Victoria Viewpoints: Tuesday-Wednesday, April 2-3, 2024

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for  Tuesday-Wednesday, April 2-3, 2024

Globe and Mail 

Vancouver mayor disappointed by new location for overdose prevention site 

BC man convicted of child exploitation for involvement in international porn ring 

BC government targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in flipping tax

Residents to return to Vancouver's homeless encampment after city cleared the site

Vancouver's downtown has surged to life faster than Toronto, Montreal, but restaurants struggle 

Greater Vancouver home sales down nearly 5% in March as prices rise, real estate board says

CBC

1 person seriously injured after shooting in downtown Vancouver

BC man convicted for involvement in child porn ring 

Helicopter to airlift stranded orcas out of BC lagoon

Yaletown overdose prevention site relocated in Vancouver 

House flipping tax legislation tabled BC 

Drugs, $5.000 in cash found buried on Prince George walking trail 

Former First Nation president claims he was unfairly ousted 

Vancouver Sun 

Another shooting in Downtown Vancouver leaves one person seriously hurt

BC targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in 20% flipping tax 

Leaked Northern Health memo tells nurses not to confiscate drugs or weapons from patients 

Will BC learn the drug decriminalization lessons that Portland is now admitting to?

Gas prices expected to surge to nearly $2.18 per litre by Friday: Analyst 

New public drinking plaza planned for Vancouver 

Vancouver overdose prevention site has found a new home, less than 200 metres away

Repeat after me BC NDP - frustrating, disappoints, unacceptable, outrageous 

Victoria Times-Colonist                              

First cruise ship of the year pulls into Ogden Point 

O'Regan in Greater Victoria to tout $15B in loan funding for affordable apartments 

Power out for 2,000 customers near Nanaimo hospital

Man arrested after Saanich police threatened with knife 

Three Island airports get provincial funding boost

Royal BC Museum reopens some exhibits in First Peoples Gallery

'People are scared to come': Nanaimo thrift store owners closing shop, citing social disorder 

Victoria News

Cruise season sails back into Greater Victoria 

New renter protections fulfill much of Victoria tenant advocates' wish list

Hullo to ferry concertgoers across "Oceans' to Vancouver Pearl Jam shows 

Leaked memo sparks heated debate about drug use in northern BC hospitals 

BC drops waitlist fees for child care spaces 

BC welcomes promises of infrastructure dollars, but will 'push' for more

BC property act changes allow First Nations to purchase, hold and sell land

BC tables legislation to combat 'bad faith' evictions 

BC's flood strategy not 'perfect' but a 'pretty good' start: Insurance analyst 

       

Global          

Vancouver is in 'full blown crisis'  for housing affordability: report 

Surrey man convicted.in international child exploitation investigation

Whistler prepares for wildfires with plan believed to be a first in BC

BC Hydro launches call for private wind, solar power producers to feed grid

Vancouver's CRAB Park to reopen after homeless encampment cleared out

Deadline to submit LifeLabs class-action claims is coming up. Who is eligible  

BC government introduces new home-flipping tax legislation 

Speed-limiting devices to be required in BC Commercial vehicles 

Overdose prevention site closes in Vancouver, temporary facility activated

Nanaimo thrift shop closing because customer's' 'don't feel safe coming down here'

Residents of evacuated Kelowna subsidized housing consider their futures  

The Tyee             

How Alberta's Social Studies curriculum design went so wrong 

To fight Chronic wasting disease, BC begins to harvest Deer 

The sensitive and powerful act of reporting on child welfare 

Inside the intriguing NDP race for Vancouver-Little Mountain 

'Telework' can be a life changer 

      

               

                                            

CHEK TV     

'It happened so quickly': Nanaimo man strives large avalanche on North Island 

First cruise ship of the season arrives in Victoria 

BC government targets 'profiteers' with legislation to bring in flipping tax

Speed limiting devices to become mandatory on heavy BC commercial trucks 

BC earmarks $1.5M to support 3 smaller airports on Vancouver Island