Surrey Politics
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Surrey policing decision stalled by ‘untenable’ non-disclosure agreement: Mayor"We want this process to be transparent. That is trumping a lot of what we're doing and saying," said Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke of the pause in progress on a policing decision.PoliticsMay 16
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Portables and population: Surrey council declares lack of school infrastructure a ‘crisis’Mayor and council in Surrey, B.C., made a sweeping declaration Monday, projecting 400 portables could be in place outside local schools by September next year.EducationMay 16
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Surrey police: Mayor vows to keep RCMP, citing lack of detail on B.C.’s positionSurrey 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.PoliticsMay 9
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Surrey staff completing feasibility study on future of policing, says mayorDavid Eby said Monday he has had several "constructive" conversations with Mayor Brenda Locke as the municipality decides whether or not to keep the RCMP.PoliticsMay 1
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‘I will not politicize this’: B.C. RCMP head will respect decision on future of Surrey police"While all of us had hoped for definitive clarity on this issue today it appears we're going to have to wait a while longer," Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said.PoliticsApr 28
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‘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.PoliticsApr 11
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Surrey council votes to approve 12.5% property tax hikeThe document before council Monday is a revised version of its 2023 budget, which had initially proposed a whopping 17.5 per cent hike.PoliticsApr 3
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Police union accuses Surrey councillor of conflict of interest over family RCMP tiesThe Surrey Police Union filed the complaint regarding Coun. Robb Stutt with the city ethics commissioner's office Monday.PoliticsFeb 27
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Surrey may need to draft 2 budgets amid policing decision delay: mayor"It's nigh on impossible for us to do an accurate budget to be frank with you," Brenda Locke said of the delay on a final decision on disbanding the Surrey Police ServicePoliticsJan 27
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Surrey Police Service deploys more officers as fate of department hangs in limboThe Surrey Police Service said Monday that it had deployed another 18 constables to work alongside frontline and investigative RCMP officers.PoliticsJan 23
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