Metrotowner
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Observations and thoughts on local matters of #Metrotown and #Burnaby. #StandWithUkraine
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Metrotowner
@metrotowner.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Save the Kathleen Forest
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✨Advocacy web page: Save the #KathleenForest
savekathleenforest.wordpress.com
#KathleenForest is a small but vital green oasis in the heart of #Metrotown. Thanks to community efforts, several trees have been saved from removal, but more work is needed to ensure this urban sanctuary remains intact.
savekathleenforest.wordpress.com
#KathleenForest is a small but vital green oasis in the heart of #Metrotown. Thanks to community efforts, several trees have been saved from removal, but more work is needed to ensure this urban sanctuary remains intact.
⚡Jan 27, 2026, Council letter, "City of Burnaby Utilizing Twitter"
Letter writer asks City of #Burnaby to follow the example of Port Moody and discontinue using Twitter.
pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
I'd support this move. Establish a presence on BlueSky.
Letter writer asks City of #Burnaby to follow the example of Port Moody and discontinue using Twitter.
pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
I'd support this move. Establish a presence on BlueSky.
pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com
January 23, 2026 at 4:55 AM
⚡Jan 27, 2026, Council letter, "City of Burnaby Utilizing Twitter"
Letter writer asks City of #Burnaby to follow the example of Port Moody and discontinue using Twitter.
pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
I'd support this move. Establish a presence on BlueSky.
Letter writer asks City of #Burnaby to follow the example of Port Moody and discontinue using Twitter.
pub-burnaby.escribemeetings.com/filestream.a...
I'd support this move. Establish a presence on BlueSky.
"Crows take flight 'from pariah to poster bird'”
bcitnews.com/from-pariah-...
🔹 "Research by ornithologists Robert W. Butler and George Clulow traces the origins of the massive #Burnaby crow roost back to the 1970s"
With sources to delve deeper into the nature & origins of these intelligent birds.
bcitnews.com/from-pariah-...
🔹 "Research by ornithologists Robert W. Butler and George Clulow traces the origins of the massive #Burnaby crow roost back to the 1970s"
With sources to delve deeper into the nature & origins of these intelligent birds.
PHOTO: Crows take flight ‘from pariah to poster bird’ | BCIT News
bcitnews.com
January 22, 2026 at 6:47 PM
"Crows take flight 'from pariah to poster bird'”
bcitnews.com/from-pariah-...
🔹 "Research by ornithologists Robert W. Butler and George Clulow traces the origins of the massive #Burnaby crow roost back to the 1970s"
With sources to delve deeper into the nature & origins of these intelligent birds.
bcitnews.com/from-pariah-...
🔹 "Research by ornithologists Robert W. Butler and George Clulow traces the origins of the massive #Burnaby crow roost back to the 1970s"
With sources to delve deeper into the nature & origins of these intelligent birds.
Drive-thru TD ATM at Kingsway/Victoria.
January 1, 2026 at 11:41 PM
Drive-thru TD ATM at Kingsway/Victoria.
A Clüsterfünke Christmas, free on CBC Gem. Its sole redeeming feature: it was shot at #Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake. I remember, a friend and I accidentally wandered into the set while heading for coffee in the museum :)
By any Christmas-movie standard, it’s really bad. C’mon.
By any Christmas-movie standard, it’s really bad. C’mon.
December 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
A Clüsterfünke Christmas, free on CBC Gem. Its sole redeeming feature: it was shot at #Burnaby Village Museum on Deer Lake. I remember, a friend and I accidentally wandered into the set while heading for coffee in the museum :)
By any Christmas-movie standard, it’s really bad. C’mon.
By any Christmas-movie standard, it’s really bad. C’mon.
Out of nowhere, the Google Chrome “omnibox” on my @Android phone moved to the bottom. Guess I got drafted as a beta tester for this annoying, unintuitive change.
To undo it: go to Chrome’s "Experiments" settings and disable “Bottom Toolbar V2.”
To undo it: go to Chrome’s "Experiments" settings and disable “Bottom Toolbar V2.”
December 9, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Out of nowhere, the Google Chrome “omnibox” on my @Android phone moved to the bottom. Guess I got drafted as a beta tester for this annoying, unintuitive change.
To undo it: go to Chrome’s "Experiments" settings and disable “Bottom Toolbar V2.”
To undo it: go to Chrome’s "Experiments" settings and disable “Bottom Toolbar V2.”
⚡"Chinese warship crashes into own coast guard vessel while chasing Philippines boat in South China Sea"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Who doesn't love Tom and Jerry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Who doesn't love Tom and Jerry.
Chinese warship crashes into own coast guard vessel while chasing Philippines boat in South China Sea
Footage shows Chinese coast guard vessel with its entire bow caved in after colliding with Chinese warship near contested Scarborough Shoal
www.theguardian.com
August 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
⚡"Chinese warship crashes into own coast guard vessel while chasing Philippines boat in South China Sea"
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Who doesn't love Tom and Jerry.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
Who doesn't love Tom and Jerry.
