Edmonds is a neighbourhood in the southeast of Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. It is one of the city's four officially designated town centres.
The area is served by the Expo Line of the SkyTrain via Edmonds station.
The neighbourhood is named after businessman and politician Henry Valentine Edmonds, who owned real estate in the area and was active in local affairs.
Features and amenities Edmonds is home to the Rosemary Brown Recreation Centre, which holds two NHL-sized ice hockey rinks and is named after local politician Rosemary Brown.
Public schools in the area are operated by the Burnaby School District. Twelfth Avenue Elementary School and Edmonds Community Elementary School both fall within Edmonds' borders, as well as the private Catholic elementary school Our Lady of Mercy. The secondary schools serving Edmonds are Byrne Creek Community School and the independent private school St. Thomas More Collegiate.
Demographics
With numerous ethnic backgrounds and over a hundred languages accounted for, Edmonds was found by the Vancouver Sun to be the most diverse neighbourhood in Metro Vancouver. + Panethnic groups in Edmonds (1991−2021)Panethnic group2021 Canadian census2016 Canadian census2011 Canadian census2006 Canadian census2001 Canadian census1996 Canadian census1991 Canadian census East Asian 13,455 12,985 10,995 7,700 5,365 4,130 1,935 European 8,840 9,465 10,645 12,070 10,775 12,040 12,400 Southeast Asian 5,235 4,515 4,560 2,930 1,510 880 645 South Asian 4,375 4,380 4,440 3,875 3,305 2,045 1,795 Middle Eastern 2,260 1,655 1,495 995 760 480 435 African 1,440 1,190 1,125 970 505 615 125 Latin American 900 905 700 620 695 420 290 Indigenous 450 780 545 730 720 690 410 Other/multiracial 1,635 915 715 670 210 380 260 Total responses 38,590 36,790 35,220 30,560 23,845 21,680 18,295 Total population 39,656 37,540 35,974 30,976 24,501 22,101 18,858
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