Thinking of moving to Burnaby

Hello everyone, I'm an American with a job opportunity in Burnaby. I wanted to know if you enjoy living there and what the day to day living is like. I don't have to worry about rent as I am renting a room from a coworker already living there. I've heard housing is very expensive here, and that makes the cost of living higher but without that factor how is living here? I will have a car I am driving if I decide to move but I'm interested in how you all feel about the public transit system. Do you feel like you have community there? Are people generally kind?

All these are a lot of questions but I am very much interested in this move. Anything helps!