General Vancouver Updates - Page 217

subdude · #**4321** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 10:01 PM**

As it looks today:

The cranes are for MC2

Photo by me

officedweller · #**4322** Posted **Mar 19, 2014, 10:12 PM**

These ones have the potential to be the nicest towers at that intersection.

SFUVancouver · #**4323** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 1:49 AM**

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Three Lower Mainland First Nations buy Crown lands in Burnaby and East Vancouver

Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish First Nations buy Willingdon Lands and Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse site

By Bethany Lindsay, Vancouver Sun March 27, 2014 6:13 PM

The B.C. government has signed an agreement with three Lower Mainland First Nations that includes the sale of Burnaby's Willingdon Lands and the Liquor Distribution Branch warehouse site in Vancouver.

The agreement with the Musqueam, Tsleil-Waututh and Squamish nations outlines how the proceeds of Crown land sales within the bands' territories will be shared and how to develop the properties in partnership with the government.

"Our Nations often talk about our shared connection to our lands and waters, but today we are highlighting our shared connection as First Nations people. This agreement is so important for our three communities and we hope it sets a positive example of what can be achieved when we truly work together as one," Tsleil-Waututh Chief Maureen Thomas said in a news release.

Under the agreement, the Musqueam and Tsleil-Waututh have purchased the Willingdon Lands at Willingdon Avenue and Canada Way, while all three nations will purchase the LDB warehouse site on West Broadway.

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Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/Three+Lower+...ncouver/9670597/story.html#ixzz2xDZxid3O

quobobo · #**4324** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 2:17 AM**

^They mean East Broadway, right? The one by Rupert Skytrain?

officedweller · #**4325** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 6:46 PM**

Yup, it would be East Broadway.

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The news of the Willingdon Lands sale came as a surprise to Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan.

"We're disappointed. We were attempting to purchase the lands ourselves," he said. "Apparently they phoned up the First Nations and offered it to them, and we were cut out of the process."

He said that the city had already zoned the land and was beginning the process of having the 16 hectares appraised to determine a purchase price.

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The ministry says that there will be no disruption of the services currently operating on Willingdon Lands, parts of which are used by the Maples Adolescent Treatment Centre and the Burnaby Centre for Addictions, an assessment centre for Community Living B.C. and an office of the Ministry of Social Development.

Right, as if the Province would want the City of Burnaby as its landlord! (they've gotten along so well with the Hwy 1 improvement project)

spm2013 · #**4326** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 8:01 PM**

Maybe if he wasn't such an *** they would have sold it to him.

jsbertram · #**4327** Posted **Mar 28, 2014, 9:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by quobobo

^They mean East Broadway, right? The one by Rupert Skytrain?

East? west?
Perhaps the editor was too busy making sure the FN names were spelled right.
at least they spelled Boardway rite.

Genauso · #**4328** Posted **Mar 29, 2014, 10:59 PM**

At the southern edge of the Cambie St bridge, now with the tarp covering the scaffolding removed.

SFUVancouver · #**4329** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 1:08 AM**

I noticed that as well today.

I took this photo March 29th 2014.

Klazu · #**4330** Posted **Mar 30, 2014, 11:40 PM**

Drive-by shot of the lower profile Skyway Tower project along Kingsway.

Locked In · #**4331** Posted **Mar 31, 2014, 3:53 AM**

Thanks for all the updates Klazu.

SFUVancouver · #**4332** Posted **Apr 3, 2014, 5:44 PM**

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New Marpole community plan unanimously approved

By Brian Morton, Vancouver Sun April 2, 2014

Vancouver’s Marpole neighbourhood has a new community plan after it passed unanimously at city council Wednesday following a public hearing with residents who generally voiced support for the plan.

The new plan was a revamped option after council last year backed off some elements of the proposed community plan after neighbours complained the city was trying to unnecessarily shove density on them.

More than two dozen speakers addressed council, which was scheduled to vote on the plan later Wednesday night.

“I’m a Marpole resident and I’m in favour of the revised plan,” said Albert Leung.

“I can’t ask for a better process than what I’ve seen.”

Nevertheless, Leung noted, densification will bring more traffic and congested arterial roads.

The neighbourhood of 24,000, which spans the south side of Vancouver between Angus Drive and Ontario Street and from 57th Avenue south to the Fraser River, is undergoing massive change.

On the east, for example, it is pressured by the twin Cambie corridor developments of Oakridge and Marine Gateway, which will each add more than 4,000 people.

Under the earlier revision, city planners wanted to change the zoning for a large area of single-family residential dwellings between the two developments to allow multiple units. Residents vehemently opposed the idea, and their opposition became a rallying point for city neighbourhoods.

However, the new plan minimizes change to existing single-family areas, with 85 per cent of single-family zoned areas unchanged. Growth will be focused near major streets, transit, shops and services, and townhomes will be built in some single-family areas.

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/business/Mar...pproved/9693112/story.html#ixzz2xqXWheLI