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Mounties have arrested two Burnaby residents in relation to a string of property thefts in the city. Late last year, RCMP was alerted to a series of residential apartment break-ins and thefts from storage lockers across Burnaby. The detachment’s prolific offender suppression team was assigned to the case and, together with a crime analyst, embarked on an investigation to identify commonalities between the thefts, according to a media release from the department. “As a result of intelligence gathered, members from the team identified a wellknown prolific offender and arrested him … without incident, ending the crime spree in the area,” stated the release. Officers arrested the suspect on Jan. 7 and executed a search warrant at a home in Burnaby. During the search, police discovered a plethora of allegedly stolen property including passports, driver’s licences, social insurance cards, care cards, department store credit cards, mail and computer equipment, the release added. Burnaby RCMP will now process the hundreds of items with “the intent of linking the items to the rightful owners,” the release stated. Burnaby resident Paul Roderick Lindsell, 32, is now facing two counts of break and enter and one count of identity theft. Barbara Ann Lawrence, 47, also of Burnaby, has been charged with one count of identity theft and one count of breach of probation. Both Lindsell and Lawrence have been remanded into custody. Lindsell is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 29, and Lawrence has been scheduled to appear on Feb. 21.
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Brentwood, Big Bend hearings set Stefania Seccia staff reporter
Brentwood mall’s first tower and a business centre in the Big Bend are heading for public hearing next month. The city will open its doors once again to allow citizens to speak on the proposed 53-storey highrise at Brentwood mall and a mixed-use development in the Big Bend. Both are up for comment at a public hearing on Feb. 25. The hearing gives the public a chance to comment on the proposed developments but not to debate the issues with council. Shape Properties has put forward the rezoning application to allow for its 53storey residential tower on a three-sto-
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rey commercial podium at the corner of Willingdon Avenue and Halifax Street, according to a city staff report. The proposal is expected to receive first reading at the Feb. 3 council meeting. As the Burnaby NOW previously reported, council approved a cash-in-lieu contribution of about $5 million as a density bonus. A total of 591 apartment units are proposed – 300 will be built for the purpose of being rented, which will be owned and operated by the developer. The first 25 floors are for rental units, the upper 27 floors will be strata, and there will also be 30 adaptable units. “The exterior of the building is not only designed to be timeless but also to be resilient,” said Lou Pelletier, director of
planning and building, in a report. “With the exception of the balconies, all exterior elements are clad in highly durable materials that add to the texture of the development.” The minimum unit size for the onebedroom units will be 538 square feet, whereas smaller one-bedroom units are intended to “provide a level of affordability for new home ownership and rental.” Atop the commercial podium is a combined rental and strata amenity level, a 14,600-square-foot indoor area that includes a fitness facility, media room, games room, business and study centre, music room, kitchen and dining area. There’s also an outdoor amenity area with a fitness space, outdoor seating, children’s Hearing Page 4
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