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Suspicious fire hits Burnaby strata days before court-ordered date …
3 days ago · A contentious sale of a Burnaby apartment complex was supposed to close this month – seven days before a suspicious fire sent one of the buildings up in flames this week. Fire gutted a section of Cameray Gardens at 5715 Jersey Ave. early Tuesday morning. Security video now in the hands of police ...
Donations pour in to help families who lost homes in Burnaby …
3 days ago · Tens of thousands of dollars are flowing in to help residents displaced by a devastating apartment fire in Burnaby Tuesday. Fire struck the Cameray Gardens apartment complex on Jersey Avenue north of Central Park just before 12:30 a.m.. All 47 units at 5715 Jersey Ave. had to be evacuated, and the Burnaby Fire Department told media at least 100 residents were displaced as firefighters battled ...
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.
'Change is all around us': Switch to Burnaby’s council meeting …
2 days ago · For the first time in recent memory, Burnaby’s public council meetings will be held on Tuesdays instead of Mondays.. Council approved the change at a meeting Monday, Nov. 18, but not before some debate. Mayor Mike Hurley said he …
Burnaby Community News - Burnaby Now
Nov 15, 2024 · The white chocolate sugar cookie with a smile on top will be sold at 18 restaurants in Burnaby Nov. 18 to 24.
It's the end of days for single-family zoning in Burnaby
Jun 14, 2024 · It’s the dawn of a new age in Burnaby. Starting next month, the city will have no more single-family zoning. On June 10, Burnaby council approved the bylaws that condensed all 12 existing single- and two-family residential districts into just one: the “small-scale multi-unit housing district,” or SSMUH, taking its name from provincial regulations.
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 …