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Monthly Archives: November 2008
Christmas events in Surrey
Tree Lighting Ceremony – December 2 from 6pm to 8pm @ Holland Park [map] – Free Join Mayor Dianne Watts as she lights up Surrey’s Christmas tree for the holiday season. There will be family activities, the Surrey Children’s Choir, … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Events, Newton, Social Services, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged ceremony, christmas, Cloverdale, Events, holiday, holland park, nutcracker, parade, skate, tree lighting, winter
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New SFU plaza and realigned City Parkway
Fresh off the heals of the 98B Avenue realignment, and the rumours about Central City Phase 2, comes evidence of more changes about to occur in the City Centre. The schematic was taken from a preliminary report of the upgrade … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bc, bc parkway, central city, City Hall, city parkway, phase two, plaza, realign, redesign, relocation, road, sfu, simon fraser university, street, surrey, tower, Whalley
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Central City Tower II?
Discussions continue about the relocation of City Hall, and there seems to be no hard plan to actually make it happen. One of the major questions is whether this will be a partnership with Central City or not. The Central … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged bc, bing thom, central city, city centre, City Hall, dianne watts, Library, linda hepner, mall, museum, new, office, rumours, skytrain, surrey, tower performing arts centre
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98B Ave extension coming soon!
There’s been discussions about extending 98B Ave as part of the Holland Pointe development, west of King George Highway. As some may know, the site you see above is set to become the area of a massive complex, including the … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Transport, Whalley
Tagged 98b avenue, bc parkway, berezan, city centre, Development, group, holland pointe, king george highway, park, road, skytrain, station, surrey, upgrade, Whalley
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Sustainable Architecture Series @ the Surrey Arts Centre
The Surrey Arts Centre has been holding a very unique display and outreach series for the past couple months on Sustainable Architecture. There’s three exhibitions underway, two of which end on December 21st – the other a week earlier. 41 … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged architecture, building, design, exhibition, gallery, green, peter busby, planning, ray cole, surrey arts centre, sustainability, urban
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Surrey Art Gallery Show & Sale!
The Surrey Art Gallery’s Gift Shop is holding it’s annual Show & Sale this weekend. All items will be 15% off and no GST will be charged. This is a great opportunity to find some unique gifts for the holiday … Continue reading
Surrey Olympic Training Venue under construction [pics]
Construction has begun on the Surrey Olympic Training Venue – something to be expected, considering Phase 1 is set to be complete in early spring. The site is next to Tom Binnie Park near Gateway Station. Here’s some pics!
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged 2010, bc, centre, community, construction, fraser valley, gateway, olympics, recreation, site, surrey, training, vancouver, venue, winter
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Beautification efforts paying off [pics]
I’m a big fan of the beautification efforts currently underway at City Hall. Brand means a lot these days and being able to develop and maintain a vibrant image of Surrey is extremely important. Beautification is a relatively cheap thing … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Environment, Newton, Whalley
Tagged art, banners, beautification, community, decor, hydro, lighting, murals, street, vinyl, wrap
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Cloverdale Main St. retrofit [pics]
Took a bunch of pics the other day during a photowalk. Here’s a bunch of the Main St. retrofit almost complete in Downtown Cloverdale. I personally think it looks absolutely fantastic!
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Transport
Tagged 176, banners, bc, Cloverdale, historic, lamp, lighting, main, planters, poles, public art, redesign, retrofit, sidewalk, street, surrey, trees
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Surrey election ’08 results
In order of most votes. Full results can be seen at the City’s website. Mayor Dianne Watts (Surrey First) Council Judy Villeneuve (Surrey First) Tom Gill (Surrey First) Barbara Steele (Surrey First) Linda Hepner (Surrey First) Mary Martin (Surrey First) Barinder Rasode (Surrey First) Bob Bose … Continue reading
