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She ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition and received 27,809 votes.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:52:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Long read",[13,14,15],"City Council","Safe Surrey Coalition","Suhana Gill",null,"Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",false,{"path":20,"title":21,"description":22,"date":23,"publishedAt":24,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":26,"image":31,"imageAlt":32,"imageCredit":33,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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","Election news",[27,28,29,30],"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":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":23,"publishedAt":38,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":39,"image":44,"imageAlt":45,"imageCredit":46,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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 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31.","2026-11-04T08:12:00-07:00",[27,88,28,89],"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":94,"title":95,"description":96,"date":97,"publishedAt":98,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":99,"image":102,"imageAlt":103,"imageCredit":104,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[53,14,100,101],"arena","city 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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",[112,14,135,180],"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":184,"title":185,"description":186,"date":187,"publishedAt":188,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":189,"image":16,"imageAlt":193,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[112,190,191,192],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":195,"title":196,"description":197,"date":187,"publishedAt":198,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":199,"image":203,"imageAlt":204,"imageCredit":205,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[200,53,201,14,202],"Surrey City Council","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":207,"title":208,"description":209,"date":187,"publishedAt":210,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":211,"image":214,"imageAlt":215,"imageCredit":216,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[63,212,190,213],"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":218,"title":219,"description":220,"date":187,"publishedAt":221,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":222,"image":225,"imageAlt":226,"imageCredit":227,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[112,223,190,224],"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":229,"title":230,"description":231,"date":232,"publishedAt":233,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":234,"image":236,"imageAlt":237,"imageCredit":238,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[53,202,14,235],"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":240,"title":241,"description":242,"date":243,"publishedAt":244,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":245,"image":248,"imageAlt":249,"imageCredit":250,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[53,14,246,247],"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","Jason Payne \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":252,"title":253,"description":254,"date":255,"publishedAt":256,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":257,"image":261,"imageAlt":262,"imageCredit":263,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[53,14,258,259,260],"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":265,"title":266,"description":267,"date":255,"publishedAt":268,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":269,"image":273,"imageAlt":274,"imageCredit":275,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[53,270,271,272,14,150],"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":277,"title":278,"description":279,"date":255,"publishedAt":280,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":281,"image":283,"imageAlt":284,"imageCredit":285,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[53,270,14,282,260],"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":287,"title":6,"aiMetadata":288,"author":10,"body":298,"candidates":454,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":456,"faq":457,"image":16,"imageAlt":17,"imageCheckedAt":16,"imageCredit":16,"imageScene":485,"linkedin":486,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"meta":494,"metaDescription":496,"navigation":497,"path":5,"pinned":18,"primarySourceUrl":498,"publishedAt":9,"seo":499,"seoTitle":16,"sourceId":500,"sourceIsPaywalled":18,"sources":501,"stem":513,"storyType":514,"tags":515,"topicKey":516,"updated":16,"__hash__":517},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsuhana-gill-surrey-youngest-councillor-november-2026.md",{"summary":289,"keyTopics":290,"semanticKeywords":293},"Suhana Gill, 20, was sworn in as a Surrey City Councillor on November 2, 2026. 