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Monthly Archives: February 2008
Phototour: Holland Park
The park has been under a refurb for years now – still far from completion, but certainly coming along. If you haven’t had a change to check it out, take a stroll through the park virtually! Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Town Centre, Whalley
Tagged city, holland park, park, refurb, surrey
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Surrey Public Library’s 25th Anniversary!
SPL is turning 25 this year. Here’s a lil history from the library’s PR: Library service has moved ahead in leaps and bounds over the past 25 years. And many customers who have been with us since Surrey took over … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Guildford, Library, Town Centre
Tagged anniversary, birthday, celebration, event, Guildford, surrey public library
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Holland Park gets Surrey’s Spirit Square
The Province, as part of BC’s 150th celebrations, have been offering a 50/50 cost sharing program with municipalities to build legacy “Spirit Squares” – civic squares that create or enhance gathering places for a community, ones which will be used … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, Parks and Rec, Town Centre, Whalley
Tagged 150, bc, birthday, government, holland park, province, spirit square, surrey, Whalley
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Campbell Heights continues to pave over key habitats
Despite numerous environmental groups panning Surrey over the development of the Campbell Heights area, the City continues to push forward with Phase 2 of the area’s plan. It was initially revealed several years ago by the David Suzuki Foundation that … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, South Surrey, Town Centre
Tagged campbell heights, Development, dianne watts, Environment, fish, industrial, mayor, salmon, sensitive, surrey, sustainability
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A new SD36 District Education and Conference Centre
The Surrey School District continues to move forward with a plan to centralize it’s staff into a new facility – aptly named the District Education and Conference Centre or DECC. According to a recent study done for the School District, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, School Board, Social Services, Town Centre, Whalley
Tagged , 36, board, conference, office, School Board, surrey
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Villeneuve joins Surrey First
In a move that’s been expected for some time, Coun. Judy Villeneuve has joined the mayor’s political coalition.It’s a coup for Mayor Dianne Watts’ fledgling Surrey First, which has succeeded where other parties have not. The Surrey Electors Team, which … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc, city council, dianne watts, judy villeneuve, party, politics, surrey first
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Cultural Capital: Glocal Interactive Media
As one of Surrey’s initiatives under the Cultural Capital of Canada designation, the City has funded a digital art project named “Glocal: Your World in Motion“. Here’s the synopsis from the project’s site: Glocal is an interactive screen and online … Continue reading
Innovative sobering centre set for Whalley
A groundbreaking sobering centre for alcohol and drug addicts is set to move forward shortly. The planned facility is currently waiting for provincial operating funds via Fraser Health – which councillors are hoping will be provided for in the Provincial … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Healthcare, Social Services, Town Centre, Whalley
Tagged alcohol, centre, drug, health, recovery, smh, sober, surrey memorial
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New, green White Rock Elementary
The new facility replaces the original White Rock elementary, built in 1914. The school features wonderful design cues, such as communal pods for every four classrooms, and plenty of skylights and windows – some of which boast ocean views! White … Continue reading
Posted in Development, South Surrey
Tagged building, elementary, green, school, surrey, white rock
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Newton Wave Pool: new slides soon! [pics]
The Newton Wave Pool, one of Surrey’s best attractions, is currently closed for the installation of brand new slides for both the Black Mamba and the Whirlwind. It is set to have a reopen on March 13th. I dropped by … Continue reading
Posted in Newton, Parks and Rec, Town Centre
Tagged Newton, Parks and Rec, slides, wave pool
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