Simon Fraser University
UniverCity is a community located on top of Burnaby Mountain, adjacent to Simon Fraser University. It is modeled as a sustainable community. UniverCity has won several awards for sustainable planning and development.- Type: Neighborhood with 5,000 residents
- Description: univercity
- Also known as: “Univercity” and “UniverCity”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Burnaby Mountain and SFU Exchange.
Burnaby Mountain
Peak
Photo: Flying Penguin, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Burnaby Mountain, elev. 370 m, is a low, forested mountain in the city of Burnaby, British Columbia, overlooking the upper arms of Burrard Inlet. It is the location of Simon Fraser University Burnaby Campus, the Discovery Park research community, and the System Control Tower of BC Hydro and a residential neighbourhood with retail shops development called UniverCity.
SFU Exchange
Bus station
Photo: Weixi Zeng, CC BY-SA 3.0.
SFU Exchange is a bus terminus for TransLink located on the campus of Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia. It opened on September 3, 1965, and consists of 2 exchanges: the main exchange located at University Drive at East Campus Road at the eastern part of the campus and the secondary, and original, exchange located at the Transportation Centre.
Fraser International College
College
Photo: Trskmaria, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Fraser International College is situated in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, and commenced its operations in September 2006. FIC functions as a private educational institution in partnership with Simon Fraser University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ioco and Dollarton.
Ioco
Hamlet
Ioco is an area of Port Moody, British Columbia, located on the northern shore of the Burrard Inlet. Ioco, an abbreviation of Imperial Oil Corporation, was originally a townsite for an Imperial Oil refinery. Ioco is situated 3½ km northeast of Simon Fraser University.
Dollarton
Neighborhood
Dollarton is a neighborhood in the municipal district of North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It was founded in 1916 as the site of a sawmill and a village for sawmill workers by Robert Dollar, a San Francisco businessman. Dollarton is situated 5 km northwest of Simon Fraser University.
Maillardville
Suburb
Photo: Kayoty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maillardville is a community on the south slope of the city of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. Maillardville is situated 5 km southeast of Simon Fraser University.
Simon Fraser University
- Categories: geographical feature and locality
- Location: Burnaby, Metro Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
49.27891° or 49° 16′ 44″ northLongitude
-122.9045° or 122° 54′ 16″ westPopulation
5,000Elevation
304 metres (997 feet)Abbreviation
“SFU”Open location code
84XV73HW+H6OpenStreetMap ID
node 10707603779OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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- Korean: “유니버시티”
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