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Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada.Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard Inlet with its Indian Arm to the north, Port Moody and Coquitlam to the east, New Westminster and Surrey across the Fraser River to the southeast, and ...
New Westminster (colloquially known as New West) is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It was founded by Major-General Richard Moody as the capital of the Colony of British Columbia in 1858 and continued in that role until the Mainland and Island ...
New Westminster—Burnaby is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that was represented in the House of Commons of Canada from 1988 to 1997 and since 2015. History [ edit ]
Serves the Tri-Cities, New Westminster, Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows areas. Richmond Transit Centre: Located at 11133 Coppersmith Way, Richmond, it opened on September 4, 2000. It is the main base for the suburban routes served by Orion V highway coaches and local routes in Richmond, White Rock, Delta, and some Burnaby, Surrey and Vancouver routes.
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia. As of 2024, British Columbia has 161 municipalities, [1] out of which 53 are classified as cities. [2] According to the 2021 Canadian census, British Columbia is the third most populous province in Canada, with 5,000,879 inhabitants, and the second largest province by land area, covering 920,686.55 square kilometres (355,479.06 square miles).
The riding was created in 2003 from parts of New Westminster—Coquitlam—Burnaby, Vancouver South—Burnaby, and Burnaby—Douglas.. According to the electoral boundaries set out by the 2012 Federal Electoral Boundaries Commission for British Columbia, the riding was dissolved, with various parts joining the new ridings of Burnaby South, New Westminster—Burnaby and Steveston—Richmond East.
Moody wanted to return to British Columbia, but he died before he was able to do so. [35] Moody left his library behind, in New Westminster, to become the public library of New Westminster. [9] [1] In April 1863, the Councillors of New Westminster decreed that 20 acres should be reserved and named Moody Square after Richard Clement Moody.
It is also the tallest building in the city of Vancouver and in British Columbia. [2] [3] 2= Altus (Solo District 2) Burnaby: 187.8 m (616 ft) 49: 2017: Tallest building in Burnaby and tied with the Paradox Hotel Vancouver for the second tallest building in British Columbia. [4] 2= Paradox Hotel Vancouver: Vancouver: 187.8 m (616 ft) 63: 2017