Is Burnaby like vancouver??

Hi there
I am likly moving temporarily to vancouver or burnaby...I have heard loads of great things about van but nothing about burnaby...
Is it similar to vancouver in terms of the city art and cool modern 'vibe'?
Also, does it have trees/bushes/flowers ect on and around the urban streets and areas or is quite a concrete jungle?
are the suburbs bleak or unique ( cookie cutter stucko homes or heritage style homes for example)??
Is there a large 'alternative' scene ? (artsy people)

Any and all details and impressions of the city are more than welcome ! (building stlyes, attitudes of people, police enforcement level, lack or too much of this or that ect ect)

Thanks for any feedback!

Is it similar to vancouver in terms of the city art and cool modern 'vibe'?

No, it's 100% suburbia.

Also, does it have trees/bushes/flowers ect on and around the urban streets and areas or is quite a concrete jungle?
are the suburbs bleak or unique ( cookie cutter stucko homes or heritage style homes for example)??

It's quite green just more housing than anything else, both cookie cutter and some few heritage houses.

Is there a large 'alternative' scene ? (artsy people)

No-that's in Vancouver.

Any and all details and impressions of the city are more than welcome ! (building stlyes, attitudes of people, police enforcement level, lack or too much of this or that ect ect)

It's easy to travel into Vancouver with the Skytrain-that's what everyone does.

Burnaby is not the place you want to be staying at if you are temporarily moving to Vancouver.
Stay in the city.