Monthly Archives: October 2008

New Downtown Surrey mockups [pics]

Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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More green, high rises for City Centre & Guildford

Council moved forward four more big developments on September 29. A single storey, 15 500 square foot commercial building built to LEED Gold standard. The building will contain office space to be occupied by the Ministry of Labour and Citizen’s … Continue reading

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Downtown Surrey update [pics]

Recently took a bunch of shots of the developments in City Centre. Watch the slideshow below! Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

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Newton Town Centre planning study soon

Following the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding in the summer between the City and TransLink, the two organizations are set to begin a joint planning study, leading to a Neighbourhood Concept Plan for Newton Town Centre.  The planning study … Continue reading

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Surrey Bend Park coming soon

Surrey Bend is a large, untouched peninsula with a high level of biodiversity. The 354 ha (875 acre) site is characterized by birch and cottonwood floodplain forests, wet meadows, tidal freshwater marshes, bogs and shrub thickets. Currently the lands are … Continue reading

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Fusion Festival 2009?

Following the highly successful Fusion Festival this summer, the City is beginning to discuss what options are available to hold a second fest next year. The difficulty however is the fact that a major part of the Fusion Festival was … Continue reading

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More greenways in Cloverdale, along King George

More stretches of greenway will be under construction this fall in Surrey. Phase 3 of the Cloverdale greenway, the North Creek bridge in Clayton, and the west and east Colebrook Road Viaduct Bypass will all be built very shortly. Pictures … Continue reading

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