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Tag Archives: surrey
Hwy 99 pedestrian overpass now under construction
A new pedestrian overpass crossing Hwy 99 in South Surrey is now under construction. The $2.4 million project is expected to be complete by December. Funding for the project is being split three ways between the City, the Province, and … Continue reading
Posted in South Surrey, Transport
Tagged bc, greenway, highway 99, overpass, pedestrian, pioneer, south, stimulus, surrey
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Fraser Hwy expansion continues with new bridge
The multi-year expansion of Fraser Highway will get much closer to completion following the construction of the northern Serpentine bridge, set to begin in August. Fraser Highway crosses the Serpentine River in Cloverdale near 176 St. The entire stretch through … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Transport
Tagged bc, bridge, Cloverdale, expansion, fraser highway, road, serpentine river, surrey, translink
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96 Ave widening will require 8 week closure
96 Ave is set to become a major east-west regional connector now that the Golden Ears Bridge is complete. To deal with the expected traffic increase, the City had planned to widen the two lane section of the roadway – … Continue reading
Library update [pic]
Posted in Development, Library, Whalley
Tagged city centre, construction, Library, surrey, update
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New details on the Cloverdale Safeway site
The old Cloverdale Mall site, which used to commercially anchor the Town Centre before becoming rundown and decrepit, has been undergoing a planning process for redevelopment. As reported last summer, the City has brought in its development division to create … Continue reading
Posted in Cloverdale, Development
Tagged Cloverdale, dianne watts, legion, mixed use, plan, redevelopment, safeway, surrey
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City embraces social media [poll]
In the past six months, and in particular since the spring, the City has made great strides in embracing social media as a tool to inform and engage residents. Social media, that fabulous democratizing phenomenon that you are experiencing as … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Library
Tagged adoption, bc, blog, civic, department, Events, facebook, government, Library, municipal, politician, social media, surrey, twitpic, twitter, vancouver
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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
Posted in City Hall, Environment
Tagged compost, disposal, garbage, incinerator, marvin hunt, organic, recycle, surrey, survey, waste, yard
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EXCLUSIVE: City Hall final design revealed!
Civic Surrey has obtained images from the new City Centre brochure, to be distributed to the public and media next Tuesday, when the final design for the new City Hall building will be presented. Beyond the previously announced details, City … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged city centre, City Hall, civic centre, design, dianne watts, kasian, surrey
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City Hall unveiling June 29, breaking ground 2011
One of the most significant public infrastructure investments in the City Centre is set to be unveiled next week. The Kasian-Moriyama designed City Hall building will be revealed to the public June 29th, with an event planned at 12 noon … Continue reading
Posted in City Hall, Development, Whalley
Tagged city centre, City Hall, dianne watts, sfu, surrey
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Watts chats with The Province
Mayor Watts met with the editorial board of The Province today to talk about her successes and plans in the City. After a brief meeting with editors, she spent half an hour taking questions from the public in a live … Continue reading →