British Columbia

Burnaby, 2023

Archive of hometown notes from Burnaby: local places, drinking water, taxes, and construction.

December 2023

Basement air context for Burnaby

How Burnaby sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Burnaby follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Burnaby in national context first.

Central Park keeps Burnaby lively · December 2023

Central Park is a reason people stay fond of Burnaby.

December 2023 in Burnaby: Central Park. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30 kilometres of recreational trail inside a designated conservation landscape.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

City Score neighbours for Burnaby

How Burnaby compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Burnaby's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Burnaby: Burnaby orients itself as the geographic centre of Metro

Burnaby orients itself as the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, but locals navigate it by town centre. Metrotown is Burnaby's downtown

Deer Lake Park still orients Burnaby. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Burnaby Blues + Roots keeps returning to Deer Lake Park as a free regional summer festival, not a ticketed import.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

November 2023

November 2023: property tax in Burnaby

Published residential mill-rate context for Burnaby.

Residential mill rates for Burnaby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Burnaby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Central Park, Burnaby · November 2023

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Central Park comes up. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, Burnaby · November 2023

A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area still orients Burnaby. A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30 kilometres of recreational trail inside a designated conservation landscape.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby: Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which · November 2023

Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which is how residents argue about where the centre of town actually is.

November 2023 in Burnaby: Deer Lake Park. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which is how residents argue about where the centre of town actually is.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023

October 2023: building permits in Burnaby

Where Burnaby sits in published building-permit figures for October 2023.

Construction intent in Burnaby shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Burnaby permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

A named place in Burnaby

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

Central Park still orients Burnaby. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the longer continuous rubberized walking circuits in Metro Vancouver.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Why Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area still draws people in Burnaby

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area is a reason people stay fond of Burnaby.

October 2023 in Burnaby: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Century Gardens at Deer Lake Park is the municipal showcase for Burnaby's official flower, the rhododendron.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

What stands out in Burnaby

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Deer Lake Park comes up. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

October 2023: property tax in Burnaby

Published residential mill-rate context for Burnaby.

Residential mill rates for Burnaby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Burnaby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

September 2023

Burnaby: Barnet Marine Park puts you on Burrard Inlet; Burnaby Fraser

Barnet Marine Park puts you on Burrard Inlet; Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park looks out over the working Fraser. Hotel Burnaby is a city-run

September 2023 in Burnaby: Central Park. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Burnaby Blues + Roots keeps returning to Deer Lake Park as a free regional summer festival, not a ticketed import.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby water via Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant

Burnaby draws municipal drinking water from Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir, treated at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Burnaby drinking water begins and the answer is Seymour Reservoir, then Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Regional ozone/UV/chlorine treatment for Coquitlam water.

See the Burnaby water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Landmark: Deer Lake Park

The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means

Deer Lake Park still orients Burnaby. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Century Gardens at Deer Lake Park is the municipal showcase for Burnaby's official flower, the rhododendron.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby on the hazard board

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Burnaby.

Burnaby appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

August 2023

A lesser-known corner of Burnaby

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Central Park comes up. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby broadband availability

Advertised broadband availability for Burnaby.

Broadband rows for Burnaby come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Burnaby internet page.

What still surprises about Burnaby

Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the longer continuous rubberized walking circuits in Metro Vancouver.

August 2023 in Burnaby: Deer Lake Park. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the longer continuous rubberized walking circuits in Metro Vancouver.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby on the radon map

How Burnaby sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Burnaby follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Burnaby in national context first.

July 2023

A bright spot in Burnaby

Central Park is a reason people stay fond of Burnaby.

Central Park still orients Burnaby. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30 kilometres of recreational trail inside a designated conservation landscape.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

How Burnaby compares nearby

How Burnaby compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Burnaby's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

Burnaby: Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Deer Lake Park comes up. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

July 2023: property tax in Burnaby

Published residential mill-rate context for Burnaby.

Residential mill rates for Burnaby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Burnaby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Burnaby: Century Gardens at Deer Lake Park is the municipal showcase for

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

July 2023 in Burnaby: Central Park. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Century Gardens at Deer Lake Park is the municipal showcase for Burnaby's official flower, the rhododendron.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023

Landmark: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area

A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area comes up. A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Deer Lake Park still surprises

Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which is how residents argue about where the centre of town actually is.

Deer Lake Park still orients Burnaby. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which is how residents argue about where the centre of town actually is.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

June 2023: building permits in Burnaby

Where Burnaby sits in published building-permit figures for June 2023.

Construction intent in Burnaby shows up first as authorized permit dollars. Read a single month as a pulse, not a verdict.

Open the Burnaby permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Landmark: Central Park

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Central Park comes up. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area keeps Burnaby lively

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area is a reason people stay fond of Burnaby.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area still orients Burnaby. A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Century Gardens at Deer Lake Park is the municipal showcase for Burnaby's official flower, the rhododendron.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Worth knowing in Burnaby: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30

Barnet Marine Park puts you on Burrard Inlet; Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park looks out over the working Fraser. Hotel Burnaby is a city-run

May 2023 in Burnaby: Deer Lake Park. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30 kilometres of recreational trail inside a designated conservation landscape.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

May 2023: property tax in Burnaby

Published residential mill-rate context for Burnaby.

Residential mill rates for Burnaby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Burnaby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Central Park in Burnaby

Burnaby orients itself as the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, but locals navigate it by town centre. Metrotown is Burnaby's downtown

Central Park still orients Burnaby. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Burnaby Blues + Roots keeps returning to Deer Lake Park as a free regional summer festival, not a ticketed import.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby and Coquitlam Reservoir

Burnaby draws municipal drinking water from Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir, treated at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant.

