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Federal government warns Burnaby $43M in housing funds at risk if Conservatives win. The federal Liberals say millions of dollars for housing are on the line if the Conservative Party of Canada wins, but the Conservatives say the money should be used for housing tax cuts. a day ago Read more >.
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 Burnaby2050@burnaby.ca.
Province funnels $1.4M to Burnaby to support big housing changes
Jan 18, 2024 · Jennifer Gauthier. 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. The provincial changes approved in November include allowing up ...
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 defies new BC housing transit-oriented area laws
Jun 27, 2024 · Burnaby defies B.C.'s transit-oriented housing laws. New provincial legislation requires B.C. cities to allow taller buildings near transit hubs by June 30. Burnaby won't comply. Mayor Mike Hurley tabled a bylaw required to enact provincial housing legislation, delaying it by at least 90 days. Photo Illustration: Lauren Vanderdeen.
Funding crisis forces Burnaby to postpone major community …
Aug 28, 2024 · Burnaby has postponed the $205-million Confederation Park Community Centre redevelopment, originally scheduled to begin construction this fall, as the city’s major civic project funding has run out.. Councillors unanimously voted to defer the project at a meeting Aug. 26, directing staff to return “in a reasonable time” with options on how the project can proceed, including information ...
Housing prices saw an uptick in Burnaby during October
5 days ago · After a steady downward trend in home prices across Burnaby, there was a slight shift during October, a new report says. According to the Greater Vancouver Realtors (GVR), Burnaby East saw a benchmark price of 1,448,600 (+0.7 per cent) for single-family detached homes, $2,130,700 in Burnaby North (-0.1 per cent) and $2,241,800 in Burnaby South ...
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 ...
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.