The City of Burnaby is marking a major milestone with four major capital projects reaching or surpassing the halfway point in construction.

“We’re delivering on our promise to provide Burnaby residents with world-class recreation, arts and public safety facilities,” said Mayor Mike Hurley. “With these facilities, we’re investing in the infrastructure our growing city needs, to serve not only today’s generation but for generations to come.”

These projects represent a once-in-a-generation initiative to replace aging facilities and build new ones that meet modern standards and respond to population growth and evolving community needs. This is not only the largest capital construction program in Burnaby’s history, but also currently one of the largest municipal investments in community facilities in Canada.

At Burnaby Lake Recreation Complex, construction is well underway on a facility that will become home to Burnaby’s first Olympic-sized swimming pool, with completion anticipated in 2028. In the Lougheed Town Centre neighbourhood, the new $314 million Cameron Community Centre and Library will be four times larger than the original 1988 facility when it also opens in 2028.

The Cameron Community Centre and Library is designed to achieve net-zero carbon targets, with Burnaby’s first living green roof, more than 200 solar panels and all-electric low-carbon systems.

At the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, the James Cowan Theatre replacement project will deliver a modern, accessible, professional-grade performance venue when it is completed in 2027. The new Community Safety Building will provide a purpose-built facility to support emergency response and public safety services, replacing the original Burnaby RCMP detachment built in 1967.