Major technology firms such as Electronic Arts, Creo (now part of Eastman Kodak), Ballard Power Systems, and TELUS base their operations in Burnaby; heavy industry includes Chevron Corporation and Petro-Canada petroleum refineries on the shores of Burrard Inlet. Other companies, including eBay and Best Buy Canada, have significant facilities in Burnaby as well. The City also features major commercial town centres, rapid transit, high technology research and business parks, movie and TV studio facilities, comprehensive industrial estates, and major post-secondary institutions, including Simon Fraser University and the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
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