March 18, 2024

Residents living near Surrey’s Colebrook Road set to meet with Mayor again

People living on Panorama Ridge in Surrey will meet again with the city's mayor this week to discuss crime prevention.  Video cameras and lights have been installed on Colebrook Road in the area after four bodies were found there in a six week span this year.  Bob Campbell with the local ratepayers association says the move is just one … [Read more...]

Surrey’s mayor pledges to unveil a crime fighting plan for Panorama Ridge

People living in Panorama Ridge left a meeting with Surrey's mayor with some hope a plan is coming after four bodies have been found on the same road this year. Bob Campbell with the local ratepayers association says people voiced their frusterations to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and the RCMP. "The mayor said she was going to come up with a plan and … [Read more...]

Surrey’s Mayor says next transit project isn’t up to Metro Van mayors

The Mayor of Surrey says despite what the Transportation Minister says it is not the role of mayors to chose the next transit project to go ahead. Dianne Watts says both skytrain expansion in Surrey and rapid transit along Broadway can both go ahead. "I am sure the minister well knows that the independent board has that task and it is within … [Read more...]

Surrey’s mayor says Translink’s 3 year plan falls short for South of the Fraser

The Mayor of Surrey says Translink's new three year plan falls short.  When asked if the transit plan is a disappointment when it comes to infrastructure needs for Surrey, Mayor Dianne Watts said.    "Well absolutely, when you look at 70-percent of the future growth of the region is coming South of the Fraser the infrastructure that … [Read more...]

Politicians to gather in honour of Surrey’s tallest building

Surrey has a new tallest building... It's the 36-storey, 40-floor "Ultra" residential tower. Mayor Dianne Watts will officially mark the occasion at a ceremony Saturday, where she'll place a "concrete crown" at the building's highest point. Bob Dominick with the Weststone Group says it's part of the company's larger plan. "We're building a … [Read more...]

ID released on Surrey’s latest homicide

It wasn't gang-related.  That's what police are saying after confirming the identity of Surrey's latest murder victim.  The Integrated Homicide Investigation team says he was 21-year old Noel Jackson, a young man from Ontario who had a criminal record in that province and had recently moved to BC.  He was killed in the 12400 block of … [Read more...]

About 140,000 expected for Surrey’s celebration of Vaisakhi

A collosal crowd is expected in Surrey Saturday to celebrate the Sikh holiday of Vaisakhi. RCMP Corporal Drew Grainger pegs numbers for the festival and parade at about 140,000. He says several roads will be closed between 8 am and 5 pm. "the area between 88th and 72nd Avenue to the north and south, and 123 all the way over to 132, between east and … [Read more...]