Big Ideas Workshop: A Public Dialogue with the Burnaby Community Assembly

The SFU Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue respectfully acknowledges that Burnaby is located on the ancestral and unceded homelands of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Sḵwx̱wú7mesh speaking peoples. We are grateful for the opportunity to be on this territory.

The Burnaby Community Assembly is a group of 45 Burnaby residents, selected through a civic lottery to broadly mirror the demographic diversity of Burnaby, who are helping shape Burnaby’s Official Community Plan. Over the course of six months, the Burnaby Community Assembly will meet to learn, hear from experts and community voices, work through trade-offs and create recommendations for Burnaby’s new Official Community Plan. Over the first three Assembly meetings it has already begun to tackle issues such as livability, housing accessibility, climate resilience and transportation in the context of a growing city.

Have your say! The Big Ideas Workshop is an opportunity for the broader Burnaby community to hear from the Assembly and share your Big Ideas for actions Burnaby can take on growth, livability and housing. Your ideas will inform the Assembly's next phase of deliberation where it will weigh trade-offs and develop draft recommendations. The Assembly’s final recommendations will be shared publicly and the City has committed to receiving and responding to these recommendations, ensuring the process is transparent and accountable.

The event will include presentations about the Assembly and the Official Community Plan, as well as facilitated activities to gather your Big Ideas. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

The Burnaby Community Assembly is part of the three-year Urban Resilient Futures Initiative. The founding partners for Urban Resilient Futures are the City of Burnaby, Simon Fraser University’s Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue and Vancity, initiated by a generous contribution from an anonymous donor. This work is also being supported by the Civic Innovation Lab, and a contribution from the Renovate the Public Hearing Initiative. For this project, SFU’s Morris J Wosk Centre Centre for Dialogue has full editorial autonomy from its partners and funders in running the Burnaby Community Assembly.

The venue has a gender-neutral washroom, available through the coat-room near the Banquet Hall entrance. Bonsor Recreation Complex has accessible washrooms, elevators and parking. The Banquet Hall is located on the 2nd floor. There is an elevator to the left of the welcome desk.

How can we make this event accessible for you? Please let us know through the registration form. If you require specific accessibility supports, please register by Tuesday, April 2, 2024 and indicate the supports you need in the form. We will do our best to fulfill the request.

In accordance with the announcement by the Provincial Health Officer, face masks are now optional for indoor public spaces. Please be mindful that event attendees will have different comfort levels. Please be understanding and compassionate of people’s individual circumstances and individual choices.

Bonsor Recreation Complex is located at 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby, BC V5H 3G4. It is a short walk from Metrotown Skytrain Station. Parking is available on-site but please note it can fill-up quickly.

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I commit to participating in a respectful manner, which contributes to building a safe and welcoming space. I acknowledge that any disrespectful or harassing behaviour may result in my removal or banning from future events.

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Bonsor Banquet Hall Burnaby, 6550 Bonsor Avenue, Burnaby, Canada