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Tag Archives: Environment
Submit your nominations for new City Awards
2011 will be the inaugural year for the City Awards, a new program designed to showcase urban excellence in Surrey. With five different awards, the categories will recognize the contributions of citizens, community groups, businesses and developers to the City: NewCity … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Development, Environment, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Social Services, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged award, bc, beautification, civic, design, Development, emissions, energy, Environment, surrey
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‘Surrey City Energy’ corporation coming soon
The City is set to launch its own energy utility, Surrey City Energy. The new corporation will run the district energy system planned for the new City Hall site. The network will use a geothermal exchange system to source energy … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment, Whalley
Tagged carbon, city centre, City Hall, climate change, district energy, downtown, emissions, Environment, ghg, 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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Surrey Sustainability Charter is released
The long delayed Sustainability Charter has finally been released, rather conveniently with just over a month till the municipal elections. The Sustainability Charter is the first document of its kind in the Lower Mainland that comprehensively addresses the issues of social, … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Environment
Tagged bc, charter, climate change, cultural, economy, Environment, social, surrey, sustainability
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Sustainability Charter: Delayed!
Surrey has been very quietly working on a Sustainability Charter, an overarching planning document for all development in the city to meet economic, environmental, and social sustainability [aka: Surrey's version of EcoDensity]. While it had been planned to be released … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Environment, Social Services
Tagged bc, bob bose, charter, Development, dianne watts, economy, Environment, green, Social Services, surrey, sustainability
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Campbell Heights continues to pave over key habitats
Despite numerous environmental groups panning Surrey over the development of the Campbell Heights area, the City continues to push forward with Phase 2 of the area’s plan. It was initially revealed several years ago by the David Suzuki Foundation that … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, South Surrey, Town Centre
Tagged campbell heights, Development, dianne watts, Environment, fish, industrial, mayor, salmon, sensitive, surrey, sustainability
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