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Category Archives: South Surrey
TownShift: An ideas competition for Surrey’s Town Centres
On November 2nd, 2009, the City of Surrey will launch an international design competition known as TownShift. Following in the footsteps of FormShift, a similar competition in Vancouver, TownShift will challenge planners, designers, and the general public to transform suburban … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Events, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Town Centre
Tagged city building, competition, formshift, international, new urbanist, placemaking, planning, suburbia, town, townshift, urban design
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3 casinos planned for Surrey
According to the Surrey Leader, there are now three applications underway for new casinos in the City. The “community gaming facility” application from Boardwalk in Newton is expected to come before Council soon. It proposes a $25 million upgrade to … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Newton, Social Services, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged bc, bingo hall, casino, city centre, Cloverdale, destination, entertainment, fraser downs, Newton, penny slots, shows, South Surrey, surrey
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Joe Brown Park upgrades soon
Following local residential concern in 2004 surrounding a section of the park known as Colebrook Pit, the City has been collaboratively developing a new vision for Joe Brown Park. Colebrook Pit was a former city-owned quarry and designated to be … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Newton, Parks and Rec, South Surrey
Tagged colebrook pit, Environment, equestrian trail, joe brown, nature, Newton, panorama ridge, park, restoration, upgrade
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Two replacement bridges under construction
Two new bridges have just begun construction – both across the Serpentine River. Motorists on Fraser Highway will be driving over the new crossing this fall, when it is scheduled to be completed. That southern bridge is part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, South Surrey, Transport
Tagged bridges, construction, expansion, fraser highway, king george highway, replacement, road work, serpentine river
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Major parks upgrades and renos
The City is currently in the process of upgrading a number of parks across Surrey. Many are already under construction, and a few are still in the design and planning stages. All the info is after the jump!
Posted in Environment, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged blackie spit, kennedy park, morgan heights, robson park, sunnyside, surrey bend, t.e. scott, upgrades, wickson point
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Phototour of Grandview Heights [pics]
Grandview Heights, the controversial and massive master planned community in South Surrey, is slowly beginning to take form. Home to the West Coast’s first Wal-Mart Supercentre, Grandview is also sporting signs of urban innovations, such as two “lifestyle villages” – … Continue reading
Posted in Development, South Surrey
Tagged 24th ave, Development, grandview heights, highway 99, lifestyle village, main street, mall, morgan crossing, South Surrey, supercentre, urban village, wal-mart
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New Serpentine River bridge for KGH
The existing King George Highway crossing over the Serpentine River was built in 1939 and will soon be replaced. Construction is set to begin in July and be complete by October. Traffic will then shift to the new bridge, being … Continue reading
Posted in South Surrey, Transport
Tagged bridge, crossing, king george highway, river, serpentine
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Kwomais Park opening next year
In a recent Corporate Report, it was released that Kwomais Park in South Surrey will open to the public in January 2010. Kwomais Point Park is 16.25 acres of designated parkland located at the southwest tip of the Semiahmoo Peninsula. … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey, Town Centre
Tagged kwomais point park, recreation, South Surrey
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Largest cycling investment in Surrey’s history
As part of the federal stimulus package, the Government of Canada, the provincial government, and the City of Surrey are one-third cost sharing a $12.5 million investment in Surrey’s cycling infrastructure. The money will go towards 10.6 km of bicycle … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Environment, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Town Centre, Transport, Whalley
Tagged bike, clayton, Cloverdale, cycling, fraser heights, green timbers, greenways, investment, paths, quibble creek, semiahmoo trail, serpentine, stimulus, surrey, wildflower
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