Category Archives: News

Happy Holidays!

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To you and yours:
Warm wishes for a happy holiday, however you celebrate! Amidst the busyness of the season, we hope you’ll manage to get to the Park and take a nature break.
From the
Burnaby Lake Park Association Board & Committees

Burnaby Lake Mandarin Duck Makes a Media Splash!

You may have seen on the news that a wayward Mandarin Duck has splashed down in New York City’s Central Park on October 31 and causing a major media fuss with thousands of people descending upon the park trying to catch a glimpse and snap a photo of this exotic looking bird.

Word got out to local media that there was one of these  beauties in their own back yard. CBC Vancouver contacted us and we had the opportunity let them know our Mandarin Duck has been around since Spring, but we have been our polite Canadian selves and kept things low-key.

“He has been around since May. The Burnaby Lake community has been very Canadian-like as we are with any unfeathered celebrity and not bothered him too much by keeping a respectful distance.”

We were also provide some information about perching ducks, its cousin the Wood Duck, and where to look for him. Click here to read the full story.

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Other mentions of the Burnaby Lake Mandarin Duck have appeared on  Global News,  Province/Vancouver Sun (mentions our summer newsletter which features Sheila Linn’s photo), Vancouver Courier, and Vancouver is Awesome.  

The best way to keep up with his whereabouts is to search #burnabylake on Instagram. We will add a mini gallery when we collect a few images from local photographers.

Autumn Newsletter

Happy Autumn!

The autumnal equinox takes place on Saturday, September 22, at 6:54 Pacific Time, and both the Northern and Southern hemispheres will experience an equal amount of daylight. For the Northern Hemisphere, it marks the beginning of fall, with daylight hours continuing to shorten until the winter solstice in December. Officially, Daylight Savings Time ends on Sunday, November 4 at 2:00 AM.

Here is the latest issue of our Newsletter.

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You will find previous issues on our Newsletter page.