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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Phase 2 of the Economic Action Plan released
Mayor Watts presented her annual State of the City address to the Surrey Board of Trade this afternoon. One of her major initiatives this year will be to implement the second phase of last year’s Economic Investment Action Plan, which … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged action, build, business incubator, clean energy, dcc, dianne watts, economic, fees, investment, plan, program, surrey, zones
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Kensington Prairie Community Centre [pic]
Kensington Prairie Community Centre is a retrofit of a historic elementary school in South Surrey. The facility is meant to provide a cheap, short term civic facility for the growing area of Grandview and Morgan Heights. The historic building was … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey
Tagged community centre, elementary, grandview, heritage, historic, kensington prairie, retrofit, school, South Surrey
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First look inside Newton Gym expansion
The Newton Recreation Centre expansion is nearly complete. Here’s a look at the interior:
Posted in Development, Newton, Parks and Rec
Tagged expansion, gym, Newton, recreation centre
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New City Hall design alternate [pics]
Here’s a new, alternate City Hall design. This option separates City Hall from the adjacent office/commercial tower. The under construction library is at the southwest of City Hall. The other design option can be viewed at this link.
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged build program, City Hall, civic centre, kasian, render, surrey
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Greenway expansion part of PMH1
As part of the Port Mann/Highway 1 expansion program, the Province is investing an unprecedented $50 million into cycling infrastructure along the route. This translates into a number of new greenways for Surrey. There will be a new pedestrian overpass … Continue reading
1 in 10 Surrey students in portables
By 2011, about 7,300 students in the Surrey School District will likely be attending classes in portables. That’s at least one in 10 kids – the equivalent of all the children at 12 elementary schools. Surrey currently has 217 portables … Continue reading
Posted in School Board
Tagged education, elementary, funding, kindergarten, portables, preschool, school, sd36, surrey, terry allen
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RCMP E-Division facility moves forward
The City has just approved a development permit for the construction of the RCMP’s new E-Division headquarters at 140 St and Fraser Hwy, adjacent to Green Timbers and the Surrey Outpatient Hospital. The Green Timbers Accomodation Partnership won the P3 … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged e-division, green timbers, police, rcmp, surrey
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Ultra sales restart, construction soon
Phase 3 of WestStone’s Urban Village development is set to begin shortly, with the 40 storey Ultra tower destined to become Surrey’s tallest building. Touting the new Library and City Hall as part of the development’s marketing scheme, selected pre-sales … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Whalley
Tagged central city, condo, Development, surrey city centre, tower, ultra, urban village, weststone
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Surrey officially participating in Earth Hour
Earth Hour is coming to Surrey! The global event, in which the world turns off its non-essential lights to raise awareness for, and take action on, climate change, is held on March 27th. The City will be holding a free gathering … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment, Events, Whalley
Tagged climate change, earth hour, surrey, vancouver
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City investigating Stadium options
Following the announcement that Surrey would host the 2012 BC Summer Games, dialogue began about the lack of a major stadium in the city. At the time, a number of elected officials, from all levels of government, were apparently discussing … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged arena, bc summer games, bowl, entertainment, facility, spectator, sports, stadium, surrey
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