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She ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition, the elector organization led by Mayor Doug McCallum, and received 27,809 votes in the October 17 election.",[310,311,313],"h2",{"id":312},"who-she-is","Who she is",[302,315,316],{},"Gill was born in Surrey and finished high school two years early, Kwantlen Polytechnic University reported in June 2024. She completed Grade 11 work by Grade 9 and Grade 12 work by Grade 10, KPU quoted her saying, and graduated early. She then started at KPU at 16, first in business studies and then in political science. She graduated in June 2026 with a bachelor of arts in political science, The Runner, KPU's student newspaper, reported in September 2026.",[302,318,319],{},"CBC described her as 19 in April 2026. RED FM Canada reported she was 20 at her November 2 swearing-in. The swearing-in took place at Surrey City Hall before a large crowd, with McCallum taking his oath first, followed by the eight councillors as a group.",[302,321,322],{},"Before her council run, she was the Kwantlen Student Association's women's representative for the 2024 to 2025 term and chaired the association's governance and university affairs committees, The Runner reported. The Safe Surrey Coalition says she was the youngest person elected to that KSA role and that she represented more than 22,000 students; those figures are the coalition's own.",[302,324,325],{},"She told The Runner she works as a real estate agent, which she said gives her a view of the housing market and what young families face when trying to buy a home in Surrey.",[310,327,329],{"id":328},"the-election","The election",[302,331,332,333,337],{},"Gill ran with ",[305,334,336],{"href":335},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum","Doug McCallum","'s Safe Surrey Coalition in the October 17, 2026 election. She received 27,809 votes, according to the City of Surrey's official election results certified October 21, placing her fifth among the eight councillors elected.",[302,339,340,341,345,346,350,351,355,356,360,361,365,366,370,371,375],{},"The top vote-getter among councillors was ",[305,342,344],{"href":343},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharry-bains","Harry Bains"," with 31,340 votes. ",[305,347,349],{"href":348},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-elford","Doug Elford"," received 30,835, ",[305,352,354],{"href":353},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmeera-gill","Meera Gill"," received 29,875 and ",[305,357,359],{"href":358},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmandeep-singh-nagra","Mandeep Singh Nagra"," received 29,687. Gill received 27,809, ",[305,362,364],{"href":363},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fallison-patton","Allison Patton"," 27,135, ",[305,367,369],{"href":368},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flaurie-guerra","Laurie Guerra"," 26,568 and ",[305,372,374],{"href":373},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcheney-cloke","Cheney Cloke"," 26,326.",[302,377,378],{},"The Safe Surrey Coalition holds 7 of the 8 seats. Harry Bains, the top vote-getter, ran with Surrey Connect, outgoing mayor Brenda Locke's party. Gill, Elford, Meera Gill, Nagra, Patton, Guerra and Cloke all ran with the coalition.",[310,380,382],{"id":381},"what-she-said-she-would-focus-on","What she said she would focus on",[302,384,385],{},"In a statement to The Runner in September 2026, Gill wrote that her campaign focused on affordability, infrastructure, safety, and youth and young families. She wrote that Surrey is changing and that council needs leadership that reflects its population.",[302,387,388],{},"\"I am running because Surrey is changing rapidly, and our council needs leadership that reflects our actual demographic reality,\" The Runner quoted her.",[302,390,391],{},"She added that young people should be in the room when decisions are made about Surrey's future.",[310,393,395],{"id":394},"awards-before-the-election","Awards before the election",[302,397,398],{},"The Surrey Board of Trade named Gill one of its Top 25 Under 25 for 2024. The Surrey Now-Leader gave her the top honour in its 2024 Community Leader Awards in the Environmental Leader category, presented November 21, 2024. KPU reported in June 2024 that Drishti Magazine named her one of its Top 15 Women of Influence Breaking Barriers. These are from the awarding bodies' own announcements and reports.",[302,400,401],{},"CBC Radio's On the Coast interviewed her in July 2025 about lowering the voting age. CBC News quoted her in April 2026 about social media rules for young people.",[310,403,405],{"id":404},"the-safe-surrey-coalitions-promises","The Safe Surrey Coalition's promises",[302,407,408],{},"Gill ran on the Safe Surrey Coalition's platform. The coalition's promises, which are the coalition's own, include a four-year property tax freeze at zero percent, a SkyTrain extension down King George Boulevard to Newton, a new women's and children's hospital in Newton on City-owned land, a police helicopter and drone fleet within 90 days, residential building permits approved within 60 days or the fees are waived, free business licences for new businesses for two years, and Surrey's withdrawal from the Metro Vancouver Regional District with core services kept.",[302,410,411],{},"Surrey Citizen reported that the hospital and the SkyTrain extension require provincial approval and funding. Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson committed to both during his campaign, according to Surrey Citizen, but gave no specific funding details. Without the Province acting, the council motions establish the City's position but cannot move construction forward.",[302,413,414],{},"Gill's own stated priorities, as she told The Runner, were affordability, infrastructure, safety, and youth and young families. She said her experience as a real estate agent gave her a direct view of the housing market and the challenges young families face when trying to find a home in Surrey. These are her own priorities, separate from but overlapping with the coalition's platform.",[302,416,417,418,422],{},"The ",[305,419,421],{"href":420},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker","Surrey promise tracker"," logs each of the coalition's commitments and will be updated as council acts on them through the four-year term.",[310,424,426],{"id":425},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[302,428,429],{},"The