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Burnaby resident proposes new future for retired Mark I SkyTrain …
20 hours ago · As TransLink begins its quest for ideas for the future of soon-to-be-retired Mark I SkyTrain cars, a Burnaby resident has already come up with a plan: public art.. Kelly Younker wrote mayor and council earlier this year suggesting the city acquire one of the cars and show it off as a historic monument near a Burnaby SkyTrain station.
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5 days ago · The city has a plan to plant 779 replacement trees, but a Burnaby resident wants more proactive communication around tree loss ...
Federal government warns Burnaby $43M in housing funds at risk …
2 days ago · Federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser is warning the City of Burnaby that its $43 million allotment of housing funding could be in jeopardy if the Conservative Party wins next year’s election. Fraser wrote Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley a letter Oct. 30 citing Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s ...
Province funnels $1.4M to Burnaby to support big housing changes
Jan 18, 2024 · The province is doling out money to cities affected by sweeping new housing legislation, and Burnaby will get $1.36 million. It's part of $51 million in grants the province is giving to 188 communities to support them in the transition to the new housing rules.
Burnaby BC shows off draft land use map for next 25 years
Sep 25, 2024 · There’s still time to have your say on Burnaby’s new Official Community Plan, a document that will lay out land uses across the city for the next 25 years and beyond.
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Burnaby residents invited to shape 25-year community plan
Apr 20, 2024 · Burnaby residents can share their thoughts on an early draft of the city’s most important community-planning document. Burnaby’s Official Community Plan (OCP), which will set the high-level policy direction for the next 25 years, is now in the drafting stage.. Burnaby expects to add 100,000 people and 50,000 jobs by 2050, and it has offered two growth scenarios which lay out different ...
Burnaby needs 40K new homes by 2041: housing needs report
Oct 15, 2024 · A new report shows Burnaby will need more than double the homes than it expected by 2031. The city’s new housing needs report estimates Burnaby needs 36,540 homes by 2031, 143% more than its previous estimate, to keep on track to build 74,051 homes by 2041.. From 2021 to 2026, the city’s estimates have increased by 181% to …