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Larsen has served as a trustee for 18 years.","2026-11-06T19:00:00-07:00",[27,28,29],"Board of Education","Surrey Board of Education","Surrey First Education","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a wooden dais and nameplates",{"path":32,"title":33,"description":34,"date":8,"publishedAt":35,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":37,"image":41,"imageAlt":42,"imageCredit":43,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-november-9-contracts-medicine-school-newton-turf-2026","Surrey council votes Monday on a $17.5M medicine school contract and a $4.7M Newton turf field","Surrey City Council meets November 9 to award two contracts: $17.5 million for excavation of the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine downtown, and $4.7 million for a synthetic turf field at Newton Athletic Park.","2026-11-06T18:15:00-07:00","Long read",[14,38,39,40],"Surrey City Council","Newton","SFU","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FScreen20Shot202026-11-0620at2011.37.0020AM.jpg?w=1024","Arran and Ratana Stephens at an SFU Surrey event, photo contributed to North Delta Reporter","SFU\u002Fcontributed to North Delta Reporter",{"path":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":8,"publishedAt":48,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":49,"image":19,"imageAlt":50,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fthind-trustee-byelection-mla-surrey-2026","Thind, elected MLA and trustee, wants runner-up declared trustee to avoid $840K byelection","Garry Thind, who was elected both a Surrey school trustee and a BC Conservative MLA in October, says he supports having the next-highest vote-getter declared a trustee to avoid an $840,000 byelection when he is sworn in as MLA on November 19.","2026-11-06T18:45:00-07:00",[27,28,29],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":52,"title":53,"description":54,"date":55,"publishedAt":56,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":57,"image":19,"imageAlt":60,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsuhana-gill-surrey-youngest-councillor-november-2026","Suhana Gill takes office as Surrey's youngest city councillor at 20","Suhana Gill was sworn in to Surrey City Council on November 2, 2026. At 20, she is the youngest person ever elected to council in Surrey. She ran with the Safe Surrey Coalition and received 27,809 votes.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:52:00-07:00",[14,58,59],"Safe Surrey Coalition","Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":62,"title":63,"description":64,"date":65,"publishedAt":66,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":67,"image":72,"imageAlt":73,"imageCredit":74,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fgillfor-teal-jones-surrey-sawmill-acquisition-november-2026","Gillfor Manufacturing acquires Teal-Jones Surrey sawmill, says hundreds of jobs are preserved","Gillfor Manufacturing has completed its acquisition of the Teal-Jones Group's Surrey sawmill, Sumas operation and TFL 46 timber licence under a BC Supreme Court order. The company says hundreds of jobs are preserved, without giving a specific count.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T08:21:00-07:00",[68,69,70,71],"business","Surrey","employment","forestry","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fgillfor-teal-jones-surrey-sawmill-acquisition-november-2026.webp","Illustration of logs and equipment at a BC sawmill operation","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":76,"title":77,"description":78,"date":65,"publishedAt":79,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":80,"image":85,"imageAlt":86,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fkpu-surrey-first-nations-archaeology-field-school-grant-2026","Surrey's KPU gets $358,507 to run a tuition-free archaeology school for First Nations students","Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey received a three-year, $358,507 grant from Canada's science funding agency for a First Nations archaeology field school that launched in spring 2026 and trains students in GPS fieldwork and land history.","2026-11-04T08:17:00-07:00",[81,69,82,83,84],"community","education","KPU","First Nations","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FKPU20archeology20field20school20grant.jpg?w=1024","Students and an instructor working outdoors at a KPU First Nations archaeology field site","Surrey Now-Leader",{"path":89,"title":90,"description":91,"date":65,"publishedAt":92,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":93,"image":94,"imageAlt":95,"imageCredit":96,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-inauguration-15-commitments-november-9-2026","Surrey's new council plans first vote on all 15 election commitments November 9","Doug McCallum was sworn in as mayor November 2 for a fifth term, and the new council will vote on every commitment from the October election at its first regular meeting on November 9.","2026-11-04T07:57:00-07:00",[13,14,58],"https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fsurrey-mayor-doug-mccallum-inauguration-nov-2-2026-f.jpg?format=auto","Doug McCallum speaks at the Surrey City Hall inauguration ceremony on November 2, 2026","Daily Hive Vancouver",{"path":98,"title":99,"description":100,"date":65,"publishedAt":101,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":102,"image":107,"imageAlt":108,"imageCredit":109,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fraser-highway-local-access-skytrain-november-2026","Fraser Highway closes to through traffic November 12 for a month of SkyTrain construction","A section of Fraser Highway in Surrey will be local access only from November 12 to December 12 while workers install beams for the future Green Timbers Station.","2026-11-04T08:02:00-07:00",[103,104,105,106],"SkyTrain","Surrey Langley SkyTrain","transport","construction","https:\u002F\u002Fpeacearchnews.