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		<title>Metro Vancouver Codifying Business Parks in Surrey</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2011/09/22/metro-vancouver-codifying-business-parks-in-surrey/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:14:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nathan Pachal</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2011/09/22/metro-vancouver-codifying-business-parks-in-surrey/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>City pilots compost pickup</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/11/10/city-pilots-compost-pickup/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 16:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=1583</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following some research undertaken in the summer, the Engineering Department is ready to take the next step towards meeting Surrey&#8217;s waste diversion goals. The City is moving quickly to pilot a new organics collection program to help determine certain details &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/11/10/city-pilots-compost-pickup/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Construction begins on Tynehead overpass</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/27/construction-begins-on-tynehead-overpass/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/27/construction-begins-on-tynehead-overpass/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Sep 2010 16:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=1279</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8211; the Tynehead Regional Park south of Highway 1 and the Surrey Bend Regional Park &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/27/construction-begins-on-tynehead-overpass/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>What effect will tolls have on Surrey? [poll]</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/22/what-effect-will-tolls-have-on-surrey-poll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/22/what-effect-will-tolls-have-on-surrey-poll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Sep 2010 16:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=1261</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[There&#8217;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&#8217;s interesting is the total lack &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/22/what-effect-will-tolls-have-on-surrey-poll/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Surrey&#8217;s homeless are being housed</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/13/surreys-homeless-are-being-housed/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/13/surreys-homeless-are-being-housed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2010 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Healthcare]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=1163</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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 &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/13/surreys-homeless-are-being-housed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Langley councillor calls for Tynehead zip-line</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/08/langley-councillor-calls-for-tynehead-zip-line/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/08/langley-councillor-calls-for-tynehead-zip-line/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Sep 2010 16:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=1151</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[City of Langley Councillor Gayle Martin, chairwoman of Metro Vancouver&#8217;s parks committee, has been shopping around the idea of expanding private businesses in the regional parks system to help subsidize operating costs. Martin&#8217;s plan signals possible big changes coming soon &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/08/langley-councillor-calls-for-tynehead-zip-line/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Metro puts Surrey ahead of Vancouver for transit expansion</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/06/metro-puts-surrey-ahead-of-vancouver-for-transit-expansion/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/06/metro-puts-surrey-ahead-of-vancouver-for-transit-expansion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=1138</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[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&#8217;s long requested UBC Line. Although the regional federation &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/09/06/metro-puts-surrey-ahead-of-vancouver-for-transit-expansion/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Tynehead perimeter trail coming soon</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/07/30/new-tynehead-perimeter-trail-coming-soon/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/07/30/new-tynehead-perimeter-trail-coming-soon/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:00:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=882</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Metro Vancouver is embarking on a $4 million upgrade of Tynehead Regional Park. The centrepiece of the project is Phase 1 of a paved, multi-use perimeter pathway that will circle the eastern, undeveloped section of the park. The new trail &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/07/30/new-tynehead-perimeter-trail-coming-soon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>City and Metro preserve Surrey Bend</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/07/29/city-and-metro-preserve-surrey-bend/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/07/29/city-and-metro-preserve-surrey-bend/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.civicsurrey.com/?p=875</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The City of Surrey and Metro Vancouver have finalized a joint management plan for Surrey Bend, the newest regional park in the Lower Mainland. At 348 hectares, Surrey Bend is roughly the size of Stanley Park, making it the largest &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/07/29/city-and-metro-preserve-surrey-bend/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Watts steps down as TransLink Chair &#8211; but why?</title>
		<link>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/02/03/watts-steps-down-as-translink-chair-but-why/</link>
		<comments>http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/02/03/watts-steps-down-as-translink-chair-but-why/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:43:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Dianne Watts has decided to step down from Chair of the Mayor&#8217;s Council of TransLink. She has been the Chair since the inception of the Mayor&#8217;s Council, part of the reshuffling of TransLink&#8217;s structure by former Transportation Minister Kevin &#8230; <a href="http://www.civicsurrey.com/2010/02/03/watts-steps-down-as-translink-chair-but-why/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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