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Gallery plans awaiting action
Highrise plan gets city nod Project includes 254 rental units in the Metrotown area
Burnaby Arts Council still waiting for report from city
Jeremy Deutsch
jdeutsch@burnabynow.com
Jeremy Deutsch
jdeutsch@burnabynow.com
It’s been a busy time for the Burnaby Arts Council.The group representing local artists is working hard on exhibits and events throughout the summer. But the group’s bid to have the city build a new Burnaby art gallery appears to be in a bit of a holding pattern. The arts council has been waiting for several months on a report from the city in response to its request for a feasibility and desirability study for a new gallery. Arts council members met with city planners in late May to discuss the progress, but they didn’t get the news they wanted.The city hadn’t started working on the report. Dave Handelman, a member of the arts council, said the group was disappointed to get the news. “Obviously we can’t do anything until the report is issued,” he told the NOW. While Handelman understands city planners have a lot of work to do, he said the group wants to keep the issue in front of the public. He also believes the interest in a new gallery hasn’t waned in the months since the arts council visited city council. The arts council has been working on the idea for about a year now, holding a successful forum last fall that drew a full house. In February, the group made a formal pitch to city council but Continued on page 10
YOU LOOKIN’ AT ME? Gadget, 12, a Shih Tzu-bichon owned by Cari-ann Ryall, is a veteran of the dog agility circuit. Gadget was among the competitors at an Agility Association of Canada agility trial held at Burnaby Lake Sports Complex over the weekend, hosted by the Paws Squad Canine Sports Club. To see more photos from the event, visit www. burnabynow.com. PHOTO CHUNG CHOW
A development proposal in the Metrotown area that had a rough ride at a public hearing earlier this year appears to be on the way to approval. A rezoning application for a property at Hazel Street and McMurray Avenue passed second reading at council Monday.The plan would see the construction of two highrise apartment towers, including 254 purpose-built rental units, along with a new church fronting Sussex Avenue. The application came forward after a lengthy report from city staff in response to a number of concerns expressed by residents at a public hearing back on May 31. Some of the issues raised included the adequacy of existing infrastructure services, the proposed height and siting of the buildings relative to shadows, views and privacy, and increased traffic and the effect on emergency vehicle access. There were also concerns raised regarding the impact of proposed rental units on property values, crime and the standard of living, and questions around the owner. In response, the report stated the city did not have evidence of a “documented relationship between crime, noise or substandard levels of maintenance, whether a new development is proposed to be rental or strata.” The report also indicated that, in a review of crime statistics with Burnaby RCMP, there was Continued on page 10
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