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F7\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FSkyTrain-construction.jpg?w=1024","SkyTrain construction work near Surrey with beams and equipment visible","Peace Arch News",{"path":111,"title":112,"description":113,"date":65,"publishedAt":114,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":115,"image":119,"imageAlt":120,"imageCredit":121,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-mayflower-coop-housing-displacement-new-council-2026","Surrey co-op residents face displacement after BC Housing cancelled their new site","About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op on 104 Avenue in Surrey are at risk of losing their homes after BC Housing cancelled a replacement site it had previously approved, the Cloverdale Reporter reported.","2026-11-04T08:07:00-07:00",[116,69,117,118],"housing","co-op","BC Housing","https:\u002F\u002Fcloverdalereporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F25\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F12239.jpg?w=1024","Residents gathered outside Mayflower Co-op in Surrey to speak with the media","Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":123,"title":124,"description":125,"date":65,"publishedAt":126,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":127,"image":130,"imageAlt":131,"imageCredit":132,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-nico-wynd-golf-course-strike-alleged-violence-2026","Surrey golf course workers on strike after alleged vehicle attack on picket line","Workers at Nico Wynd Golf Course in Surrey are in their second month on strike over seniority rights, and the BC Federation of Labour is calling for a boycott after a union member says she was hit by a vehicle on the picket line October 31.","2026-11-04T08:12:00-07:00",[68,128,69,129],"labour","strike","https:\u002F\u002Fvancouver.citynews.ca\u002Fwp-content\u002Fblogs.dir\u002Fsites\u002F9\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F04\u002FSurrey-Golf-Course-Rally-4.jpg","Workers and supporters at a rally outside Nico Wynd Golf Course in Surrey during the ongoing strike","CityNews Vancouver",{"path":134,"title":135,"description":136,"date":137,"publishedAt":138,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":139,"image":142,"imageAlt":143,"imageCredit":144,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-city-centre-arena-mccallum-public-funding-november-2026","Surrey City Centre Arena faces uncertain future as McCallum takes office today","Mayor-elect Doug McCallum has promised to pull the City's $200-million funding commitment from the 10,000-seat arena project and order a forensic audit of the land deal behind it.","2026-11-02","2026-11-02T07:49:50-07:00",[13,58,140,141],"arena","city hall","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F06\u002Fvancouver-giants-surrey-city-centre-arena-10355-King-George-Boulevard-f2.jpg?format=auto","Rendering of the Surrey City Centre Arena and Cultural Event Centre at 10355 King George Boulevard","City of Surrey \u002F Daily Hive Urbanized",{"path":146,"title":147,"description":148,"date":137,"publishedAt":149,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":150,"image":153,"imageAlt":154,"imageCredit":155,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-vehicle-id-request-123a-street-november-2026","Surrey Police ask public to help identify vehicle in suspicious incident on 123A Street","Surrey Police Service is asking anyone who recognizes a white 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla to call after a driver approached two teenage girls on October 27.","2026-11-02T07:50:59-07:00",[151,152],"safety","Surrey Police Service","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FVehicle20SPS.jpg?w=1024","White 2023-2025 Toyota Corolla sedan that Surrey Police are seeking information about","Surrey Police Service \u002F Surrey Now-Leader",{"path":157,"title":158,"description":159,"date":160,"publishedAt":161,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":162,"image":166,"imageAlt":167,"imageCredit":168,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-united-soccer-envision-sport-centre-cloverdale-2026","New indoor sport centre opens in Cloverdale for Surrey residents to book","The Envision Financial Sport Centre at Cloverdale Athletic Park opened to the public on October 1 and has space available to book on weekday mornings.","2026-11-01","2026-11-01T07:53:00-07:00",[69,163,164,81,165],"recreation","Cloverdale","sports","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FSUSC-1.jpg?w=1024","Kids play on the turf field inside