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Monthly Archives: January 2010
Surrey School District Education & Conference Centre [pics]
The Surrey DECC continues to move forward, with phase 1 construction well underway. The $40 million LEED Gold project will consist of a four-storey, 125,000 sq. ft. building that will house administration, district education programs, and meeting spaces. Phase 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Development, School Board, Whalley
Tagged conference centre, education, green timbers, School Board, sd36, surrey
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Handful of new civic facilities opening soon
Chuck Bailey Rec Centre – January Kwomais Point Park – January New gym expansion to the Newton Rec Centre – February Newton Cultural Centre (Fire Hall Arts Centre) – March Kensington Prairie Community Centre – June
Posted in Development, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged arts, chuck bailey, fire hall, kensington prairie, kwomais, Newton, park, rec centre, school
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Atira’s Maxxine Wright Place [pics]
Following receipt of the first $1 million grant from the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society, Atira announced it would build an 8,000 sq. ft. extension to Maxxine Wright Place – a centre for pregnant women at-risk of homelessness. The LEED … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged at-risk, atira, homelessness, pregnancy, social plan, surrey, Whalley, women's
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Rundown of the 2010 Financial Plan
The 2010 Operating and Capital Financial Plans have been out in the wild for a bit now. Here’s a quick rundown of what’s included: 6 new RCMP members and 8 new firefighters A new RCMP Community Safety Office for the … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged artificial, chuck bailey, civic centre, financial, fire hall, fraser heights, plan, rcmp, rec centre, surrey, turf field, youth park
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Update on the Outpatient Hospital [pics]
Posted in Development, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged construction, green timbers, hospital, outpatient, surrey memorial
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Initial concepts for Civic Centre revealed [pics]
Kasian Architects was hired six months ago to develop the final design for the new Civic Centre and their initial concept renderings have been leaked. The Civic Centre project is expected to include a new City Hall, office space, an … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Transport, Whalley
Tagged city centre, City Hall, city parkway, concept, design, downtown, extension, kasian architects, Library, park, performing arts, plaza, sfu, skytrain, surrey civic centre, university drive
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What’s going on in the Mayor’s Office?
Sam Kirk, from Langley Politics Dotcom, has revealed that Chris Gardner has left his post as Manager of Investment and Intergovernmental Relations for the City. Gardner received a fair bit of negative press after taking the position, as he was … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc, bc liberals, chris gardner, communications, government, leadership, mayor dianne watts, provincial election, surrey
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