News | UniverCity Community Association

Oct 30, 20221 min read

Volunteers needed!

The UniverCity Community Association is growing! We're looking for volunteers to help in lots of different ways. Email us at...

138 views0 comments

Nov 3: drop-in program for infants to 5-yr-olds starts

cleamoray

Oct 28, 20221 min read

Nov 3: drop-in program for infants to 5-yr-olds starts

Starting Thursday, November 3rd, this program will run every 1st and 3rd Thursday from 9:30-11:30am until the end of spring. November 3rd...

33 views0 comments

cleamoray

Oct 24, 20221 min read

Halloween trick-or-treat lantern walk

A beautiful, spooky lantern walk will connect UniverCity's trick-or-treating townhouse complexes this Halloween. Follow the lantern route...

38 views0 comments

Pedestrian controlled flashing signs, coming to a crosswalk near you!

cleamoray

Oct 14, 20221 min read

Pedestrian controlled flashing signs, coming to a crosswalk near you!

The crosswalk along High Street (crosswalk #1 on map) and the crosswalk on Tower Road and University Crescent (crosswalk #2 on map) are...

87 views0 comments

Burnaby election candidates answer your questions

cleamoray

Oct 9, 20221 min read

Burnaby election candidates answer your questions

On Saturday October 15th Burnaby will vote for a new city council and school board. Here's our guide to the candidates. The candidates...

499 views0 comments

cleamoray

Sep 25, 20221 min read

Preschool starting - a few spots left

The City of Burnaby is offering preschool for ages 3-5 years at University Highlands Elementary school. You can register for 1, 2, or 3...

15 views0 comments

TransLink begins process for gondola terminal at Production Way Station

cleamoray

Sep 25, 20221 min read

TransLink begins process for gondola terminal at Production Way Station

The Daily Hive reports that TransLink has initiated the bidding process for a contractor to develop design concepts for a key component...

25 views0 comments

UniverCity seniors' meet-up: trail walk Sept 27

cleamoray

Sep 25, 20221 min read

UniverCity seniors' meet-up: trail walk Sept 27

This month's UniverCity seniors' mee-up is a walk through some local trails. We will meet at the Tim Horton's at Tower Road at 10:00 am,...

13 views0 comments

Fire station announcements are good news for UniverCity

cleamoray

Sep 25, 20221 min read

Fire station announcements are good news for UniverCity

An article published this week has news about Fire Station 8 that will soon be built in UniverCity. Expected timelines are construction...

43 views0 comments

cleamoray

Sep 25, 20221 min read

Thanks for a great StreetFest!

We had a great time at StreetFest last weekend! It was wonderful to see lots of familiar faces from the community, and to meet new...

51 views0 comments

Parent & little kids' meet-up: now every Tuesday

cleamoray

Sep 25, 20221 min read

Parent & little kids' meet-up: now every Tuesday

Every Tuesday, 10-11:30 am: Parent-kid meetup in Richard Bolton Park. Come and join us! Our meetup last week was really fun! Over a dozen...

3 views0 comments

cleamoray

Sep 19, 20221 min read

Lighting up the High Street

Have you seen the new decorative lights installed on the trees along High Street at UniverCity? For several years now, residents at...

37 views0 comments

Thank you for making the UniverCity Community BBQ awesome!

cleamoray

Aug 27, 20221 min read

Thank you for making the UniverCity Community BBQ awesome!

A big thank-you to everyone who helped make out first community BBQ so much fun! We had a huge turnout, ate hundreds of hot dogs, and...

51 views0 comments

How to report crude oil odours near Trans Mountain

cleamoray

Aug 24, 20222 min read

How to report crude oil odours near Trans Mountain

If you are new to the community you may not yet be aware that one of our neighbours is the Burnaby Terminal of the Trans Mountain...

192 views0 comments

Burnaby Beacon story: firehall progress, response times & evacuation plan

cleamoray

Aug 12, 20221 min read

Burnaby Beacon story: firehall progress, response times & evacuation plan

The Burnaby Beacon has published a great feature today about progress towards the new Burnaby Mountain fire hall. The article also...

30 views0 comments

UniverCity parents email group - connect to 375+ local parents

cleamoray

Aug 12, 20221 min read

UniverCity parents email group - connect to 375+ local parents

Part what makes UniverCity a great family neighbourhood is parents & caregivers supporting one another. Almost as long as our community...

107 views0 comments

Wildfire and smoke information resources

cleamoray

Aug 11, 20221 min read

Wildfire and smoke information resources

Some of you may have noticed the smell of smoke in the air this morning from the fires in the Interior. Here are some resource you can...

154 views0 comments

cleamoray

Aug 11, 20221 min read

University Crescent road closure Aug 11

University Crescent is closed this morning just north of the intersection with University High Street. Telus is servicing rooftop...

8 views0 comments

Parcel 24 will bring big changes to UniverCity; rezoning public hearing scheduled

cleamoray

Aug 7, 20222 min read

Parcel 24 will bring big changes to UniverCity; rezoning public hearing scheduled

At the July 25th Burnaby City Council meeting the council authorized a public hearing for the rezoning application related to UniverCity...

440 views0 comments

Arbour (parcels 34 & 35) rezoning approved

cleamoray

Aug 7, 20221 min read

Arbour (parcels 34 & 35) rezoning approved

At the July 25 Burnaby City Council meeting, council approved the rezoning of parcels 34 & 35, which have been merged into a single lot...

299 views0 comments

Never miss a story! Subscribe to receive our biweekly email newsletter