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Burnaby is located on the Burrard Peninsula
between Vancouver to the west and New Westminster and Coquitlam
to the east.
Over the last century Burnaby has evolved from
an agricultural area through a suburban dormitory community to a
largely urban city. A convenient location in the geographical
centre of Greater Vancouver has attracted many people and
businesses to settle here, making Burnaby the most densely
populated area in the region.
Demographic information can be found at the
City of Burnaby
Planning Department Web site.
Housing and
Zoning
Burnaby provides a full range of housing
forms, each in a variety of settings. House prices are about the
Greater Vancouver average. For detailed information see our
Market Tracker.
Each of the city's four residential quadrants
has its own town centre with higher density housing in urban
setting. The largest area of the city, however, is occupied by
single family suburban and single and two-family urban
residential neighbourhoods. For information on zoning and
planning visit the City's
Planning Department site.
Shopping, Dining and Entertainment
Burnaby has several retail/commercial
centers of interest. Hastings Street in North Burnaby is known
for Italian restaurants, wedding fashions, and established
unique stores. Kingsway, from Boundary through to Edmonds,
offers a full range of shops and services. The immense Metrotown
Retail and Entertainment Complex is the B.C.'s largest shopping
area with over 500 stores and services, 22 cinemas, and the
Metropolis Entertainment Centre, spanning three city blocks.
Lougheed Mall with 185 shops and services serves needs of the
residents of East Burnaby while over 120 shops and services at
Brentwood Mall serve residents of the northwest area.
Parks and
Recreation
Burnaby has two large freshwater lakes,
naturally forested mountain parkland, an ocean beach, and
numerous neighbourhood parks, many with fishbearing rivers and
streams. These natural features are complemented with two pitch
and putt and two 18-hole golf courses, approximately 24
kilometers of constructed urban trails for cycling and walking,
and numerous sport/recreation facilities. For more information
visit the City of Burnaby
Parks,
Recreation, and Cultural Services.
Transportation
With four skytrain stations, four
entrances to Trans Canada Highway, and a public bus network that
includes express and rapid buses, Burnaby has very good
connections within the city and with all parts of the region.
The Light Rail Transit project envisions ten stations in the
Burnaby area by 2005. For those who prefer cycling as a primary
transportation mode, there is a well developed Cycle Road
Network.
Education
Burnaby School District #41 operates
forty-seven K-12 schools, the Provincial School for the Deaf and
a comprehensive continuing education program.
Two major post-secondary institutions are
located in Burnaby. For more information visit the
Simon Fraser University and
British Columbia
Institute of Technology Web sites.
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