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Larsen has served as a trustee for 18 years.","2026-11-06T19:00:00-07:00",[27,28,29],"Board of Education","Surrey Board of Education","Surrey First Education","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a wooden dais and nameplates",{"path":32,"title":33,"description":34,"date":8,"publishedAt":35,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":37,"image":41,"imageAlt":42,"imageCredit":43,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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","Long read",[14,38,39,40],"Surrey City Council","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":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":8,"publishedAt":48,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":49,"image":19,"imageAlt":50,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[27,28,29],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":52,"title":53,"description":54,"date":55,"publishedAt":56,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":57,"image":19,"imageAlt":60,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[14,58,59],"Safe Surrey Coalition","Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":62,"title":63,"description":64,"date":65,"publishedAt":66,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":67,"image":72,"imageAlt":73,"imageCredit":74,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[68,69,70,71],"business","Surrey","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","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":76,"title":77,"description":78,"date":65,"publishedAt":79,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":80,"image":85,"imageAlt":86,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[81,69,82,83,84],"community","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":89,"title":90,"description":91,"date":65,"publishedAt":92,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":93,"image":94,"imageAlt":95,"imageCredit":96,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,14,58],"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","Daily Hive Vancouver",{"path":98,"title":99,"description":100,"date":65,"publishedAt":101,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":102,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCredit":109,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[103,104,105,106],"SkyTrain","Surrey Langley SkyTrain","transport","construction","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":111,"title":112,"description":113,"date":65,"publishedAt":114,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":115,"image":119,"imageAlt":120,"imageCredit":121,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[116,69,117,118],"housing","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":123,"title":124,"description":125,"date":65,"publishedAt":126,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":127,"image":130,"imageAlt":131,"imageCredit":132,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[68,128,69,129],"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":134,"title":135,"description":136,"date":137,"publishedAt":138,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":139,"image":142,"imageAlt":143,"imageCredit":144,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,58,140,141],"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":146,"title":147,"description":148,"date":137,"publishedAt":149,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":150,"image":153,"imageAlt":154,"imageCredit":155,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[151,152],"safety","Surrey Police Service","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":157,"title":158,"description":159,"date":160,"publishedAt":161,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":162,"image":166,"imageAlt":167,"imageCredit":168,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[69,163,164,81,165],"recreation","Cloverdale","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":170,"title":171,"description":172,"date":160,"publishedAt":173,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":174,"image":177,"imageAlt":178,"imageCredit":179,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[152,58,175,176,151],"police","council inauguration","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FPYQTMJUS2BDK3OEPK7PRGGS24Y.jpeg?smart=true&auth=8c1ef61421394f65c922313bbb21feca319fac695b4a0f60b2dff5fa98a13ed6&width=1200&height=630","Todd Matsumoto, appointed chief constable of the Surrey Police Service on October 30, 2026","CTV News",{"path":181,"title":182,"description":183,"date":184,"publishedAt":185,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":186,"image":189,"imageAlt":190,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-board-of-education-byelection-garry-thind-mla","Surrey Board of Education faces possible $840,000 byelection after trustee wins provincial seat","Garry Thind was elected both a Surrey school trustee on October 17 and an MLA on October 24. 