Mayoral race gets crowded with Surrey NOW candidate – Surrey Citizen Surrey NOW photo Yet another candidate has announced a campaign to become the mayor of Surrey in what has already become a crowded race. Troy Van Vliet is

Troy Van Vliet is a Surrey builder and business owner who is running under the banner of Surrey NOW, with plans to run a full slate for council and school board.

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Work finished on Surrey reservoir, including new mural – Surrey Citizen Metro Vancouver photo Metro Vancouver has finished work on the Fleetwood Reservoir in Surrey. The reservoir, located at Meagan Anne MacDougall

Metro Vancouver has finished work on the Fleetwood Reservoir in Surrey.

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Surrey foes attack McCallum's no-tax-hikes pledge – Surrey Citizen Doug McCallum is taking another run at the mayor’s seat on Surrey city council, announcing his new campaign Monday with a promise of no property tax

McCallum is running for the Safe Surrey Coalition along with Couns. Doug Elford and Mandeep Nagra. McCallum promised a full slate will be announced within six weeks.

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Imagine Surrey fills out slate of candidates, pledges fee cut – Surrey Citizen Mike Starchuk. Chris Campbell photo Imagine Surrey officially launched its 2026 municipal election campaign on Tuesday night, unveiling its full slate of

Imagine Surrey's 2026 municipal election campaign officially launched last Tuesday; unveiled full slate of candidates to “challenge the status quo under the same old players and parties at Surrey City Hall.”

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Wild Surrey rescue as fighting eagles tangled in power lines – Surrey Citizen OWL photo submitted Easter Sunday was a busy one for some local agencies as they worked to untangle two bald eagles from Surrey power lines. The two bald

The two bald eagles were scrapping when they got caught in the lines near the intersection of 85 Avenue and 123 Street.

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More security added for Surrey Vaisakhi celebration – Surrey Citizen Photo submitted Surrey’s Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Parade is one of the largest Vaisakhi celebrations in the world, drawing tens of thousands of attendees from

Surrey’s Khalsa Day Vaisakhi Parade is one of the largest Vaisakhi celebrations in the world, drawing tens of thousands of attendees from across the Lower Mainland and beyond.

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Community rallying to save Surrey potato farm – Surrey Citizen Heppell Farms photo The community is rallying to save a Surrey potato farm from losing its land. A petition with more than 88,000 signatures has been

The farm sits on land owned by the federal government.

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Surrey transit 'passups' are a real problem – Surrey Citizen File photo Denis Agar looks over a room of Surrey transit users and asks them to raise their hand if any of them regularly get passed up by a bus locally

“We still have a lot of work to do.”

The Surrey Citizen's Chris Campbell recaps last Monday's "Unpacking Transit in Surrey" event with @movementyvr.bsky.social.

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Surrey Police Board warns of 'risks' in taking over Cloverdale so soon – Surrey Citizen Surrey Police Service photo The province has appointed five new members to the City of Surrey’s police board, a move that comes at a time when the Surrey

Province appoints five new members to the City of Surrey’s police board; Surrey Police Service to take over patrolling Cloverdale a few months earlier than it wanted.

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More people deported due to Surrey extortion connections – Surrey Citizen CBSA photo Canada Border Services Agency has released the identities of two more extortion suspects who have been deported from the country. In August

The Canada Border Services Agency has released the identities of two more extortion suspects who have been deported from the country.

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Woman loses in court after dog Bella killed in Surrey attack – Surrey Citizen Bella was killed by a German shepherd. Facebook photo A woman whose dog Bella died after being attacked by a German Shepherd wants the City of Surrey to

A woman whose dog died after being attacked by a German Shepherd wants the City of Surrey to toughen up local rules to protect other dogs in the future.

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Surrey mayor readies team with new candidates – Surrey Citizen Mayor Brenda Locke. File photo Mayor ready: Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke officially announced that she is seeking re-election this October. Locke has a

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke officially announced that she is seeking re-election this October.

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Unpacking transit in Surrey Transit in Surrey is at a turning point. Major projects are underway, including the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension and the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) along King George. Several key plans that…

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Unpacking Transit in Surrey: Citizen hosts panel discussion for riders – Surrey Citizen The Citizen partners with Movement to move forward discussions on transit

BIG NEWS: We're teaming up with @movementyvr.bsky.social this coming Monday (Mar. 23) for the Surrey Citizen's first community collaboration - a free panel discussion on the state of transit in Surrey!

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'Shocked': Surrey neighbourhoods protesting higher density in draft OCP – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo The ink is barely dry on the City of Surrey’s draft of the next Official Community Plan and some residents are already mounting opposition

A group of Crescent Beach and Ocean Park residents are objecting to any increased density beyond single-family homes being included in Surrey 2050, the draft OCP document recently released by the city.

