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13, advancing 1,475 apartment units, 327 townhouses, and 748 affordable rental units.","2026-11-13T19:08:00-07:00",[13,29,30,31,32],"Surrey City Council","Doug McCallum","affordable housing","child care","Illustration of residential tower scale models on a planning table",{"path":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":8,"publishedAt":38,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":40,"image":46,"imageAlt":47,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftop-events-this-weekend-in-surrey-november-13-15-2026","Top events this weekend in Surrey, November 13 to 15","Bear Creek Lights with salmon education walks, a free outdoor movie, the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market, and City nature sessions are among the public events in Surrey this weekend.","2026-11-13T18:52:00-07:00","Long read",[41,42,43,44,45],"events","community","Bear 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Only Councillor Harry Bains voted against.","2026-11-11T11:05:00-07:00",[56,102,58,59],"Surrey City Development Corporation","Illustration of a city boardroom with a glass conference table and leather chairs",{"path":105,"title":106,"description":107,"date":66,"publishedAt":108,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":109,"image":21,"imageAlt":112,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-trustee-byelection-ceo-minister-november-2026","Surrey's Chief Election Officer asks province to appoint 7th trustee and avoid $840K byelection","Surrey's Chief Election Officer has written to the provincial minister asking for Gary Tymoschuk to be declared elected as a school trustee, avoiding an $840,000 byelection that would come out of Surrey Schools' budget.","2026-11-11T11:35:00-07:00",[110,81,111],"Surrey Board of Education","School Trustee","Illustration of an official letter on a desk with a pen beside it",{"path":114,"title":115,"description":116,"date":117,"publishedAt":118,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":119,"image":21,"imageAlt":120,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdoug-elford-surrey-police-board-november-2026","Surrey councillor Doug Elford named to Surrey Police Board","Mayor Doug McCallum appointed Councillor Doug Elford to the Surrey Police Board during the November 9 council meeting, filling the seat held by Rob Stutt, who was not re-elected in October.","2026-11-10","2026-11-10T07:08:00-07:00",[56,80,58],"Illustration of an empty boardroom table set up for a police board meeting",{"path":122,"title":123,"description":124,"date":117,"publishedAt":125,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":126,"image":21,"imageAlt":129,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-public-works-contracts-november-9-2026","Surrey council approves $12.7M in public works contracts at first regular meeting","Surrey City Council approved two public works contracts totalling $12,701,596.35 on November 9, covering energy distribution piping in Whalley and a new drainage pump station near 60 Avenue.","2026-11-10T07:22:00-07:00",[56,29,127,128],"Whalley","Public Works","Illustration of an underground utility corridor with large pipes and work lights",{"path":131,"title":132,"description":133,"date":117,"publishedAt":134,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":135,"image":21,"imageAlt":137,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fireworks-complaints-halloween-november-2026","Surrey fireworks complaints rose 30 per cent over Halloween and Diwali weekend","Surrey Fire Chief Jason Cairney reported to council that more than 900 complaints came in on Sunday night alone, with 71 bylaw tickets issued and a U-Haul truck full of fireworks seized.","2026-11-10T07:35:00-07:00",[136,56,79],"Surrey Fire Service","Illustration of spent fireworks casings on a sidewalk near a fire hydrant",{"path":139,"title":140,"description":141,"date":117,"publishedAt":142,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":143,"image":146,"imageAlt":147,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-tree-lighting-festival-winterfest-november-2026","Surrey Tree Lighting Festival and Winterfest open November 21 with free skating and holiday events","The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza opens November 21 with free skating through February 15, while the Museum of Surrey runs Winterfest events from November 21 to December 19.","2026-11-10T07:48:00-07:00",[91,144,145],"Surrey Civic Plaza","Museum of Surrey","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-tree-lighting-festival-winterfest-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an outdoor ice rink at night with holiday lights and decorated