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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Details on the SMH Critical Care Tower [pics]
While the Critical Care Tower isn’t actually a tower, it will bring significant improvements to the SMH campus. The 274,000 sq. ft. building will add a total of 151 new beds. The emergency department will be five times as large … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Healthcare, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged critical care, department, emergency, geriatric, helipad, mental health, prenatal, smh, surrey memorial, tower
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Future vision for SMH
As part of a short series on the future of Surrey Memorial, we kick things off with an examination of Fraser Health’s long term vision for the venerable Hospital. The regional healthy authority is currently developing a long term master … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Healthcare, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged campus, critical care tower, doctor, fraser health, nursing, school, smh, surrey memorial, ubc
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Chuck Bailey Youth Park
More renderings have been released for the $1.5 million planned youth park extension to the new Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre near Gateway Station. The youth park will contain a covered skateboarding area, a sport court, and a connection to the … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged chuck bailey, city centre, gateway, joe burns, skateboarding, Whalley, youth park
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Design for City Centre Library revealed [pics]
According to The Province, a preliminary design for the new City Centre Library was presented to City Council on Monday. The library is being designed by Bing Thom Architects, the firm behind the Central City Tower. Here’s what Council saw:
Posted in Development, Library, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged city centre, civic, Library, stimulus, surrey, Whalley
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Newton Recreation Centre extension [pics]
An extension to the Newton Rec Centre is well underway. The new facility is currently being built on the east side of the existing building. The extension will include a large multipurpose gym, as well as a mat room. The … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services
Tagged extension, gym, Newton, recreation centre
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Ministry of Labour and Citizen’s Services almost complete [pics]
As first reported in 2008, the BC Ministry of Labour and Citizen’s Services is constructing a new, single storey LEED Gold building at 102 Ave and East Whalley Ring Road. The building is near completion and some pictures of the … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged bc, city centre, government, labour and citizen's services, leed, ministry, surrey
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Gardner departure sign of provincial jump for Watts?
As previously reported, the Mayor’s Office is undergoing a major shake up, with both the Communications Manager and the Manager for Intergovernmental Affairs having left their jobs right as 2010 began. Many have been wondering whether this mass exodus is … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc liberals, carole taylor, chris gardner, dianne watts, gordon campbell, government, kevin falcon, mayor, politics, premier, provincial, surrey
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