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",[28,187,188,29],"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":192,"title":193,"description":194,"date":184,"publishedAt":195,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":196,"image":199,"imageAlt":200,"imageCredit":201,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[69,68,197,198],"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":203,"title":204,"description":205,"date":184,"publishedAt":206,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":207,"image":210,"imageAlt":211,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[69,208,151,209],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":213,"title":214,"description":215,"date":184,"publishedAt":216,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":217,"image":219,"imageAlt":220,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[152,58,175,218],"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":222,"title":223,"description":224,"date":225,"publishedAt":226,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":227,"image":19,"imageAlt":231,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[152,228,229,230],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":233,"title":234,"description":235,"date":225,"publishedAt":236,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":237,"image":240,"imageAlt":241,"imageCredit":242,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[38,13,238,58,239],"Inauguration","Surrey Connect","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":244,"title":245,"description":246,"date":225,"publishedAt":247,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":248,"image":251,"imageAlt":252,"imageCredit":253,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[103,249,228,250],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible","Surrey Citizen",{"path":255,"title":256,"description":257,"date":225,"publishedAt":258,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":259,"image":262,"imageAlt":263,"imageCredit":264,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[152,260,228,261],"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":266,"title":267,"description":268,"date":269,"publishedAt":270,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":271,"image":273,"imageAlt":274,"imageCredit":275,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,239,58,272],"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":277,"title":278,"description":279,"date":280,"publishedAt":281,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":282,"image":285,"imageAlt":286,"imageCredit":18,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,58,283,284],"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":288,"title":289,"description":290,"date":291,"publishedAt":292,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":293,"image":297,"imageAlt":298,"imageCredit":299,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,58,294,295,296],"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":301,"title":302,"description":303,"date":291,"publishedAt":304,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":305,"image":309,"imageAlt":310,"imageCredit":311,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,306,307,308,58,29],"Councillor","School Trustee","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":313,"title":314,"description":315,"date":291,"publishedAt":316,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":317,"image":319,"imageAlt":320,"imageCredit":321,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\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",[13,306,58,318,296],"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":323,"title":6,"aiMetadata":324,"author":10,"body":335,"candidates":389,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":391,"faq":392,"image":16,"imageAlt":17,"imageCheckedAt":417,"imageCredit":18,"imageScene":19,"linkedin":418,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"meta":425,"metaDescription":19,"navigation":427,"path":5,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":428,"publishedAt":9,"seo":429,"seoTitle":19,"sourceId":430,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":431,"stem":437,"storyType":438,"tags":439,"topicKey":440,"updated":19,"__hash__":441},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fmccallum-illegal-dumping-motion-november-9-surrey-2026.md",{"summary":325,"keyTopics":326,"semanticKeywords":331},"Mayor Doug McCallum is bringing a motion to Surrey council November 9 to raise the minimum fine for illegal dumping from $1,000 to $10,000, and to strip business licences for 10 years from companies caught dumping illegally.",[327,328,329,330],"illegal dumping","Surrey bylaw","Surrey council","Doug McCallum",[332,333,334],"Surrey illegal dumping fine","McCallum motion","Surrey bylaw enforcement 2026",{"type":336,"value":337,"toc":382},"minimark",[338,347,350,355,358,361,365,368,372,379],[339,340,341,342,346],"p",{},"Surrey Mayor ",[343,344,330],"a",{"href":345},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum"," says he will put a motion before Surrey council on Monday, November 9 to raise the minimum fine for illegal dumping from $1,000 to $10,000, and to revoke business licences for 10 years for companies caught dumping in the city, the Vancouver Sun reported on November 5.",[339,348,349],{},"At the inaugural council meeting on November 2, McCallum said he would introduce the motion on November 9. Global News reported on November 7 that McCallum described his plan as a crackdown on illegal dumping. \"We will bring in zero tolerance for illegal dumping, with real penalties for the people who treat our neighbourhoods like a landfill,\" McCallum said, as quoted by the Vancouver Sun.",[351,352,354],"h2",{"id":353},"what-the-motion-would-change","What the motion would change",[339,356,357],{},"Under current City rules, individuals are fined $1,000 for each incident of illegal dumping. The City can impose fines up to $10,000 for the most serious cases, according to the Vancouver Sun. McCallum wants the minimum to start at $10,000, making the current maximum the new floor.",[339,359,360],{},"He also proposes that businesses lose their