trees",{"path":149,"title":150,"description":151,"date":152,"publishedAt":153,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":154,"image":21,"imageAlt":158,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fentre-nous-femmes-surrey-affordable-housing-november-9-2026","Surrey council considers 748-unit affordable rental project in City Centre at November 9 land use meeting","Surrey council is considering a phased affordable rental development at 9883 - 140 Street in City Centre: two towers of 35 and 39 storeys with 748 units, nearly all secured as non-market rental for 60 years, with a public hearing set for November 23.","2026-11-09","2026-11-09T07:50:00-07:00",[56,155,156,157],"Housing","City Centre","Affordable housing","Rendering of two residential towers in Surrey City Centre with a pedestrian greenway below",{"path":160,"title":161,"description":162,"date":163,"publishedAt":164,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":165,"image":171,"imageAlt":172,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-windstorm-power-outage-highway-10-november-2026","Surrey windstorm leaves thousands without power and closes Highway 10","A windstorm that hit Surrey on Saturday night knocked out power for thousands of residents, closed Highway 10 between 180 Street and 184 Street, and downed wires across the city.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T08:20:00-07:00",[166,167,168,80,169,170],"windstorm","power outage","Highway 10","BC Hydro","safety","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-windstorm-power-outage-highway-10-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a downed power line on a Surrey street after a windstorm",{"path":174,"title":175,"description":176,"date":177,"publishedAt":178,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":179,"image":180,"imageAlt":181,"imageCredit":182,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-transition-rcmp-withdrawal-elford-november-2026","Surrey Police Service takes over last RCMP neighbourhoods as new council votes on police commitments","The RCMP is completing its withdrawal from Cloverdale and Guildford this month, leaving the Surrey Police Service 133 officers short of its 860-member target as a new council prepares to vote on a helicopter fleet and more officers.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T08:12:00-07:00",[57,56,80,71],"https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fpolice-board-lrg-1024x569-1.jpg","Surrey Police Service patch on a uniform at a police board meeting","Surrey Citizen",{"path":184,"title":185,"description":186,"date":187,"publishedAt":188,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":189,"image":191,"imageAlt":192,"imageCredit":193,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmccallum-illegal-dumping-motion-november-9-surrey-2026","Surrey mayor brings illegal dumping motion to council Monday with new fines and business bans","Mayor Doug McCallum says he will put a motion before Surrey council November 9 to raise the minimum fine for illegal dumping from $1,000 to $10,000 and strip business licences for 10 years for companies caught dumping.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T18:19:00-07:00",[57,56,190],"Bylaw enforcement","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F1106-surrey-illegal-dumping-1.jpg","An old wooden desk discarded on Railway Road in Surrey, near Mud Bay Park","Jason Payne \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":195,"title":196,"description":197,"date":187,"publishedAt":198,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":199,"image":21,"imageAlt":202,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-board-of-education-inaugural-larsen-chair-november-2026","Laurie Larsen elected chair of Surrey Board of Education at inaugural meeting","Trustees elected Laurie Larsen chair and Bob Holmes vice-chair at the new Surrey Board of Education's inaugural meeting on November 4. Larsen has served as a trustee for 18 years.","2026-11-06T19:00:00-07:00",[200,110,201],"Board of Education","Surrey First Education","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a wooden dais and nameplates",{"path":204,"title":205,"description":206,"date":187,"publishedAt":207,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":208,"image":211,"imageAlt":212,"imageCredit":213,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-november-9-contracts-medicine-school-newton-turf-2026","Surrey council votes Monday on a $17.5M medicine school contract and a $4.7M Newton turf field","Surrey City Council meets November 9 to award two contracts: $17.5 million for excavation of the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine downtown, and $4.7 million for a synthetic turf field at Newton Athletic Park.","2026-11-06T18:15:00-07:00",[56,29,209,210],"Newton","SFU","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FScreen20Shot202026-11-0620at2011.37.0020AM.jpg?w=1024","Arran