Council officially adopted the Edmonds, Royal Oak and Cascade Heights Community Plans on March 25, 2025. The process to create these plans was launched in 2023 and consisted of three phases, with public consultation during each phase, including seeking input about the three draft plans in late 2024/early 2025. Thank you to all who provided feedback.

The new Cascade Heights Plan will help manage the growth of the Cascade Heights community over the next several decades and account for shifting community trends, changes and priorities.

This plan will establish a vision and policy direction and shape how this area will redevelop over the mid to long term.

In addition to creating a thriving urban village with a focus on creating public spaces that promote health, happiness and well-being, the Cascade Heights plan will lay out a range of opportunities for the area, including:

• new or enhanced parks, trails, community services and amenities for residents
• enhanced streets, public spaces and green spaces/connections, while maintaining Cascade Heights as a quieter, more locally-focused Urban Village
• an expanded mix of market and non-market housing options
• local growth and employment options
• reinvestment as the existing building stock ages
• the shift to more sustainable forms of transportation (walking, transit, cycling)
• the enhancement and connection to the natural environment, including streams, riparian habitats and other environmental assets
• building community resiliency
• a carbon neutral community by 2050

The Cascade Heights area is located adjacent to the Burnaby Hospital, just east of Boundary Road.