Thursday, April 12, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Thursday, April 12, 2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Thursday, April 12, 2018


Globe and Mail 

B.C. will ask court for authority to limit oil by rail
NDP MP calls for criminal investigation into drug companies' role in opioid crisis
Trudeau, Notley and Horgan to hold Trans Mountain summit
Trudeau heads to Peru for summit as Trans Mountain debate rages


CBC

Whistler wants ICBC to help collect your unpaid parking fines
Goodbye Kits, hello Coal Harbour! Vancouver Maritime Museum on the move
British Columbians are jersey-clad for Humboldt
'A tough lesson'': Do First Nations hold trump card on Trans Mountain debate?
B.C. government to give more rights and compensation to renovicted tenants
B.C. business leaders announce campaign in support of Trans Mountain pipeline
Trudeau to interrupt foreign trip to meet with Notley, Horgan on pipeline impasse
Gimme a break! Kamloops student pushes for return of longer spring holiday
NDP health critic calls on feds to hold drug companies accountable for fuelling opioid crisis


Vancouver Sun

Peace deal slippery in politics of oil pipeline extension
Trudeau calls B.C., Alberta premiers to meeting as pipeline dispute escalates
City of Vancouver audits empty homes declarations as privacy commissioner reviews process
B.C. Hydro revisits plan to build substation under Vancouver school
Crisis, what crisis? Businesses fear fallout as pipeline clock ticks
In Florida they're snowbirds - in B.C., they're speculators


Vancouver Province

Rule of law must be respected in B.C. pipeline debate


Victoria Times Colonist

Nanaimo port new hub for delivering cars from overseas
Meeting with PM won't stop B.C.'s opposition to pipeline: Horgan
The pipeline promise that can't be repeated
Trying to be fair on rentals


Victoria News

Saanich Council clamps down on campers' garbage
Victoria housing advocates applaud province's move to protect tenants
New spill response bases on hold as pipeline paused
BCTF files human rights complaint against B.C. school trustee over LGBTQ comments
John Horgan braces for Ottawa meeting with Rachel Notley
Business groups gather for action on Trans Mountain pipeline


Global BC

B.C. Hydro revives underground substation idea for West End school
TransLink to test quick-charging electric buses on its route 100 along Marine Drive
No summer break? One former Vancouver school trustee says it's time
'A crisis of confidence': B.C. businesses want Trudeau to stand firm on Kinder Morgan pipeline
Adriane Carr has edge in Vancouver mayoral race, early poll shows
Easy as A-B-C-D? Vancouver councillor says some names have edge at the ballot box
Major pipeline projects can be done safely': Justin Trudeau tweets video in support


Georgia Straight

Preserve or demolish? School boards face tough decisions


Vancouver Courier

Rental task force not enough: Burnaby housing activist
Protestors stand aside for truck entry after demonstration at Trans Mountain Burnaby terminal
B.C. Hydro, Vancouver School District ponder West End underground substation
Horgan's pipeline opposition sparks crisis in confidence in B.C.: business groups
Vancouver Park Board announces major Seawall upgrades


The Tyee

NDP raised $15.7 Million in Last Year of Wild West Fundraising
Children and Youth Representative Announces resignation after 14 months

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