Burnaby Matters has been compiled to assist in searching for historical information in Burnaby publications. It provides citations only – please ask at the Metrotown second-floor information desk for access to these articles and documents.
| "Advertiser" series (North Burnaby) | |
| Advertiser | 29-Mar-1935 to 7-Oct-1938 |
| Burnaby Advertiser | 14-Oct-1938 to 26-Sep-1963 |
| Burnaby News Advertiser | 3-Oct-1963 to 17-Jun-1964 |
| Burnaby News | 25-Jun-1964 to 16-Jul-1964 |
| "Examiner" series | |
| Examiner | 7-Jan-1965 to 15-Jul-1965 |
| Burnaby Examiner | 5-Aug-1965 to 9-Jun-1966 |
| "Courier" series (South Burnaby) | |
| Burnaby Courier | 28-Aug-1953 to 30-Jun-1966 |
| Courier Examiner¹ | 23-Jun-1966 to 17-Aug-1967 |
| Burnaby Examiner | 24-Aug-1967 to 5-Mar-1970 |
| Burnaby Today | 23-Oct-1979 to 14-Nov-1983 |
| Burnaby Now (formerly Burnaby Today) | 21-Nov-1983 to 2-Feb-2003 |
| Sunday News | 1-Jan-1989 to 26-Aug-1990 |
| Burnaby and New Westminster News | 25-Jan-1989 to 10-Mar-1991 |
| Burnaby News | 13-Mar-1991 to 28-Jan-1996 |
| Burnaby News Leader | 31-Jan-1996 to 17-Dec-2005 |
¹In 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 4-Apr-2005 |
| Municipal Manager's Reports to Council (MMRC) | 1984 to 21-Feb-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 is available in full text from Canadian Newsstand, 2002 to present. Burnaby News Leader is also available in full text from Canadian Newsstand, 2004 to present.
Burnaby council documents are also indexed on the City of Burnaby Council Information website.