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Details on the Surrey 2010 Celebration Site

Posted on November 7, 2009 by

The City of Surrey, an official partner with the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, will play host to the biggest games-time celebration south of the Fraser. The Surrey 2010 Celebration Site is a 13 day FREE winter festival featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Events, Whalley | Tagged 2010, 54-40, artist, celebration, city, curling, hot hot heat, olympic, sam roberts, site, skating, surrey, tokyo police club, vancouver, venue | 2 Comments

New gateway signage live! [pics]

Posted on May 25, 2009 by

The new gateway signage has been installed, and the initial response hasn’t been pretty. I’ve heard complaints about how small the new signs are, and the poor choice of colours, leaving little contrast between the signs’ sections and a park … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Transport | Tagged bc, city, entrance, gateway, olympic, sign, surrey, welcome | Comments Off

Surrey to host 2012 BC Summer Games

Posted on April 13, 2009 by

The City of Surrey will host the 2012 B.C. Summer Games. “A factor was the great track record Surrey has had with other events the city has hosted, as well as the great facilities that exist here,” said Surrey-White Rock … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Events, Parks and Rec | Tagged bc, city, host, sports, summer games, surrey | Comments Off

Update on the Surrey Olympic Venue

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

The Surrey Olympic Training Venue, as announced a few months ago, is moving forward quickly. The facility will be 21,000 square feet – almost four times as large as the existing Tom Binnie Community Centre that’s currently on the site. … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services | Tagged bc, centre, city, community, gateway, olympic, recreation, surrey, tom binnie, venue, Whalley | 1 Comment

Mayor Watts supports LRT over SkyTrain

Posted on March 14, 2008 by

This is cross posted from my personal blog. During the Surrey Mayor’s State of the City address, while discussing transportation in BC’s second largest city, Dianne Watts said: “I for one am a firm believer that instead of SkyTrain expansion … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Transport | Tagged bc, city, dianne watts, fraser valley, lrt, mayor, metro vancouver, rail, skytrain, surrey, transit, Transport | 2 Comments

Budget 2008

Posted on March 3, 2008 by

The City of Surrey recently approved the financial plans for this year. Check out what Council is spending your tax dollars on: City-wide Initiatives Crime Reduction Strategy: $450,000 towards the implementation of the Surrey Justice Centre Community Court, $375,000 towards … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Environment, Fleetwood, Guildford, Parks and Rec, Social Services, Town Centre | Tagged bc, boulevards, budget, cctv, city, civic square, Cloverdale, community court, crime reduction, fvhrs, main street, rec centre, smh, surrey, surrey memorial hospital, sustainability charter, trees, turf field, upgrades | 5 Comments

Phototour: Holland Park

Posted on February 27, 2008 by

The park has been under a refurb for years now – still far from completion, but certainly coming along. If you haven’t had a change to check it out, take a stroll through the park virtually! Created with Admarket’s flickrSLiDR.

Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Town Centre, Whalley | Tagged city, holland park, park, refurb, surrey | 3 Comments