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Amelia Cooper and her husband, Aaron Busch, contacted Global News when they received less than a month's notice that their rent would increase from $1,345 to $2,265.

Surrey City Council has voted to keep their policy on flags in place, which means the rainbow pride flag will not fly at Surrey City Hall during Pride Week this year.

"Surrey should be protecting its law-abiding citizens not offering them up on a platter."

Global News is releasing the first wave on municipal profiles to better prepare voters for their decisions on October 20.

With just months until Surrey residents go to the polls, there's a major shakeup in the city's politics.

About 170 people who have called 135a Street home will be offered temporary housing either in the form of provincially-funded modular homes -- that are ready for move in -- or shelter beds at a local shelter, based on assessed need. 

"I am very concerned," said Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner.

It was Mayor Linda Hepner's idea last fall in response to a major increase in gang-related violence.

First step to dealing with peafowl: come together as a community and decide what you want done with them.

Mayor Linda Hepner said it was her decision alone and not council's.

He was mayor from 1996 to 2005 and served as a city councillor before that.

Linda Hepner said she's frustrated with the ongoing debate over light rail transit versus SkyTrain for Surrey.

It's official, riders on many TransLink services will soon pay a per-kilometre fare. Bus fares will remain flat across the region.

The TransLink Mayors' Council is moving forward in negotiations with Phase Two of their 10-year Metro Vancouver transportation plan

The City of Surrey and the provincial government have announced a number of moves to fight the problems of gun violence and gangs.

Their total pay jumped by around 13 per cent from 2015.

"This is the first time in probably very close to three decades where we are now seeing applications coming before us for increasing rental stock."

Key details about the proposed facility, including budget, size, location and completion date remain unknown.

"They would not end up having no playground for the children. That would simply not be something I or council would consider to be a viable solution."

"You know, it's dog eat dog down there. And we really need that better, low income housing."