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Category Archives: Environment
Party for the Planet relaunching Surrey’s Earth Day events
The City of Surrey is re-launching its annual Earth Day celebrations this year, making the event bigger and better than ever. ‘Party for the Planet‘ will be held at Central City Plaza Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th, featuring … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Events, Whalley
Tagged bc, city centre, downtown, earth day, event, festival, green, party for the planet, surrey, sustainability
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Surrey high schools go green with solar panels
The Province has awarded four Surrey secondary schools with grant funding for solar panel installations. The new “solar walls” will heat outdoor air as it enters the ventilation system for each school’s gym. At a cost of roughly $100,000 per … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, School Board, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged bc, emissions, green, school, solar, surrey
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City Centre District Energy system adds to Surrey’s green credentials
The City is moving swiftly to build a new district energy system in the heart of the downtown. District energy systems distributes thermal energy across a network, heating or cooling interior areas and hot water in buildings. Terasen Gas has … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment, Whalley
Tagged bc, carbon, city centre, climate change, district, downtown, emissions, energy, ghg, surrey, system
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Progress on the Port Mann [pic]
This image has been floating around the Internet for the past few weeks. The photo shows the massive scale of the Port Mann project. Note how the new bridge span is virtually double the width of the existing highway. The … Continue reading
Two major greenway projects in 2011
In addition to the major bicycle pathways expansion program introduced in 2009 as part of the Federal Stimulus program, two more projects are set to begin in 2011 that will continue to connect communities to Surrey’s growing greenways network. The … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Environment, Fleetwood, Parks and Rec, South Surrey
Tagged bc, bike, Cloverdale, cyclist, Fleetwood, greenway, network, South Surrey, surrey
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City preparing Clean Energy pilot projects
As part of Mayor Watts’ new Clean Energy initiative, her Advisory Network has created a series of proposed pilot projects to help Surrey become a leader in green technology. Under the moniker of “Bold, Innovative, Competitive, Thriving,” the demonstration projects … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment
Tagged bc, clean energy, dianne watts, electric car, endurance, geoexchange, green, green wall, hub, hydro, powertech, solar, surrey, technology, wind
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City pilots compost pickup
Following some research undertaken in the summer, the Engineering Department is ready to take the next step towards meeting Surrey’s waste diversion goals. The City is moving quickly to pilot a new organics collection program to help determine certain details … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment
Tagged bc, collection, compost, diversion, garbage, metro vancouver, organics, recycle, surrey, trash, waste
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