Communities and Neighbourhoods in Burnaby, BC

Imagine a 1912 carousel, swirling with excitement, fine dining overlooking beautiful Deer Lake, shopping for a wide array of fashion and mementos, boating on a calm and serene lake, and picnicking in lush, forested parks. Burnaby has it all and encourages you to visit and enjoy our city.

Burnaby's mild, west coast climate combined with its many natural features and diverse range of parks and open spaces are key defining features of the City. Major natural landscapes and resources are well conserved within established parks and open space systems. Major sports fields, golf courses, bicycle and walking trails, urban plazas and botanical gardens are also an integral part of Burnaby's physical landscape.

Burnaby offers a full range of housing from single family to high rise condominiums and its downtown core, Metrotown provides a central and dynamic focus for office, retail, entertainment and hotel accommodation. Burnaby's quality education facilities including Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) attract students from across Canada and around the world and compliment the business and industrial sectors that are vital to the City's economic base.