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Company sued by Metro Vancouver a preferred bidder for Surrey Langley SkyTrain projectThis company and Metro Vancouver are in court over the troubled North Shore Wastewater Treatment Plant, accusing each other of major failures.PoliticsApr 13
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Surrey-Langley SkyTrain line: Early work to start as build team namedThe consortium picked to build the line's elevated guideway includes Dragados Canada, Ledcor Investments, Ledcor Mining and SYSTRA International Bridge Technologies.EconomyMar 7
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Disturbing evidence admitted in voir dire hearing for B.C. man accused of killing wifeNaomi Onotera, a Surrey School District teacher-librarian, was reported missing on Aug. 29, 2021, and was last seen leaving her home a day earlier.CrimeApr 29
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North Vancouver councillor calls for audit of skyrocketing wastewater plant costsOn Friday, the Metro Vancouver Regional District revealed the project's cost had ballooned to a total of $3.86 billion, and that the project won't be done until 2030.PoliticsMar 25
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Beleaguered North Shore wastewater plant will now cost nearly $4B: Metro VancouverThe new $3.86 billion price tag is up from the last estimate of $1 billion as of 2022 and nearly eight times the initial projection of $500 million.PoliticsMar 22
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Township of Langley frets growing pains as development boom continuesThe community has approved 6,000 new units since 2022, and has thousands of more homes proposed in the booming Willoughby area.CrimeMar 7
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Traffic is climbing on some Metro Vancouver bridges. Others, not so muchNew data shows a major spike on bridges crossing the Fraser River compared to five years ago, while traffic to the North Shore has held steady or even dropped.TrafficJan 31
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Vast majority of Surrey residents still rely on cars, survey findsOn Tuesday, the Surrey Board of Trade (SBoT) released the results of its eighth annual Surrey Roads Survey.PoliticsJan 30
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Metro Vancouver transit strike: Bus and SeaBus suspended for 48 hoursThe deadline has passed and job action has escalated for transit supervisors in Metro Vancouver. Bus service and SeaBus service are suspended for the next 48 hours.TrafficJan 22
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Uber Canada says it is capping surge pricing during Metro Vancouver transit strikeThe SkyTrain and West Coast Express are running but some who can't use these services have been turning to Uber as an option.TrafficJan 22
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8 SkyTrain stations named, located for new Surrey Langley expansionThe province has released the names and locations for the eight new SkyTrain stations between Surrey and Langley.CanadaDec 1, 2023
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Proposal for up 7 highrises near future Langley SkyTrain station raises eyebrowsTwo applications have been submitted to the municipality for a cluster of seven towers ranging from 28 to 44 storeys in height.PoliticsNov 30, 2023
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TransLink unveils first 3 planned new Bus Rapid Transit routesTransLink has announced the routes for three new Bus Rapid Transit lines in Metro Vancouver.CanadaNov 16, 2023
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$4.7 billion funding gap could result in major TransLink service cuts: ReportTransLink is warning that it faces a multi-billion dollar structural deficit due to reduced revenues and growing operating expenses.PoliticsOct 25, 2023
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Surrey makes pitch to get Metro Vancouver’s first Bus Rapid Transit lineThe city wants TransLink to give it the first in a proposed series of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) lines in the region.PoliticsOct 20, 2023
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Surrey councillor wants schools built in new tower construction along SkyTrain lineSurrey is already B.C.'s most populous school district, with thousands more students enrolling every year. The district is already home to more than 335 portables.EducationSep 5, 2023
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Surrey’s Fleetwood neighbourhood braces for sweeping changes with SkyTrain extensionPreliminary work is underway on the future Surrey-Langley SkyTrain line which will connect the current King George Station terminus with Langley City.CanadaMay 4, 2023
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‘Mind-blowing’: Surrey parents, teachers concerned about ‘double-decker’ portablesSurrey is currently home to more than 360 portables, and the district says that number could climb over 400 next year.EducationApr 26, 2023
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‘Something has to change’: Surrey schools could stack portables amid surging enrollmentSince the NDP pledged in 2017 to eliminate portables in Surrey, the district has added at least 100 more and shows no sign of stopping.EducationApr 25, 2023
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‘It’s not like a light switch’: Transit police chief talks surge in assaults, next stepsIn an exclusive interview, Chief Officer Dave Jones said the uptick in criminal activity the region has experienced is not like a light switch," but an evolution over time.CrimeApr 17, 2023