Friday, September 1, 2017

Victoria Viewpoints: Friday, September 1, 2017








Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene:



Tuition waivers pave way for brighter future in British Columbia
Emily Carr's new home becomes a catalyst for urban renewal
DFO officers step up salmon fishing enforcement
Greyhound plans to continue freight delivery in northern B.C., even if passenger service ends
Goodbye Greyhound? The thread stitching together Canada's North wears thin
Gone for Good: wildfire evacuees find work in other cities, leaving Williams Lake short-staffed
Q and A with Melanie Mark, Minister of Advanced Education
B.C. looking at ways to speed school construction
National chief speaks in support of occupiers on B. C. Fish farms
Critics dominate Site C feedback, but politicos get final say
Immigrants could prosper in small towns
Scrapping Site C dam project would cost $7.3 billion: B.C. Hydro
ICBC gets reprieve to figure out insurance rate hike
B.C. government drops 2021 deadline for $15 minimum wage
Horgan announces free post-secondary tuition for former foster kids
New ferry to Bella Coola will get a makeover
B.C. Green leader gets his way on minimum wage
B.C. schools brace for more students, teachers
Out-of-province public school: it'll cost you thousands of dollars
Is it time for the Lower Mainland to amalgamate police forces?
BC NDP expands tuition waiver for former youth in care
Former Kelowna motel being transformed into housing for the homeless
BC NDP kills 2021 deadline for $15 minimum wage
Tolls on the Port Mann and Golden Ears bridges end Friday
Seattle social-justice advocate Kshama Sawant gives a boost to Jean Swanson's campaign for council
National Chief Perry Bellegarde backs B.C. First Nations activists occupying two fish farms
NDP says it still wants a $15 minimum wage for B.C. but scraps 2021 deadline to make it happen

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