Burnaby Heights, officially known as Vancouver Heights and commonly referred to as The Heights, is a quiet, prestigious residential neighbourhood in North Burnaby

North Burnaby

North Burnaby is a general name for a large neighbourhood in the City of Burnaby 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 bounded by Burrard Inlet to the north and the Lougheed Highway to...

 between Boundary Road to the west, Gamma Avenue to the east and bounded by Hastings Street to the south. Its northern edge facing the North Shore Mountains comes down rather steeply to the shores of Burrard Inlet

Burrard Inlet

Burrard Inlet is a relatively shallow-sided coastal fjord in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. Formed during the last Ice Age, it separates the City of Vancouver and the rest of the low-lying Burrard Peninsula from the slopes of the North Shore Mountains, home to the communities of West...

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Many community events, such as Hats Off Day http://www.burnabyheights.com/qs/page/1824/1798/-1, Hallowe'en on the Heights http://www.burnabyheights.com/qs/page/1826/1798/-1 and Light up the Heights http://www.burnabyheights.com/qs/page/2354/1798/-1 are held annually.

Christmas on the Heights

It has become an annual tradition to light up the local stretch of Hastings Street during the Christmas

Christmas

Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...

season, which certainly makes it more attractive for the shoppers and commuters in this dark time of year. The lights are installed and maintained by the City of Burnaby and light up the heights from November to March each year.

Traffic Issues

In February 2009, in response to the petitions of various Burnaby heights residents, Burnaby city council initiated a process to review the traffic issues in the Burnaby Heights neighbourhood.