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Category Archives: Library
Library update [pic]
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Tagged city centre, construction, Library, surrey, update
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City embraces social media [poll]
In the past six months, and in particular since the spring, the City has made great strides in embracing social media as a tool to inform and engage residents. Social media, that fabulous democratizing phenomenon that you are experiencing as … Continue reading
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Tagged adoption, bc, blog, civic, department, Events, facebook, government, Library, municipal, politician, social media, surrey, twitpic, twitter, vancouver
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New City Centre infrastructure [pics]
The interior of the under construction City Centre Library A better look at the proposed design for the new City Hall The long term Quattro master plan The Surrey Outpatient Hospital under construction at Green Timbers
Posted in City Hall, Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged city centre, City Hall, hospital, Library, quattro, surrey
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Surrey Central Library under construction [pic]
Posted in Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged bc, city centre, economic stimulus, Library, surrey, Whalley
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Build Surrey, six year infrastructure plan, launched
From the desk of the City Manager comes a new capital infrastructure program named Build Surrey which has the intention of encouraging “city building”. The program will help Surrey facilitate and manage more growth over the coming decade and continue … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Fleetwood, Guildford, Library, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey, Town Centre, Transport, Whalley
Tagged build surrey, capital, centre, community, infrastructure, recreation
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Design for City Centre Library revealed [pics]
According to The Province, a preliminary design for the new City Centre Library was presented to City Council on Monday. The library is being designed by Bing Thom Architects, the firm behind the Central City Tower. Here’s what Council saw:
Posted in Development, Library, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged city centre, civic, Library, stimulus, surrey, Whalley
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Surrey Civic Centre Project revealed!
Civic Surrey has obtained a pre-release copy of the SCDC’s brochure outlining the Surrey Civic Centre Development. The project has been tossed around for years under various names, including Central City II or the new City Hall complex, but it … Continue reading
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Tagged bing thom, bus loop, central city, central library, City Hall, civic centre, civic plaza, council chamber, exchange, expansion, extension, hotel, kasian architecture, office, performing arts centre, project, rec centre, sfu, skytrain, surrey, surrey central, tower, university
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Funding announced for new City Centre Library!
Premier Gordon Campbell announced 173 stimulus projects across the province, and a brand new Central Library in Surrey’s City Centre was one of the many selected for funding. The $30 million project will be cost-shared three ways between the federal, … Continue reading
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Tagged central, centrepiece, city centre, flagship, Library, main, surrey
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Surrey wins high praise in Maclean’s Best and Worst Run Cities
Surrey has secured the bronze medal in “Total Efficiency and Effectiveness” in Maclean’s Best and Worst Run Cities survey. The rating system compares 31 Canadian cities in a variety of areas, including crime, transportation, and taxation. The data was compiled … Continue reading
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Tagged best worst, canada, cities, effective, efficient, macleans, municipality, surrey
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The new City Hall! [pics]
Bing Thom Architects, the firm currently processing through the creation of the City Centre Plan, has released an update to council on their progress. The Plan itself is nearing the end of Phase II, and will soon develop Urban Design … Continue reading
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Tagged city centre, City Hall, conference, exhibition, Library, performing arts, recreation centre, sfu, simon fraser university, surrey, Whalley
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