The City of Burnaby has developed a new draft community plan for the Edmonds Town Centre. 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.

We are now in Phase 3 of the community planning process, and the Draft Edmonds Community Plan is available for review. We want to hear your comments and questions about the Draft Plan as we work towards finalizing it for Council’s consideration and adoption.

The draft Edmonds Community Plan was developed based on feedback and comments we heard from residents, host First Nations, community partners and other members of the public during Phase 1 and Phase 2 public consultation.

To find out more about how the draft community plan was developed and how we got to this stage, please read the Phase 3 Planning and Development Committee (PDC) Report.

You can also call or email us with comments and questions, or request a meeting with the project team at 604-294-7828 or edmondsplan@burnaby.ca.

Comments will be accepted until February 2.

During Phase 3 Engagement, we want to hear your feedback and comments about the draft Edmonds Community Plan before we finalize it and bring it to City Council for their consideration and adoption. Once adopted by Council, the plan becomes a formal policy document that guides the future growth and development of the community.

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.

The development of the Edmonds Community Plan supports significant actions in This is Climate Action, a framework developed to guide how the City will put into action its commitment to be carbon neutral by 2050. The draft vision, key values and goals for the community plan will support housing, sustainability and resilience, strengthening links between local and regional jobs, housing and transit, and advancing sustainable community design.

We’re also working to ensure that the new plan is directly aligned with the City’s recently-adopted or updated policies, priorities and strategies, as well as ongoing initiatives, including the Burnaby Official Community Plan Update (Burnaby 2050) and the Zoning Bylaw Rewrite.

Read our questions and answers section to learn more about the community plan process, and to find answers to some frequently asked questions (FAQs).

If you have other questions about the Phase 3 engagement process, please email us at edmondsplan@burnaby.ca or call 604-294-7828. You can also sign up to stay informed about project related news by clicking on the "Follow" button at the top of this page.