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Burnaby and Vancouver have wonderful neighbourhoods, with cultures all of their own. I (like some other posters) live in North Burnaby. Lots of great Italian resturants and delis. Anton's is a great place for pasta, but the lines are outragous.
Commericial drive (East Van) is like my entire home town (Nelson) on one street. Lots of hippies and funky, 'alternative' people. It is getting a little, uh.. "scuzzy"(?) as development downtown pushes the homeless eastward.
Of course, if you are a young-up-and-coming professional; Kitsilano ('Kits') is where you want to be. By the beach and close to downtown. Sophies is known all over Vancouver for a great breakfast.
If you've got a few dollars you can look at places in Yaletown. Very nice, almost right down town. Housing (apartments / condos) prices are high.
If you are looking for a Jewish area, you could try Marpole (South Vancouver, specifically south Granville St.) Very clean, lots of amenities. It is atleast 25 min. bus ride downtown.
If you have big money, then you have two choices: Point Grey (near UBC) or West Vancouver. From West Van, you have to cross the Lion's Gate Bridge to get downtown (bad idea).
Anyways, I could blabber on more. You get the idea. There are lots of nice areas to live in Greater Vancouver. It just depends what you are looking for. Just realize that to buy property is very expensive right now. Apparently, the market for renters is getting better (better prices).
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