Wednesday, January 17, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, January 17, 2018




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

Globe and Mail 

B.C. judge rules indefinite solitary confinement unconstitutional
Vancouver tenants hang in the balance as Sahota family properties face foreclosure
BC NDP rejects recommendation to lower auto-insurance rates
Horgan calls Kelowna West by-election to fill Clark's former seat





CBC

Health officials urge Vancouver to distribute safe opioids
B.C. Premier John Horgan seeks to bridge urban-rural divide in visit to Prince George
Real estate companies top list of Vision Vancouver donors
Kinder Morgan says Trans Mountain project could be a year behind schedule
Indefinite solitary confinement in Canadian prisons rule unconstitutional by B. C. court
Premier calls byelection for Christy Clark's former seat
High speed internet coming to over 100 coastal B.C. communities
Gregor Robertson's broken promises for DTES low-income housing infuriates residents


Vancouver Sun

Liberals directed Brian Bonney, but not to break the law: Defence
Horgan's hands full with week, Weaver, real estate, LNG
Fears of gang war renewed after innocent teen killed in shootout crossfire on busy Vancouver street
B.C. criminals still have easy access to firearms, former cop

Vancouver Province

Premier Horgan flunks foreign real-estate file


Victoria Times Colonist

It's a very aggressive agenda
Hitting reset on iHealth


Victoria News

B.C. coast loggers celebrate history, hope for improvement
Lawyer says former B.C. government aide 'barely guilty' in ethnic vote scandal


Global BC

Cambie Bridge bike lane approved by Vancouver city council
'The Trump of his time': Movement to change Victoria street named after colonial B.C. politician
Young B.C. MLAs step into the spotlight with ride hailing on people's minds
North Okanagan high school run down, underutilized; may be replaced
Trans Mountain project could be a year behind schedule: Kinder Morgan
The City of Vancouver says more than 330 people died of an overdose in 2017
B.C. government calls Kelowna byelection to fill former Premier's vacant seat


Georgia Straight

Vancouver council votes along party lines for a separated bike lane on the Cambie Bridge
B.C. Premier John Horgan calls Kelowna West by-election for Christy Clark's former seat
Vancouver city council told fentanyl meant 2017 saw a record number of drug-overdose deaths
Site C's economic justifications unconvincing and it's time we made decisions differently


Vancouver Courier

City Council approves Cambie Bridge bike lane
Council moves toward making Vancouver a 'fair, safe and inclusive city' for women
Attitudes toward casinos soften over years
Has Vancouver become bike-friendly enough?
Vancouver overdose deaths reached 'historical high' in 2017
Horgan pours cold water on idea of foreign buyer ban
Mayor Robertson told to 'man up' on pledge for $90 million social housing project


The Tyee

Horgan supports cheaper Hydro for Low Income Residents
First Nations seek injunction to Halt Site C work


Miscelleneaous

CityWest to receive share of Federal/Provincial funding for improved internet services

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