Willingdon Avenue

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Willingdon Avenue north of the Lougheed Highway, with Metrotown in the distance
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Willingdon Avenue north of the Lougheed Highway, with Metrotown in the distance

Willingdon Avenue is a major road in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, going north to south and linking North Burnaby with Kingsway and Metrotown. According to The Greater Vancouver Book, an urban encyclopedia by Chuck Davis, it was named after Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1866-1941), Governor General of Canada (1926-31).

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