Plus: Burnaby tries to recover cost of emergency response to Parkland Refinery incident, Sheraton YVR workers request Burnaby’s support and a new water metering strategy in the works
The unionized employees, who are in the seventh month of their strike, will be presenting at Burnaby City Council and requesting a boycott of the Vancouver airport hotel
The city has adopted the Living Wage for Families calculation of $25.68 per hour as its lowest wage rate
Plus: Burnaby resident Joey Pogoy is recognized at Monday’s council meeting for winning an Emmy Award for animation
The province’s changes to zoning rules have “a huge impact” on the plan to fill in the housing gaps in Burnaby neighbourhoods
The first general council meeting of 2024 comes after a six-week break
The Kitchener Elementary School expansion will take less than half the time of a regular school build and will cost $22.5M
The new interim policy will prioritize access for people with disabilities, historically underserved and emerging groups
The city launched its first Chinese-Canadian reconciliation community engagement event, with more to follow
The city will select at least a dozen Burnaby students to imagine the future of their city in the decades to come.
Plus: updates from the Mayor’s Task Force on the Unsheltered Community
Plus: a new bylaw for city council procedure, discussions about public art and more at the Oct. 16 council meeting
