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Cloverdale Rodeo subsidized for another year

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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The Cloverdale Recreation Centre is now open! [pics]

The Cloverdale Recreation Centre is finally open to the public! Although this is technically the “soft open”, meaning not all facilities are quite set up and the facility is operating on reduced hours (8am-8pm), go on down to 62 Ave … Continue reading

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Shannon Hall to be replaced by hotel?

According to community members who have been briefed by the City, the Cloverdale Fairgrounds will begin a major transformation in the next few months. With the Cloverdale Recreation Centre wrapping up completion, and set to open to the public shortly, … Continue reading

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City seeks to build 10,000 seat stadium in Cloverdale

Earlier last month, the City sent out a “request for expressions of interest and statements of qualifications” in regards to the construction, financing, and operation of a stadium-like facility at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. According to the request, the City is … Continue reading

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City studying introduction of streetcar in Cloverdale

The City will spend the next six months to study the introduction of a streetcar to service historic Cloverdale. An initiative pursued by the Cloverdale BIA in the early 2000′s, the business group purchased historic streetcar #30 from Saanich in … Continue reading

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City spends $3M to relocate heritage rail to Cloverdale

For the past decade, a dedicated group of rail enthusiasts having been working diligently to realize their dream of bringing back the historic Interurban to Surrey. Since 2003, the Fraser Valley Heritage Rail Society has dedicated over $480,000 worth of … Continue reading

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Two major greenway projects in 2011

In addition to the major bicycle pathways expansion program introduced in 2009 as part of the Federal Stimulus program, two more projects are set to begin in 2011 that will continue to connect communities to Surrey’s growing greenways network. The … Continue reading

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