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|leader_name = [[Derek Corrigan]]
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'''Burnaby''', [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]], is the city immediately east of [[Vancouver]]. It is the third-largest city in British Columbia by population, surpassed only by nearby [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] and Vancouver itself.
It was incorporated in 1892 and achieved City status in 1992, one hundred years after incorporation. It is the [[As of 2006|current]] seat of the [[Metro Vancouver]] government.
==History==
In the first 30 to 40 years after its incorporation, the growth of Burnaby was influenced by its location between expanding urban centres of Vancouver and [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]]. It first served as a rural agricultural area supplying nearby markets. Later, it served as an important transportation corridor between Vancouver, the [[Fraser Valley]] and the interior of the Province, as well as one of the first-tier bedroom community [[suburbs]] of Vancouver itself, along with [[North Vancouver, British Columbia|North Vancouver]] and [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]].
At incorporation, the municipality's citizens unanimously chose to name it after legislator, speaker, [[Freemason]] and explorer, [[Robert Burnaby]], who had been private secretary to Colonel [[Richard Moody]], British Columbia's land commissioner in the mid-1800s.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} In 1859, Mr. Burnaby had surveyed the freshwater lake near what is now the city's geographical centre; Moody chose to name it Burnaby Lake.
[[Image:CentralBurnaby.jpg|thumb|right|Metrotown and central Burnaby, looking north toward [[Burrard Inlet]] and the [[North Shore (Greater Vancouver)|North Shore]].]]
==Geography and land use==
Burnaby occupies 98.60 square kilometers (38.07 [[square mile|sq mi]]) and is located at the geographical centre of the [[Metro Vancouver]] area. Situated between the City of Vancouver on the west and [[Port Moody, British Columbia|Port Moody]], [[Coquitlam, British Columbia|Coquitlam]], and New Westminster on the east, the City is further bounded by [[Burrard Inlet]] and the [[Fraser River]] on the North and South respectively. Burnaby, Vancouver and New Westminster collectively occupy the major portion of the [[Burrard Peninsula]]. The elevation of Burnaby ranges from sea level to a maximum of 370 metres (1,200 ft) atop [[Burnaby Mountain]]. Overall, the physical landscape of Burnaby is one of hills, ridges, valleys and an alluvial plain. The land features and their relative locations have had an influence on the location, type and form of development in the City.
Burnaby is a maturing, increasingly integrated community, which is centrally located within a rapidly growing metropolitan area. Burnaby's characteristic has shifted from rural to suburban to largely urban. Still, Burnaby's ratio of park land to residents is one of the highest in North America, and it maintains some agricultural land, particularly along the Fraser foreshore flats in the Big Bend neighbourhood along its southern perimeter.
==Burnaby parks and lakes==
Major parklands and waterways in Burnaby include [[Burnaby Lake Regional Park|Burnaby Lake]], [[Still Creek]], the [[Brunette River]], [[Central Park (Burnaby)|Central Park]], [[Deer Lake (British Columbia)|Deer Lake]], [[Squint Lake]], [[Robert Burnaby Park]], [[Kensington Park (Burnaby)|Kensington Park]], and [[Burnaby Mountain Park]].
==Transportation==
[[Image:Fairlawn Brentwood.JPG|thumb|350px|left|The [[Brentwood Park|Brentwood]] neighbourhood, with [[Capitol Hill (Burnaby)|Capitol Hill]] in the distance]]
The [[SkyTrain (Vancouver)|SkyTrain]] rapid transit system crosses Burnaby from east to west in two places: in the south along the [[Expo Line]] (completed in 1986) and in the middle along the [[Millennium Line]] (completed in 2002). The SkyTrain has encouraged closer connections to [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]], [[Vancouver]], and [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], as well as dense urban development at [[Lougheed Town Centre]] on the city's eastern border, at [[Brentwood Town Centre]] in the centre-west, and most notably at [[Metrotown]] in the south.
Major north-south streets crossing the City include [[Boundary Road (Vancouver)|Boundary Road]], [[Willingdon Avenue]], [[Royal Oak Avenue]], [[Kensington Avenue]], [[Sperling Avenue]], [[Gaglardi Way]], [[Cariboo Road (Burnaby)|Cariboo Road]], and [[North Road (Burnaby)|North Road]]. East-west routes linking Burnaby's neighbouring cities to each other include [[Hastings Street (Vancouver)|East Hastings Street]], [[Barnet Highway]], the [[Lougheed Highway]], [[Kingsway (Vancouver)|Kingsway]] (which follows the old horse trail between Vancouver and New Westminster), [[Canada Way]] and Marine Drive/Marine Way. Douglas Road, which used to cross the city from northwest to southeast, has largely been absorbed by the [[Trans-Canada Highway]] and Canada Way. Since the 1990s, Burnaby has developed a network of cycling trails. It is also well served by [[List of bus routes in Greater Vancouver|Greater Vancouver's bus system]], run by the [[Coast Mountain Bus Company]], a division of [[TransLink (Vancouver)|TransLink]].