and Ratana Stephens at an SFU Surrey event, photo contributed to North Delta Reporter","SFU\u002Fcontributed to North Delta Reporter",{"path":215,"title":216,"description":217,"date":187,"publishedAt":218,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":219,"image":21,"imageAlt":220,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fthind-trustee-byelection-mla-surrey-2026","Thind, elected MLA and trustee, wants runner-up declared trustee to avoid $840K byelection","Garry Thind, who was elected both a Surrey school trustee and a BC Conservative MLA in October, says he supports having the next-highest vote-getter declared a trustee to avoid an $840,000 byelection when he is sworn in as MLA on November 19.","2026-11-06T18:45:00-07:00",[200,110,201],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":222,"title":223,"description":224,"date":225,"publishedAt":226,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":227,"image":21,"imageAlt":229,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsuhana-gill-surrey-youngest-councillor-november-2026","Suhana Gill takes office as Surrey's youngest city councillor at 20","Suhana Gill was sworn in to Surrey City Council on November 2, 2026. At 20, she is the youngest person ever elected to council in Surrey. She ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition and received 27,809 votes.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:52:00-07:00",[56,58,228],"Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":231,"title":232,"description":233,"date":234,"publishedAt":235,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":236,"image":240,"imageAlt":241,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fgillfor-teal-jones-surrey-sawmill-acquisition-november-2026","Gillfor Manufacturing acquires Teal-Jones Surrey sawmill, says hundreds of jobs are preserved","Gillfor Manufacturing has completed its acquisition of the Teal-Jones Group's Surrey sawmill, Sumas operation and TFL 46 timber licence under a BC Supreme Court order. The company says hundreds of jobs are preserved, without giving a specific count.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T08:21:00-07:00",[237,93,238,239],"business","employment","forestry","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fgillfor-teal-jones-surrey-sawmill-acquisition-november-2026.webp","Illustration of logs and equipment at a BC sawmill operation",{"path":243,"title":244,"description":245,"date":234,"publishedAt":246,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":247,"image":251,"imageAlt":252,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fkpu-surrey-first-nations-archaeology-field-school-grant-2026","Surrey's KPU gets $358,507 to run a tuition-free archaeology school for First Nations students","Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey received a three-year, $358,507 grant from Canada's science funding agency for a First Nations archaeology field school that launched in spring 2026 and trains students in GPS fieldwork and land history.","2026-11-04T08:17:00-07:00",[42,93,248,249,250],"education","KPU","First Nations","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FKPU20archeology20field20school20grant.jpg?w=1024","Students and an instructor working outdoors at a KPU First Nations archaeology field site","Surrey Now-Leader",{"path":255,"title":256,"description":257,"date":234,"publishedAt":258,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":259,"image":260,"imageAlt":261,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-inauguration-15-commitments-november-9-2026","Surrey's new council plans first vote on all 15 election commitments November 9","Doug McCallum was sworn in as mayor November 2 for a fifth term, and the new council will vote on every commitment from the October election at its first regular meeting on November 9.","2026-11-04T07:57:00-07:00",[57,56,58],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fsurrey-mayor-doug-mccallum-inauguration-nov-2-2026-f.jpg?format=auto","Doug McCallum speaks at the Surrey City Hall inauguration ceremony on November 2, 2026",{"path":263,"title":264,"description":265,"date":234,"publishedAt":266,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":267,"image":271,"imageAlt":272,"imageCredit":273,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fraser-highway-local-access-skytrain-november-2026","Fraser Highway closes to through traffic November 12 for a month of SkyTrain construction","A section of Fraser Highway in Surrey will be local access only from November 12 to December 12 while workers install beams for the future Green Timbers Station.","2026-11-04T08:02:00-07:00",[268,269,270,16],"SkyTrain","Surrey Langley SkyTrain","transport","https:\u002F\u002Fpeacearchnews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F7\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FSkyTrain-construction.jpg?w=1024","SkyTrain