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Marvin Hunt, Bruce Hayne expected to join Surrey First

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

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Veterans vs. new blood for City Council [poll]

Judy Higginbotham’s planned return to civic politics raises some important questions about the makeup of City Council, as well as democracy in Surrey. Her comments to the Surrey Leader underline a long held concept about winning civic elections in the … Continue reading

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City seeks input on organics collections service

Surrey is doing its part to meet the ambitious waste diversion goals of Metro Vancouver. The regional authority is seeking to divert 70% of all household waste from landfills, made achievable through increases in recycling and composting. Waste is a … Continue reading

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MLA Hogg to run for WR Mayor, Watts to run provincially [rumour]

Big rumour here, but I thought I’d post it nonetheless. Straight from the White Rock Sun: The rumour going round the Rock is that Mr. [Gordon] Hogg may be getting ready to scale back his political life a notch, having secured … Continue reading

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