The State of the City address plays an important role each year—updating Burnaby's business community on the progress being made across our city while setting out a clear strategy for the future. This year marked my eighth address as Mayor, and it remains an important opportunity to take stock of where Burnaby stands today and where we are headed.

Burnaby Art Gallery is pleased to present Trophies, an exhibition by Vancouver-based artist Myfanwy MacLeod that draws from the gallery’s history as a former fraternity house.

The City of Burnaby is excited to bring the 25th Blues and Roots Festival to Burnaby on Saturday, August 8, carrying forward a generation of music grounded in story and shaped by culture.

Burnaby already delivers some of the strongest tenant protection measures in the province, and this week City Council has further strengthened these protections by formally enshrining its leading Tenant Assistance Policy into a new Tenant Protection Bylaw, ensuring tenants are protected no matter how a redevelopment project proceeds.

The City of Burnaby has completed installation of a new wildfire detection system on Burnaby Mountain and in other strategic locations across the city, strengthening early warning capabilities ahead of the annual wildfire season.

The Canada Day street party, StreetFest on Central, with presenting partner, Concord Pacific, returns for its fourth edition with MAGIC! as this year's headliner.

The City of Burnaby is proud to recognize four local heroes for their outstanding contributions to our community. This year’s extraordinary winners have generously given their time, skills and compassion to strengthen community connections across Burnaby, from public safety and arts programming, to education, seniors’ support and community building initiatives.

Following a detailed due diligence process, the City of Burnaby has approved a one-time grant totaling up to $300,000 to the Burnaby School District…

Construction is starting on Burnaby’s first pedestrian scramble crossing at the intersection of Central Boulevard and the Metrotown underground parkade access, one of the city’s busiest pedestrian areas. This improvement will make it easier and safer for people to cross by clearly separating when pedestrians and vehicles can move through the intersection.

We are inviting applications from community members to join a new Chinese Canadian Apology Public Art Project Committee, which will help guide the development of a permanent public artwork recognizing the City’s official apology for historic discrimination against people of Chinese descent.