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City proposes private condos on public land New master plan at Kingsway and Edmonds foresees 67% market housing on properties Lauren Vanderdeen
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What kind of housing should be built on public land? That’s the question facing the City of Burnaby, as it proposes 66.9 per cent strata condos in a new housing master plan for government-owned land — much to the chagrin of one councillor. The Kingsway and Edmonds conceptual master plan deals with a 4.5-acre pizza-shaped slice of land in the heart of South Burnaby, tucked in the corner where Kingsway meets Edmonds Street.The master plan spans six different properties owned by the City of Burnaby, BC Housing and BC Hydro. Currently on the property at 7264 Kingway are the HallTowers, two midrise residential buildings with 331 non-market apartments owned and operated by BC Housing. The master plan proposes to replace the HallTowers with five highrise towers between 33 and 52 storeys. Continued on page 3
Grand Entry: The Simon Fraser University First Nations, Métis and Inuit Student Association hosted an inaugural powwow on Burnaby Mountain Saturday to celebrate the end of the school year and honour the achievements of Indigenous students past and present. See story, page 9. PHOTO Jennifer Gauthier