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Tag Archives: historic
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
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Heritage, Transport
Tagged bc, Cloverdale, historic, rail, streetcar, surrey
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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
Posted in City Hall, Cloverdale, Heritage, Transport
Tagged 1225, bc, bcer, Cloverdale, fvhrs, historic, interurban, sullivan, surrey, Transport
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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
Posted in Development, Parks and Rec, Social Services, South Surrey
Tagged community centre, elementary, grandview, heritage, historic, kensington prairie, retrofit, school, South Surrey
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Renaissance for historic Cloverdale?
2009 was a great year for the historic downtown of Cloverdale. The town centre got a complete refurbishment with the reconstruction of Main St, including new lighting, sidewalks, public art, and hanging baskets. Additionally, two four storey condo buildings completed construction … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development
Tagged clover, Cloverdale, condo, Development, downtown, historic, main st, town
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Update on Cloverdale’s downtown developments [pics]
Two mid-rise condo projects in Cloverdale’s historic downtown are nearing completion. West on the Village Walk and Clover Downs Estates are both part of a strategy to increase the number of residents within walking distance of the downtown to bring … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development
Tagged Cloverdale, density, Development, downtown, estates, historic, mid-rise, revitalization, Town Centre, west
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Cloverdale Main St. retrofit [pics]
Took a bunch of pics the other day during a photowalk. Here’s a bunch of the Main St. retrofit almost complete in Downtown Cloverdale. I personally think it looks absolutely fantastic!
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Transport
Tagged 176, banners, bc, Cloverdale, historic, lamp, lighting, main, planters, poles, public art, redesign, retrofit, sidewalk, street, surrey, trees
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Cloverdale update!
There’s two large multi-storey townhomes being built in Downtown Cloverdale, in addition to the main drag along 176 St. getting retrofitted. Here’s some pics!
Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Transport
Tagged Cloverdale, Development, downtown, historic, main st, road, sidewalk, street, surrey, townhouse, upgrade
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