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Category Archives: Library
Tour of the Surrey City Centre Library [pics]
Surrey Libraries has updated its Flickr photo album with the latest pictures of the City Centre facility currently under construction. Take a peek!
Posted in Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged bc, city centre, construction, Library, surrey
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City Centre Library delayed till Fall 2011
Construction of the new City Centre Library (that name sure is a mouthful!) has been delayed due to weather conditions this winter. The wet and cold weather slowed down the completion of the roof, a component which must be done … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged bc, city centre, construction, delay, Library, stimulus, surrey
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Why does Build Surrey ignore Libraries?
The Build Surrey program, which promises to play infrastructure catch up to deal with the extraordinary growth of the City, includes recreation facilities, parks, arts spaces, and even police stations. While these are certainly much needed community spaces, the program … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Library, Newton, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged bc, build surrey, expansion, facility, libraries, surrey
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2011 Budget funds Build Surrey program
The Build Surrey program, a series of capital investments in civic infrastructure intended to support population and business growth in the City, now has a preliminary price tag, as well as an initial timeline. Costing roughly $280 million, the initiative … Continue reading
Sneak peek at living wall coming to Semiahmoo Library
The living wall that Surrey Libraries announced in August via Twitter is arriving on schedule. The City is about to give the concrete, prison-like Semiahmoo Library an extreme makeover, putting up the proprietary “Green Over Grey” living wall system along … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment, Library, Newton, South Surrey
Tagged bc, dianne watts, green over grey, green wall, greenwashing, living wall, rcmp, semiahmoo library, surrey, sustainability
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City Centre Library tops out at fourth floor [pics]
The City Centre Library under construction at University Boulevard and 103 Ave just reached its fourth and final floor. Construction must be complete by March 2011.
Posted in Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged bc, central city, city centre, construction, Library, surrey, Whalley
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Should Surrey invest in public Wi-Fi?
According to our blogging neighbours at Tenth to the Fraser, the City of New Westminster last month began a pilot project to provide free public wi-fi in Queen’s Park, the Uptown Business District, and the New West Public Library. The … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Library, Social Services
Tagged access, bc, internet, new westminster, public, surrey, toronto, vancouver, wi-fi, wifi
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