Tag Archives: dianne watts

Marvin Hunt, Bruce Hayne expected to join Surrey First

Posted on February 4, 2011 by

According to The Now, Marvin Hunt, former SET councillor and the lone independent on Council, is expected to join Mayor Watts’ Surrey First slate. He would be the last of the former SET councillors to join Watts’ team, earlier defections by Linda … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Election | Tagged bc politics, bruce hayne, city council, councillor, dianne watts, marvin hunt, slate, surrey, surrey first | Comments Off

Shocker: Surrey gives $140M/yr to TransLink

Posted on December 3, 2010 by

According to comments made to the Surrey Leader, Mayor Dianne Watts has revealed that Surrey sends roughly $144 million per year into TransLink’s coffers – that’s $44 million in property taxes and $100 million in gas taxes. The question is, … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Transport | Tagged b-line, bus, dianne watts, funding, king george, light rail, lrt, network, revenue, service, surrey, tax, transit, translink | 16 Comments

City preparing Clean Energy pilot projects

Posted on December 1, 2010 by

As part of Mayor Watts’ new Clean Energy initiative, her Advisory Network has created a series of proposed pilot projects to help Surrey become a leader in green technology. Under the moniker of “Bold, Innovative, Competitive, Thriving,” the demonstration projects … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Environment | Tagged bc, clean energy, dianne watts, electric car, endurance, geoexchange, green, green wall, hub, hydro, powertech, solar, surrey, technology, wind | Comments Off

Watts says it’s time for a stadium

Posted on November 29, 2010 by

Mayor Dianne Watts, speaking to the Surrey Leader last week, claimed it was “absolutely outrageous” that “a city of half-a-million people” didn’t have a stadium. The South Surrey Big Kahuna Rams, a junior football club, is moving from South Surrey … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Whalley | Tagged arena, bc, big kahuna rams, city centre, Cloverdale, dianne watts, downtown, eagles, hockey, stadium, surrey | 5 Comments

Watts expected to vote down proposed King George B-Line

Posted on November 25, 2010 by

Despite years of rhetoric touting the expansion of transit within Surrey, now that a reasonable and affordable option is on the table that would, among other things, begin a long-planned B-Line service down King George, Mayor Watts has decided that … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley | Tagged b-line, bc, burnaby, coquitlam, derek corrigan, dianne watts, evergreen, expansion, king george, langley, malcolm brodie, property tax, richmond, skytrain, supplement, surrey, transit, translink, vancouver, vehicle levy | 10 Comments

Surrey moves to start own transit network

Posted on November 12, 2010 by

Clearly dissatisfied with the lack of movement from TransLink on the transportation question, and awed by the success of Portland‘s autonomous action of building streetcars, Surrey City Council has directed staff to begin exploring opportunities for the City to begin … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Transport | Tagged bc, bob bose, dianne watts, funding, judy villeneuve, light rail, lrt, portland, streetcar, surrey, transit, translink, vancouver | 2 Comments

Dianne Watts to announce intentions next week

Posted on November 11, 2010 by

According to CKNW, Watts has been humming and hawing about running for the Liberal leadership, and plans to make her intentions clear next week. This Saturday, the Liberal executive will meet to discuss how and when the leadership race will … Continue reading →

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