Category Archives: South Surrey

Green wall coming to Semiahmoo Library

Surrey Libraries announced via Twitter that a new Green Wall installation will be coming soon to Semiahmoo Library. It is expected to be erected by mid-October. Green walls were touted by Mayor Dianne Watts earlier this year in her State … Continue reading

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Hwy 99 pedestrian overpass now under construction

A new pedestrian overpass crossing Hwy 99 in South Surrey is now under construction. The $2.4 million project is expected to be complete by December. Funding for the project is being split three ways between the City, the Province, and … Continue reading

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Horticultural school coming to expanded Darts Hill Garden

Darts Hill Garden, one of the hidden highlights of Surrey tucked away in Grandview, is set to get a major expansion. The City has recently acquired properties to the north and east of the existing Garden and hope to partner … Continue reading

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Kensington Prairie Community Centre [pic]

Kensington Prairie Community Centre is a retrofit of a historic elementary school in South Surrey. The facility is meant to provide a cheap, short term civic facility for the growing area of Grandview and Morgan Heights. The historic building was … Continue reading

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Stakeholder consultations on Surrey Rapid Transit study

TransLink is holding a series of consultations to gather stakeholder opinion on the future of rapid transit in Surrey and Langley. The goal of the study is to determine the corridors and technologies for rapid transit in the South Fraser … Continue reading

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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

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Stimulus funding for Hwy 99 rapid bus

In perhaps one of the oddest stimulus projects announced, Surrey will receive a combined $13 million from the federal and provincial governments to build a northbound rapid bus lane along Hwy 99, between King George and Hwy 91. Stimulus projects … Continue reading

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Major road projects in next few years

The Surrey Engineering Department has released their 10 Year Servicing Plan (2010-2019). Included below is a Google map of the major road expansion projects to be completed in the short term (1-3 years). New roads are in orange, while widened … Continue reading

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Handful of new civic facilities opening soon

Chuck Bailey Rec Centre – January Kwomais Point Park – January New gym expansion to the Newton Rec Centre – February Newton Cultural Centre (Fire Hall Arts Centre) – March Kensington Prairie Community Centre – June

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