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It is part of a Connected Families Education series run with Surrey Schools and the City.","2026-11-11T11:25:00-07:00","Election news",[30,31,32,33],"Safety","Surrey Police Service","Surrey Schools","Community","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-police-online-safety-workshop-parents-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a laptop with a security padlock icon on the screen","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":38,"title":39,"description":40,"date":8,"publishedAt":41,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":42,"image":46,"imageAlt":47,"imageCredit":36,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026","Remembrance Day ceremonies across Surrey on November 11","Six Remembrance Day ceremonies are taking place across Surrey on November 11, led by the Royal Canadian Legion branches in Cloverdale, Whalley and Crescent Beach, and by community groups in Port Kells and Newton.","2026-11-11T11:15:00-07:00",[43,44,45],"Events","Remembrance Day","Surrey","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026.webp","Illustration of red poppy wreaths at a cenotaph in a park",{"path":49,"title":50,"description":51,"date":8,"publishedAt":52,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":53,"image":20,"imageAlt":55,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-scdc-reintegration-council-vote-november-2026","Surrey council votes to absorb city-owned development company back into City Hall","Surrey City Council voted on November 9 to direct staff to begin reintegrating the Surrey City Development Corporation into City operations. Only Councillor Harry Bains voted against.","2026-11-11T11:05:00-07:00",[13,54,15,16],"Surrey City Development Corporation","Illustration of a city boardroom with a glass conference table and leather chairs",{"path":57,"title":58,"description":59,"date":8,"publishedAt":60,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":61,"image":20,"imageAlt":64,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[62,32,63],"Surrey Board of Education","School Trustee","Illustration of an official letter on a desk with a pen beside it",{"path":66,"title":67,"description":68,"date":69,"publishedAt":70,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":71,"image":20,"imageAlt":72,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[13,31,15],"Illustration of an empty boardroom table set up for a police board meeting",{"path":74,"title":75,"description":76,"date":69,"publishedAt":77,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":78,"image":20,"imageAlt":82,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[13,79,80,81],"Surrey City Council","Whalley","Public Works","Illustration of an underground utility corridor with large pipes and work lights",{"path":84,"title":85,"description":86,"date":69,"publishedAt":87,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":88,"image":20,"imageAlt":90,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[89,13,30],"Surrey Fire Service","Illustration of spent fireworks casings on a sidewalk near a fire hydrant",{"path":92,"title":93,"description":94,"date":69,"publishedAt":95,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":96,"image":99,"imageAlt":100,"imageCredit":36,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[43,97,98],"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":102,"title":103,"description":104,"date":105,"publishedAt":106,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":107,"image":20,"imageAlt":111,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[13,108,109,110],"Housing","City Centre","Affordable housing","Rendering of two residential towers in Surrey City Centre with a pedestrian greenway below",{"path":113,"title":114,"description":115,"date":116,"publishedAt":117,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":118,"image":124,"imageAlt":125,"imageCredit":36,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[119,120,121,31,122,123],"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":127,"title":128,"description":129,"date":130,"publishedAt":131,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":132,"image":133,"imageAlt":134,"imageCredit":135,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,13,31,19],"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":137,"title":138,"description":139,"date":140,"publishedAt":141,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":142,"image":144,"imageAlt":145,"imageCredit":146,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,13,143],"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":148,"title":149,"description":150,"date":140,"publishedAt":151,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":152,"image":20,"imageAlt":155,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[153,62,154],"Board of Education","Surrey First Education","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a wooden dais and nameplates",{"path":157,"title":158,"description":159,"date":140,"publishedAt":160,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":161,"image":164,"imageAlt":165,"imageCredit":166,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[13,79,162,163],"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":168,"title":169,"description":170,"date":140,"publishedAt":171,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":172,"image":20,"imageAlt":173,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[153,62,154],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":175,"title":176,"description":177,"date":178,"publishedAt":179,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":180,"image":20,"imageAlt":182,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[13,15,181],"Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":184,"title":185,"description":186,"date":187,"publishedAt":188,