Why Burnaby?
Burnaby is a BC centre for amateur sports with its extraordinary complement of sports facilities – notably the Burnaby Lake Sports Complex, Bill Copeland Sports Centre, Canlan Ice Sports and Swangard Stadium. With a wide range of sport-hosting venues, Burnaby is extremely well positioned to take advantage of this growing industry.
Proud Tradition
From field sports to ice sports to indoor-sports, Burnaby has a long history of hosting successful sporting events. Following, you’ll find a sample of some of the annual, recent, ongoing and future sporting events in Burnaby:
2001 Golden Oldies Field Hockey Festival
2001 Pacific Alliance Gymnastic Championships
Women’s and Men’s Whitecaps Professional Soccer Matches
International Soccer Matches
2003 U19 Women’s World Soccer Championships
2004 National Starskate Championships
National Gymnastic Championships
2006 National Tenpin Bowling Championships
National Netball Championships
National Cross-Country Championships
Clan (SFU) International Wrestling Championship
Annual Bantam AAA Hockey
BC High School Track and Field Championships
Minor lacrosse (provincial and national)
2006 Agility Nationals
2006/2007 CCAA Soccer Championships
BC High School Field Hockey and Soccer Championships
National Field Lacrosse Championship
2005 Canadian National Rugby Championships
2006 Canadian Legion Track and Field Championships
2006 U17 National Basketball Championships
Future
2006 North American Challenge Skate
2007 Canadian National Ball Hockey Championships
2007 Junior National Racquetball Championships
2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2009 World Police and Fire Games
Facilities
From community-based facilities to multi-sheet ice and field-turf complexes to international level arenas and stadiums, Burnaby has an unparalleled inventory of sports facilities in the Greater Vancouver Area.
Location
Burnaby is centrally located in the heart of Greater Vancouver, providing easy access to downtown Vancouver, the North Shore Mountains, Whistler to the north and the Vancouver International Airport, which is just 20 minutes south from Burnaby’s city centre.
Climate
Burnaby, located in the Southwest corner of British Columbia, provides ideal competitive conditions year-round. With moderate temperatures throughout the year (daily highs ranging from 5 degrees Celsius to 23 degrees Celsius/42 degrees Fahrenheit to 74 degrees Fahrenheit), Burnaby presents idyllic outdoor sporting opportunities through the four seasons.
Volunteers
Burnaby is experienced. For all of the city’s hosted events, the lasting legacy has been the volunteers - the committed, experienced and strong volunteerism within the community. Whatever the event may be, there will be no shortage of skilled volunteers to help make your event a success.