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Surrey rejects Metro Vancouver options restricting where it develops – Surrey Citizen Surrey wants changes to Urban Containment Boundary

Surrey wants changes to Metro Vancouver's Urban Containment Boundary, says it's constraining the region’s growing demand for housing and local jobs.

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Surrey releases draft OCP with 1M residents predicted – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo The City of Surrey has released a draft of its proposed new Official Community Plan – with the recognition of when staff expect the city to

Surrey 2050 is a “blueprint” that will guide how the city grows and evolves over the next 30 years, says the report, adding that it could surpass the City of Vancouver as the largest city in B.C.

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Surrey hit by massive copper theft – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo BC Hydro is renewing its warning about the deadly risks associated with copper cable theft after a major incident in Surrey left

The theft came to light when a motorist driving along 64th Avenue in Surrey reported running over a maintenance hole with its lid removed.

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Election Archives – Surrey Citizen City planning for the 2026 Surrey civic election began two years ago in order to prepare for a growing voter base. A new report outline an array of numbers related […]

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Surrey advance polling dates released early – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo City planning for the 2026 Surrey civic election began two years ago in order to prepare for a growing voter base. A new report outline an

Advance polling dates for the 2026 civic election in Surrey have now been set for Oct. 7, 10, 14, and 15.

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Surrey part of huge gap for moderate-income residents – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo Story by Patrick Penner Metro Vancouver’s new Affordable Housing Gap Analysis paints a stark picture of a region falling dramatically

Metro Vancouver’s new Affordable Housing Gap Analysis paints a stark picture of a region falling dramatically behind on housing for low- and moderate-income residents.

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Surrey tax expected to raise millions of dollars for tourism – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo The Municipal and Regional District Tax is expected to raise millions of dollars for the City of Surrey, according to a new city report.

Tax on hotels and other short-term accomodations set to net $2,405,000 for Surrey tourism marketing this year.

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Opinion: Surrey Police Board defends its work as directors replaced – Surrey Citizen Surrey Police Service photo To the Editor: Last week, Premier David Eby announced the province was allowing appointments of four Surrey Police Board

Premier David Eby's announcement earlier this month that Surrey Police Board directors were to be replaced was "a surprise," says board chair Harley Chappell.

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Surrey growing bike lanes faster than Vancouver: study – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo The City of Surrey added far more high-quality cycling infrastructure than even the bike-centric City of Vancouver, according to data from

The City of Surrey added far more high-quality cycling infrastructure than even the bike-centric City of Vancouver, according to data from a new SFU study.

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Surrey gets more beds to fight addictions – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo B.C.’s Road to Recovery project is adding more Surrey spaces so people can access culturally safe, inclusive addiction and withdrawal care

The province's Road to Recovery project adds 10 new beds at Surrey's Creekside Withdrawal Management Centre, plus additional staff and a client transportation van.

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Surrey Schools feeding more children than ever before – Surrey Citizen Surrey Schools photo The Surrey Schools Feeding Futures program is feeding more children than ever – providing breakfast, lunch and snacks to thousands of

The Surrey Schools Feeding Futures program is feeding more children than ever – providing breakfast, lunch and snacks to thousands of students.

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BC expands crime lab to help fight Surrey extortions – Surrey Citizen SPS photo In response to extortion shootings and gang violence, the province is expanding the Provincial Forensic Firearms Lab, which plays a crucial role

The Provincial Forensic Firearms Lab allows police to analyze weapons used in criminal activities and seized by police, helping investigators in their efforts to identify and arrest suspects.

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Surrey sees big bump in residential vacancy rate – Surrey Citizen Unsplash photo A push to add more purpose-built rentals is improving the vacancy rate for renters in Surrey, according to a new federal report. Canada

The rental stock is expected to continue to grow in Surrey as several development projects are being converted to rentals-only due to the crashing condo market in recent years.

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Surrey civic party names its full slate of candidates – Surrey Citizen Surrey First Councillor and candidate for mayor Linda Annis announced that (left to right) Gagan Nahal, Mike Bose, Bilal Cheema and Jasroop Gosal will

Newly-announced candidates Gagan Nahal, Mike Bose, Bilal Cheema and Jasroop Gosal round out Linda Annis's Surrey First slate for this October's municipal election.

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Surrey hospital gets fancy robot to help patients – Surrey Citizen Fraser Health photo Surrey Memorial Hospital is now using the da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery system that will speed up some surgeries and mean greater

Surrey Memorial Hospital will soon be using the da Vinci Xi Robotic Surgery system to speed up some surgeries and perform them with greater accuracy.

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