Tag Archives: sustainability

Party for the Planet relaunching Surrey’s Earth Day events

Posted on April 1, 2011 by

The City of Surrey is re-launching its annual Earth Day celebrations this year, making the event bigger and better than ever. ‘Party for the Planet‘ will be held at Central City Plaza Friday April 15th and Saturday April 16th, featuring … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Events, Whalley | Tagged bc, city centre, downtown, earth day, event, festival, green, party for the planet, surrey, sustainability | 1 Comment

Tynehead Plan envisions condos, freeways, and financial shortfalls

Posted on October 15, 2010 by

As we reported earlier in the year, the City and property owners are currently creating an ambitious development plan for the Tynehead neighbourhood, transforming it from a rural edge of Surrey to the centre of significant density and strip malls. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cloverdale, Development, Environment, Guildford, Parks and Rec | Tagged annidale, bc, climate change, condo, dcc, density, Development, engineering, infrastructure, ncp, overpass, port kells, road, rural, sewer, sprawl, suburban, surrey, sustainability, tynehead, urban | 4 Comments

Lessons on transport for Portland, Oregon [videos]

Posted on October 11, 2010 by

I must confess, I adore the City of Portland. Were it not for the fact that it is in America, I would move there in a heartbeat. Its distinctive funky, indie, eco flair is unmatched anywhere in North America. I … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Environment, Transport | Tagged bc, bike, cycling, dianne watts, lrt, max, oregon, portland, sam adams, streetcar, surrey, sustainability, transport, urbanism, wes | 2 Comments

Sneak peek at living wall coming to Semiahmoo Library

Posted on September 27, 2010 by

The living wall that Surrey Libraries announced in August via Twitter is arriving on schedule. The City is about to give the concrete, prison-like Semiahmoo Library an extreme makeover, putting up the proprietary “Green Over Grey” living wall system along … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Environment, Library, Newton, South Surrey | Tagged bc, dianne watts, green over grey, green wall, greenwashing, living wall, rcmp, semiahmoo library, surrey, sustainability | Comments Off

City wants to study new LEED community planning process

Posted on February 12, 2009 by

The City recently applied for a provincial grant through the Community Action on Energy and Emissions Gold program. According to the Corporate Report, the City has been proactive in recent years at examining future district heating systems within Surrey’s Town … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Environment | Tagged charter, checklist, Development, district, exchange, geothermal, heating, leed, leed-nd, neighbourhood, surrey, sustainability | 1 Comment

Sustainable Architecture Series @ the Surrey Arts Centre

Posted on November 24, 2008 by

The Surrey Arts Centre has been holding a very unique display and outreach series for the past couple months on Sustainable Architecture. There’s three exhibitions underway, two of which end on December 21st – the other a week earlier. 41 … Continue reading →

Posted in Environment, Events, Social Services, Whalley | Tagged architecture, building, design, exhibition, gallery, green, peter busby, planning, ray cole, surrey arts centre, sustainability, urban | 2 Comments

Surrey Sustainability Charter is released

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

The long delayed Sustainability Charter has finally been released, rather conveniently with just over a month till the municipal elections. The Sustainability Charter is the first document of its kind in the Lower Mainland that comprehensively addresses the issues of social, … Continue reading →

Posted in City Hall, Development, Environment | Tagged bc, charter, climate change, cultural, economy, Environment, social, surrey, sustainability | Comments Off