Burnaby NewsLeader – Crucial Burnaby Edmonds site sold to developer.

The Burnaby Value Village site at Kingsway and Edmonds Street has been sold to a developer, the latest step in the area’s revitalization.

Cressey Developments’ purchase of the three-acre property closed last week, confirmed Hani Lammam, Cressey’s vice-president of development.

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Whole Foods to be part of Solo development in North Burnaby.

Whole Foods will be setting up shop in the Solo development near Willingdon Avenue and Lougheed Highway in North Burnaby, the company’s co-founder and co-CEO John Mackey announced last Wednesday.

Mackey said the company has signed eight new leases since its first quarter earnings release, including one in Burnaby.

City freezes Central Lonsdale tower plans.

A new “megaproject” proposal for Central Lonsdale was abruptly suspended by a divided City of North Vancouver council Monday (Apr 16), pending completion of the updated official community plan.

City staff made the unusual move of presenting the application to council well in advance of any detailed design work, seeking permission to continue talks with the developer and schedule a town hall-style meeting.