Burnaby Matters
Burnaby Matters is an index for searching for historical information in Burnaby publications. It provides citations only, use a citation to locate your chosen publication and visit the second floor at Bob Prittie Metrotown to find issues of these historical newspapers in microfilm format. Talk to us at the service desk for help using the microfilm machine.
| "Advertiser" series (North Burnaby) | |
|---|---|
| Advertiser | March 29, 1935 to October 7, 1938 |
| Burnaby Advertiser | October 14, 1938 to September 26, 1963 |
| Burnaby News Advertiser | October 3, 1963 to June 17, 1964 |
| Burnaby News | June 25, 1964 to July 16, 1964 |
| "Examiner" series | |
|---|---|
| Examiner | January 7, 1965 to July 15, 1965 |
| Burnaby Examiner | August 5, 1965 to June 9, 1966 |
| "Courier" series (South Burnaby) | |
|---|---|
| Burnaby Courier | August 28, 1953 to June 30, 1966 |
| Courier Examiner* | June 23, 1966 to August 17, 1967 |
| Burnaby Examiner | August 24, 1967 to March 5, 1970 |
| Burnaby Today | October 23, 1979 to November 14, 1983 |
| Burnaby Now (formerly Burnaby Today) | November 21, 1983 to February 2, 2003 |
| Sunday News | January 1, 1989 to August 26, 1990 |
| Burnaby and New Westminster News | January 25, 1989 to March 10, 1991 |
| Burnaby News | March 13, 1991 to January 28, 1996 |
| Burnaby News Leader | January 31, 1996 to December 17, 2005 |
*In June 1966, the Burnaby Courier merged with the Burnaby Examiner to form the Burnaby Courier Examiner.
| Other Burnaby Documents | |
|---|---|
| Clerk/Committee/Mayoral Reports (CCMR) | 1988 to April 4, 2005 |
| Municipal Manager's Reports to Council (MMRC) | 1984 to February 21, 2005 |
| Information Burnaby newsletter | 1974 to 1989 |
BPL has a few other Burnaby newspapers from various years (1926 to 1937, 1938 to 1954, and 1972 to 1980) that are not included in this index. See complete microfilm holdings [PDF].
Burnaby Now from 2002 to present and Burnaby News Leader from 2004 to present are also available in full text from Canadian Newsstream.
For Burnaby City Council meetings up to seven years ago go visit the City of Burnaby website. For meetings before 2015, visit heritageburnaby.ca or contact archives@burnaby.ca.