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West Vancouver to reconsider housing legislation compliance

ByStan S.

Posted August 12, 2024 10:51 am. Just weeks after being threatened by the provincial government, the district of West Vancouver is set to reconsider its zoning bylaws. Municipal politicians had balked at making the changes that Victoria wanted, saying the timeline for a decision was too tight as some councillors were set to be on vacation. But it seems a 30-day deadline from B.C. Housing Minister Ravi Kahlon was enough to get the council to come to the table, after the ministry declined the district’s request for an extension to implement the changes. The province is pushing West Vancouver to loosen its zoning bylaws to align with provincial housing legislation aimed at increasing small-scale multi-unit (SSMU) builds. In a post to social media on July 30, Kahlon said all communities across B.C. have to step up to address the housing crisis. “West Vancouver council is the only community in B.C. which voted against allowing for housing options,” said Kahlon. “There will be no more extensions. We need to get housing approved and built.” He told 1130 NewsRadio last month that the whole province is facing the same challenge as in West Vancouver: people are looking for housing they can afford. “West Vancouver produced its own report that indicated that nearly two-thirds of their workforce comes from outside of their city. Those people would love to be able to live in the city they work in. This is about creating more homes so people can live in the communities they love,” Kahlon said. West Vancouver council is slated to meet Monday afternoon at 2 p.m.

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Volunteers plant trees in area they say was damaged by pipeline construction

ByStan S.

Posted August 9, 2024 9:27 pm. Last Updated August 9, 2024 9:31 pm. The Mountain Protectors — an Indigenous-led group dedicated to monitoring the construction of the Trans Mountain Pipeline expansion in Burnaby — says it is trying to regenerate the land that has been damaged during that process. Jim Leyden and Sam Munn, along with a handful of volunteers, have planted more than 100 trees in the stretch of land between Gaglardi Way and Lougheed Highway in Burnaby. “Every tree we plant, we take power back from the oil industry that would rather just come through here and gut everything and leave,” said Leyden “We want to remediate the sites so they get back to where they were. Be good neighbours.” They are hoping to revitalize the area and return it to a forest — measures they say should be taken by Trans Mountain. “I would like them to come and do the things they say they would do and take care of the things they say they would take care of,” Leyden said. “A spiritual contract goes from the beginning to the end, and not the beginning until someone gets out what they want. And that is the history of the resource industry.” In a statement, Trans Mountain says, in part, “Work crews are finishing final cleanup and reclamation activities along the pipeline corridor in Burnaby, which will continue through 2024. All remediation work is performed under a Canada Energy Regulator-approved Reclamation Management Plan…” Part of the company’s reclamation commitment, in a section for parks and sensitive areas, reads, “Our goal is to protect rare plant species and reestablish native plant communities,” but the Mountain Protectors say this hasn’t been fulfilled by Trans Mountain. “Even that kind of bare-minimum commitment they made to the people here,” Munn said. Munn is hoping the trees they planted will survive the summer, and the group is looking for volunteers to help them water the saplings to help replenish the land.

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Almost 600 new child-care spaces opening up in B.C.

ByStan S.

HOME BUYERS – To get the best exclusive listings visit https://www.vreg.ca and go to “EXCLUSIVE DEALS” The B.C. government says almost 600 new licensed child-care spaces will become available after the provincial and federal governments teamed up to build nine new centres. The province says the $74 million in funding provided to First Nations, local…

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‘He felt her last heartbeat’: Family mourns pet dog mauled to death at Vancouver’s Second Beach

ByStan S.

“A long weekend outing to Vancouver’s Stanley Park turned into a nightmare for a Langley family after their pet dog was mauled to death by a larger dog at Second Beach. Andrea Jagdeo and A.J. Tay were out for a walk with their three children and two dogs at Second Beach at around 5:30 p.m….

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New West boardwalk closed amid fast-moving water from Chilcotin landslide

ByStan S.

HOME BUYERS – To get the best exclusive listings visit https://www.vreg.ca and go to “EXCLUSIVE DEALS” The boardwalk in New Westminster will be closed until further notice due to a high streamflow advisory stemming from the Chilcotin River landslide. The city says fast-moving water and debris is expected in the Fraser River as a result…

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34-Storey Rental Tower Planned for Broadway & Granville

ByStan S.

Gracorp has submitted a rezoning application for a site at 1470-1476 West Broadway, on the South side of Broadway just East of Granville. The proposal for the 15,633 SF site is to allow for the development of a 34-storey rental tower that includes: 300 rental units; 20% below-market; 2,500 SF of retail space; a secondary…