About Burnaby

About

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Community Links

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Getting Around

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Strategic Directions

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News & Media

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Education

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Photos & Videos

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Sister Cities

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Tourism Burnaby Discover hotels, attractions, restaurants and shopping	Burnaby Awards The City of Burnaby has been honoured with many awards

Tourism Burnaby

Discover hotels, attractions,
restaurants and shopping

Burnaby Awards

The City of Burnaby has been honoured with many awards

Things To Do

Calendar of Events Check in with our calendar of City sponsored and supported events	Be Active Programs Find programs that fit your lifestyle, register online or buy a Be Active Pass	Community Centres Find information regarding local recreational facilities
Arts & Heritage Explore the arts through classes, theatre, exhibits, museum and more	Outdoor Facilities Be active and get some fresh air at our outdoor facilities	Golf Courses Play, practice or learn at two 18-hole courses, driving ranges and pitch and putts
Explore Outdoors Uncover the natural beauty of Burnaby parks, trails, dog-friendly sites and play areas	Festivals & Events Don’t miss out on the culture and the fun that make Burnaby truly unique	Library Browse our local libraries and find the facility nearest you
Visitor Resources Search our most popular attractions and visit the Burnaby Tourism Booth online	Be Involved Connect with your community and local government, recognize outstanding citizens	Volunteering Interested in helping others? Opportunities to give back to your community

Calendar of Events

Check in with our calendar of City sponsored and supported events

Be Active Programs

Find programs that fit your lifestyle, register online or buy a Be Active Pass

Community Centres

Find information regarding local recreational facilities

Arts & Heritage

Explore the arts through classes, theatre, exhibits, museum and more

Outdoor Facilities

Be active and get some fresh air at our outdoor facilities

Golf Courses

Play, practice or learn at two 18-hole courses, driving ranges and pitch and putts

Explore Outdoors

Uncover the natural beauty of Burnaby parks, trails, dog-friendly sites and play areas

Festivals & Events

Don’t miss out on the culture and the fun that make Burnaby truly unique

Library

Browse our local libraries and find the facility nearest you

Visitor Resources

Search our most popular attractions and visit the Burnaby Tourism Booth online

Be Involved

Connect with your community and local government, recognize outstanding citizens

Volunteering

Interested in helping others? Opportunities to give back to your community

Explore the Outdoors Enjoy Burnaby's parks and trails!	Fall / Winter Leisure Guide Browse our programs!	Sports Field Status Know before you go. Updates made Thursdays.

Sports Field Status

Know before you go. Updates made Thursdays.

City Services

Garbage and Recycling Find a collection schedule and learn about the City’s waste reduction programs	Bylaws & Enforcement Learn about our local bylaws and enforcement policies	Policies, Projects & Initiatives Learn about Burnaby’s vision as a livable, sustainable and expanding urban centre
Public Safety Learn about Burnaby RCMP, Emergency Programs and more	Permits and Licences Get the necessary permit or licence for your business, construction site or home	Rentals & Catering Find rates and information on rentals in Burnaby
Fire Department Learn about the department, fire prevention and fire extinguisher training	Planning Obtain information on current, proposed and future uses of land in the City	Property Taxes Find information on taxes, fees and online payments
Roads & Traffic Keep up with traffic conditions and road work, and submit maintenance requests	Building Apply for permits, request inspections and report any safety or construction concerns	Water & Sewers Learn new ways to conserve water, read about liquid waste and sewer systems

Garbage and Recycling

Find a collection schedule and learn about the City’s waste reduction programs

Bylaws & Enforcement

Learn about our local bylaws and enforcement policies

Policies, Projects & Initiatives

Learn about Burnaby’s vision as a livable, sustainable and expanding urban centre

Public Safety

Learn about Burnaby RCMP, Emergency Programs and more

Permits and Licences

Get the necessary permit or licence for your business, construction site or home

Rentals & Catering

Find rates and information on rentals in Burnaby

Fire Department

Learn about the department, fire prevention and fire extinguisher training

Planning

Obtain information on current, proposed and future uses of land in the City

Property Taxes

Find information on taxes, fees and online payments

Roads & Traffic

Keep up with traffic conditions and road work, and submit maintenance requests

Building

Apply for permits, request inspections and report any safety or construction concerns

Water & Sewers

Learn new ways to conserve water, read about liquid waste and sewer systems

Doing Business

Burnaby Business Profile

Find out who does business in Burnaby and why it is a strong centre for business and economy

Places To Do Business

Learn about the town, urban, and business centres that lend to our strong business sector

Business With Burnaby

Find current bid opportunities and access rental information for doing business with Burnaby

Filming

Access information, permits and application forms for filming in Burnaby

BizPaL

Use BizPaL to get your business started with a customized list of permits and licences

Business Property Safety

Read about our initiatives on property safety and principles for crime reduction

Permits & Licences

Get the necessary permit or licence for your business, construction site or home

Business Watch

Crime prevention initiative to improve information sharing and reporting of suspicious activity

Burnaby Board of Trade Recognized for its leadership, the Board supports local businesses	Bid Opportunities with the City Learn more about how to do business with the City

Burnaby Board of Trade

Recognized for its leadership, the Board supports local businesses

Bid Opportunities with the City

Learn more about how to do business with the City

Our City Hall

Contacts & Location

Find us at City Hall or locate a phone number in our City Directory

Financial Reports

Learn about City Budgets and read through our Annual Financial Plan

Mayor & Council

Meet our City Council, Boards, and Committees, and access meetings and reports online

Publications & Forms

Get public access to City documents and forms

City Departments

Contact a specific department or access archived information

Elections

Learn about municipal elections in Burnaby and access information from past elections

Bylaws

Get full and direct access to all City Bylaws

Requesting Information

Methods to access City records and information

Boards, Committees & Commissions View agendas, minutes and membership lists	Live Council Meeting Webcast Meetings are held on Mondays at 6 PM in the Council Chamber

Boards, Committees & Commissions

View agendas, minutes and membership lists

Live Council Meeting Webcast

Meetings are held on Mondays at
6 PM in the Council Chamber

Online Services

Pay a Business Licence Invoice

Payments are due by December 31, 2019

Register for Recreation & Arts Programs

Browse our programs and register today!

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Literary Arts

Stories are all around us and the way we tell them shape our understanding of events, memories and experiences. When written down, small, insignificant moments can become touching and poignant.

Through poetry, prose, fiction or non-fiction you can find your creative voice at Shadbolt Centre. Our Literary Arts classes offer opportunities to explore the written word at any age. Young writers learn to play with language teens can experiment with different forms and adults discover new possibilities within a supportive environment.