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Tag Archives: provincial
Government projects making Surrey a leader in LEED
LEED, or Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, is a globally accepted sustainable development rating system, generally used to determine how green a building is. Although some major private developers have jumped onboard with LEED, it is recently changed provincial … Continue reading
Posted in Development, Environment
Tagged bc, building, building code, canada, Development, gold, green, leed, provincial, surrey, sustainable
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Stimulus funding for Hwy 99 rapid bus
In perhaps one of the oddest stimulus projects announced, Surrey will receive a combined $13 million from the federal and provincial governments to build a northbound rapid bus lane along Hwy 99, between King George and Hwy 91. Stimulus projects … Continue reading
Posted in South Surrey, Transport
Tagged bc, bridgeport, canada line, economic, funding, government, highway 99, plan, provincial, rapid bus, south, stimulus, surrey, transit, translink, white rock
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Watts steps down as TransLink Chair – but why?
Mayor Dianne Watts has decided to step down from Chair of the Mayor’s Council of TransLink. She has been the Chair since the inception of the Mayor’s Council, part of the reshuffling of TransLink’s structure by former Transportation Minister Kevin … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc liberals, bid, british columbia, ceo, chair, council, dianne watts, gordon campbell, government, kevin falcon, leadership, mayor, metro vancouver, politics, premier, provincial, shirley bond, surrey, tom prendergast, translink, transport
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Gardner departure sign of provincial jump for Watts?
As previously reported, the Mayor’s Office is undergoing a major shake up, with both the Communications Manager and the Manager for Intergovernmental Affairs having left their jobs right as 2010 began. Many have been wondering whether this mass exodus is … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall
Tagged bc liberals, carole taylor, chris gardner, dianne watts, gordon campbell, government, kevin falcon, mayor, politics, premier, provincial, surrey
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