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":189,"image":193,"imageAlt":194,"imageCredit":36,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[190,45,191,192],"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":196,"title":197,"description":198,"date":187,"publishedAt":199,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":200,"image":205,"imageAlt":206,"imageCredit":207,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[201,45,202,203,204],"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":209,"title":210,"description":211,"date":187,"publishedAt":212,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":213,"image":214,"imageAlt":215,"imageCredit":216,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,13,15],"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":218,"title":219,"description":220,"date":187,"publishedAt":221,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":222,"image":227,"imageAlt":228,"imageCredit":229,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[223,224,225,226],"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":231,"title":232,"description":233,"date":187,"publishedAt":234,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":235,"image":239,"imageAlt":240,"imageCredit":241,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[236,45,237,238],"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":243,"title":244,"description":245,"date":187,"publishedAt":246,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":247,"image":250,"imageAlt":251,"imageCredit":252,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[190,248,45,249],"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":254,"title":255,"description":256,"date":257,"publishedAt":258,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":259,"image":262,"imageAlt":263,"imageCredit":264,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,15,260,261],"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":266,"title":267,"description":268,"date":257,"publishedAt":269,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":270,"image":271,"imageAlt":272,"imageCredit":273,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[123,31],"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":275,"title":276,"description":277,"date":278,"publishedAt":279,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":280,"image":284,"imageAlt":285,"imageCredit":286,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[45,281,282,201,283],"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":288,"title":289,"description":290,"date":278,"publishedAt":291,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":292,"image":295,"imageAlt":296,"imageCredit":297,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[31,15,293,294,123],"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":299,"title":300,"description":301,"date":302,"publishedAt":303,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":304,"image":307,"imageAlt":308,"imageCredit":207,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":22},"\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",[62,305,306,154],"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":310,"title":311,"description":312,"date":302,"publishedAt":313,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":314,"image":317,"imageAlt":318,"imageCredit":319,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[45,190,315,316],"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":321,"title":322,"description":323,"date":302,"publishedAt":324,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":325,"image":328,"imageAlt":329,"imageCredit":207,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[45,326,123,327],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":331,"title":332,"description":333,"date":302,"publishedAt":334,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":335,"image":337,"imageAlt":338,"imageCredit":207,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[31,15,293,336],"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":340,"title":341,"description":342,"date":343,"publishedAt":344,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":345,"image":20,"imageAlt":349,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[31,346,347,348],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":351,"title":352,"description":353,"date":343,"publishedAt":354,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":355,"image":357,"imageAlt":358,"imageCredit":359,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[79,14,356,15,16],"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":361,"title":362,"description":363,"date":343,"publishedAt":364,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":365,"image":368,"imageAlt":369,"imageCredit":135,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[223,366,346,367],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible",{"path":371,"title":372,"description":373,"date":343,"publishedAt":374,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":375,"image":378,"imageAlt":379,"imageCredit":380,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[31,376,346,377],"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":382,"title":383,"description":384,"date":385,"publishedAt":386,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":387,"image":389,"imageAlt":390,"imageCredit":391,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,16,15,388],"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":393,"title":394,"description":395,"date":396,"publishedAt":397,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":398,"image":401,"imageAlt":402,"imageCredit":146,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,15,399,400],"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":404,"title":405,"description":406,"date":407,"publishedAt":408,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":409