Burnaby Heights, often referred to as The Heights, is a residential neighbourhood in

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. British Columbia, Canada. It is bounded by Boundary Road to the west,

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to the east and Hastings Street to the south. Its northern edge facing the North Shore Mountains comes down rather steeply to the shores of

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. Many community events, such as Hats Off Day, Halloween on the Heights and Light up the Heights are held annually.

Heritage homes

Burnaby Heights has a significant number of heritage houses. File:Cambridge_@_MacDonald_1.JPG, A heritage house on Cambridge St. and MacDonald Ave. File:Cambridge_@_MacDonald_2.JPG, A heritage house on Cambridge St. and MacDonald Ave. File:MacDonald_north_of_Cambridge.JPG, A heritage house on MacDonald Ave. north of Cambridge St. File:Cambridge_@_MacDonald_3.JPG, A heritage house on Cambridge St. and MacDonald Ave. File:Cambridge_@_MacDonald_4.JPG, A heritage house on Cambridge St. and MacDonald Ave. File:Trinity_@_Esmond.JPG, A heritage house on Trinity St. and Esmond Ave. File:Triumph_bt_Esmond_&_Boundary.JPG, A heritage house on Triumph St. between Esmond Ave. and Boundary Rd. File:A_pre-war_house_on_Trinity_at_Ingleton.JPG, A pre-war house on Trinity St. near Ingleton Ave.

Christmas on the Heights

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

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season. The lights are installed and maintained by the City of Burnaby and light up the heights from November to March each year. File:Christmas_in_the_Heights_1.JPG File:Christmas_in_the_Heights_2.JPG File:Christmas_in_the_Heights_3.JPG File:Christmas_in_the_Heights_4.JPG

References

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