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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 ...
LEED Platinum for Office Building and LEED Gold certification for Residential Tower as part of the new downtown Telus headquarters project. [45] 32: The Park Metrotown: Burnaby: 133 m (436 ft) 39: 2017: One of the buildings east of Bonsor Recreation Center. [46] 33: The Met 2: Burnaby: 132.6 m (435 ft) 38: 2017: One of The Met twin towers. [47 ...
This put a strain on Burnaby's finances, and in 1932 the province stepped in by suspending the functions of Burnaby's government and appointing a commissioner to run municipal affairs. [15] [16] Under the province's control, Burnaby struck a deal with the Ford Motor Company to build an assembly plant near Kingsway and McKay Avenue. [17]
The Burnaby City Council is the governing body for the City of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. The council consists of the mayor and eight elected city councillors representing the city as a whole. [ 1 ]
The city is in the midst of a massive construction boom which continues to drastically alter the city's skyline. As of 2020, Burnaby has 6 skyscrapers (over 150 metres), more than any other city within British Columbia. Having developed as a suburb of Vancouver, Burnaby's growth is attributed to its proximity to that city. [3]
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.
In 2003, Simon Fraser University commenced construction on a new residential and commercial area occupying approximately 200 acres (0.81 km 2) adjacent to the campus, atop Burnaby Mountain, called UniverCity. The area will contain up to 10,000 residential units in a number of neighbourhoods, along with a new town centre, schools, parks and ...
Edmonds is a neighbourhood in the southeast of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.It is one of the city's four officially designated town centres. [4]The area is served by the Expo Line of the SkyTrain via Edmonds station.