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Burnaby’s planning department has developed a proposed program to legalize secondary suites in the city. As reported in the NewsLeader, secondary suites are currently illegal in Burnaby, and all it takes is a complaint from a neighbour for city bylaw inspectors to shut a suite down, causing tenants to be evicted. On Monday, council was to consider the proposal which, if approved in principle, would be presented to the public for consultation and feedback starting with a series of open houses as early as next month and ending with a public hearing in September. According to BC Assessment Authority records, there are currently about 5,878 illegal secondary suites in Burnaby, or a suite in one in five single-family homes, according to a city staff report. That’s in addition to the 426 legal in-law suites which are registered and must be occupied by a family member.
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Building a new hospital in a new location could cost $400- to $500 million more than refurbishing the existing facility, a fraser health report states.
Renew, or rebuild at a new location? Moving Burnaby Hospital not off the table: mayor Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
The difference between the cost estimates of renewing Burnaby Hospital at its existing site and building a brand new facility at another location may be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says it’s “close enough” to remain an option. The Burnaby Hospital HighLevel Master Plan completed by
the Fraser Health Authority last month contains no analysis of the cost of building new apart from this sentence: “While the master plan projects a capital investment plan with an investment range of $520 to $625 million in order to fully bring the site up to projected requirements in alignment with best practice and contemporary standards, the equivalent investment on a green field (new) site would require an investment of $962 million to $1.16 billion as well as additional project costs for procurement, life cycle
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costs and project management.” On the disparity in cost estimates, Mayor Corrigan said, “No, it doesn’t take [a new hospital] off the table for me at all. In fact I’m quite pleased that the numbers are within a ballpark of trying to find a resolution.” He stressed, “Pricing is not the only element one takes into consideration in regard to how you go about the development.” Burnaby city hall has been advocating for the former youth detention centre site at Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way to exam mpleteonly with co ients new pat
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become the new site of Burnaby Hospital. The benefits of that site include better access to the highway and major roads, it’s not in the middle of a residential neighbourhood, and the “potential synergies with BCIT” and its related medical programs, he said. That site is also larger and provides the potential for development opportunities that could offset the costs of a new hospital. please see Ndp, a4
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2012 SEQUOIA
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2013 AVALON
2013 HIGHLANDER HYBRID, LTD, 4WD, NAVI. ONLY 8300KM. STK#D30061
2.4L, RUNNING BOARDS. 12588KM. STK#SF13217
2013 SANTA FE
2013 ELANTRA
WAS $40520 NOW...
WAS $54140 NOW...
WAS $28582 NOW...
WAS $27019 NOW...
LIMITED. ONLY 5000KM. STK#D30281
38900
$
51600
$
25888
$
COUPE, SE, AUTO. 386KM. STK#EC13047
25888
$
SAVE $1500 NOW...
BI-WEEKLY PAYMENT AT 0.99% APR FOR 84 MO, ZERO DOWN
156
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PACKAGE INCLUDES (CODE: D5SK83 AA00) • AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION • AIR CONDITIONING • POWER WINDOWS /LOCKS • KEYLESS ENTRY • HEATED SEATS • BLUETOOTH • 16 INCH ALLOY WHEELS • ABS BRAKES/TRACTION AND STABILITY CONTROL • 6 AIRBAGS • 60/40 SPLIT REAR SEATING • 5 LITRE/100 KM MILEAGE ( 56 MILES PER GALLON HIGHWAY)
2013 MAZDA 5 GS. STK#D57083
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2012 COROLLA
2013 SONATA LTD, NAVI. 837KM. STK#SO13065
GLS, AWD, RUNNING BOARDS. 878KM. STK#T13058
WAS $36940 NOW...
WAS $28995 NOW...
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Lougheed Highway
CALL NOW 604-571-4350
For more details, visit burnabytoyota.ca | Service 604-571-4399
Dealer #9374
Avenue
WINNER
31888
$
Willingdon
$
Avenue
34800
$
Madison
2013 CAMRY
2013 TUCSON
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$
Ki
ng
sw
ay
445 Kingsway near 12th in Vancouver
E 12th Avenue
AT 4.99% APR FOR 96 MO, ZERO DOWN
150
$
28
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Secondary suites to be legalized under new program
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Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
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i r
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s e
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112 - 3787 canada way, Burnaby 604.559.8001
Burnaby’s planning department has developed a proposed program to legalize secondary suites in the city. As reported in the NewsLeader, secondary suites are currently illegal in Burnaby, and all it takes is a complaint from a neighbour for city bylaw inspectors to shut a suite down, causing tenants to be evicted. On Monday, council was to consider the proposal which, if approved in principle, would be presented to the public for consultation and feedback starting with a series of open houses as early as next month and ending with a public hearing in September. According to BC Assessment Authority records, there are currently about 5,878 illegal secondary suites in Burnaby, or a suite in one in five single-family homes, according to a city staff report. That’s in addition to the 426 legal in-law suites which are registered and must be occupied by a family member.
OPEN MON-Sat & EvENiNgS • NEw PatEiNtS wElcOME!
see legaliziNg, a16
D
N
Mario Bartel/NeWsleader
Building a new hospital in a new location could cost $400- to $500 million more than refurbishing the existing facility, a fraser health report states.
Renew, or rebuild at a new location? Moving Burnaby Hospital not off the table: mayor Wanda Chow
wchow@burnabynewsleader.com
The difference between the cost estimates of renewing Burnaby Hospital at its existing site and building a brand new facility at another location may be in the hundreds of millions of dollars, but Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan says it’s “close enough” to remain an option. The Burnaby Hospital HighLevel Master Plan completed by
the Fraser Health Authority last month contains no analysis of the cost of building new apart from this sentence: “While the master plan projects a capital investment plan with an investment range of $520 to $625 million in order to fully bring the site up to projected requirements in alignment with best practice and contemporary standards, the equivalent investment on a green field (new) site would require an investment of $962 million to $1.16 billion as well as additional project costs for procurement, life cycle
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Join Portfolio Manager
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of IA Clarington Tues., April 30 Call to RSVP
costs and project management.” On the disparity in cost estimates, Mayor Corrigan said, “No, it doesn’t take [a new hospital] off the table for me at all. In fact I’m quite pleased that the numbers are within a ballpark of trying to find a resolution.” He stressed, “Pricing is not the only element one takes into consideration in regard to how you go about the development.” Burnaby city hall has been advocating for the former youth detention centre site at Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way to exam mpleteonly with co ients new pat
r
K
s
Currently can be discovered, shut down after neighbour’s complaints
become the new site of Burnaby Hospital. The benefits of that site include better access to the highway and major roads, it’s not in the middle of a residential neighbourhood, and the “potential synergies with BCIT” and its related medical programs, he said. That site is also larger and provides the potential for development opportunities that could offset the costs of a new hospital. please see Ndp, a4
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rush TootRhFbamily 1 pE
canada way Dental Dental Practice with Integrity