Reposted by Metrotowner
Roman Danylo does a Pierrody of Pierre Poilievre, the guy who lost his seat in the last election. Ride 'Em Cowboy #comedy #parody #comedyshow #canada #canadian #Poilievre
Find him on TikTok www.tiktok.com/@thecomicstr...
Find him on TikTok www.tiktok.com/@thecomicstr...
July 26, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Roman Danylo does a Pierrody of Pierre Poilievre, the guy who lost his seat in the last election. Ride 'Em Cowboy #comedy #parody #comedyshow #canada #canadian #Poilievre
Find him on TikTok www.tiktok.com/@thecomicstr...
Find him on TikTok www.tiktok.com/@thecomicstr...
Juniper Point at Lighthouse Park
July 12, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Juniper Point at Lighthouse Park
#Microsoft jacked up the 365 Personal price by 46%. Guess I’m now in the market for a cheaper alternative.
June 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
#Microsoft jacked up the 365 Personal price by 46%. Guess I’m now in the market for a cheaper alternative.
There's a new girl in #Metrotown that stole my ❤️
May 10, 2025 at 1:13 AM
There's a new girl in #Metrotown that stole my ❤️
At the memorial site on Fraser and 41st, the atmosphere is overwhelming. At any given moment, dozens of people gather to pay their respects to the victims of the tragedy.
April 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
At the memorial site on Fraser and 41st, the atmosphere is overwhelming. At any given moment, dozens of people gather to pay their respects to the victims of the tragedy.
The 1859 Pig War was the last U.S.-Canada military standoff, sparked when an American settler shot a pig belonging to the British Hudson’s Bay Company. Both sides occupied San Juan Island until Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany mediated a peaceful resolution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
Pig War (1859) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
March 24, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The 1859 Pig War was the last U.S.-Canada military standoff, sparked when an American settler shot a pig belonging to the British Hudson’s Bay Company. Both sides occupied San Juan Island until Kaiser Wilhelm I of Germany mediated a peaceful resolution.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pig_War...
⚡️"Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice"
theguardian.com/environment/...
"After a 20-minute confrontation the defeated raptor flew off."
theguardian.com/environment/...
"After a 20-minute confrontation the defeated raptor flew off."
Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice
Photographer captures 20-minute clash between birds emblematic of Canada and US amid high trade tensions
theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 4:22 AM
⚡️"Canada goose fights off bald eagle in rare, symbolism-laden battle on ice"
theguardian.com/environment/...
"After a 20-minute confrontation the defeated raptor flew off."
theguardian.com/environment/...
"After a 20-minute confrontation the defeated raptor flew off."
⚡️"In Viral Campaign, Anti-Musk UK Group Urges Public: 'Don't Buy a Swasticar'"
www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-ad
www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-ad
In Viral Campaign, Anti-Musk UK Group Urges Public: 'Don't Buy a Swasticar' | Common Dreams
U.K. group unveils ad targeting Elon Musk's Tesla vehicles in response to his fueling of far-right politics in the U.S. and Europe. #Swasticar #EveryoneHatesElon
www.commondreams.org
February 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
⚡️"In Viral Campaign, Anti-Musk UK Group Urges Public: 'Don't Buy a Swasticar'"
www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-ad
www.commondreams.org/news/tesla-ad
250,680 Canadians have signed a House of Commons petition in just five days to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship. We can easily push this to a million.
The petition is open for signature until June 20, 2025.
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
The petition is open for signature until June 20, 2025.
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
February 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
250,680 Canadians have signed a House of Commons petition in just five days to revoke Elon Musk's Canadian citizenship. We can easily push this to a million.
The petition is open for signature until June 20, 2025.
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
The petition is open for signature until June 20, 2025.
ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Jan 2025 Update of Approved #Metrotown Housing since 2010
⚡️53 rezonings
⚡️21,070 (net) new units
🔹17,899 strata
🔹3,171 rentals:🔺3,175 market;🔺318 market-median;🔻-322 (❗️fewer) moderately priced (2,069 new non-market - 2,391 #demovictions)
⚡️21,855 (net) new parking
⚡️53 rezonings
⚡️21,070 (net) new units
🔹17,899 strata
🔹3,171 rentals:🔺3,175 market;🔺318 market-median;🔻-322 (❗️fewer) moderately priced (2,069 new non-market - 2,391 #demovictions)
⚡️21,855 (net) new parking
February 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Jan 2025 Update of Approved #Metrotown Housing since 2010
⚡️53 rezonings
⚡️21,070 (net) new units
🔹17,899 strata
🔹3,171 rentals:🔺3,175 market;🔺318 market-median;🔻-322 (❗️fewer) moderately priced (2,069 new non-market - 2,391 #demovictions)
⚡️21,855 (net) new parking
⚡️53 rezonings
⚡️21,070 (net) new units
🔹17,899 strata
🔹3,171 rentals:🔺3,175 market;🔺318 market-median;🔻-322 (❗️fewer) moderately priced (2,069 new non-market - 2,391 #demovictions)
⚡️21,855 (net) new parking
Free Coffee for a Week, thanks to Tim Hortons and Morgan Geekie of the Bruins. I think I’m getting the hang of this!
