Brentwood project advances
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perils of an ‘entitlement state’
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rally protests coal exports
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OctOber 30 2013 www.burnabynewsleader.com
wesburn United competed in the U-16 pioneer cup on saturday. See Page A19
BACI grapples with major shortfall
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Wanda chow
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this photo by Burnaby wildlife photographer connor stefanison was shot in his home town, and is one of six of his shots currently on display at the natural History museum in london, UK, after he received an award as part of the international wildlife photographer of the year competition. See how he got the shot on Page A3
More towers eyed for Station Square Condo towers of 38 and 48 storeys, 768 units Wanda chow
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Two more highrises could soon arise from the rubble of the former Station Square mall site. Phase 2 of the massive redevelopment of the 12-acre property on Kingsway just behind the Metrotown SkyTrain station, is being proposed for the site where Save-on-Foods used to be as a joint
project between Burnaby-based Beedie Development Group and Anthem Properties. It’s planned as two highrise condo towers, 38 and 48 storeys high, with a total of 768 apartments on top of a podium containing commercial and office space, according to a city staff report. All residential parking would be underground while commercial parking would be within an enclosed parkade to be located behind the commercial spaces.
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The developers plan to tap into the density bonus provisions and would receive 219,099 square feet of additional floor area which has already been factored into the proposal, the report said. The estimated value of the bonus density is $23.7 million, which city staff are recommending be taken as cash to be put towards a future community amenity. Of that amount, 80 per cent, or $18.9 million, would go into a fund designated for use in Metrotown
Town Centre, while 20 per cent or $4.7 million, would go into a fund for city-wide affordable or specialneeds housing initiatives. The Phase 2 project’s address, 4670 Assembly Way, reflects one of the two new streets, along with Silver Avenue—roughly where the north-south roadway separating the parkade and the supermarket was before—that will be incorporated into the redevelopment. please see PrOject, A4
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The client families all describe different ways the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) makes a difference in their lives assisting their loved ones with developmental disabilities. Wendy Tremblay talks about the muchneeded stability BACI gave her brother-in-law George, 54, when his mother died and he had to move into the much different environment she has with her husband and their kids. She describes George’s pride at working at BACI’s Action Packaging business, packaging materials for various customers. Sheri Ekholm speaks of how BACI’s support workers have helped socialize her six-yearold son Jason so he can attend daycare and school with other children. After one-and-a-half years, “there was no more pulling stuff off shelves, he’s able to sit with other children, he gets the concept of taking turns.” And Sonya Wachowski talks of how, with her sister Moordryd, BACI has been the “key to unleashing her gifts.”
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