Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Victoria Viewpoints: Wednesday, April 25 ,2018




Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Provincial scene for Wednesday, April 25, 2018


Globe and Mail 

British Columbia cracks down on drug-making equipment
B.C's pipeline reference case to argue science not settled on diluted bitumen
Polish climbers hit by B.C. avalanche call home for help, spark far flung rescue


CBC

Haida Nation reveals new luxury floating lodge
Independent school in Victoria to close over province-wide teacher shortage
Kwantlen's international students brace for higher tuition fees
Enrolment suspended after report finds UVic Indigenous Governance program left students 'traumatized'
B.C. to begin rolling out pot legislation this week
Vancouver gas prices break record at 158.9
Get me to the bus in real time: transit tracking comes to B.C. fleets


Vancouver Sun

Horgan hanging pipeline hat on principle of unanimity
Consumers consider options with Metro Vancouver gas at $1.59 per litre
Whistleblowers to be protected under new B.C. government legislation
It's simply untrue to claim the NDP government is killing jobs


Vancouver Province

Rental only sounds great, but what if it backfires?


Victoria Times Colonist

Victoria police cutting school liaison officers in bid to bolster front-line ranks
Victoria named province's second 'rattiest' city by pest company
Bold brand is starting to wear thin
Price of housing pushes living wage in Victoria area to $20.50 an hour


Victoria News

VicPD cuts school liaison program over budget impasse with Esquimalt
Former Social Credit MLA dies at 88
B.C. set to introduce pot laws, but years of fine tuning likely: minister
Municipal election loophole will be fixed, premier says
B.C. moves to restrict pill presses in opioid battle


Global BC

South Okanagan residents express frustration at flood information meeting, another home evacuated
Unions give John Horgan a warm welcome that might not last
Vernon pot shops to pay thousands in business licensing fees
You need to be earning $20.91 an hour to make ends meet in Metro Vancouver
B.C. government set to unveil recreational marijuana legislation on Thursday
B.C. government to unveil pipeline reference question on Thursday morning
B.C. government introduces legislation to ban pill presses
Summer jobs controversy reheats over posting calling to 'stop the Kinder Morgan pipeline'
Tourism industry worried about changes to the 'hotel tax'
Daniel Fontaine, community activist, to run for New Westminster city council


Georgia Straight

Suing for peace from Trudeau's nuclear threats on Trans Mountain
Sam Sullivan blames government policies, not Chinese buyers, for high Vancouver housing prices


Vancouver Courier

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The Tyee

Kinder Morgan protestors consider the consequences of Criminal prosecutions
UBC has a housing problem, not a transportation problem
BC Liberals blast lack of information on fall electoral reform vote

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