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New, expanded arts space coming to South Surrey & Cloverdale

Following early results of the new Cultural Plan, the City is planning to expedite the construction of a new arts centre for South Surrey and the expansion of the Surrey Museum in Cloverdale. The new arts centre in South Surrey … Continue reading

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Help shape Surrey’s Cultural Plan

The City is putting together a new Cultural Plan and they want your input! The plan will evaluate existing arts and heritage facilities in Surrey, examine the feasibility of new cultural space for South Surrey, examine the phase two expansions … Continue reading

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Learn more about Surrey’s heritage

With the pace of development and change in Surrey, it is sometimes hard to get one’s bearings. But to understand where we are going as a city, it is imperative to learn how we got to where we are today. … Continue reading

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Exclusive: Interview with ex-councillor Judy Higginbotham

Civic Surrey recently had an hour long, exclusive interview with ex-councillor Judy Higginbotham, who is likely to run again in the next election. We caught up with her to chat about politics in the City and her history as a … Continue reading

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What to do with the Anniedale schoolhouse?

As we reported recently, the new Tynehead-Anniedale Neighbourhood Concept Plan is currently being finalized – a plan which will radically reshape the existing rural community into a highway oriented industrial park and high rise residential area. One of the community’s … Continue reading

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Kensington Prairie Community Centre [pic]

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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