licences to operate in Surrey for 10 years if they are connected to illegal dumping. The Vancouver Sun reported that the city has seen a reduction in illegal dumping cases in recent years, but McCallum is pushing for heavier penalties.",[351,362,364],{"id":363},"the-problem-mccallum-describes","The problem McCallum describes",[339,366,367],{},"The Vancouver Sun documented several examples of illegal dumping in Surrey. A semi-rural road near Mud Bay Park in South Surrey, which leads to a popular walking area, has become a spot for discarded items. The Sun found a mattress and a wooden desk among the items left there. In Newton, ripped or stained mattresses appear curbside in some residential neighbourhoods. A small area behind businesses in Whalley has collected renovation waste, old appliances and a broken television, the Sun reported.",[351,369,371],{"id":370},"the-campaign-promise-behind-it","The campaign promise behind it",[339,373,374,375,378],{},"This motion matches a commitment McCallum made during the 2026 campaign. His promise tracker at ",[343,376,377],{"href":377},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker"," records a pledge for a first-day motion on tougher illegal dumping penalties, including a $10,000 fine and a 10-year business licence ban for companies caught dumping. The campaign's September 8, 2026 release also said the City would put cameras at known dumping sites and use drones to find those responsible.",[339,380,381],{},"The motion goes before council on November 9. If it passes, the higher fines and licence penalties would apply to future illegal dumping incidents in Surrey.",{"title":383,"searchDepth":384,"depth":384,"links":385},"",2,[386,387,388],{"id":353,"depth":384,"text":354},{"id":363,"depth":384,"text":364},{"id":370,"depth":384,"text":371},[390],"doug-mccallum","md",[393,396,399,402,405,408,411,414],{"question":394,"answer":395},"What is Mayor McCallum proposing on illegal dumping?","Mayor Doug McCallum says he will bring a motion before Surrey council on November 9 to raise the minimum fine for illegal dumping from $1,000 to $10,000, according to the Vancouver Sun. He also proposes to strip businesses of their licences to operate for 10 years if they are connected to illegal dumping. Currently individuals can be fined up to $10,000 for the most serious incidents, but McCallum wants $10,000 to be the starting fine.",{"question":397,"answer":398},"What does McCallum say illegal dumping looks like in Surrey?","The Vancouver Sun described a semi-rural road near Mud Bay Park in South Surrey that has become a destination for discarded items, with a mattress and a wooden desk among the items found. In Newton, ripped mattresses appear curbside in some residential neighbourhoods. A small area behind businesses in Whalley has become a dumping spot for renovation waste, old appliances and broken electronics, the Sun reported.",{"question":400,"answer":401},"What is Surrey's current fine for illegal dumping?","Currently, individuals are fined $1,000 for each incident of illegal dumping, but can be fined up to $10,000 for the most serious cases, according to the Vancouver Sun. Mayor McCallum wants the fines to start at $10,000.",{"question":403,"answer":404},"When will Surrey council vote on the motion?","Surrey council meets Monday, November 9. Mayor McCallum said at the inaugural council meeting on November 2 that he would introduce the motion then, the Vancouver Sun reported. Global News also reported on the motion on November 7.",{"question":406,"answer":407},"What did McCallum promise during the campaign on illegal dumping?","During the 2026 campaign, McCallum committed to bringing a first-day motion on illegal dumping. His campaign's September 8 pledge said the City would put cameras at known dumping sites, use drones to find the people responsible, and impose zero-tolerance penalties.",{"question":409,"answer":410},"Is this connected to a campaign promise?","Yes. The voche.me promise tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker shows McCallum's commitment for a first-day motion on tougher illegal dumping penalties, including a $10,000 fine and a 10-year business licence ban for companies caught dumping. The motion going to council November 9 matches that pledge.",{"question":412,"answer":413},"What else did McCallum say about illegal dumping?","McCallum said in a previous news release, quoted by the Vancouver Sun: 'Surrey is our home, not a landfill. The people who treat this city like a dump are going to find out it is the most expensive mistake they ever made.'",{"question":415,"answer":416},"What can Surrey residents do about illegal dumping now?","Surrey residents can report illegal dumping to the City of Surrey. The November 9 council meeting is open to the public. If the motion passes, the new fines and licence penalties would apply to future incidents in Surrey.","2026-11-06T18:19:30-07:00",{"short":419,"long":420,"hashtags":421},"Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum is bringing a motion to council Monday to raise the minimum illegal dumping fine from $1,000 to $10,000 and ban businesses from operating in Surrey for 10 years if caught dumping.","Mayor Doug McCallum promised during his campaign to bring a first-day motion on illegal dumping. At the inaugural council meeting on November 2, he said he would introduce the motion on November 9. It would raise the minimum fine for illegal dumping from $1,000 to $10,000, let the city impose fines up to $10,000 for every incident, and strip a business licence for 10 years if the company is caught dumping. 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