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Category Archives: School Board
Election candidates announced!
The deadline for candidacy for local office in Surrey has ended. Here’s the preliminary list of candidates for Mayor, Council, and School Board. Candidates can be legally challenged or can withdraw from the race for the next week. Mayor Viramjit … Continue reading
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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City to improve walking safety around all 120 schools
The City recently embarked on a comprehensive review of the safety and pedestrian access of areas in the vicinity of all 120 schools in Surrey. As an Early Action of the Transportation Strategic Plan, this review has identified a number … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, School Board, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley
Tagged access, bc, bus, elementary, safety, school, secondary, sidewalk, surrey, walk
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Falcon promises new school cash coming in months
At the opening of Surrey’s newest elementary school, Adams Road, yesterday, Finance Minister Kevin Falcon re-committed to building desperately needed new schools for the City. Speaking to the Surrey Now, Falcon was quoted as saying the district would be receiving … Continue reading
Posted in Newton, School Board
Tagged 36, board, capital, christy clark, district, george abbott, kevin falcon, overcrowding, school, surrey
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Surrey School District facing $10M in cuts
The Surrey School District’s upcoming 2011/2012 operating budget is facing a $10 million shortfall in funding required to maintain current programming and service levels. As a result, the Board is asking the public what it believes should be cut in … Continue reading
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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Wither the Surrey Civic Coalition?
Last week, major political news broke when two Surrey Civic Coalition school trustees broke off from the left leaning political party to join the new, non-partisan coalition party Surrey Education First, modelled after Mayor Watts’ Surrey First team on City … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Election, School Board
Tagged bc, board, city council, education, laurie larsen, party, politics, scc, school board, stephanie ryan, surrey, surrey education first, terry allen
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