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Monthly Archives: April 2008
Gateway Office Tower Park
Phase I of this 5 phase, 600,000 sq. ft. office park is scheduled for completion in early 2010 and will represent the cutting edge in sustainable and responsible design certified to a LEED Gold standard. The varying sizes of floor … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Town Centre, Whalley
Tagged city centre, Development, gateway, intrawest, leed, office, park, skytrain, surrey, tower, urban
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Making the case for a Cloverdale Indoor Pool
Throughout the Cloverdale Farigrounds redevelopment planning process, there was a general understanding that a sorely needed rec facility would be built as part of the plan. However, the rec centre was generally felt to be the afterthought, and the City … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Parks and Rec, Town Centre
Tagged Cloverdale, fairgrounds, indoor pool, planning, prc, recreation, redevelopment
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Morgan Crossing upscale urban village?
24 Hours had an article the other day about a sophisticated urban village in the heart of South Surrey called Morgan Crossing. I thought it sounded rather interesting: Think Yaletown meets Park Royal. Almost a million square feet of retail … Continue reading
Posted in Development, South Surrey, Town Centre
Tagged Development, mixed use, morgan crossing, shopping, South Surrey, urban village
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Help name new elementary schools!
The Surrey Board of Education is welcoming public submissions for names of three new elementary schools: Clayton Centre Area: 19077 – 70 Avenue (Site #203) Scheduled to open in 2009 North West Cloverdale Area: 18228 – 68 Avenue (Site #153) … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Newton, School Board, Town Centre
Tagged board education, clayton, Cloverdale, contest, elementary, Newton, school, School Board, sd36, surrey
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City is seeking Artists!
The City of Surrey recently put out a call for artists under two separate projects: The design and production of a medallion that will be handed out during the Surrey Civic Treasures Awards The design of 9 banners that “Celebrate … Continue reading
$1 million grant to solve homelessness in Surrey
As the first initiative of the new Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society, a $1 million grant is being offered to the organization that can come up with a “bold and innovative initiative that will achieve visible, meaningful and permanent positive … Continue reading
Posted in Social Services
Tagged affordable, homeless, housing, social plan, surrey, trasitional
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What’s wrong with Surrey’s bus stops? [pics]
As I’m sure you’ve seen at some time or another, Surrey’s bus stops are among the ugliest and “ghetto-iest” stops in the region. Ranging from nothing more than a pole in the ground to old 80′s designed shelter covered in … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Transport
Tagged advertising, bus stops, metro vancouver, seats, shelters, surrey, transit, translink, Transport
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