Quick Facts: Stratas will no longer be able to stop condo owners from renting out their homes. New changes to the Strata Property Act will remove age restrictions in most B.C. strata buildings (55+ buildings will remain) Housing will become its own standalone …
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You Are Invited to our Seasonal Celebration!
Please join us on Saturday, December 17th from 12:30-3:00pm at the Confederation Seniors Centre for a Seasonal Celebration with MLA Janet Routledge. There will be snacks and refreshments, live music, and community organizations in attendance.
Residents and Family to have stronger voices in Long-Term Care Homes
People living in long-term care (LTC) homes will have more input into issues that affect their daily lives as the result of changes to resident and family councils. The goal of improving the councils is to ensure a greater voice …
$10-a-day childcare further expanding into Burnaby
In Burnaby, the SFU Childcare Society will be receiving funding from the $10-a-Day ChildCare BC program for the families at the SFU Childcare Society. The society has 323 spaces on their current site at the SFU Burnaby campus, and 103 …
Funding for the Pat Quinn Classic
I’m pleased that my community will be welcoming people from across the province for another year of the Pat Quinn Classic. The Province is providing $10,000 to Tourism Burnaby for this popular event. Learn more here!
Pharmacists to renew Prescriptions!
Quick Facts: Pharmacists will adapt and renew prescriptions for a wider range of drugs and conditions, and they will be able to administer, further to a prescription, a wider range of drugs by injection or intranasally. The Province is working toward extending the …
Mass Timber and its connection to Burnaby
B.C has become a world leader in mass-timber buildings. Read about it in this Vancouver Sun article. Mass Timber has close connections to Burnaby and BCIT. We recently announced funding of $250,000 to support BCIT to develop additional wood innovation programing, building on the success of …
New Burnaby Urgent and Primary Care Centre (UPCC)
Quick Facts: Open 7 days a week, 9am-8pm Located at #102-4555 Kingsway The centre will provide full service primary care: family doctors, nurse practitioners, nurses, social workers, clinical counsellors and clinical pharmacists Examples of services provided include for individuals with minor cuts or …
Tax Relief for Small Businesses
We know that small business owners are struggling with high property taxes because their space is zoned for development. Municipalities will have the ability to identify what types of properties or areas in their community are affected by high-density development …
Taking action on Period Poverty
Funding for as much as $25,000 per project is available to charities, non-profits and independent researchers for community-based, short-term, pilot projects that test models for increasing access to free menstrual products in British Columbia. Applications close November 7, 2022. Eligibility and …