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

The new community plan will establish a vision and policy direction to guide the growth of a diverse, sustainable and resilient Town Centre and shape how this area will redevelop over the mid to long term.

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

• new or enhanced parks, trails, public spaces, community services and amenities for residents
• an expanded mix of market and non-market housing options
• the accommodation of regional growth
• local and regional employment opportunities
• reinvestment as existing buildings age
• 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 Edmonds Town Centre area is located along the boundary of the City of Burnaby and the City of New Westminster, southeast of Metrotown and the City of Vancouver.