Burnaby, the third largest city in B.C., is aiming for units at 50% below-market rents for people in need of subsidy to rent a home. How? A housing corporation. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher is The Tyee's urban issues reporter. Published Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. 

https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/14/New-Burnaby-Housing-Authority/

Burnaby, the third largest city in B.C., is aiming for units at 50% below-market rents for people in need of subsidy to rent a home. How? A housing corporation. Christopher Cheung reports. Christopher is The Tyee's urban issues reporter. Published Monday, Aug. 14, 2023. https://thetyee.ca/News/2023/08/14/New-Burnaby-Housing-Authority/

Why Burnaby Decided to Develop Its Own Housing

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