,"image":413,"imageAlt":414,"imageCredit":415,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,15,410,411,412],"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":417,"title":418,"description":419,"date":407,"publishedAt":420,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":421,"image":424,"imageAlt":425,"imageCredit":426,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,422,63,423,15,154],"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":428,"title":429,"description":430,"date":407,"publishedAt":431,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":432,"image":434,"imageAlt":435,"imageCredit":436,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"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",[14,422,15,433,412],"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":438,"title":6,"aiMetadata":439,"author":10,"body":456,"candidates":606,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":609,"faq":610,"image":20,"imageAlt":21,"imageCheckedAt":20,"imageCredit":20,"imageScene":641,"linkedin":642,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"meta":649,"metaDescription":651,"navigation":652,"path":5,"pinned":22,"primarySourceUrl":653,"publishedAt":9,"seo":654,"seoTitle":20,"sourceId":655,"sourceIsPaywalled":22,"sources":656,"stem":668,"storyType":669,"tags":670,"topicKey":671,"updated":20,"__hash__":672},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-16-priorities-adopted-november-2026.md",{"summary":440,"keyTopics":441,"semanticKeywords":450},"Surrey City Council adopted all 16 of Mayor Doug McCallum's election commitments as official city priorities at the November 9 first regular meeting. Councillor Harry Bains cast the only opposition votes, against five of the 16. Staff have been directed to begin immediate action on all priorities.",[79,442,443,444,445,446,447,448,449],"Doug McCallum","16 priorities","property tax freeze","SkyTrain to Newton","Surrey hospital","Metro Vancouver withdrawal","SCDC","police helicopter",[451,452,453,454,455,15],"Surrey council priorities 2026","McCallum 16 commitments","Surrey tax freeze","Newton SkyTrain","Surrey hospital Newton",{"type":457,"value":458,"toc":600},"minimark",[459,473,476,479,484,491,497,507,513,519,525,531,537,543,549,555,561,567,573,579,585,589,592,595],[460,461,462,463,467,468,472],"p",{},"Surrey City Council voted on November 9, 2026 to adopt all 16 of Mayor ",[464,465,442],"a",{"href":466},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum","'s election commitments as official city priorities, directing staff to begin work on each one immediately. Only ",[464,469,471],{"href":470},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharry-bains","Harry Bains",", the sole Surrey Connect representative on council, voted against, opposing five of the 16 priorities. All other votes were unanimous.",[460,474,475],{},"The decisions were made at council's first regular meeting since the new council was sworn in on November 2. The City of Surrey published a press release confirming the outcome on November 10. Staff will return to future meetings with reports on costs, timelines and implementation plans.",[460,477,478],{},"The Safe Surrey Coalition holds eight of the nine council seats. Bains holds the ninth as the only member of Surrey Connect elected in October. His requests for separate votes on five priorities gave the public a recorded count on each of those items. The other eight councillors voted with McCallum on every priority.",[480,481,483],"h2",{"id":482},"the-16-priorities-one-by-one","The 16 priorities, one by one",[460,485,486,490],{},[487,488,489],"strong",{},"Property tax freeze."," Council adopted a four-year freeze on property taxes from 2027 to 2030. Bains voted against. He told council, as reported by Daily Hive: \"I could support a zero per cent tax increase. I think that's amazing.\" He did not explain why he voted against the four-year timeframe despite supporting the principle.",[460,492,493,496],{},[487,494,495],{},"Increased police presence."," Council adopted a priority of zero tolerance for crime and extortion, with more officers on the streets. Bains supported this one.",[460,498,499,502,503,506],{},[487,500,501],{},"Police helicopter and drones within 90 days."," Council directed staff to equip the Surrey Police Service with a helicopter and a fleet of drones within 90 days. Bains voted against. The 90-day deadline is one of McCallum's specific campaign commitments and is recorded in his ",[464,504,412],{"href":505},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker",".",[460,508,509,512],{},[487,510,511],{},"New hospital in Newton."," Council voted to fast-track the rezoning of City-owned land in Newton for a new general hospital and to seek construction funding from the provincial and federal governments. Mayor McCallum said the type of hospital would be determined in discussion with the provincial government.",[460,514,515,518],{},[487,516,517],{},"SkyTrain to Newton."," Council unanimously voted to pursue an extension of SkyTrain's Expo Line south along King George Boulevard from Surrey City Centre to Newton Town Centre. Bains said, as reported by Daily Hive: \"I fully support the SkyTrain to Newton. That's a great initiative.