Burnaby includes several distinct areas including Metrotown, Burnaby Lake, Deer Lake, Burnaby Village, Capitol Hill and Burnaby Mountain as well as being home to two renown academic institutions, a handful of excellent golf courses and the second largest mall in the country. Directly east of Vancouver, this city has been growing steadily since its incorporation well over 100 years ago. At first, this was thanks to the burgeoning centres of Vancouver and New Westminster, then thanks to its location as a corridor to the agricultural industry of the Fraser Valley. But now, the thriving suburban, educational, recreational and commercial centre of Burnaby is a prominent part of the Metropolitan Vancouver map for so many other reasons.