construction work near Surrey with beams and equipment visible","Peace Arch News",{"path":275,"title":276,"description":277,"date":234,"publishedAt":278,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":279,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":284,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-mayflower-coop-housing-displacement-new-council-2026","Surrey co-op residents face displacement after BC Housing cancelled their new site","About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op on 104 Avenue in Surrey are at risk of losing their homes after BC Housing cancelled a replacement site it had previously approved, the Cloverdale Reporter reported.","2026-11-04T08:07:00-07:00",[13,93,280,281],"co-op","BC Housing","https:\u002F\u002Fcloverdalereporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F25\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F12239.jpg?w=1024","Residents gathered outside Mayflower Co-op in Surrey to speak with the media","Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":286,"title":287,"description":288,"date":234,"publishedAt":289,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":290,"image":293,"imageAlt":294,"imageCredit":295,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-nico-wynd-golf-course-strike-alleged-violence-2026","Surrey golf course workers on strike after alleged vehicle attack on picket line","Workers at Nico Wynd Golf Course in Surrey are in their second month on strike over seniority rights, and the BC Federation of Labour is calling for a boycott after a union member says she was hit by a vehicle on the picket line October 31.","2026-11-04T08:12:00-07:00",[237,291,93,292],"labour","strike","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F9\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F04\u002FSurrey-Golf-Course-Rally-4.jpg","Workers and supporters at a rally outside Nico Wynd Golf Course in Surrey during the ongoing strike","CityNews Vancouver",{"path":297,"title":298,"description":299,"date":300,"publishedAt":301,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":302,"image":305,"imageAlt":306,"imageCredit":307,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-city-centre-arena-mccallum-public-funding-november-2026","Surrey City Centre Arena faces uncertain future as McCallum takes office today","Mayor-elect Doug McCallum has promised to pull the City's $200-million funding commitment from the 10,000-seat arena project and order a forensic audit of the land deal behind it.","2026-11-02","2026-11-02T07:49:50-07:00",[57,58,303,304],"arena","city hall","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fvancouver-giants-surrey-city-centre-arena-10355-King-George-Boulevard-f2.jpg?format=auto","Rendering of the Surrey City Centre Arena and Cultural Event Centre at 10355 King George Boulevard","City of Surrey \u002F Daily Hive Urbanized",{"path":309,"title":310,"description":311,"date":300,"publishedAt":312,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":313,"image":314,"imageAlt":315,"imageCredit":316,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-vehicle-id-request-123a-street-november-2026","Surrey Police ask public to help identify vehicle in suspicious incident on 123A Street","Surrey Police Service is asking anyone who recognizes a white 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla to call after a driver approached two teenage girls on October 27.","2026-11-02T07:50:59-07:00",[170,80],"https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FVehicle20SPS.jpg?w=1024","White 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla sedan that Surrey Police are seeking information about","Surrey Police Service \u002F Surrey Now-Leader",{"path":318,"title":319,"description":320,"date":321,"publishedAt":322,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":323,"image":326,"imageAlt":327,"imageCredit":328,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-united-soccer-envision-sport-centre-cloverdale-2026","New indoor sport centre opens in Cloverdale for Surrey residents to book","The Envision Financial Sport Centre at Cloverdale Athletic Park opened to the public on October 1 and has space available to book on weekday mornings.","2026-11-01","2026-11-01T07:53:00-07:00",[93,324,44,42,325],"recreation","sports","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FSUSC-1.jpg?w=1024","Kids play on the turf field inside the Envision Financial Sport Centre at Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey","Malin Jordan \u002F Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":330,"title":331,"description":332,"date":321,"publishedAt":333,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":334,"image":337,"imageAlt":338,"imageCredit":339,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftodd-matsumoto-surrey-police-chief-mccallum-november-2026","Surrey's new police chief named as McCallum prepares to take office","The Surrey Police Board named Todd Matsumoto permanent chief constable on October 30, days before mayor-elect Doug McCallum and a new council are sworn in on November 2.","2026-11-01T07:52:00-07:00",[80,58,335,336,170],"police","council 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Once sworn in as MLA, he will be disqualified as a trustee, and a court may decide whether to hold a $840,000 byelection or seat the next candidate.