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Category Archives: City Hall
Car crash gives Watts new perspective
Mayor Dianne Watts is slowly recovering from internal rib injuries following a car crash last month. This week was her first return into the public light after the accident. Vaughn Palmer reports that the crash has given her a new … Continue reading
Steve Forbes headlining Surrey Regional Economic Summit
A number of speakers for the third annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit have been announced and at the top of the list is none other than the Editor-in-Chief of Forbes Magazine, Mr. Steve Forbes. Joining him will be Rich Hizon, … Continue reading
City pushing for greater design in new towers
Since the Infinity tower first went up, citizens have been clamouring for higher quality design and architecture in the City Centre. Now, it appears as if their demands have been heard by City Hall. In a planning report from May … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged architecture, design, surrey city centre, tower
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Mayor Watts in serious car accident Friday
From the Surrey Leader: Mayor Dianne Watts and her husband were in a serious car accident Friday night while returning from an event. Watts and her husband Brian were traveling in Surrey at just before 11 p.m., when another car … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Transport
Tagged bc, car accident, dianne watts, injury, mayor, surrey, traffic
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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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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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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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City and Kwantlen sign historic agreement
The City has struck a memorandum of understanding with Kwantlen Polytechnic University to pursue the shared goals of building an economically vibrant Surrey. The agreement is similar to the MOU the City signed with SFU in 2008, which will result … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Healthcare, Newton, Parks and Rec, Post-Secondary Institutions, Social Services
Tagged architecture, business incubator, campus, Cloverdale, cost sharing, fraser health, health sciences, kpu, kwantlen polytechnic university, nursing school, sfu, simon fraser, surrey
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