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Category Archives: Events
TownShift: Phase two begins
TownShift, Surrey’s successful urban design competition, is about to enter a new outreach phase. Under the moniker TownShift: Connected, the City will embark on a series of community consultations to discuss the ideas that were presented in the competition and … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Events, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey
Tagged bc, Cloverdale, competition, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, surrey, townshift, urban design
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Learn more about Surrey’s heritage
With the pace of development and change in Surrey, it is sometimes hard to get one’s bearings. But to understand where we are going as a city, it is imperative to learn how we got to where we are today. … Continue reading
Newton Cultural Centre Grand Opening Sept. 25
The Newton Cultural Centre is hosting a Grand Opening celebration for the public Sept. 25th (10am-4pm) and 26th (12pm-4pm). The Arts Council of Surrey, which will maintain and be housed in the building under a contract with the City, invites … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Events, Newton, Parks and Rec
Tagged adaptive, arts, bc, cultural centre, firehall, Newton, reuse, surrey, theatre
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PARK(ing) Day comes to Surrey this Friday!
PARK(ing) Day, an annual worldwide guerilla public space event, is coming this Friday to Surrey City Centre. According to PARK(ing) Day’s site, the event “inspires city dwellers everywhere to transform metered parking spots into temporary parks for the public good. … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged bc, green, market, parking, parking day, public space, surrey, vancouver
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CBC News broadcasting from Surrey next week, seeks your input
CBC News Vancouver is going on the road next week and will be making two stops in Surrey! The venerable public corporation is inviting residents to watch the live news broadcasts, featuring hosts Tony Parsons and Gloria Macarenko, between 5 … Continue reading
University Drive: the City Centre’s future parade route?
When I used to work at the Downtown Surrey BIA, there were frequent conversations about events and festivals as a means of attracting people back into the area. Parades, of course, are one of those community events that residents enjoy … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Events, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged bc, canada day, city centre, closure, Cloverdale, fusion festival, gateway, king george, parade, pride, road, rodeo, santa claus, surrey, traffic, university drive, vancouver
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Holland Park becoming Surrey’s gathering place
It was only two years ago when Holland Park was first unveiled as the City’s “premier urban park”. Since then, it has grown to become a concrete example of the new image the City is adopting as a progressive, forward-thinking, … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, Events, Parks and Rec, Whalley
Tagged bc, central city, Events, first night, fusion festival, history, holland park, movies, new years, surrey
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