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T08:00:00-07:00",[110,347,348,201],"school trustee","byelection","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FGarryThind_A.jpg?w=848","Garry Thind, re-elected Surrey school trustee and MLA-elect in Surrey-Guildford",{"path":352,"title":353,"description":354,"date":344,"publishedAt":355,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":356,"image":359,"imageAlt":360,"imageCredit":361,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-business-red-tape-survey-swrbot-october-2026","Surrey businesses report losing 300-plus hours a year to government paperwork","The Surrey and White Rock Board of Trade's 2026 Red Tape Survey finds 68 percent of respondents say compliance has a moderate or major impact on their business.","2026-10-31T17:30:00-07:00",[93,237,357,358],"regulation","Board of Trade","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F221028-SNW-M-14192454_web1_181030-SNW-M-Cutting-red-tape.jpg?w=1024","Cutting red tape sign at a Surrey event","Tom Zytaruk \u002F Surrey Now-Leader",{"path":363,"title":364,"description":365,"date":344,"publishedAt":366,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":367,"image":370,"imageAlt":371,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fireworks-bylaw-halloween-diwali-october-2026","Surrey deploys bylaw officers for fireworks on Halloween and Diwali","The City of Surrey is enforcing its fireworks ban tonight and on November 8, with fines of up to $50,000 for illegal possession or use.","2026-10-31T17:15:00-07:00",[93,368,170,369],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":373,"title":374,"description":375,"date":344,"publishedAt":376,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":377,"image":379,"imageAlt":380,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-board-names-matsumoto-chief-mccallum-demands-new-board","Surrey Police Board names Todd Matsumoto chief constable; McCallum calls for board's removal","The Surrey Police Board appointed Todd Matsumoto permanent chief constable on October 30, hours before the new council takes office, prompting mayor-elect Doug McCallum to demand the Province replace every board member.","2026-10-31T07:30:00-07:00",[80,58,335,378],"inauguration","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FSPS20new20chief20constable20matsumoto.jpg?w=1024","Todd Matsumoto, the newly appointed chief constable of Surrey Police Service",{"path":382,"title":383,"description":384,"date":385,"publishedAt":386,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":387,"image":21,"imageAlt":391,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-bus-attack-terrorist-sentenced-15-years","Surrey man sentenced to 15 years and 8 months for ISIS-inspired bus attack","Abdul Aziz Kawam, 31, was sentenced October 29, 2026 in BC Supreme Court to 15 years and 20 months on terrorism-related charges for a 2023 knife attack on two people in Surrey that he carried out in the name of ISIS.","2026-10-30","2026-10-30T08:30:00-07:00",[80,388,389,390],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":393,"title":394,"description":395,"date":385,"publishedAt":396,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":397,"image":399,"imageAlt":400,"imageCredit":401,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-new-council-inaugural-meeting-november-2","Doug McCallum to lead inaugural Surrey council meeting Monday at 7 pm","The new Surrey City Council takes office Monday, November 2, 2026, with Mayor-elect Doug McCallum and eight councillors sworn in at a 7 pm ceremony at Surrey City Hall.","2026-10-30T07:53:00-07:00",[29,57,398,58,59],"Inauguration","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FMcCallum204_ad0488.jpg?w=1024","Doug McCallum smiling after winning the mayor's seat in the 2026 Surrey civic election","Tricia Leslie \u002F Peace Arch News",{"path":403,"title":404,"description":405,"date":385,"publishedAt":406,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":407,"image":410,"imageAlt":411,"imageCredit":182,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising","SkyTrain safety incidents doubled since before the pandemic, report says","Technical Safety BC and TransLink issued a joint call to action on SkyTrain safety in October 2026, pointing to a report showing the incident rate on the Expo and Millennium lines doubled between 2016 to 2019 and 2023 to 2025.","2026-10-30T09:15:00-07:00",[268,408,388,409],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible",{"path":413,"title":414,"description":415,"date":385,"publishedAt":416,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":417,"image":420,"imageAlt":421,"imageCredit":422,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-teen-police-shooting-inquest-november-9","Coroner's inquest into Surrey police shooting of 15-year-old starts November 9","The B.C. Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the 2025 fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighbourhood, starting November 9, 2026. The inquest is a public fact-finding process and will not assign fault.","2026-10-30T10:00:00-07:00",[80,418,388,419],"Coroner's Inquest","Mental Health Response","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F1.7459432,1793299595524\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1800%2C1012%29%3BResize%3D620","Photo of Chase de Balinhard, a 15-year-old Surrey teen who was fatally shot by police in 2025","GoFundMe.ca \u002F CBC",{"path":424,"title":425,"description":426,"date":427,"publishedAt":428,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":429,"image":431,"imageAlt":432,"imageCredit":433,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Flocke-reflects-surrey-election-october-29","Outgoing Mayor Brenda Locke says BC provincial election cost her the race","In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, Locke says momentum shifted in the final two to three weeks of the campaign after Premier Eby called a snap provincial vote.","2026-10-29","2026-10-29T07:50:00-07:00",[57,59,58,430],"election results","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fpng1027-brenda-locke_305983393.jpg","Outgoing Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke in Surrey on October 27, 2026","Arlen Redekop \u002F PNG \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":435,"title":436,"description":437,"date":438,"publishedAt":439,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":440,"image":443,"imageAlt":444,"imageCredit":193,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmetro-vancouver-rejects-mccallum-cancel-budget-vote-october-27","Metro Vancouver board will vote on 2027 budget Friday, rejecting McCallum's cancellation call","Surrey's mayor-elect Doug McCallum asked Metro Vancouver to cancel its October 30 meeting. The regional body confirmed the 2027 budget vote will proceed.","2026-10-27","2026-10-27T07:52:00-07:00",[57,58,441,442],"City of Surrey","Metro Vancouver","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F0922-surrey-election-newton-1.jpg","Doug McCallum at a Surrey election event",{"path":446,"title":447,"description":448,"date":449,"publishedAt":450,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":451,"image":455,"imageAlt":456,"imageCredit":457,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmccallum-cloverdale-harness-racing-plan-october-21","Doug McCallum sets out steps to bring harness racing back to Cloverdale by fall 2027","Surrey's mayor-elect says the City will rebuild the Cloverdale Fairgrounds barns and racing oval and sign a new racing lease, the Surrey Now-Leader reports. He says the Province must also commit.","2026-10-22","2026-10-22T22:37:00-07:00",[57,58,452,453,454],"Cloverdale Fairgrounds","harness racing","promise tracker","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FFraserDowns.jpg?w=1024","A harness racing driver in a two wheeled cart behind a brown horse on a snow covered track, with the grandstand behind","Malin Jordan, Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":459,"title":460,"description":461,"date":449,"publishedAt":462,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":463,"image":466,"imageAlt":467,"imageCredit":468,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-official-election-results-october-21","Surrey declares official 2026 election results, same 15 people elected","Surrey's Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026, naming Doug McCallum mayor with the same eight councillors and six trustees as election night.","2026-10-22T22:34:00-07:00",[57,464,111,465,58,201],"Councillor","official results","\u002Fimages\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fcity-hall-1600.webp","Surrey City Hall, a glass and stone building under a wide wooden roof, across an empty paved plaza under a blue sky","Northwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"path":470,"title":471,"description":472,"date":449,"publishedAt":473,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":474,"image":476,"imageAlt":477,"imageCredit":478,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-ward-system-referendum-elford-october-22","Surrey