Did You Know? Burnaby
6 surprising local facts about Burnaby, BC — curated and fact-checked by the ChitChat editorial team.
- #1
Burnaby was incorporated in 1892, the same year as the City of Vancouver.
Source · City of Burnaby archives
- #2
Simon Fraser University, founded in 1965, sits atop Burnaby Mountain and was Canada's first university built outside a major downtown core.
Source · SFU history
- #3
Burnaby Village Museum recreates a 1920s streetscape and features one of the oldest working carousels in Canada (built in 1912).
Source · Burnaby Village Museum
- #4
Metropolis at Metrotown is the largest shopping centre in BC, with over 450 stores.
Source · Metropolis at Metrotown
- #5
Burnaby is home to over 100 parks and 25% of the city's land is dedicated to green space.
Source · City of Burnaby parks
- #6
Deer Lake is the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver and hosts the annual Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival.
Source · City of Burnaby
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