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The aim is to reduce the population in the existing North Vancouver riding by combining part of North Van District with North Burnaby. Since then, the plan has been the subject of much vocal opposition which the commission acknowledged. “It was and remains apparent to the Commission that there is a
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It’s about time that Burnaby is considering legalizing secondary suites, according to a local tenants advocacy group. “Burnaby is the last major municipality in Metro Vancouver to even contemplate it, it’s way overdue,” said Tom Durning, spokesperson for the Tenant Resource & Advisory Centre (TRAC). Durning was commenting on a recent NewsLeader story that Burnaby city hall is looking into the possibility of legalizing secondary suites as part of efforts to encourage affordable housing options in the city. Currently, apart from in-law suites which must be inhabited by family members, all secondary suites are illegal. Essentially, all it takes to shut them down and displace the tenants is for a neighbour to complain in writing to city hall.
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