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B.C. Votes 2024: 25% of eligible Burnaby voters cast early ballots. More than 42,000 votes were counted in Burnaby's ridings from five days of advance polls, according to Elections BC. Oct 17, 2024 2:00 PM Read more >. 1. 2.
Burnaby awarded for 'outstanding' free musical instrument lending ...
20 hours ago · Lauren Vanderdeen/Burnaby Now. Sweet music is playing for Burnaby, as its free musical instrument lending program has won national recognition. On Monday, Mayor Mike Hurley announced the city's "outstanding" Harmony for All program has won Creative City Network of Canada 's IDEA award. The award recognizes municipal programs that showcase the ...
Burnaby BC shows off draft land use map for next 25 years
Sep 25, 2024 · Thursday, Sept. 26 from 4 to 7 p.m. at Tommy Douglas Library (7311 Kingsway) Saturday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Nikkei Cultural Centre (6688 Southoaks Cres.) You can also share feedback on the online survey or on the interactive map until Sunday, Oct. 6. Staff welcome direct feedback and questions by email at [email protected].
Burnaby thwarts provincial transit-oriented housing laws — again
1 day ago · The SkyTrain passes towers in Metrotown on Oct. 12, 2024. Jennifer Gauthier. Burnaby council has yet again refused to comply with provincial housing legislation requiring cities to allow taller apartment buildings near SkyTrain stations, waiting until the provincial election results are in before confirming any changes to the city's zoning bylaw.
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 22,724 new homes ...
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 ...
B.C. Votes 2024: How would Burnaby candidates help struggling …
6 days ago · The NOW asked each Burnaby candidate to answer 10 questions ahead of the provincial election on Oct. 19. We will be publishing candidate answers by question daily. Answers by candidates who participated are listed in alphabetical order by surname. Question: Small businesses are struggling with onerous leases, petty crime, increasing costs.
Burnaby unveils plans for BC Parkway with dog parks, pod cafés …
Oct 2, 2024 · Burnaby has released renderings of a proposal for the BC Parkway enhancement project featuring dog parks, playgrounds, pollinator gardens and more. The city wants to transform the Burnaby section of the 26-kilometre multi-use path running under the SkyTrain's Expo Line from a utility corridor into a vibrant linear park.
Top news stories of Burnaby development, real estate and housing
Jan 1, 2024 · Burnaby’s Housing Needs Report has a goal for the city to add 3,050 purpose-built rentals by 2025. Instead, hundreds of rental units have been lost since 2020, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. data. Vancouver city staff crunched the numbers on the change in purpose-built rental stock in the region between 2017 and 2022.