ward system may need a public vote first, Councillor Doug Elford says","Mayor-elect Doug McCallum promised to bring back ward elections in Surrey. Councillor Doug Elford told the Surrey Now-Leader the change will probably need a referendum and could take eight years.","2026-10-22T22:35:00-07:00",[57,464,58,475,454],"ward system","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FAnnaCityHall.jpg?w=1024","The words City Hall in black letters on a wood panel wall beside a glass front at Surrey City Hall","Surrey Now-Leader file photo",{"id":480,"title":6,"aiMetadata":481,"author":10,"body":495,"candidates":530,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":531,"faq":532,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCheckedAt":557,"imageCredit":20,"imageScene":21,"linkedin":558,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"meta":565,"metaDescription":21,"navigation":566,"path":5,"pinned":22,"primarySourceUrl":567,"publishedAt":9,"seo":568,"seoTitle":21,"sourceId":569,"sourceIsPaywalled":22,"sources":570,"stem":576,"storyType":577,"tags":578,"topicKey":579,"updated":21,"__hash__":580},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fcentra-condo-tower-surrey-court-ordered-sale-30-million-2026.md",{"summary":482,"keyTopics":483,"semanticKeywords":489},"A 24-storey condo tower in Surrey City Centre that stopped construction at six storeys in 2024 has been listed for $30 million through a court-ordered sale. The developer owed $45.7 million to lenders and $15.2 million in builder's liens. 152 of the 167 pre-sold units had their contracts cancelled under receivership.",[484,485,486,487,488],"Surrey City Centre housing","court-ordered real estate sale","Centra condo tower","affordable housing Surrey","failed condo development",[490,491,492,493,494],"Surrey condo tower sale 2026","Centra Limited Partnership","13862 101 Avenue Surrey","court receivership Surrey housing","Surrey City Centre development",{"type":496,"value":497,"toc":526},"minimark",[498,502,505,508,511,514,517],[499,500,501],"p",{},"A 24-storey condominium tower in Surrey City Centre that stopped construction in 2024 at the sixth floor is listed for $30 million through a court-ordered sale, Daily Hive Vancouver reported on November 13.",[499,503,504],{},"The building is at 13862 101 Avenue, a 13-minute walk northeast of King George SkyTrain Station. The developer, Centra Limited Partnership, linked to Everest Group of Companies, missed interest payments to lenders and failed to pay its general contractor. The Supreme Court of British Columbia appointed Alvarez and Marsal Canada as receiver in March 2026.",[499,506,507],{},"Goodman Commercial is marketing the 1.2-acre site on behalf of the receiver. The $30 million asking price works out to about $206 per square foot of approved buildable floor area, Daily Hive Vancouver reports. The City's July 2025 assessment valued the property at $26.71 million.",[499,509,510],{},"The project was planned for 167 condo units across 24 storeys and 194 underground parking stalls. At the time of receivership, the developer owed $45.7 million to Capstone lenders, $8.9 million to Desjardins and $11.5 million to Metro-Can Construction, the general contractor that terminated its contract in December 2025 for non-payment. Builder's liens of $15.2 million were also registered, Daily Hive reports. The original loan of $27.8 million, made in March 2022 at 14 percent annual interest, had grown to about $44.2 million by December 2025.",[499,512,513],{},"All 152 of the 167 pre-sold contracts were cancelled after receivership, Daily Hive Vancouver reports. The receiver is marketing the site as an opportunity to restart a condo sales program or convert the project to market rental housing. More than $23 million in hard construction costs have already been spent on the six completed storeys and the underground structure.",[499,515,516],{},"The site is a 13-minute walk northeast of King George SkyTrain Station, Daily Hive reports. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension is under construction nearby, with Fraser Highway limited to local access while crews work, though no extension station is planned at this location.",[499,518,519,520,525],{},"Surrey Council is tracking housing commitments at the ",[521,522,524],"a",{"href":523},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker","Surrey promise tracker",", and approved over 1,800 housing units at its November 13 land use meeting. Residents who want to follow the Centra site's court proceedings can search the Supreme Court of British Columbia's public registry.",{"title":527,"searchDepth":528,"depth":528,"links":529},"",2,[],[],"md",[533,536,539,542,545,548,551,554],{"question":534,"answer":535},"Where is the Centra condo tower