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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 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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":23,"aiMetadata":324,"author":10,"body":333,"candidates":381,"category":11,"date":8,"description":24,"extension":384,"faq":385,"image":19,"imageAlt":30,"imageCheckedAt":19,"imageCredit":19,"imageScene":410,"linkedin":411,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"meta":418,"metaDescription":19,"navigation":419,"path":22,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":420,"publishedAt":25,"seo":421,"seoTitle":19,"sourceId":422,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":423,"stem":429,"storyType":430,"tags":431,"topicKey":432,"updated":19,"__hash__":433},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-board-of-education-inaugural-larsen-chair-november-2026.md",{"summary":325,"keyTopics":326,"semanticKeywords":329},"Trustees at the Surrey Board of Education's inaugural November 4 meeting elected Laurie Larsen as chair and Bob Holmes as vice-chair. Larsen is an 18-year trustee and former CUPE Local 402 president.",[28,327,328,29],"Laurie Larsen","Bob Holmes",[330,331,332],"Surrey Board of Education chair 2026","Laurie Larsen trustee","Surrey school board inaugural",{"type":334,"value":335,"toc":374},"minimark",[336,349,352,357,360,364,367,371],[337,338,339,340,344,345,348],"p",{},"Trustees at the new Surrey Board of Education elected ",[341,342,327],"a",{"href":343},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Flaurie-larsen"," as chair and ",[341,346,328],{"href":347},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fbob-holmes"," as vice-chair at the board's inaugural meeting on November 4, the Cloverdale Reporter reported on November 5.",[337,350,351],{},"Larsen has served as a Surrey school trustee for 18 years. She was formerly president of CUPE Local 402, the union that represents many of the district's support workers. Holmes has served more than 12 years as a trustee and is in his fifth year on the BC School Trustees Association provincial board, where he serves as vice-president.",[353,354,356],"h2",{"id":355},"who-sits-on-the-board","Who sits on the board",[337,358,359],{},"Six trustees were sworn in at the November 4 meeting: Terry Allen, Laurie Larsen, Bob Holmes, Shawn Wilson, Michelle Ceniza and Laura Lattanzio. A seventh seat remains unresolved. Trustee-elect Garry Thind will be disqualified when he is sworn in as a BC Conservative MLA on November 19, leaving the seat vacant. Whether that seat is filled by a byelection or a court order under the Local Government Act has not been decided.",[353,361,363],{"id":362},"what-the-district-oversees","What the district oversees",[337,365,366],{},"Superintendent Mark Pearmain said at the inaugural meeting: \"Trustees are strong advocates for our students, staff and families, and they provide the governance and strategic oversight that guide B.C.'s largest school district.\" The district serves more than 83,000 students across more than 130 schools and employs more than 13,000 people, according to the Indo-Canadian Voice.",[353,368,370],{"id":369},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[337,372,373],{},"Larsen said she was looking forward to continuing to serve the families of Surrey and White Rock. \"Alongside our returning trustees, I am excited to continue serving the families of Surrey and White Rock,\" she said, as quoted by the Cloverdale Reporter. The board's next regular meeting is December 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. at the District Education Centre. Parents and residents can follow board decisions and meeting agendas on the Surrey Schools website.",{"title":375,"searchDepth":376,"depth":376,"links":377},"",2,[378,379,380],{"id":355,"depth":376,"text":356},{"id":362,"depth":376,"text":363},{"id":369,"depth":376,"text":370},[382,383],"laurie-larsen","bob-holmes","md",[386,389,392,395,398,401,404,407],{"question":387,"answer":388},"Who was elected chair of the Surrey Board of Education?","Laurie Larsen was elected chair at the board's inaugural meeting on November 4, 2026, the Cloverdale Reporter reported. Larsen has served as a Surrey school trustee for 18 years and was formerly president of CUPE Local 402, the union that represents many school district support workers.",{"question":390,"answer":391},"Who was elected vice-chair of the Surrey Board of Education?","Bob Holmes was elected vice-chair at the inaugural meeting on November 4, 2026, the Cloverdale Reporter reported. Holmes has served as a trustee for more than 12 years and is in his fifth year on the BC School Trustees Association provincial board, where he serves as vice-president.",{"question":393,"answer":394},"When did the new Surrey Board of Education hold its first meeting?","The new Surrey Board of Education held its inaugural meeting on November 4, 2026, three weeks after the October 17 election. Trustees elected their chair and vice-chair at that meeting, the Cloverdale Reporter reported.",{"question":396,"answer":397},"What did Laurie Larsen say at the inaugural meeting?","Larsen said: 'Alongside our returning trustees, I am excited to continue serving the families of Surrey and White Rock.' She said the board was focused on student success. The Cloverdale Reporter reported her comments at the November 4 inaugural meeting.",{"question":399,"answer":400},"What did the superintendent say at the inaugural meeting?","Superintendent Mark Pearmain said: 'Trustees are strong advocates for our students, staff and families, and they provide the governance and strategic oversight that guide B.C.'s largest school district,' the Cloverdale Reporter reported. The district serves 83,000-plus students across 130-plus schools.",{"question":402,"answer":403},"Who are all the trustees on the new Surrey Board of Education?","The six trustees sworn in at the November 4 inaugural meeting are Terry Allen, Laurie Larsen, Bob Holmes, Shawn Wilson, Michelle Ceniza and Laura Lattanzio, the Surrey Now-Leader reported. A sixth seat remains vacant pending resolution of the Garry Thind situation. Thind was elected trustee but also won an MLA seat and will be disqualified when sworn in as MLA on November 19.",{"question":405,"answer":406},"What is the Surrey Board of Education responsible for?","The Surrey Board of Education oversees B.C.'s largest school district, with more than 83,000 students across more than 130 schools and over 13,000 employees, according to the Indo-Canadian Voice. The board sets education policy, approves the district budget and hires the superintendent.",{"question":408,"answer":409},"When is the board's next regular meeting?","The Surrey Board of Education's next regular meeting is December 9, 2026 at 7 p.m. at the District Education Centre, the Cloverdale Reporter reported. Residents can follow board decisions on the district's website.","A school boardroom with a wooden dais, nameplates, and a banner on the wall reading a school district name",{"short":412,"long":413,"hashtags":414},"Laurie Larsen was elected chair of the new Surrey Board of Education at its inaugural meeting November 4. The 18-year trustee and former CUPE Local 402 president succeeds herself in the chair role.","Trustees elected Laurie Larsen chair and Bob Holmes vice-chair at the Surrey Board of Education's inaugural meeting on November 4, 2026. Larsen has served 18 years as a trustee and was formerly president of CUPE Local 402. Holmes is in his fifth year on the BC School Trustees Association provincial board, where he serves as vice-president. 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