Getting Into and Around the City of Burnaby

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Getting into Burnaby is easy as the city is well linked with neighboring cities and municipalities such as Vancouver, Westmister, and Surrey. Travelers can reach the city by car or by public transit.

By car: Many parts of Burnaby can be reached by car in about 25 minutes.From Vancouver, take the Trans-Highway 1 or Highway 7 and 7A. Taxis to Burnaby are also available.

By bus: Many buses routes Burnaby from Vancouver. #19 starts in downtown Vancouver and stops at the Metrotown Mall. #10 Hastings connects Burrard Street (downtown Vancouver) to Brentwood Mall along Hastings Streeth. If you wish to go to Burnaby Heights area, take Bus #135 SFU from downtown Vancouver. Buses are available from 5am to 1am.  Regular bus fare is $3.75, but it is discounted to $2.50 after 6:30 pm, on weekends, and during public holidays.

By train: The Skytrain rapid transit service has several stations in Burnaby. There are two transit lines that cross the city and link it with nearby municipalities. One, the Expo Line, routes central and south Burnaby. The Millenium Line, on the other hand, follows Loughweed Highway and services the northern part of Burnaby.  Skytrain lines have allowed faster links from and to Vancouver, New Westminster, and Surrey. From downtown Vancouver to central Burnaby (Metrotown), travel time is about 20 minutes.

Getting around Burnaby: Skytrain has 11 stops in Burnaby. If you’re on the Expo Line, you can get off at Patterson, Metrotown, Royal Oak, or Edmonds. The Millenium Line stops at Gilmore, Brentwood Town Centre, Holdom, Sperling, Lake City, Production Way, and Lougheed Town Centre. To get to a shopping mall, restaurant, or other destinations, there are plenty of buses in Burnaby. Walking and biking are other popular means of getting around the city.

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The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts

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The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts was formally opened in 1995. It is spread across an area of thirty five thousand square feet. It is a multi-purpose multi-complex building located in Deer Park Lake, Burnaby.

Being a place of culture and arts, performing artists perform here regularly. Dance performance, theatrical performances, and musical concerts are held frequently here. People from all over the country and the world congregate here to hear see, and feel these expressions of artistic interest.

This place has many areas that are dedicated for artistic exhibits. There are spaces for learning as well. Featuring numerous events all round they year, the Shadbolt Centre is full of events.

Located in pristine settings it has the most beautiful context for a fine art center. In the heart of Burnaby, and on the shores of Deer Lake Park, the Shadbolt Centre is nearby to Vancouver. On account of its proximity to Vancouver, a lot of people come from Vancouver to this art center.

Also located close-by is New Westminster and the North Shore. With so many places nearby, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is a central attraction in Burnaby. Well connected from all parts of Burnaby, the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is located behind the Burnaby City Hall.

Since its inception, it has gathered recognition. Awarded the Canadian Wood Council Award of Merit, it stands out with its beautiful design. In the centre is an expansive atrium from where the length and breadth of Deer Lake can be viewed in great detail.
The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts is a place that you cannot miss.

 

 

 

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The Vancouver Whitecaps FC

The Vancouver Whitecaps Swangard Stadium is located in Central Park in Burnaby, BC and is the current home of the team. In the summer of 2011 the team will be moving to BC Place stadium in Vancouver now that they have gotten a Major League franchise. The team and franchise have big goals for the team in the future, including a state-of-the-art training facility and becoming one of the Top 25 teams.

The team is built on the European Club model that works with area youth and beginners all the way up to the professional team, to encourage active lifestyles, understanding and enjoyment of the game, and future stars.

In addition to the men’s team, there is also a women’s team. On January 13, 2011, it was announced that 8 women from the 2010 Whitecaps FC team have been called to the national team to play in China.

If you want to stay up on the latest happenings with the team through social media, they can be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, and Flickr:

The Whitecaps have a fan page on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/whitecapsfc

Follow the team on Twitter @WhitecapsFC

For videos on YouTube – http://youtube.com/vancouverwhitecapsfc

Photos can be found at – http://flickr.com/whitecaps

The Whitecaps Foundation is part of achieving the goal to make the next generation the fittest generation in British Columbia. The target date for this goal is 2020. To achieve this goal and assist the youth of the area, the Foundation needs your help. Please consider donating to the Foundation to help improve the health of the children and next generation of soccer stars.

One of example of what the Whitecap Foundation did during the 2010 year was to help the women’s team captain, Martina Franko, return to playing soccer competitively a few months are giving birth to a baby boy. The Foundation helped to provide care for Micah during the season so Martina could be both the team captain, player, and mother.

