The city’s building permits continue to bring in money this year, with 1,230 permits worth $619 million issued by the end of August, according to a city staff report.
Though more permits were issued in 2012 – 1,311 issued by Aug. 31 – the revenue raised was over $100 million less, at $516 million.
Of the permits issued by Aug. 31, 325 were for single-family homes, 323 were for commercial buildings, and 306 were for demolitions. There were also 85 permits for multi-family buildings.
As of Aug. 31, there were permits issued for 231 new single-family dwelling units, 86 duplexes, 166 strata units in buildings up to four storeys and 1,458 strata units in buildings higher than four storeys in 2015.
Burnaby council declares Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week
It’s a disease that affects the building blocks of every cell in the body, but few people know about it.
Mitochondrial disease is a progressive, inherited, chronic group of illnesses that cause physical, developmental and cognitive disabilities.
At least one in 6,000 people have a mitochondrial disease, and there is no cure, according to MitoCanada, a non-profit that provides information and support for those with the disease.
On Monday night, Coun. Anne Kang read a declaration from Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan, proclaiming next week Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week.
The week runs from Sept. 20 to 26. For more information, go to www.mitocanada.org.
Coun. Pietro Calendino also read a proclamation from the mayor, for Terry Fox Month.
Terry Fox fundraising runs take place throughout September, and some at the beginning of October, throughout Burnaby and the Lower Mainland.
Funds raised go to the Terry Fox Foundation, and are used primarily for cancer research.
Contracts awarded
Burnaby council approved two large contracts put forward by the city’s finance department at Monday night’s meeting.
The first was a construction contract to replace concrete deck joints on the Kensington Avenue overpass. The contract for $918,198 was awarded to Kingston Construction Ltd.
Council also approved a two-year contract with Western Integrated Electrical Ltd. for electrical maintenance and repair at city buildings. The total cost of that contract is $1.73 million.
Honeywell Limited, which has handled the maintenance and repair of the city’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, is receiving a contract increase of $441,000, as its two-year contract with the city expired in 2011. The total cost of the contract is now $1.12 million.
Council also approved the increase at Monday night’s meeting. The city is preparing a competitive bidding process for the new contract.
