Huge climate win!
On Monday, Burnaby City Council supported my amendments with commit to decarbonization of buildings much sooner -- specifically, for...
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Alison Gu
- Mar 30
Motion on quality child care — passed!
As the Chair of the Social Planning Committee, I worked with BCA Councillor Maita Santiago put forward motions to follow through on the...
alisongu
- Mar 18
Fraser Foreshore is not the right location for GRO
Burnaby residents are right: real climate action is not at the expense of biodiversity and the environment. We cannot take a...
alisongu
- Feb 28
Passed — framework for reconciliation with Chinese community
During yesterday’s meeting, Burnaby City Council passed a framework for an apology and reconciliation with the Chinese-Canadian...
Alison Gu
- Feb 10
Metro Vancouver Climate Action Committee - #2
Changes at Metro Vancouver Climate Action Committee
alisongu
- Aug 30, 2022
Affordable purpose-built rentals & co-op motion: passed!
Too many renters in Burnaby live in unaffordable, insecure rental housing because we haven’t been building purpose-built rentals since...
alisongu
- Jul 26, 2022
Accessible units motion — passed!
At the last Planning and Development Committee on July 13, I brought up an issue I’ve thinking about regarding our Accessible/Adaptable...
alisongu
- May 16, 2022
Protecting urban forests
Update May 30, 2022: The report came to Council as well, and I made a motion to have an updated environmental report on Areas B and C and...
alisongu
- Apr 25, 2022
More affordable housing!
At today’s Council meeting, I had the privilege of voting on one of the most exciting development sites I’ve ever seen. This development...
alisongu
- Feb 14, 2022
Demolition diversion — success!
In August, I had raised concerns about the demolition diversion bylaw not having an equity lens (which risked making it more...
alisongu
- Jan 31, 2022
Motion passed—enhanced & expedited cycling network
The motion:
Add safe routes to schools
Improve connectivity to Skytrain stations
Address “orphan” cycling paths
Prioritization + timelines
alisongu
- Dec 13, 2021
Translink Priority Projects Accelerated
Robust public transit is crucial to successfully reaching our climate targets. That's why I helped accelerate 5 Translink priority projects.
alisongu
- Dec 13, 2021
Anti-Racism work
I unequivocally support anti-racism work. I also think that we must do this work with care and nuance and directly engage community members.
alisongu
- Dec 13, 2021
Mail-In Ballots
I advocated for mail-in ballots to be accessible to all those who request it during the general election in 2022.
alisongu
- Oct 25, 2021
Motion on gentle densification
to address the housing crisis, we have to commit to building missing-middle housing.
alisongu
- Sep 29, 2021
Motion on exploring a more equitable fee structure — passed!
I believe there's room for a more equitable fee structure at the Planning Department for next year. My motion to do this passed unanimously.
alisongu
- Sep 21, 2021
Climate justice motion passed!
My motion for any climate work Burnaby does to incorporate an equity and reconciliation lens, & be nature-based when possible, passed!
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