City Of Surrey

• Cannabis stores coming to Surrey after council approves framework

  In a unanimous vote on Monday night, Surrey’s mayor and city councillors approved framework that will allow up to 12 retailers to open up shop.

  Cannabis

  Apr 10
  
• New stadium, entertainment districts part of Surrey’s population boom plan: Mayor

  Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke revealed the new five-year future investment strategy in an annual state of the city speech on Thursday.

  Politics

  Feb 15
  
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• 10K students over next decade a lowball estimate, Surrey councillor says

  The report estimates the Surrey School District will see 9,777 new school-age students in the next decade, based on anticipated construction of 51,490 new housing units.

  Education

  Jan 29
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• Surrey to hold public meetings for consultation on safety, crime plan

  The city is hosting events on January 24, January 30 and February 1, to gather the public’s thoughts on the plan.

  Crime

  Jan 20
• Surrey mayor, police union, board at odds over budget ‘misinformation’

  Brenda Locke released a statement detailing why the City of Surrey has refused to add 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits to the payroll, stating they were not budgeted for.

  Politics

  Jan 16
• Surrey spending nearly $500K on campaign alerting public to cost of ‘NDP police transition’

  The billboards state that dismantling the Surrey RCMP in favour of a fully-fledged municipal police force will cost an additional $446 million over the next decade.

  Politics

  Dec 12, 2023
• Surrey asks court to review province’s order on police transition

  The City of Surrey is seeking a judicial review of the province’s July 19th decision to try and force the municipality to go through with the police transition.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2023
• Days after doctors protest, B.C. breaks ground on second Surrey hospital

  A long-awaited and often-promised second hospital for the City of Surrey marked a milestone today with a groundbreaking ceremony promising the opening of the new facility by 2029.

  Health

  Sep 12, 2023
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• Criticism hurled at pace of Surrey police transition as report finds ‘no clear plan’

  In a progress report, municipal staff claim there is "no clear plan or any supporting documents in place" to phase out the RCMP and bring the fledgling SPS into full force.

  Crime

  Sep 11, 2023
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• ‘Decades of chronic underfunding‘: Doctors rally in Surrey citing issues with funding, state of services

  The rally started at 2 p.m. in the Surrey Civic Plaza outside Surrey City Hall, with hundreds of Surrey residents in attendance.

  Health

  Sep 9, 2023