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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