The City of Burnaby has 39 new waterways - or at least, 39 newly named waterways.
The waterways were part of the Heritage Creek Name Project, with names nominated by members of the public.
In all, 110 nominations were made between June 3 and Aug. 31, according to a report from the city's community heritage commission.
In the Burrard Inlet watershed, the new waterway names are Gull, Tunnel, Crabtown, Starfish, Mill, Huckleberry and Takaya creeks.
In the Central Valley watershed, the new waterway names are Corvus, Willow, Cutthroat, Stickleback, Elk, Cranberry, Black Bea, Dragonfly, Spartan, Pole Line, Bog, Phillips, Lozells, Salmonberry, Sculpin, Rudolph, Trolley, Ancient Grove, Kingfisher, Coldicutt, Lawson, Skunk Cabbage, Rayside, Thomas, Turtle and Angelo creeks.
The last creek, which flows southeast to Deer Lake, was named to honour Burnaby resident Mark Angelo, founder of World Rivers Day and chair emeritus of the British Columbia Institute of Technology's Rivers Institute.
In the Fraser River watershed, the new waterway names are Byrne, Tillicum, Swing Bridge, Sanctuary, Salmon and Sturgeon sloughs.
A revised version of the Waterways of Burnaby map poster, which included the new names, was printed for the World Rivers Day events last month.
