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June 2016 The Commuting Issue

With a mission to inform, empower, celebrate and advocate for British Columbia's current and aspiring business leaders, BCBusiness go behind the headlines and bring readers face to face with the key issues and people driving business in B.C.

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S p e c i a l F e a t u r e C I T Y O F B U R N A B Y g o l f b u r n a b y. c a Riverway Golf Course & Driving Range Phone 604-280-4653 9001 Bill Fox Way Par 72 • 7,004 yards 54-stall driving range and practice facility Burnaby Mountain Golf Course & Driving Range Phone 604-280-7355 7600 Halifax Street Par 71 • 6,431 yards 60-stall driving range and practice facility just won a signiƒcant award from the Planning Institute of British Columbia, the Award for Excellence in Planning. As locals anticipate these spectacular new elements, construction is well underway on the ƒrst phase of the Brentwood Town Centre redevelopment, another Shape Properties project. The 28-acre shopping mall site will accommodate 6,000 residential units within 11 residential towers, and 250 stores and restaurants in over 1.1 million square feet of retail space. Shape Properties' executive vice president Darren Kwiatkowski promises that Brentwood will feature considerably more restaurants than are typically found in shopping centres in Canada, to acknowledge that malls are increasingly becoming social and entertainment destinations. And because Brentwood is easily accessible by car, this development is expected to attract shoppers from Vancouver, Coquitlam, New Westminster and even North Vancouver via the Second Narrows Bridge. The city has also announced plans for construction of a new recreation centre for Brentwood. In addition to the ongoing high- density development in Metrotown, the ƒfth city-owned, non-proƒt oce space, the Pioneer Community Resource Centre was recently opened. This facility was obtained through Burnaby's Lougheed Town Centre, in the northeast quadrant, is home to numerous community-serving businesses as well as the Lougheed Town Centre mall. Edmonds Town Centre, in the southeast quadrant, is home to BC Hydro (head office), G&F Financial (corporate office) and numerous community-serving businesses. AT A GLANCE Whether it's a picnic in a park or dining at the beautiful Hart House Restaurant (pictured right), there are plenty of spots in Burnaby where you can eat and be surrounded by amazing views

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