Monday, December 18, 2017

Victoria Viewpoints: Monday, December 18, 2017




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

B.C. ends grizzly bear hunt, calls it 'no longer socially acceptable'
Ban on single use plastic shopping bags in Victoria expected to begin in July
B.C.'s only indoor surf machine takes centre stage in Kelowna budget talks
Coquihalla reopens after multi-vehicle accident that sends 4 to hospital
It took four years for B.C.'s Oil and Gas Commission to release information about leaky gas wells
Province ends grizzly bear hunt throughout all B.C.
Province announces Surrey will be getting a new hospital
Government reviewing $5 fee to book spot in clinic lineup
Here are some simple ideas to help B.C.'s seniors and people with disabilities with housing
Brace for it: Snow to hit B.C. Interior hard Monday and Tuesday
'We have not made a dent': John Horgan pledges more action on affordable housing in 2018
'Simply not enough hands on deck': services not keeping up with demand from seniors
Calls for changes to PTSD coverage in B.C.
NDP government does 'right thing' and kills food hunt of B.C. grizzly bears
B.C. government announces planning under way for new hospital for Surrey
NDP does an about face on grizzly-bear hunting
West Shore to get two new schools; province provides $23.3 million for land
Two new schools coming to Sooke School District
Grizzly bear trophy hunting over in B.C.
YLW to see up to 5,000 travellers a day during holiday period
'We're going to have to do more,' says health minister of opioid crisis burnout
Vancouver hotel manager blasts taxi vouchers as 'wasted pieces of paper' after guests left without a ride

Crews work to prevent commuter chaos as winter weather blows in
Interior Health announces additional meningitis vaccination clinics for Okanagan teens
Businesses running out of patience with Kelowna bottle collectors
Bad weather sets off series of collisions on Coquihalla Highway in B.C.
A dam(n) big fracking problem
Rationale for Site C 'Utter nonsense,' says former Hydro CEO
Vancouver considering options for new arterial overpass through False Creek flats
Wintry weather warning for Metro Vancouver this week
Housing affordability and how to achieve it a constant theme in 2017
Vancouver School Board to replace term "Aboriginal" with 'Indigenous'
NDP government ends grizzly bear hunting in B.C.

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