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Highway 1 in Burnaby closed after early morning crash sends five to hospital. 15 minutes ago. B.C. veteran, 101, recalls danger, discipline of war, as Vancouver cenotaph turns 100. about 16 hours ago. B.C. RCMP arrest man after short standoff along Highway 1. about 17 hours ago.
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Burnaby hit-and-run driver might have to stay in jail after breaching house arrest. Marcel Genaille will find out Tuesday if he is going back on house arrest or staying in jail after breaching the conditions of a sentence for a 2019 hit-and-run that killed Surrey motorcyclist Mark Peters. Nov 8, 2024 6:33 PM Read more >.
Burnaby begins Phase 2 of Edmonds traffic calming measures study
3 hours ago · Burnaby has announced it's begun Phase 2 of the Edmonds speed and traffic management study. The city is hoping to get a better understanding of speed and traffic concerns in the area bounded by Edmonds Street, Kingsway, Canada Way and the New Westminster border at 10th Avenue. Phase 1 of the study focused on gathering speed and traffic-related ...
3 people seriously injured after Burnaby Highway 1 crash
1 day ago · Police say two people were badly injured when they got out of their vehicles after a serious crash on Highway 1 in Burnaby Tuesday morning. Emergency crews were called to the freeway just east of the Kensington Avenue off ramp shortly after 3 a.m., according to B.C. Highway Patrol spokesperson Cpl. Michael McLaughlin.
Man who fled fatal Burnaby hit-and-run gets second chance on …
7 hours ago · Man who fled fatal Burnaby hit-and-run gets second chance on house arrest. Marcel Genaille, 37, was caught violating the terms of his conditional sentence in September but was released back on house arrest this week after spending about six weeks in jail. Police investigate a hit-and-run at Canada Way and Imperial Street that killed 59-year-old ...
Burnaby politicians remember former B.C. premier John Horgan
10 hours ago · Burnaby politicians are paying tribute after former B.C. premier John Horgan passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, after a battle with thyroid cancer. Horgan, 65, died at Royal Jubilee Hospital in Victoria yesterday, surrounded by loved ones in his final days, according to family. He served as B.C. premier for five years before stepping down in ...
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 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.