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SD36 HQ making construction progress [pics]

The School District’s new headquarters, officially known as the District Education and Conference Centre, is getting closer to completion. The $40 million LEED Gold project consists of a four-storey, 125,000 sq. ft. building that will house administration, district education programs, … Continue reading

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Surrey Central Library under construction [pic]

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Chuck Bailey Youth Park

More renderings have been released for the $1.5 million planned youth park extension to the new Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre near Gateway Station. The youth park will contain a covered skateboarding area, a sport court, and a connection to the … Continue reading

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Design for City Centre Library revealed [pics]

According to The Province, a preliminary design for the new City Centre Library was presented to City Council on Monday. The library is being designed by Bing Thom Architects, the firm behind the Central City Tower. Here’s what Council saw:

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Atira’s Maxxine Wright Place [pics]

Following receipt of the first $1 million grant from the Surrey Homelessness and Housing Society, Atira announced it would build an 8,000 sq. ft. extension to Maxxine Wright Place – a centre for pregnant women at-risk of homelessness. The LEED … Continue reading

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Renaming City Centre streets

Some roads in Surrey will get fresh names if the city’s transportation committee has its way. The committee met last week to discuss some options, and came out recommending several. Among them, the committee is recommending that the King George … Continue reading

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Chuck Bailey Rec Centre opening soon [pics]

According to an article in the Surrey Now, the Chuck Bailey Rec Centre (aka: the Surrey Games Preparation Centre) is nearly complete. It is scheduled to open in November. Meanwhile, the old Tom Binnie Community Centre next door has been … Continue reading

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Games Preparation Centre has a new name!

The City has decided to name both the Games Preparation Centre and one of its gyms after two prominent members of the Whalley community. The building itself, post-Games, will be named the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre, while the gym will … Continue reading

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Provincial money for sobering centre and social housing

Following a Memorandum of Understanding almost a year ago between the Provincial government and the City of Surrey, the province has stepped up to the plate and provided $32.9 million to build an innovative sobering centre, the Creekside Health and … Continue reading

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The new City Hall! [pics]

Bing Thom Architects, the firm currently processing through the creation of the City Centre Plan, has released an update to council on their progress. The Plan itself is nearing the end of Phase II, and will soon develop Urban Design … Continue reading

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