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Things to Do in Burnaby, BC

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When it comes to cities in British Columbia, Canada most people are familiar with Vancouver. Not nearly as many people know about Burnaby and what it has to offer tourists and locals. Like all cities in British Columbia, Burnaby is plagued by warm summers and tough winters. This makes it hard for tourists to figure out if they should head to Burnaby or choose another location.

Luckily for visitors and locals there are tons of activities for both winter and summer seasons that will keep a person busy all year round. Here are some of the great activities that can be enjoyed in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada.

Golf. There are tons of great golf courses located right in Burnaby. No longer do avid golfers have to consider looking for apartments to rent in Atlanta, or somewhere else far away, because there are great courses right in Burnaby. Some of the popular courses include Riverway Public Course and Burnaby Mountain Golf Course.

Museums. Burnaby, British Columbia is home to dozens of different museums. It feels like there is a museum for every type of interest. Some of the more popular museums in Burnaby include the Japanese-Canadian Museum and the SFU Museum of Archeology and Ethnology. Both of these take a look back at the founding of Burnaby.

Skating and Sledding. There are many ice rinks and sledding hills that are perfect for any winter activity. As Burnaby gets a lot of snow in the winter months the hills are perfect for sledding, while there are many indoor and outdoor ice rinks that are perfect for the casual ice skater.

Burnaby, British Columbia is filled with a lot of different activities. These are just some of the highlighted activities that can are regularly enjoyed by locals and can make for a great visit for tourists when they come to the city of Burnaby.

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The History Of The City Of Burnaby

Nestled in the east of Vancouver, Burnaby is a city in British Columbia district of Canada. The city of Burnaby is the third most populated place of the district, falling only after Surrey and Vancouver. In the year 1892 the city was incorporated and after a time span of 100 years, in 1992 it achieved the city status.

The city of Burnaby is located between urban centers like Vancouver and New Westminster. It is this central location which influenced the growth of the city during the first three and four decades of its incorporation. In the initial times the city used to serve as a rural agricultural area. It used to supply items to the nearby markets. In the later years it became an important transportation route between Vancouver, the Interior and the Fraser Valley. The city of Burnaby still remains to be an important transportation route. With the expansion of the city, Burnaby became a metropolis. It was promoted to the position of being a first-tier bedroom community suburb of Vancouver. Richmond and North Vancouver were also attached to it.

During the time of its incorporation, the citizens of Burnaby picked out the name of Robert Burnaby to name the place. Burnaby was a legislator, freemason, speaker and explorer and was considered an integral part of the place. He worked as the private secretary of the first land commissioner of British Columbia, Colonel Richard Moody in the middle of the 19th century. In the year 1859, the freshwater lake near the modern day city’s centre was surveyed by Burnaby. The lake was names as Burnaby Lake by Moody. This in short is the history of the city of Burnaby, its incorporation, how and when it became a city from a municipality. The modern city of Burnaby is now a major tourist attraction of Canada.

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Easy Excitement: Seattle Property Management

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The sad truth of hours is that they never end. You know this too well, have experienced the constant drag of seconds, the slow turns of a clock. The days sprawl into each other, forming weeks that are shaped then into dull months. A year eventually passes — and the consequence is the unhappy realization that all you’ve accomplished has been… work. There was no adventure. There was no easy thrill. There was instead merely the cubicle routines and budget concerns. It was a tribute to all things tedious.

Such a tribute must now be ignored.

It is the beginning of a new year, the chance for resolutions you can actually keep: you will abandon your Seattle property management duties; you will flee the horrors of the housing market; and you will seek out the excitement you have been forced to deny. These are promises you offer to yourself, determined to see them each fulfilled.

But escaping the city proves itself to be difficult. There are too many obligations; there are too many concerns. You’re forced to the confines of the northwestern curve. Your career won’t let you simply… leave. So you must instead search for a quick release, a fast vacation.

Burnaby therefore becomes the only worthwhile choice.

Tucked easy miles from Seattle is a collection of hills and mountain shade, inlets and river sways: Burnaby — established in 1892 — is an offering of incomparable beauty. Settled just beyond Vancouver, its 38 square miles are filled to a satisfying geography. Stone and sea meet along the borders; and the result is an experience like no other.

Explore the Fraser River. Seek out the endless parks of the Burrard Peninsula. Trek the glacial designs of Burrard Inlet. And ski the challenging trails of Burnaby Mountain. It’s an immersion in nature that will please all — and shape those hours into far more appealing things.

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