The City of Burnaby has been awarded the NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association’s Most Improved Approval Timing award in recognition of the significant strides the City made in 2023 to efficiently process development and building permit applications.

The City is honoured to have our events, facilities and parks recognized in multiple categories in the annual Burnaby Now 2023 A-List, where Burnaby residents vote for what they love about their city.

HOME: Burnaby’s Housing and Homelessness Strategy was honoured by fellow municipal planners across BC this June, receiving an “Excellence in Policy Planning” Silver Award from the Planning Institute of BC (PIBC)

The 2023 Environmental Awards recipients were recently honoured at the June 19 City Council meeting.

Burnaby’s Engineering Department has been honoured by FortisBC with its Community Safety award for leadership in preventing accidental strikes of underground utilities

Mayor Mike Hurley and Burnaby City Council are pleased to present the Kushiro Cup to Dennis Baker, 2022's Outstanding Citizen of the Year.

Nominations have opened for Burnaby’s 2023 Environmental Awards, an annual celebration which recognizes individuals and community groups making significant contributions to the sustainability of Burnaby’s environment.

The City of Burnaby’s GIS department has once again been recognized as an international leader in their field. After collecting a MISA Spirit of Innovation award in October, Burnaby GIS has been recognized by Public Sector Digest as co-leaders of their Geospatial Maturity Index with an impressive overall score of 96.67% (sharing first place with Halifax, NS).

The City of Burnaby has been recognized with Municipal Information Systems Association (MISA) BC’s Spirit of Innovation award for successfully automating its BC 1 Call “Dial Before You Dig” process, providing faster, 24-hour service to customers while saving staff time and money.

The City of Burnaby is excited to announce it has received the 2021 Acquia Engage Award in the category of Leader of the Pack—Public Sector for its newly designed website. The Acquia Engage Award recognizes high-impact digital experiences that demonstrate an advanced level of functionality, integration, performance and user experience.