Montecito, for administrative and planning purposes also known as "Sperling-Broadway", is a neighbourhood in
Burnaby
Burnaby is a city in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Located in the centre of the Burrard Peninsula, it neighbours the City of Vancouver to the west, the District of North Vancouver across the confluence of the Burrard I ...
,
British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, ...
,
Canada
Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by tot ...
.
Montecito is located to the southwest of
Burnaby Mountain
Burnaby Mountain, elev. , 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 ...
, between
Kensington Avenue
Kensington is a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in the West of Central London.
The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensington Gardens ...
to the west and Greystone Drive and Arden Avenue to the east. Halifax Street and the
Lougheed Highway Lougheed is an Irish variant of a surname of Scottish origins, meaning ''head of the lake''. Lougheed or Loughead may refer to:
Places
* Lougheed, Alberta, a Canadian village
* Lougheed Island, Nunavut, Canada
* Lougheed Highway, part of British Co ...
form its northern and southern boundaries respectively. It used to be part of a larger
Lochdale Lochdale is a single-family neighbourhood in the north-eastern part of Burnaby, near Burnaby Mountain. It lies between Kensington Ave to the west and Duthie Ave to the east. Hastings Street marks its northern limits while Halifax Street closes the ...
neighbourhood.
The area is served by several bus routes such as #134, #144 and #136.
Sperling – Burnaby Lake Station
Sperling is a German and Jewish surname, meaning " sparrow" in English. Notable people with the surname include:
* Alexander Sperling (1890–1973), German gymnast
* Andrea Sperling, American film producer
* Bert Sperling (born 1950), American a ...
is directly to the south.
There are two elementary schools in this area -
Sperling and Montecito.
Burnaby North Secondary School
Burnaby North Secondary School is a secondary school in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It encompasses two buildings at 751 Hammarskjold Drive in Burnaby. Nearly 1,800 students from grades 8 to 12 attend the school. A statue of a Viking hea ...
serves this and neighbouring areas.
Two major attractions are Burnaby Mountain Golf Course and the adjacent
Squint Lake
Squint Lake is a small lake in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is located southwest of Burnaby Mountain. Squint Lake is surrounded by Burnaby Mountain Golf Course. Squint Lake Park is a park to the north of the lake.
Eagle Creek flows into ...
. There is a small Montecito Park with some
tennis
Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent ( singles) or between two teams of two players each ( doubles). Each player uses a tennis racket that is strung with cord to strike a hollow rubber ball ...
courts.
Image:Duthie_@_Halifax_Montecito.JPG, Duthie Ave at Halifax Street
Image:Halifax_@_Duthie_Montecito.JPG, Halifax Street west of Duthie Ave
Image:Squint_Lake_Montecito.JPG, Squint Lake in spring
Image:Halifax_Street_@_Phillips_Ave_in_Montecito.JPG, Halifax Street at Phillips Ave is the corner where several apartment and condo buildings are located
References
Burnaby.ca - Sperling-Broadway
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Neighbourhoods in Burnaby