BURNABY MOUNTAIN

'Burnaby Mountain', elev. 370m (1214'), is a forested hill in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, overlooking the upper arms of Burrard Inlet. It is the location of Simon Fraser University, the Discovery Park research community, and the System Control Tower of BC Hydro and a new complex of residential and commercial development under the aegis of SFU, known as UniverCity. In November 1995, the Province of British Columbia and Simon Fraser University reached an agreement to transfer 820 acres of university land to the City of Burnaby for inclusion into Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area ^[1].

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Wildlife

Attractions

References

External links

Wildlife

In spite of aggressive residential development on its western slope and continuing destruction of the upper forest due to upscale condominium construction around SFU, the mountain still has some wildlife remaining such as deer, coyotes customarily roaming local streets, and even a few black bears, sometimes mothers with cubs, who pay occasional visits to the backyards of Westridge residents.^[2] But mostly it is wild birds such as several types of woodpeckers, northern flickers, Steller's jays, and Great Blue Herons.

Attractions

Along with SFU, Burnaby Mountain has a spectacular viewpoint facing west at Centennial Park. The yearly Celebration of Light fireworks festival on English Bay west of downtown Vancouver can be seen from the park and attracts a large audience on the parks' westward-facing lawns. Along with the outdoor view, Horizons Restaurant lets customers dine while watching the view of Vancouver to the west, or up mountainous Indian Arm to the north.
The park is also home to a collection of Ainu totem pole-like carvings which commemorate the goodwill between Burnaby and its sister city, Kushiro, Japan,^[3] as well as a fairly large formal rose garden^[4]

References

1. City of Burnaby Website, Burnaby Mountain Conservation Area
2. Burnaby Now
3. City of Burnaby
4. Tourism Burnaby

External links

★ Burnaby Mountain in the Canadian Mountain Encyclopedia