May 2023 is a good week to revisit Burnaby's source: Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir. Treatment at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant sits between the intake and the tap.

Regional ozone/UV/chlorine treatment for Coquitlam water.

See the Burnaby water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

April 2023

Deer Lake Park, Burnaby

The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Deer Lake Park comes up. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Natural hazards near Burnaby

Seismic and wildfire context that applies to Burnaby.

Burnaby appears on NRCan seismic context (peak ground acceleration) and, where live, wildfire-season flags. Flood grades are incomplete on some pages.

Hazard pages are comparative geography, not insurance certificates. Pair them with provincial emergency bulletins when weather turns.

Still finding Central Park

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

April 2023 in Burnaby: Central Park. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which is how residents argue about where the centre of town actually is.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Internet coverage in Burnaby

Advertised broadband availability for Burnaby.

Broadband rows for Burnaby come from ISED National Broadband Data: advertised max download, 50/10 availability, and technology flags where published.

A map hex is not a living-room speed test. Confirm with your ISP after reading the Burnaby internet page.

March 2023

Burnaby: Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the

Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the longer continuous rubberized walking circuits in Metro Vancouver.

Deer Lake Park still orients Burnaby. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the longer continuous rubberized walking circuits in Metro Vancouver.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Indoor radon around Burnaby

How Burnaby sits in Health Canada indoor-radon survey geography.

Indoor radon figures for Burnaby follow Health Canada survey geography, often at CMA or regional scale. Higher mean Bq/m³ ranks as higher risk on the board.

A home still needs its own long-term test. Use the radon page to put Burnaby in national context first.

Why Central Park still draws people in Burnaby

Central Park is a reason people stay fond of Burnaby.

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Central Park comes up. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby beside its neighbours

How Burnaby compares with nearby cities on City Score.

Burnaby's City Score blends published open-data pillars: tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, population growth, and crime severity.

A Rising or Dropping badge marks a multi-year rank move. The green line on the hometown chart carries the year-by-year path.

February 2023

Worth knowing in Burnaby: Burnaby Blues + Roots keeps returning to Deer Lake Park as a free

Barnet Marine Park puts you on Burrard Inlet; Burnaby Fraser Foreshore Park looks out over the working Fraser. Hotel Burnaby is a city-run

February 2023 in Burnaby: Deer Lake Park. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Burnaby Blues + Roots keeps returning to Deer Lake Park as a free regional summer festival, not a ticketed import.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

February 2023: property tax in Burnaby

Published residential mill-rate context for Burnaby.

Residential mill rates for Burnaby appear when municipalities publish them. The highest published rate ranks first on that burden board.

Assessment bases differ by province. Read Burnaby beside provincial peers before calling any town cheap or expensive.

Central Park, Burnaby

An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same

Central Park still orients Burnaby. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Century Gardens at Deer Lake Park is the municipal showcase for Burnaby's official flower, the rhododendron.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area, Burnaby

A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

February 2023 in Burnaby: Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area. A big conservation landscape above the city for hiking and mountain biking. Sunset views over the inlet are the local brag.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30 kilometres of recreational trail inside a designated conservation landscape.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023

Burnaby: Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which

Municipal planning still calls Metrotown Burnaby's downtown, which is how residents argue about where the centre of town actually is.

Walk or drive through Burnaby long enough and Deer Lake Park comes up. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Green space is the other civic language. Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area spreads a trail network across hundreds of hectares above the inlet. Deer Lake Park anchors arts season, from Summer Stages to the Burnaby Blues + Roots Festival, and holds Burnaby Village Museum and Century Gardens, where the city's rhododendron gets its due. Central Park's perimeter trail loops an urban forest with a rubberized circuit that ties into the BC Parkway. Burnaby Lake Regional Nature Park keeps paddling and birdwatching in the middle of the city under a long Metro Vancouver partnership.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

January 2023: building permits in Burnaby

Where Burnaby sits in published building-permit figures for January 2023.

Building-permit value for Burnaby comes from Statistics Canada when a direct-tier row exists. Quiet months often follow busy ones.

Open the Burnaby permits page and the Construction Pulse rankings for the wider board.

Central Park keeps Burnaby lively

Central Park is a reason people stay fond of Burnaby.

January 2023 in Burnaby: Central Park. An 86-hectare urban park with a finished perimeter trail and BC Parkway links. It is where fitness loops and forest shade share the same circuit.

Central Park's completed perimeter trail is billed as one of the longer continuous rubberized walking circuits in Metro Vancouver.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.

Burnaby and Seymour Reservoir

Burnaby draws municipal drinking water from Capilano Reservoir and Seymour Reservoir, treated at Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant.

Ask where Burnaby drinking water begins and the answer is Seymour Reservoir, then Coquitlam Water Treatment Plant. That supply chain is what the water atlas puts beside hardness and lead.

Regional ozone/UV/chlorine treatment for Coquitlam water.

See the Burnaby water page for the grade, source notes, and municipal report links.

Deer Lake Park in Burnaby

Burnaby orients itself as the geographic centre of Metro Vancouver, but locals navigate it by town centre. Metrotown is Burnaby's downtown

Deer Lake Park still orients Burnaby. The arts-and-festival park in the middle of town, with trails, water, Burnaby Village Museum, and Century Gardens. Summer here means concerts as much as paddling.

Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area alone carries roughly 30 kilometres of recreational trail inside a designated conservation landscape.

More on Burnaby: City Score history, neighbour compares, and the full topic set on the hometown page.