Surrey has secured the bronze medal in “Total Efficiency and Effectiveness” in Maclean’s Best and Worst Run Cities survey. The rating system compares 31 Canadian cities in a variety of areas, including crime, transportation, and taxation. The data was compiled for Maclean’s by the Halifax-based Atlantic Institute for Market Studies.
Surrey’s overall efficiency rating was third, but it’s effectiveness rating dropped to eleventh. Here’s the total rankings for Surrey:
- Governance and Finance: 10
- Taxation: 10
- Safety and Protection: 14
- Transportation: 17
- Environmental Health: 6
- Economic Development: 1
- Recreation and Culture: 3
- Overall: 3
