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A local teen has helped to develop a low-cost HIV test, which has won her a major accolade. See Page A3
Police cleared in case of killer Returned gun after carried it into doctor’s office Wanda Chow NewsLeader
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Jenny Yeh and Kevin Cheng have bought one two-bedroom unit in the first tower of Station Square for their son who is getting married soon. They plan to buy one for themselves in Phase 2, to downsize from their soon-to-be empty nest house.
How the condo market is changing Demand growing for larger condos with Boomers downsizing, young families upsizing Wanda Chow
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Kevin Cheng and Jenny Yeh don’t know it, but they’re the face of a growing trend in Lower Mainland real estate. The couple is making plans to downsize from their soon-to-be empty nest to condo living in the Metrotown area. And while their seven-bedroom
Killarney house will be far too themselves, in the 1,000-square-foot much space when their eldest son range. marries soon and moves out, they For the son, two-bedrooms will aren’t interested in a tiny onegive them space if he and his wife bedroom unit. have a child, said They bought an Cheng, 57, in 893-square-foot, Mandarin through Tracie McTavish two-bedroom his younger son, Rennie Marketing unit for their son Fuhao. It’s one chequebook in the first tower For the couple, with two buyers. being built at the the space will give redeveloped Station them room to store Square. their belongings. When sales for the second “And when we have grandchildren phase start on June 8, they plan they’ll be able to stay over in the to buy another two-bedroom for second bedroom,” said Yeh, 55, with
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a smile. The couple’s plans reflect a growing trend in the local real estate market—a demand for larger units, especially from baby boomers downsizing from houses that sit on now-valuable property. The trend is so strong that Intergulf Development Group has applied for a new rezoning for its 38-storey condominium tower on Nelson Avenue, across from Bonsor Park, only months after receiving approval in principle from Burnaby council on an earlier proposal.
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The Victoria Police Department has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the case of Angus Mitchell, Mitchell had his rifle returned to him by Victoria Police five weeks before he used it to kill two people and seriously injure a third in Burnaby. Victoria Police seized the rifle after Mitchell paid a visit to a doctor’s office with it. He was assessed under the Mental Health Act but had the firearm returned to him after he applied to get it back. The Office of the Police Complaints Commissioner concluded that the Victoria officers’ actions were “reasonable in the circumstances,” said Victoria Chief Constable Frank Elsner in a statement. Elsner said the conclusion supported the principle that “the tragic outcome of any event cannot be used to define the conduct of police officers from the perspective of hindsight.” Please see POLICE, A3