==Demographics==
[[Image:Vancouver - Burnaby.jpg|thumb|350px|[[Capitol Hill (Burnaby)|Capitol Hill]], looking north-east toward the [[Coast Mountains]] and the snow-capped peaks of [[Golden Ears Provincial Park]].]]
===Religious profile===
*35.3% No religious affiliation
*21.3% [[Roman Catholic]]
*19.9% [[Protestant]]
*6.1% [[Christian]], not included elsewhere
*4.9% [[Buddhist]]
*4.8% [[Muslim]]
*2.9% [[Sikh]]
*2.3% [[Christian Orthodox]]
*1.5% [[Hindu]]
*0.4% Eastern religions, not included elsewhere
*0.3% other religions, not included elsewhere
*0.3% [[Jewish]]
Source Data: [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/profil01/CP01/Details/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo1=CSD&Code1=5915025&Geo2=PR&Code2=59&Data=Count&SearchText=burnaby&SearchType=Begins&SearchPR=01&B1=Population&Custom=|1 Burnaby Community Profile] from 2001 Census at Statistics Canada
==People and politics==
[[Image:Metrotown Burnaby.JPG|thumb|350px|left|Metrotown at sunset as seen from Lochdale]]
While Burnaby occupies about 4% of the land area of the Greater Vancouver Regional District, it accounted for about 10% of the Region's population in 2001. It is the third most populated urban centre in British Columbia (after Vancouver and Surrey) with an estimated population of 205,261. Like much of Greater Vancouver, Burnaby has always had large ethnic and immigrant communities: to cite two examples, North Burnaby near Hastings Street has long been home to many [[Italian cuisine|Italian]] restaurants and recreational [[bocce]] games, while Metrotown's ever-sprouting condominium towers in the south have been fueled in part by more recent arrivals from [[China]] (including [[Hong Kong]] & [[Macau]]), [[South Korea]], [[Taiwan]], and the former [[Yugoslavia]]. According to the 2006 Census, 54% of Burnaby residents have a mother tongue that is neither English nor French.
Politically, Burnaby has maintained a centre-left city council (which recently completely eliminated the city's debt) and school board for many years, while sometimes electing more conservative legislators provincially (for the [[Social Credit]] and [[British Columbia Liberal Party|BC Liberal]] parties) and federally (for the [[Reform Party of Canada|Reform]], [[Canadian Alliance|Alliance]], and [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]] parties). Its longest-serving politician had been [[Svend Robinson]] of the [[New Democratic Party]] (NDP), Canada's first openly [[homosexual]] member of Parliament, but after 25 years and seven elections he resigned his post in early 2004 after stealing and then returning an expensive ring. Burnaby voters endorsed his assistant, [[Bill Siksay]], as his replacement in the spring 2004 Canadian federal election. In the May 2005 provincial election, residents of the city sent a mix of BC Liberal and NDP representatives to the British Columbia legislature.
==Industry and economy==
Major technology firms such as [[EA Canada|Electronic Arts]], [[Creo]] (now part of [[Eastman Kodak]]), [[Ballard Power Systems]], and [[Telus]] base their operations in Burnaby; heavy industry includes [[Chevron Corporation]] and [[Petro-Canada]] petroleum [[oil refineries|refineries]] on the shores of Burrard Inlet. Other companies such as [[eBay]] have significant facilities in Burnaby as well. The City features high density residential areas, major commercial town centres, rapid transit, high technology research and business parks, movie and TV studio facilities, comprehensive industrial estates, and major post-secondary institutions, including [[Simon Fraser University]] and the [[British Columbia Institute of Technology]].
==Education==
[[School District 41 Burnaby|School District 41]] is responsible for the public schools in Burnaby. It also has a Community and Adult Education Department, and also an International Students' Programme.
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==Symbols==
Burnaby's official flower is the [[rhododendron]].
==Sister cities==
Burnaby has three [[Town twinning|sister cities]] (or "twin towns"):
* {{Flagicon|Canada}} [[Gatineau]], [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]
* {{Flagicon|Japan}} [[Kushiro]], [[Japan]]
* {{Flagicon|USA}} [[Mesa, Arizona]], [[United States]].
==Surrounding Municipalities==
{{Canadian City Geographic Location (8-way)
| Northwest = [[North Vancouver, British Columbia (city)|City of North Vancouver]] |
| North = [[North Vancouver, British Columbia (district municipality)|District of North Vancouver]] |
| Northeast = [[Belcarra, British Columbia|Belcarra]], [[Anmore, British Columbia|Anmore]],<br>[[Port Moody, British Columbia|Port Moody]] |
| West = [[Vancouver]] |
| Centre = Burnaby |
| East = [[Coquitlam, British Columbia|Coquitlam]] |
| Southwest = [[Richmond, British Columbia|Richmond]] |
| South = [[Delta, British Columbia|Delta]] |
| Southeast = [[New Westminster, British Columbia|New Westminster]]<br>[[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]] |
}}
==References==
*Adapted from http://burnaby.ca
==See also==
*[[Burnaby Public Library]]
==External links==
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*[http://www.city.burnaby.bc.ca/ City of Burnaby]
*[http://www.tourismburnaby.com/ Tourism Burnaby]
*[http://www.bpl.bc.ca/ Burnaby Public Library]
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