Burnaby

 

BURNABY adjoins the eastern edge of VANCOUVER between BURRARD INLET on the north and the FRASER R to the south. It is the 3rd most populous municipality in BC and in the GREATER VANCOUVER REGIONAL DISTRICT after Vancouver and SURREY. The area was surveyed by the ROYAL ENGINEERS in 1859 and named for Robert BURNABY, who led the survey. A naval reserve was set aside in western Burnaby and the engineers cut masts and spars there for British warships. The area is now Central Park. The 1891...

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