Category Archives: Cloverdale

Submit your nominations for new City Awards

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

2011 will be the inaugural year for the City Awards, a new program designed to showcase urban excellence in Surrey. With five different awards, the categories will recognize the contributions of citizens, community groups, businesses and developers to the City: NewCity … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Environment, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Social Services, South Surrey, Whalley | Tagged award, bc, beautification, civic, design, Development, emissions, energy, Environment, surrey | Comments Off

Surrey pursuing convention centre, film festival, and more

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

A recent story in the Vancouver Sun had Councillor Barinder Rasode reveal that the City is in the early stages of pursuing the development of a convention centre. The facility will include a “state-of-the-art” film production centre, infrastructure it is … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Parks and Rec, Whalley | Tagged bc, bollywood, centre, city centre, Cloverdale, convention, fairgrounds, festival, film, surrey | Comments Off

City to improve walking safety around all 120 schools

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

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 | 3 Comments

City seeks input on new master plans for dog parks, greenways

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

The City is currently developing new master plans for both dog off-leash parks and the ever-expanding greenways network. Although the open houses are nearly complete, you can still submit your valuable input online through two quick surveys linked below. Take … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloverdale, Environment, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Whalley | Tagged bike, dog, greenway, network, off leash, park, pathway, surrey, vancouver | Comments Off

Cloverdale Rodeo subsidized for another year

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

The Cloverdale Rodeo and Country Fair, held annually on May long weekend, will once again receive a subsidy of hundreds of thousands of dollars from the City. Earlier this spring, Council approved a $225,00 grant to the Lower Fraser Valley … Continue reading →

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LRT by 2012? Let’s make sure we get it right

Posted on April 21, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

Although Mayor Watts’ ambitious calls for sustainable transportation funding “within a month or two,” and Light Rail design plans for Surrey by 2012, ought to be commended and supported, the speed with which she is moving should be a … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley | Tagged bc, densification, density, Development, dianne watts, light rail, lrt, planning, surrey, Town Centre | 1 Comment

Watts’ next priority: Light Rail by 2012

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Paul Hillsdon

Mayor Dianne Watts used her sixth annual State of the City address to make a strong case for a light rail system across Surrey. Watts noted the successful multi-modal transit system in Portland, whose spine is a light rail network, … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley | Tagged bc, christy clark, dianne watts, funding, light rail, lrt, rapid transit, surrey, translink, vancouver | Comments Off