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All the Burnaby ridings, candidates, and voting dates, times and locations
Plus, a look at public communications sent to Trans Mountain, Burnaby's Halloween festivities and mysterious emergency vehicles at Metrotown explained
Plus: A new $1.1M roof for Bonsor and a $3M laneway upgrades project
The Halloween Festival is expected to generate more than $4M in revenue for the city and attract 150,000 visitors
In an emergency, the city says it will inform the public right away
The RCMP sent out a statement saying that the exercise will take place at Metrotown mall Sunday night and Monday morning
Plus, new proposed changes to the tenant assistance policy, OCP public engagement results are in and a duplex catches fire over the weekend
The new Community Contribution Agreement will last 21 years and requires Trans Mountain to pay $20.1 million to the city
The 106-page report from phase 3 is comprehensive, but public engagement participants were more likely to be wealthy homeowners
The new updates will provide better clarity about the policy, but some tenants are still excluded
Plus, two new childcare facilities, a climate strike, and a call for higher corporate engagement on Truth and Reconciliation
During its annual general meeting, the council discussed its current financial woes, hopes for the future