\" No cost estimate or completion date was given. McCallum said the final decision would rest with TransLink, not the City.",[460,520,521,524],{},[487,522,523],{},"New pools."," Council adopted a priority to build new pools in Clayton Heights, City Centre, Newton and Cloverdale.",[460,526,527,530],{},[487,528,529],{},"Recreation fees for seniors and children."," Council voted to waive recreation fees for seniors, offer free swimming lessons for children aged 3 to 16, and freeze all other recreation fees for four years.",[460,532,533,536],{},[487,534,535],{},"Zoning for Crescent Beach and Ocean Park."," Council adopted special character zoning for the Crescent Beach and Ocean Park areas west of 140 Street. Bains voted against.",[460,538,539,542],{},[487,540,541],{},"Building permits in 60 days."," Council voted to implement a 60-day residential building permit guarantee. The commitment, also recorded in McCallum's tracker, says permit fees are waived if the City misses the deadline.",[460,544,545,548],{},[487,546,547],{},"Free business licences for two years."," New businesses will have their licence fees waived for the first two years, under a priority council adopted unanimously.",[460,550,551,554],{},[487,552,553],{},"International investment."," Council adopted a priority to establish Surrey as a city for international investment, business and tourism.",[460,556,557,560],{},[487,558,559],{},"Farmland protection."," Council voted to establish a Farm Local Plan to protect farmland and increase food production in Surrey.",[460,562,563,566],{},[487,564,565],{},"Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre."," Council voted to purchase the Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre lands and protect them as a permanent park. Bains voted against.",[460,568,569,572],{},[487,570,571],{},"Surrey City Development Corporation."," Council directed staff to begin the process of reintegrating the Surrey City Development Corporation into City operations. Bains voted against.",[460,574,575,578],{},[487,576,577],{},"Forensic audit of past land deals."," Council adopted a priority to conduct an independent forensic audit of the City's land dealings from the past four years, including the downtown arena project. This is also tracked as a McCallum promise.",[460,580,581,584],{},[487,582,583],{},"Metro Vancouver withdrawal."," Council adopted a priority to withdraw from the Metro Vancouver Regional Board while keeping core water, sewer and waste services. No timeline or cost was given. The BC Premier-designate said after the vote, as reported by Global News, that changes at Metro Vancouver were a top priority for the new provincial government.",[480,586,588],{"id":587},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[460,590,591],{},"City staff have been directed to take immediate action on all 16 priorities. Staff reports with detailed costs, timelines and implementation plans will return to council at upcoming meetings. No dates for those reports were announced at the November 9 meeting.",[460,593,594],{},"Mayor McCallum said, in the City's own press release: \"The people of Surrey did not elect this Council to study things. They elected us to get things done, and last night we started.\"",[460,596,597,598,506],{},"Residents can follow each promise as council acts on it at the ",[464,599,412],{"href":505},{"title":601,"searchDepth":602,"depth":602,"links":603},"",2,[604,605],{"id":482,"depth":602,"text":483},{"id":587,"depth":602,"text":588},[607,608],"doug-mccallum","harry-bains","md",[611,614,617,620,623,626,629,632,635,638],{"question":612,"answer":613},"What did Surrey City Council decide at its November 9 meeting?","Council adopted all 16 of Mayor Doug McCallum's election commitments as official city priorities and directed staff to begin immediate work. The City of Surrey published a press release on November 10 confirming the decision. Councillor Harry Bains cast the only votes against, opposing 5 of the 16 priorities.",{"question":615,"answer":616},"What are the 16 priorities Surrey City Council adopted?","The 16 priorities are: a four-year property tax freeze (2027 to 2030); increased police presence; a police helicopter and drones within 90 days; a new hospital in Newton; SkyTrain from Surrey City Centre to Newton along King George Boulevard; new pools in Clayton Heights, City Centre, Newton and Cloverdale; free swim lessons for children aged 3 to 16; free recreation fees for seniors; a four-year recreation fee freeze; special zoning for Crescent Beach and Ocean Park; residential building permits within 60 days; free business licences for new businesses for two years; a plan to attract international investment; a farmland protection plan; purchase of Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre lands as a permanent park; and reintegration of the Surrey City Development Corporation into City operations.",{"question":618,"answer":619},"Who voted against the priorities, and which ones?","Councillor Harry Bains, the only Surrey Connect member on council, voted against five priorities: the four-year property tax freeze, the police helicopter and drones, special zoning for Crescent Beach and Ocean Park, the purchase of Rosemary Heights Retreat Centre lands, and the reintegration of the Surrey City Development Corporation. He asked for separate votes on those five. The SkyTrain to Newton priority was approved unanimously.",{"question":621,"answer":622},"What happens next with the 16 priorities?","City staff have been directed to begin advancing all 16 priorities immediately. According to Daily Hive's report on the meeting, staff will return to future council meetings with detailed reports on costs, timelines and implementation plans for each priority. The City's press release says staff were told to take immediate action.",{"question":624,"answer":625},"What is the property tax freeze McCallum promised?","McCallum promised during the election campaign that property taxes in Surrey would not increase from 2027 to 2030 if he was elected with a majority on council. Council adopted that commitment on November 9 as official city policy. The commitment is recorded in his tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker. Councillor Bains said he could support a zero per cent increase but voted against the full four-year freeze.",{"question":627,"answer":628},"What did council decide about the SkyTrain extension to Newton?","Council unanimously voted to pursue an extension of SkyTrain's Expo Line south along King George Boulevard from Surrey City Centre to