in Surrey and what happened to it?","The Centra condo tower is at 13862 101 Avenue in Surrey, in the City Centre neighbourhood west of 139 Street. It was planned as a 24-storey building with 167 condo units. Construction began in spring 2021 and stopped in late summer 2024 when the developer, Centra Limited Partnership (linked to Everest Group of Companies), failed to pay its lenders and its general contractor. The building reached only six storeys. The Supreme Court of British Columbia appointed Alvarez and Marsal Canada as receiver in March 2026.",{"question":537,"answer":538},"What is the asking price and who is selling the Centra tower?","The court-appointed receiver Alvarez and Marsal Canada is marketing the site through Vancouver-based real estate brokerage Goodman Commercial at $30 million. Daily Hive Vancouver reports that equals about $206 per square foot of approved buildable floor area. The City's July 2025 assessment valued the 1.2-acre property at $26.71 million.",{"question":540,"answer":541},"What happened to the people who bought units in the Centra condo tower?","According to Daily Hive Vancouver, 152 of the 167 planned units had been pre-sold. All pre-sale purchase contracts were cancelled after the receiver was appointed. No money or unit has been received by those buyers; this is a court-ordered process, not a voluntary sale by the developer.",{"question":543,"answer":544},"How much does the developer owe?","Daily Hive Vancouver reports that at the time of receivership, Centra Limited Partnership owed $45.7 million to Capstone lenders, $8.9 million to Desjardins and $11.5 million to Metro-Can Construction, the general contractor that terminated its contract in December 2025 for non-payment. Builder's liens of $15.2 million were also registered. The original loan of $27.8 million, made in March 2022 at 14 percent annual interest, had grown to about $44.2 million by December 2025.",{"question":546,"answer":547},"What can a buyer do with the Centra tower site?","Daily Hive Vancouver reports that the receiver is marketing the property as an opportunity to either launch a new condo sales program or build market rental housing. More than $23 million in hard construction costs have already been spent. The six completed storeys and the underground parking structure are part of the site. Any new buyer would need to arrange new financing and decide whether to continue the existing design or start over.",{"question":549,"answer":550},"Is the Centra tower near SkyTrain in Surrey?","Daily Hive Vancouver reports the site is a 13-minute walk northeast of King George SkyTrain Station. It is also near the Quibble Creek Greenway and BC Hydro corridor. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension is under construction, with Fraser Highway limited to local access while crews work, though no station is at this location.",{"question":552,"answer":553},"Who was the developer of the Centra condo tower?","The developer was Centra Limited Partnership, linked to Everest Group of Companies, with offices in Surrey, Edmonton and Mississauga, according to Daily Hive Vancouver. The original design firm was Atelier Pacific Architecture.",{"question":555,"answer":556},"Where can I learn more about housing in Surrey?","Surrey Council's housing commitments are tracked at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker. Council approved over 1,800 housing units at its first land use meeting on November 13, 2026, including 748 affordable rental units in City Centre.","2026-11-13T19:18:00-07:00",{"short":559,"long":560,"hashtags":561},"A Surrey City Centre condo tower that stopped construction at six storeys is now listed for $30 million through a court-ordered sale.","The Centra condo tower at 13862 101 Avenue, Surrey, was planned at 24 storeys with 167 units. Construction stopped in late 2024 after the developer failed to pay lenders and the contractor. A court-appointed receiver is now selling the site for $30 million. All 152 pre-sold contracts have been cancelled.",[93,562,563,564],"SurreyHousing","SurreyRealEstate","SurreyHousing2026",{"sourceName":20},true,"https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fcentra-condo-tower-13862-101-avenue-surrey-court-ordered-sale",{"title":6,"description":7},"daily-hive:https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fcentra-condo-tower-13862-101-avenue-surrey-court-ordered-sale",[571,573],{"label":572,"url":567},"Daily Hive Vancouver, November 13, 2026",{"label":574,"url":575},"Burnaby House, November 13, 2026","https:\u002F\u002Fburnabyhouse.com\u002Fnews\u002Funfinished-24-storey-surrey-condo-tower\u002F","news\u002Fcentra-condo-tower-surrey-court-ordered-sale-30-million-2026","reported",[13,14,15,16,17],"centra-condo-tower-surrey-city-centre\u002Fhousing","giR-f8shvoFcZwRz1rD8FaIEoy2HKh1ArtYhCeuETSM",[],1794626536748]