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Tag Archives: metro vancouver
Metro Vancouver Codifying Business Parks in Surrey
One of the things that I find very interesting in the new Metro Vancouver regional growth strategy is the inclusion of a regional zone called “Mixed-Employment”. This is basically code for business park. According to the new growth strategy: Mixed … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, South Surrey, Whalley
Tagged bc, design, Development, metro vancouver, planning, surrey
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City pilots compost pickup
Following some research undertaken in the summer, the Engineering Department is ready to take the next step towards meeting Surrey’s waste diversion goals. The City is moving quickly to pilot a new organics collection program to help determine certain details … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Environment
Tagged bc, collection, compost, diversion, garbage, metro vancouver, organics, recycle, surrey, trash, waste
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Construction begins on Tynehead overpass
The City announced last week that construction has begun on the new Tynehead pedestrian overpass. The crossing will connect two major recreational nodes in Surrey – the Tynehead Regional Park south of Highway 1 and the Surrey Bend Regional Park … Continue reading
Posted in Environment, Guildford, Parks and Rec, Transport
Tagged bc, gateway, greenway, highway, metro vancouver, overpass, pedestrian, port mann, regional park, surrey, tynehead
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What effect will tolls have on Surrey? [poll]
There’s been a growing consternation with the increasing likelihood that not one, not two, but three of the four main bridges connecting Surrey with north of the Fraser will soon come with tolls attached. What’s interesting is the total lack … Continue reading
Surrey’s homeless are being housed
Despite concerns about the rise in homelessness in Surrey, stats are showing that partnerships and new funding has helped turn the page on the issue. According to the 2008 Metro Vancouver Homelessness Survey, Surrey had 402 people living on the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthcare, Newton, Social Services, Whalley
Tagged alder gardens, bc, bc housing, city centre, creekside, dianne watts, homeless, homelessness, metro vancouver, Newton, rich coleman, surrey, timber grove, Whalley
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Langley councillor calls for Tynehead zip-line
City of Langley Councillor Gayle Martin, chairwoman of Metro Vancouver’s parks committee, has been shopping around the idea of expanding private businesses in the regional parks system to help subsidize operating costs. Martin’s plan signals possible big changes coming soon … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment, Guildford, Parks and Rec
Tagged business, metro vancouver, parks, pay, private, regional, surrey, tynehead, zipline
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Metro puts Surrey ahead of Vancouver for transit expansion
News broke over the weekend about a staff report presented to Metro Vancouver which suggested Surrey be put next in line for regional rapid transit, moving the suburban city ahead of Vancouver’s long requested UBC Line. Although the regional federation … Continue reading
Posted in Transport
Tagged broadway, expansion, extension, metro vancouver, millennium, priority, rapid transit, region, surrey, translink, ubc, vancouver
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