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 Sweeper Parts Burnaby - Burnaby began as a rural agricultural area which supplied nearby markets. In the latter years, it became an important transportation corridor between Vancouver, the Interior, and Fraser Valley. Its name was derived from Robert Burnaby, who was a private secretary of Richard Moody, the first land commissioner in the Colony of British Columbia.
Heritage, Arts and Culture are essential to Burnaby. Some of the most popular locations to visit are the Burnaby Art Gallery (it provides educational programs for seniors, kids and adults, community projects and exhibitions in recreation facilities, community centres and schools), Burnaby Eco-Sculptures (eco-sculptors make art from nature), Burnaby Symphony Orchestra (currently in its sixth year of performing successful concerts), Burnaby Village Museum and Carousel (small meeting or a large corporate gathering), Centennial Rose Garden at Burnaby Mountain Park, Century Gardens, Deer Lake Park (opportunities for launching a canoe, sailboating, boating, sunbathing, bird watching, hiking, wild-life viewing, or simply relaxing), Michael J. Fox Theatre (professional, community-oriented theatre which provides a practical, affordable and beautiful venue for professional and amateur artists), Museum of Archeology and Ethnology, National Nikkei Heritage Centre, SFU Walking Tour and Art Gallery (it hosts six or seven exhibitions every year, both historical and contemporary, covering the full range of media), and Shadbolt Centre for the Arts (perfect venue for small gatherings to big corporate and entertainment events - like for example conferences, meetings, award ceremonies, gala dinners, weddings, press conferences, recitals, festivals, craft fairs and concerts).
The city of Burnaby and Metro Vancouver has a lot of traditional and non-traditional attractions all-year round, comprising: The Burnaby Village Museum (self-guided tours which permits people explore the farmhouse and village at their own pace), Capilano Suspension Bridge (suspended 230 feet above and 450 feet across Capilano River), Gateway Casinos, Greater Vancouver Zoo (over 600 different animals in one hundred twenty acres of wide open spaces within the Fraser Valley), Grouse Mountain (panoramic views of the city, oceans and mountains unfold as the Skyride, North America's largest aerial tram system, whisks people to the mountaintop, 3,700' above the city), Harbour Cruises, Hell's Gate Air Tram (located within British Columbia's supernatural interior, with peak spring levels, over two hundred million gallons of water rush through its thirty five metre (110 ft) wide gorge. That is two times the volume of Niagara Falls), IMAX Theatre (provides people of all backgrounds and ages with larger-than-life-experiences which educate, inspire and entertain), Science World, Minter Gardens, Pacific national Exhibitions Vancouver Aquarium in Stanley Park (offers incredible creatures, like for instance beluga whales, dolphins, and sea otters, as well as thousands of other interesting creatures, from the Amazon to the Arctic).
The important technological companies within the Burnaby area are: Chevron Corporation, Petro-Canada petroleum refineries, Telus, Ballard Power Systems, Creo (presently part of Eastman Kodak) and Electronic Arts. Some significant companies include: Future Shop, eBay and Nokia.
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