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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Details on the City’s Olympic Plan
Now that Surrey is an official Venue City for the Olympics, a new Olympic Plan to leverage this status has been formulated. A Corporate Report was recently released with all the details. It also seems that the Plan will be … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Events, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged 2010, business receptions, cultural olympiad, games preparation centre, holland park, live site, olympics, plans, spirit, surrey, vancouver
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Kwomais Park opening next year
In a recent Corporate Report, it was released that Kwomais Park in South Surrey will open to the public in January 2010. Kwomais Point Park is 16.25 acres of designated parkland located at the southwest tip of the Semiahmoo Peninsula. … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey, Town Centre
Tagged kwomais point park, recreation, South Surrey
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Fresh pavement coming soon [pics]
The City has awarded two contracts for patching and repaving a number of sections in the road network, including: 104 Ave between 152 St and 160 St 152 St between 64 Ave and 88 Ave King George Highway between 108 … Continue reading
Celebrate the Cultural Capitals legacy projects!
As you may recall, Surrey was bestowed the 2008 Cultural Capital of Canada award. With it’s prize money, the City set off on six projects to showcase the community’s art, culture, and heritage. Some of the projects have already been … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Events, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged canada, canoe, Cloverdale, cultural capital, fusion festival, green timbers, nature centre, public art, surrey
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Major Official Community Plan review
The Official Community Plan, or OCP, is the main planning document guiding the vision and development of the City over the next 30 years. The plan gets a minor updates each year, and a major review every 5 – the … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Events
Tagged climate change, community, document, ocp, open house, planning, review, surrey, transport, vision
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Update on the Urban Village development
The firm designing the Urban Village development for Weststone Properties has leaked two more images showing the full build out of this master planned community. The first phases of Urban Village are currently nearing completion. Two four storey mid-rises, Element … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged agenda, city centre, community, element, master, plan, surrey, ultra, university district, urban village, weststone
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Update on the Holland Pointe development
According to reports, the Holland Pointe development at King George and 98A Ave is currently on hold, but simply waiting for the markets to pick up before beginning construction. As of October 20th, it was in the Servicing Agreement Stage … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged 51, 98a avenue, city centre, holland pointe, king george, park, park place, Planning and Development, storeys, surrey, tower
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Discussions underway for a stadium?
During the press conference announcing Surrey’s winning of the 2012 BC Summer Games, Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg spilt some secret beans. Hogg lauded the City of Surrey for its outstanding athletic facilities and the new athletic infrastructure that has … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged bc summer games, bear creek, city centre, Cloverdale, sports, stadium, sunnyside, surrey, tom binnie
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SCC renewal underway
The left-wing Surrey Civic Coalition, which managed to elect Bob Bose to council and Laurie Larsen and Ijaz Chatha to school board in November, recently changed leadership at the top. At the SCC AGM, 22 year old polisci student Stephanie … Continue reading
Infinity project saved by Concord in May?
The half completed Phase 2 Infinity towers near King George SkyTrain station may finally resume construction in May. The towers, which have been sitting idle since October, were put on hold after Jung Developments filed for bankruptcy protection following the … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged bankruptcy, city centre, concord pacific, downtown, infinity, jung developments, king george, phase 2, project, skytrain, surrey, tower
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