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Category Archives: Heritage
What are Surrey’s most pressing issues? [poll]
With the municipal election just a few months away, politicians and interest groups will soon be presenting their visions for the future of Surrey. In the spirit of direct democracy, I thought I’d present the question to you directly: What … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Election, Environment, Healthcare, Heritage, Library, Parks and Rec, Post-Secondary Institutions, School Board, Social Services, Transport
Tagged bc, democracy, election, poll, priorities, surrey, vote
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Shannon Hall to be replaced by hotel?
According to community members who have been briefed by the City, the Cloverdale Fairgrounds will begin a major transformation in the next few months. With the Cloverdale Recreation Centre wrapping up completion, and set to open to the public shortly, … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Heritage
Tagged alice mckay, bc, casino, Cloverdale, demolition, entertainment, expansion, fraser downs, gambling, hotel, rodeo, shannon hall, surrey
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Museum expansion may be forthcoming
The Friends of the Surrey Museum and Archives Society, which has raised millions of dollars in support of the City’s Museum, is pressuring the City to incorporate the Museum’s planned Phase 2 expansion into the Build Surrey capital infrastructure program. … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Heritage
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City studying introduction of streetcar in Cloverdale
The City will spend the next six months to study the introduction of a streetcar to service historic Cloverdale. An initiative pursued by the Cloverdale BIA in the early 2000′s, the business group purchased historic streetcar #30 from Saanich in … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Heritage, Transport
Tagged bc, Cloverdale, historic, rail, streetcar, surrey
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City spends $3M to relocate heritage rail to Cloverdale
For the past decade, a dedicated group of rail enthusiasts having been working diligently to realize their dream of bringing back the historic Interurban to Surrey. Since 2003, the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society has dedicated over $480,000 worth of … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Heritage, Transport
Tagged 1225, bc, bcer, Cloverdale, fvhrs, historic, interurban, sullivan, surrey, Transport
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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
Exclusive: Interview with ex-councillor Judy Higginbotham
Civic Surrey recently had an hour long, exclusive interview with ex-councillor Judy Higginbotham, who is likely to run again in the next election. We caught up with her to chat about politics in the City and her history as a … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Heritage, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bc, City Hall, Cloverdale, councillor, democracy, dianne watts, don ross, heritage, home, interview, judy higginbotham, leadership, mayor, politician, stadium, surrey, translink, transport, vehicle levy
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