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Blaze a trail in Burnaby
Thursday, May 31st, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
If you’re a cyclist, runner or walker, Burnaby is the place to be, with hundreds of kilometres of trails and pathways to explore. The city has one of the most elaborate networks of trails and paths in
Two cities share a proud heritage
Thursday, May 31st, 2007 by GetawayBC.com
Burnaby and New Westminster share a proud history as a couple of B.C.’s pioneer settlements.
It was 1859, when New Westminster was selected as the first capital of the new colony of British Columbia
Burnaby is home to a proud heritage
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 by GetawayBC.com
Burnaby has a proud heritage as one of B.C.’s pioneer settlements. The city is named after Robert Burnaby, the private secretary to Colonel R.C. Moody of the Royal Engineers who founded the colony’s f
Ride the rails in Confederation Park
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 by GetawayBC.com
By Wanda Chow
NewsLeader
Anyone wanting to experience the joys of rail travel without leaving their own city can do just that at Burnaby Central Railway adjacent to Confederation Park.
That’s where
Royal City is full of history, heritage
Tuesday, May 30th, 2006 by GetawayBC.com
By Michael McQuillan
NewsLeader
If you walk the streets, graveyards and parks of New Westminster, you’re walking through history. Especially if you have local historians Archie and Dale Miller at yo
The strawberry patch mansion
Monday, May 16th, 2005 by GetawayBC.com
When Grace Dixon inherited a large estate from her brother-in-law and Vancouver pioneer, A.G. Ferguson, she was left with a large amount of money to spend whatever way she wanted.
Grace decided to bu
Explore Burnaby’s heritage
Monday, May 16th, 2005 by GetawayBC.com
Deer Lake Park is Burnaby’s best-preserved heritage precinct. The diligence and effort of many individuals and city councils over the years have succeeded in acquiring and preserving an entire neighbo
Playground of the Gods
Monday, May 16th, 2005 by GetawayBC.com
Most who live on Canada’s West Coast are familiar with totem poles.
But atop Burnaby Mountain is a collection of carved poles unlike any other in B.C.
Named Playground of the Gods, this exhibition w
Explore the active life
Saturday, May 1st, 2004 by GetawayBC.com
Let’s say you’ve always wanted to learn how to do an Eskimo roll, maybe you want to learn hip hop dancing or have a penchant for Chinese brush painting. Burnaby Parks and Recreation facilities offer a
A trip back in time
Wednesday, May 7th, 2003 by GetawayBC.com
May 9
Mother’s Day
Make a card for Mother, try out the freshly-baked cookies in the Farmhouse and stay on for the 4pm prize draw. The Ice Cream Parlour has special treats at special prices.
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