Newton Town Centre. No cost estimate or completion date was given at the meeting. Mayor McCallum said the final decision on the extension would rest with TransLink. Daily Hive reported the competing King George Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit project carried an estimated cost of $700 million.",{"question":630,"answer":631},"What is the Metro Vancouver withdrawal priority?","Council adopted a priority to pursue withdrawal from the Metro Vancouver Regional Board while keeping core water, sewer and waste services. The BC Premier-designate said after the vote that changes at Metro Vancouver were a top priority for the province, according to Global News. No timeline or cost was given at the meeting. Staff have been directed to report back with details.",{"question":633,"answer":634},"What is the SCDC, and what did council decide about it?","The Surrey City Development Corporation is a City-owned, for-profit real estate development company established in 2007. At the November 9 meeting, council voted to direct staff to begin the process of reintegrating SCDC into City operations. This reverses a 2022 decision by the previous council to restart the company as an independent body. Councillor Harry Bains voted against the reintegration. The full story on SCDC is covered separately in Surrey news.",{"question":636,"answer":637},"What did Mayor McCallum say after the vote?","Mayor McCallum said, as quoted in the City of Surrey's press release: 'The people of Surrey did not elect this Council to study things. They elected us to get things done, and last night we started. Every commitment we made during the election is now a priority of Council, with staff directed to act on it immediately.' The press release was published November 10, 2026.",{"question":639,"answer":640},"Where can I see these priorities tracked?","McCallum's promises are tracked at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker, where you can follow each commitment through its stages from not started to done or voted against. The tracker shows the original pledge, the source that confirmed it, and any dated records as council acts.","A large modern city council chamber with empty curved wooden seats facing a raised dais, municipal coat of arms on the wall, overhead lighting reflecting off a polished floor.",{"short":643,"long":644,"hashtags":645},"Surrey City Council voted on all 16 of Mayor Doug McCallum's election promises in one meeting on November 9. Property tax freeze, SkyTrain to Newton, hospital in Newton, police helicopter within 90 days.","At its first regular meeting on November 9, Surrey City Council adopted all 16 election commitments from Mayor Doug McCallum and the Safe Surrey Coalition as official city priorities. Only Councillor Harry Bains, the sole Surrey Connect representative, voted against five of them. Staff have been directed to begin work on each one immediately, with reports on costs and timelines to follow at future meetings.",[646,647,648],"SurreyBC","SurreyCouncil","SafeSurreyCoalition",{"sourceName":650},"voche.me","Surrey City Council voted November 9 to adopt all 16 of Doug McCallum's election commitments as official priorities, with staff directed to act on each one.",true,"https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fsurrey-city-council-doug-mccallum-16-priorities-approved",{"title":6,"description":7},"feature:2026-11-11",[657,659,662,665],{"label":658,"url":653},"Daily Hive: Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum's 16 priorities get City Council approval",{"label":660,"url":661},"Daily Hive: Surrey City Council unanimously backs SkyTrain extension to Newton","https:\u002F\u002Fdailyhive.com\u002Fvancouver\u002Fsurrey-city-council-newton-skytrain-proposal-unanimous-approval",{"label":663,"url":664},"City of Surrey: Surrey City Council Adopts 16 Priorities at Its First Meeting","https:\u002F\u002Fsurrey.ca\u002Fnews-events\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-city-council-adopts-16-priorities-its-first-meeting-and-directs-staff-take-immediate-action",{"label":666,"url":667},"Global News BC: New Surrey City Council sets 16 priorities including the SkyTrain expansion","https:\u002F\u002Fglobalnews.ca\u002Fnews\u002F12144963\u002Fnew-surrey-city-council-16-priorities-skytrain-expansion","news\u002Fsurrey-council-16-priorities-adopted-november-2026","feature",[13,14,15,16,17,18,19],"surrey-council-16-priorities-november-2026\u002Ffeature","vqWXz9mq3cs12-wXvOIQCQX2YeVkkxbJiVJIlkzDTSA",[674,687],{"slug":607,"name":442,"office":14,"party":675,"portrait":677,"colour":686,"palette":20},{"name":15,"url":676},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.safesurreycoalition.ca",{"src":678,"smallSrc":679,"width":680,"height":681,"alt":682,"credit":683,"sourceUrl":684,"position":685},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum-320.webp",640,800,"Doug McCallum, from City of Surrey candidate profile (surrey.ca).","City of Surrey candidate profile (surrey.ca)","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.surrey.ca\u002F2026-municipal-election\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcandidates-office-of-mayor\u002Fmccallum-doug","50% 30%","rose",{"slug":608,"name":471,"office":422,"party":688,"portrait":691,"colour":696,"palette":20},{"name":689,"url":690},"Surrey Connect Public IA","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.surrey-connect.ca",{"src":692,"smallSrc":693,"width":680,"height":681,"alt":694,"credit":683,"sourceUrl":695,"position":685},"\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharry-bains-640.webp","\u002Fimages\u002Fcandidates\u002Fharry-bains-320.webp","Harry Bains, from City of Surrey candidate profile (surrey.ca).","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.surrey.ca\u002F2026-municipal-election\u002Fcandidates\u002Fcandidates-office-of-councillor\u002Fbains-harry","sand",1794424656739]