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Burnaby (bûr`nəbē), city (1991 pop. 158,858), eastern suburb of Vancouver, SW B.C., Canada. A transportation, industrial, and distribution center, its products include steel, trucks, telecommunications and electronic equipment, lumber, and processed fish. Named for local businessman Robert Burnaby (1828–78), the city began as a residential community for Vancouver. Simon Fraser Univ. is located there. BurnabyDistrict municipality (pop., 2001: 193,954), southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The settlement developed along with Vancouver in the late 19th century and is now an eastern suburb of that city. It is one of the province's chief commercial and industrial centres, with important trucking, warehousing, and petroleum-distribution facilities. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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M, Burnaby, British Columbia founded and became Executive Director of the Down Syndrome Research Foundation based in Vancouver, British Columbia, raising over $3,000,000 to establish a unique, state-of-the-art resource centre for individuals with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities; Burnaby, British Columbia, a firm that designs and delivers core infrastructure products and networks for high-speed data transportation. s head office will remain in Burnaby, British Columbia. |
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