Surrey City Council

• City of Surrey ethics commissioner reviewing complaint against city councillor

  Surrey's ethics commissioner is actively reviewing a complaint against a city councillor made by the Surrey Police Union.

  Canada

  May 4
  
• Metro Vancouver Mayors Committee did not unanimously support Surrey keeping RCMP

  Surrey is still waiting on a final decision from B.C. over its move to disband the Surrey Police Service. Mike Farnworth is expected to make the final decision by May.

  Politics

  Apr 6
  
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• 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
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• Surrey city council to discuss proposed tax hike Monday

  Provincial funding of nearly $90 million will cut the tax hike down to 12.5 per cent, which would reduce the tax increase for the average Surrey homeowner from $460 down to $280.

  Politics

  Apr 2
• Surrey, B.C. votes to support inclusion of farmland to ALR, First Nations lay land claim

  As it stands, 89 hectares of Surrey land is used to grow more than 50 million servings of vegetables for consumption every year, according to the city.

  Economy

  Feb 15
• Surrey taxpayers face large property tax increase if police transition continues, mayor says

  Surrey mayor Brenda Locke told Global News she believes property taxes will increase on average $1,200 per household if the city transitions to the Surrey Police Service.

  Politics

  Jan 6
• Plan to scrap Surrey police transition heading to Victoria after council green light

  A city report released last week that estimated scrapping the transition from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service would save $235.4 million over five years.

  Crime

  Dec 12, 2022
• Surrey, B.C. council moves one step closer to scrapping municipal police force

  Reversing the transition, which has been underway since 2020 under the previous council was a key election promise of new mayor Brenda Locke.

  Politics

  Nov 28, 2022
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• Surrey council to revisit police transition issues at Monday’s meeting

  Surrey city council will discuss the report Monday in advance of the last vote on their plan on December 12, from there a final decision will have to be made by the province.

  Canada

  Nov 27, 2022
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• Surrey, B.C. needs 161 new Mounties if police transition scrapped, cost still unclear: report

  Surrey city council voted 5-4 earlier this month to try and halt the transition from RCMP to the Surrey Police Service, fulfilling a key campaign promise of new Mayor Brenda Locke.

  Crime

  Nov 25, 2022