Surrey Mayor

• Surrey mayor says goal is to address police future ‘this month’

  Could Surrey's long and twisting policing debate come to a conclusion by the end of this month? The city's mayor wants the matter back before council by the end of June.

  Politics

  Jun 6, 2023
  
• ‘Move forward’: Minister’s letter presses council to read report, vote on Surrey police

  B.C.'s public safety minster has written to Surrey's mayor and council urging them to read a confidential report then schedule a final vote on whether to keep or scrap the RCMP.

  Politics

  Jun 1, 2023
  
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• Surrey police: Mayor vows to keep RCMP, citing lack of detail on B.C.’s position

  Surrey hasn't received a "stitch of paper" outlining B.C.'s offer financial support if it backtracks on the RCMP and adopts the Surrey Police Service, Mayor Brenda Locke said.

  Politics

  May 9, 2023
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• Surrey councillor calls for mayor’s resignation over ‘misleading’ RCMP comments

  Surrey's mayor is facing heat over comments she made earlier this month suggesting the region's mayors support the city's efforts to stop a transition to a municipal police force.

  Politics

  Apr 18, 2023
• ‘Everyone has the right to feel safe’: Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke issues statement on transit violence

  Surrey's mayor put out a statement Saturday afternoon after a third stabbing was reported, the third stabbing in two weeks on Surrey transit.

  Crime

  Apr 15, 2023
• ‘Apology is owed’: Surrey mayor urged to correct record on Metro Vancouver Surrey RCMP motion

  "It's very misleading to the public, it's very misleading to the other mayors ... an apology is owed to all the mayors who voted on it," said Surrey Coun. Linda Annis.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2023
• Surrey council votes to approve 12.5% property tax hike

  The document before council Monday is a revised version of its 2023 budget, which had initially proposed a whopping 17.5 per cent hike.

  Politics

  Apr 3, 2023
• Surrey Police Union opposes mayor’s policing plan, members declare no intention of joining RCMP

  The union representing 293 Surrey Police Service officers said it opposes the new Surrey mayor’s plan of keeping Surrey RCMP operating within the city.

  Canada

  Nov 10, 2022
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• Ex-Surrey mayor intended to mislead, prosecutor tells public mischief trial

  A special prosecutor says ex-Surrey mayor Doug McCallum intended to mislead police by falsely accusing a woman to be suspected of committing offences against him.

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  Nov 9, 2022
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• Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum must pay own legal bills in public mischief case: mayor-elect

  As Doug McCallum’s trial started on Monday, his soon-to-be successor Brenda Locke said in an interview that taxpayers should not be on the hook. 

  Crime

  Oct 31, 2022