North Burnaby is a general name for a large neighbourhood in the City of Burnaby , British Columbia , that includes a number of smaller ones. It stretches from Boundary Road in the west to Burnaby Mountain with Simon Fraser University in the east and is bounded by Burrard Inlet to the north and the Lougheed Highway to the south. It is a desirable place to live for many local and immigrant families, which is reflected by real-estate prices that keep climbing and have doubled in the last 15 years.
5-541: Burnaby Heights , often referred to as The Heights , is a residential neighbourhood in North Burnaby . British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Boundary Road to the west, Gamma Avenue to the east and Hastings Street to the south. Its northern edge facing the North Shore Mountains comes down rather steeply to the shores of Burrard Inlet . Many community events, such as Hats Off Day, Halloween on
10-546: A number of shops and services, including Save-On-Foods and Winners stores. There are two Safeway stores along Hastings Street — a recently rebuilt store at Hastings and Willingdon and a smaller Kensington store further east. The historic Heights area north of Hastings still has a number of old homes representing the 1900s–1920s residential architecture. There are several parks in North Burnaby — for example, Confederation Park just west of Capitol Hill , Montrose Park on
15-758: The Heights and Light up the Heights are held annually. Burnaby Heights has a significant number of heritage houses. It has become an annual tradition to light up the local stretch of Hastings Street during the Christmas season. The lights are installed and maintained by the City of Burnaby and light up the heights from November to March each year. 49°17′02″N 123°00′49″W / 49.2840°N 123.0137°W / 49.2840; -123.0137 ( Burnaby Heights ) North Burnaby A number of major arteries run through this neighbourhood, primarily
20-604: The high-traffic Hastings Street connecting North Burnaby with Downtown Vancouver and Port Moody , Willingdon Avenue linking it to Kingsway and Metrotown , and Kensington Ave going south to Canada Way and New Westminster . The neighbourhood is served by several bus routes, including the R5 RapidBus , which runs along Hastings Street and provides connections to downtown Vancouver and Simon Fraser University . The West Coast Express commuter train runs through North Burnaby along Burrard Inlet , but does not have any stations in
25-399: The neighbourhood. The Heights commercial district between Boundary Road and Gamma Avenue is home to several Italian , Portuguese and Chinese restaurants, delis, bakeries and barbershops. Brentwood Town Centre is a popular shopping centre located near the intersection of Willingdon Ave and Lougheed Highway. The nearby Madison Centre at Lougheed Highway and Rosser Avenue also contains
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