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Build Surrey, six year infrastructure plan, launched

From the desk of the City Manager comes a new capital infrastructure program named Build Surrey which has the intention of encouraging “city building”. The program will help Surrey facilitate and manage more growth over the coming decade and continue … Continue reading

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Kwomais Park opening next year

In a recent Corporate Report, it was released that Kwomais Park in South Surrey will open to the public in January 2010. Kwomais Point Park is 16.25 acres of designated parkland located at the southwest tip of the Semiahmoo Peninsula.  … Continue reading

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Surrey Olympic Training Venue under construction [pics]

Construction has begun on the Surrey Olympic Training Venue – something to be expected, considering Phase 1 is set to be complete in early spring. The site is next to Tom Binnie Park near Gateway Station. Here’s some pics!

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Update on the Cloverdale Multi-Purpose Centre

Council awarded CEI Architecture Planning Interiors the contract to design and manage the construction of the Cloverdale Multi-Purpose Centre back in April. Funding for construction of the facility was secured in the City’s 2008 Capital Budget. Design was expected to … Continue reading

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Parks planning open houses

Parks and Rec is holding two open houses very soon. One is for Wickson Point, and the other is for the Fleetwood Community Centre.  Wickson Point On August 17, 2007, the City of Surrey took possession of 3135 and 3139 … Continue reading

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Update on the Surrey Olympic Venue

The Surrey Olympic Training Venue, as announced a few months ago, is moving forward quickly. The facility will be 21,000 square feet – almost four times as large as the existing Tom Binnie Community Centre that’s currently on the site. … Continue reading

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Surrey is an Olympic Venue City thanks to Games Prep Centre

Surrey will build the volunteer centre for the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. The announcement was made this afternoon by Mayor Dianne Watts and John Furlong, Chief Executive Officer for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter … Continue reading

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Making the case for a Cloverdale Indoor Pool

Throughout the Cloverdale Farigrounds redevelopment planning process, there was a general understanding that a sorely needed rec facility would be built as part of the plan. However, the rec centre was generally felt to be the afterthought, and the City … Continue reading

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