council's first regular meeting is November 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall. The City of Surrey said in its November 2 press release that the council will vote on all 15 of McCallum's election commitments at that meeting. The Safe Surrey Coalition holds 7 of the 8 seats, which means the coalition's platform commitments have enough votes to pass as council motions on November 9 if all members vote with the coalition.",[302,431,432],{},"The meeting is open to the public. The City says it will be livestreamed at surrey.ca.",[302,434,435,436,438,439,443],{},"Anyone who wants to follow Gill's votes and promises through the term can visit her page on the ",[305,437,421],{"href":420}," or the ",[305,440,442],{"href":441},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fresults","Surrey results page",", which shows the full official vote count from October.",{"title":445,"searchDepth":446,"depth":446,"links":447},"",2,[448,449,450,451,452,453],{"id":312,"depth":446,"text":313},{"id":328,"depth":446,"text":329},{"id":381,"depth":446,"text":382},{"id":394,"depth":446,"text":395},{"id":404,"depth":446,"text":405},{"id":425,"depth":446,"text":426},[455],"suhana-gill","md",[458,461,464,467,470,473,476,479,482],{"question":459,"answer":460},"How old is Suhana Gill, and why is she notable?","Suhana Gill is 20 years old. RED FM Canada reported at the November 2 swearing-in that she is the youngest person ever elected to city council in Surrey. She ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition and received 27,809 votes in the October 17, 2026 election, the fifth-highest total among the eight councillors elected.",{"question":462,"answer":463},"What is Suhana Gill's educational background?","Kwantlen Polytechnic University reported in June 2024 that Gill graduated high school two years early and started at KPU at 16. She graduated in June 2026 with a bachelor of arts in political science, according to The Runner, KPU's student newspaper. CBC described her as 19 years old in April 2026, and RED FM Canada reported she was 20 at her swearing-in on November 2, 2026.",{"question":465,"answer":466},"What role did Suhana Gill hold at Kwantlen Polytechnic University before the election?","The Runner reported in September 2026 that Gill was the Kwantlen Student Association's women's representative for the 2024 to 2025 term. She also chaired the association's governance and university affairs committees during that period, according to the same report. The Safe Surrey Coalition's team page says she was the youngest person ever elected to that KSA role and represented more than 22,000 students; those figures are the party's own.",{"question":468,"answer":469},"How many votes did Suhana Gill receive in the October 2026 election?","Suhana Gill received 27,809 votes, according to the City of Surrey's official election results, certified October 21, 2026. That placed her fifth among the eight councillors elected. Harry Bains led the councillor race with 31,340 votes, followed by Doug Elford with 30,835, Meera Gill with 29,875 and Mandeep Singh Nagra with 29,687.",{"question":471,"answer":472},"What party did Suhana Gill run with, and what are its main promises?","Gill ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition, the elector organization led by Mayor Doug McCallum. The coalition's platform includes a four-year property tax freeze at zero percent, a SkyTrain extension down King George Boulevard to Newton, a new women's and children's hospital in Newton, a police helicopter and drone fleet within 90 days, and Surrey's withdrawal from the Metro Vancouver Regional District. These are the coalition's promises, and the full list is on the Surrey promise tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker.",{"question":474,"answer":475},"What were Suhana Gill's own campaign priorities?","In a statement to The Runner in September 2026, Gill wrote that her campaign focused on affordability, infrastructure, safety, and youth and young families. She said her work as a real estate agent gave her a view of Surrey's housing market and the challenges young families face when trying to buy a home. She described herself as running to ensure decisions about Surrey's future are made with young people involved.",{"question":477,"answer":478},"What awards did Suhana Gill receive before entering politics?","The Surrey Board of Trade named her one of its Top 25 Under 25 for 2024, and the Surrey Now-Leader gave her the top honour in its 2024 Community Leader Awards in the Environmental Leader category, presented November 21, 2024. KPU reported in June 2024 that Drishti Magazine named her one of its Top 15 Women of Influence Breaking Barriers. These are from independent outlets and the awarding bodies' own announcements.",{"question":480,"answer":481},"Where can I track Suhana Gill's council promises?","The Surrey promise tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker logs Gill's promises from the Safe Surrey Coalition platform, with each one marked by its current status. The tracker will be updated as council acts on each commitment during the four-year term. The first council meeting where motions on the 15 election commitments are scheduled is November 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall.",{"question":483,"answer":484},"What is happening at Surrey council's first regular meeting on November 9?","Surrey council will hold its first regular meeting on November 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall. The City of Surrey's press release from November 2 says the council will vote on all 15 of McCallum's election commitments at that meeting, including the property tax freeze, the hospital in Newton and the SkyTrain extension. 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