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Two new pools for Surrey in 2014

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Paul Hillsdon

Two new indoor pools will begin construction this year as part of the Build Surrey program. A 50-metre pool in Grandview Heights will be designed by Hughes Condon Marler Architects, the firm behind the new Hillcrest Olympic Centre and Killarney … Continue reading →

Posted in Development, Guildford, Parks and Rec, South Surrey | Tagged grandview, Guildford, heights, pool, recreation centre, South Surrey, surrey, swim | Leave a comment

Visualizing growth: Grandview

Posted on December 22, 2010 by

This is the third post in our decade-end retrospective visualizing urban growth in the City. This post examines the joint neighbourhoods of Morgan Heights, Rosemary Heights, and Grandview Heights, all located east of Hwy 99 in South Surrey. It is the … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, South Surrey | Tagged areal, change, Development, expansion, grandview, growth, heights, morgan, rosemary, south, surrey | Comments Off

2011 Budget funds Build Surrey program

Posted on December 6, 2010 by

The Build Surrey program, a series of capital investments in civic infrastructure intended to support population and business growth in the City, now has a preliminary price tag, as well as an initial timeline. Costing roughly $280 million, the initiative … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Fleetwood, Guildford, Library, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Whalley | Tagged bc, budget, build surrey, City Hall, finance, Fleetwood, grandview, Guildford, Library, pool | 1 Comment

Data reveals severe shortage of recreation facilities in Surrey

Posted on October 13, 2010 by

While working at the Downtown Surrey BIA, one of the topics I was asked to investigate was the so-called “infrastructure deficit”. In layman’s terms, it refers to the lack of parks, community centres, or transit in fast growing communities, at … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, South Surrey, Whalley | Tagged arena, bc, city centre, clayton, Cloverdale, deficit, facility, fraser heights, grandview, Guildford, ice rink, infrastructure, municipal, Newton, north, panorama ridge, pool, recreation, south, surrey | 5 Comments

Despite the rhetoric, Surrey continues to sprawl

Posted on October 4, 2010 by

There’s a growing perception in some circles in the City that “sprawl” is on the decline. What, with the Sustainability Charter and Ecosystem Management Study now directing growth policies, a majority of new housing built as multi-family instead of single-family, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Fleetwood, Guildford, Newton, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey, Transport, Whalley | Tagged bc, clayton, climate change, Development, grandview, growth, Newton, peak oil, smart, sprawl, surrey, sustainable, Town Centre | 6 Comments

Significant density coming to Tynehead

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

If you’ve been following the progress of the City’s NCP areas through the years, you will have noticed a steady increase in the density of these massive redevelopment projects. Although surrounded by primarily single-family homes, Clayton has a number of … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Environment, Guildford, Transport | Tagged bc, clayton, grandview, ncp, port kells, sprawl, surrey, tynehead | 1 Comment

Kensington Prairie Community Centre [pic]

Posted on March 31, 2010 by

Kensington Prairie Community Centre is a retrofit of a historic elementary school in South Surrey. The facility is meant to provide a cheap, short term civic facility for the growing area of Grandview and Morgan Heights. The historic building was … Continue reading →

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