February 9, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Free Coffee for a Week, thanks to Tim Hortons and Morgan Geekie of the Bruins. I think I’m getting the hang of this!
⚡️ #Burnaby Forest Strategy
"we’d rather be overly ambitious and not reach that target than be under-ambitious and then reach that target"
Paraphrase:
"we’d rather set an unrealistic goal we can proudly fail at than set a realistic one we might actually achieve."
burnabybeacon.com/p/public-eng...
"we’d rather be overly ambitious and not reach that target than be under-ambitious and then reach that target"
Paraphrase:
"we’d rather set an unrealistic goal we can proudly fail at than set a realistic one we might actually achieve."
burnabybeacon.com/p/public-eng...
Public engagement for urban forest strategy underway
Burnaby residents can share their thoughts in an online survey until Feb. 10, 2025
burnabybeacon.com
January 25, 2025 at 8:02 PM
⚡️ #Burnaby Forest Strategy
"we’d rather be overly ambitious and not reach that target than be under-ambitious and then reach that target"
Paraphrase:
"we’d rather set an unrealistic goal we can proudly fail at than set a realistic one we might actually achieve."
burnabybeacon.com/p/public-eng...
"we’d rather be overly ambitious and not reach that target than be under-ambitious and then reach that target"
Paraphrase:
"we’d rather set an unrealistic goal we can proudly fail at than set a realistic one we might actually achieve."
burnabybeacon.com/p/public-eng...
Early morning sunrise on Kingsway in #Metrotown.
January 18, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Early morning sunrise on Kingsway in #Metrotown.
⚡CMHC released 2024 Purpose-Built Market Rental Report
www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en...
#Burnaby-wide:
🔹Rentals 11,324, -8 (lowest in history; 16,833 in 1990)
🔹Avg rent $1,768, +7.2%
🔹Median rent $1,700, +9.7%
🔹Vacancy 1.5%, +0.3%
#Burnaby inclusionary rents are based on median.
www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en...
#Burnaby-wide:
🔹Rentals 11,324, -8 (lowest in history; 16,833 in 1990)
🔹Avg rent $1,768, +7.2%
🔹Median rent $1,700, +9.7%
🔹Vacancy 1.5%, +0.3%
#Burnaby inclusionary rents are based on median.
December 22, 2024 at 2:56 PM
⚡CMHC released 2024 Purpose-Built Market Rental Report
www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en...
#Burnaby-wide:
🔹Rentals 11,324, -8 (lowest in history; 16,833 in 1990)
🔹Avg rent $1,768, +7.2%
🔹Median rent $1,700, +9.7%
🔹Vacancy 1.5%, +0.3%
#Burnaby inclusionary rents are based on median.
www03.cmhc-schl.gc.ca/hmip-pimh/en...
#Burnaby-wide:
🔹Rentals 11,324, -8 (lowest in history; 16,833 in 1990)
🔹Avg rent $1,768, +7.2%
🔹Median rent $1,700, +9.7%
🔹Vacancy 1.5%, +0.3%
#Burnaby inclusionary rents are based on median.
✨"Both parties talk 'balance' as Greens agree to deal that stabilizes B.C. NDP"
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ndp-...
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ndp-...
Both parties talk 'balance' as Greens agree to deal that stabilizes B.C. NDP
The two parties have been in talks since the Oct. 19 election, as the NDP looks to shore up its narrow majority.
vancouversun.com
December 15, 2024 at 5:54 AM
✨"Both parties talk 'balance' as Greens agree to deal that stabilizes B.C. NDP"
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ndp-...
vancouversun.com/news/bc-ndp-...
Dec 9, 2024, "Thind Facing Foreclosure On #Burnaby Maywood Project Acquired This Year"
storeys.com/thind-4330-m...
storeys.com/thind-4330-m...
Thind Facing Foreclosure On Burnaby Maywood Project Acquired This Year
The Madeira Manor site at 4330 Maywood Street (6677 Silver Avenue) in Burnaby was acquired by Thind Properties from Kirpal Group.
storeys.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:51 AM
Dec 9, 2024, "Thind Facing Foreclosure On #Burnaby Maywood Project Acquired This Year"
storeys.com/thind-4330-m...
storeys.com/thind-4330-m...