Dyslexia school?

Alberta budget offers austerity and broken tax cut promise 

A walk through Squamish legends, lifeways and Histories 

After a Vancouver Death, Union wants faster acton on Crane safety

Brace yourselves. Alberta's Budget roller-coaster is on the move 

BC government backs National Pharmacare Launch

Why Danielle Smith's massive health reorganization should scare you 

Why Did Trans Mountain dig through an Indigenous burial site?

Medical masks save lives but harm nature. This maker stepped up

      

                                    

CHEK TV     

Victoria community steps up for Kenyan refugee runner staying at emergency shelter 

North Island First Nations declare state of emergency after 11 deaths in 2 months 

'Heart wrenching' : Toxic drug crisis claims record number of lives in Nanaimo, surpassing Victoria 

Nurse to patient ratio, financial incentives coming to BC to help with recruitment and retention 

Island Health finds home support so Campbell River woman can live at home