the Envision Financial Sport Centre at Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey","Malin Jordan \u002F Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":170,"title":171,"description":172,"date":160,"publishedAt":173,"author":10,"category":36,"tags":174,"image":177,"imageAlt":178,"imageCredit":179,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftodd-matsumoto-surrey-police-chief-mccallum-november-2026","Surrey's new police chief named as McCallum prepares to take office","The Surrey Police Board named Todd Matsumoto permanent chief constable on October 30, days before mayor-elect Doug McCallum and a new council are sworn in on November 2.","2026-11-01T07:52:00-07:00",[152,58,175,176,151],"police","council inauguration","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.ctvnews.ca\u002Fresizer\u002Fv2\u002FPYQTMJUS2BDK3OEPK7PRGGS24Y.jpeg?smart=true&auth=8c1ef61421394f65c922313bbb21feca319fac695b4a0f60b2dff5fa98a13ed6&width=1200&height=630","Todd Matsumoto, appointed chief constable of the Surrey Police Service on October 30, 2026","CTV News",{"path":181,"title":182,"description":183,"date":184,"publishedAt":185,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":186,"image":189,"imageAlt":190,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-board-of-education-byelection-garry-thind-mla","Surrey Board of Education faces possible $840,000 byelection after trustee wins provincial seat","Garry Thind was elected both a Surrey school trustee on October 17 and an MLA on October 24. Once sworn in as MLA, he will be disqualified as a trustee, and a court may decide whether to hold a $840,000 byelection or seat the next candidate.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T08:00:00-07:00",[28,187,188,29],"school trustee","byelection","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FGarryThind_A.jpg?w=848","Garry Thind, re-elected Surrey school trustee and MLA-elect in Surrey-Guildford",{"path":192,"title":193,"description":194,"date":184,"publishedAt":195,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":196,"image":199,"imageAlt":200,"imageCredit":201,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-business-red-tape-survey-swrbot-october-2026","Surrey businesses report losing 300-plus hours a year to government paperwork","The Surrey and White Rock Board of Trade's 2026 Red Tape Survey finds 68 percent of respondents say compliance has a moderate or major impact on their business.","2026-10-31T17:30:00-07:00",[69,68,197,198],"regulation","Board of Trade","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F221028-SNW-M-14192454_web1_181030-SNW-M-Cutting-red-tape.jpg?w=1024","Cutting red tape sign at a Surrey event","Tom Zytaruk \u002F Surrey Now-Leader",{"path":203,"title":204,"description":205,"date":184,"publishedAt":206,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":207,"image":210,"imageAlt":211,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fireworks-bylaw-halloween-diwali-october-2026","Surrey deploys bylaw officers for fireworks on Halloween and Diwali","The City of Surrey is enforcing its fireworks ban tonight and on November 8, with fines of up to $50,000 for illegal possession or use.","2026-10-31T17:15:00-07:00",[69,208,151,209],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":213,"title":214,"description":215,"date":184,"publishedAt":216,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":217,"image":219,"imageAlt":220,"imageCredit":87,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-board-names-matsumoto-chief-mccallum-demands-new-board","Surrey Police Board names Todd Matsumoto chief constable; McCallum calls for board's removal","The Surrey Police Board appointed Todd Matsumoto permanent chief constable on October 30, hours before the new council takes office, prompting mayor-elect Doug McCallum to demand the Province replace every board member.","2026-10-31T07:30:00-07:00",[152,58,175,218],"inauguration","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FSPS20new20chief20constable20matsumoto.jpg?w=1024","Todd Matsumoto, the newly appointed chief constable of Surrey Police Service",{"path":222,"title":223,"description":224,"date":225,"publishedAt":226,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":227,"image":19,"imageAlt":231,"imageCredit":19,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-bus-attack-terrorist-sentenced-15-years","Surrey man sentenced to 15 years and 8 months for ISIS-inspired bus attack","Abdul Aziz Kawam, 31, was sentenced October 29, 2026 in BC Supreme Court to 15 years and 20 months on terrorism-related charges for a 2023 knife attack on two people in Surrey that he carried out in the name of ISIS.","2026-10-30","2026-10-30T08:30:00-07:00",[152,228,229,230],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":233,"title":234,"description":235,"date":225,"publishedAt":236,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":237,"image":240,"imageAlt":241,"imageCredit":242,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-new-council-inaugural-meeting-november-2","Doug McCallum to lead inaugural Surrey council meeting Monday at 7 pm","The new Surrey City Council takes office Monday, November 2, 2026, with Mayor-elect Doug McCallum and eight councillors sworn in at a 7 pm ceremony at Surrey City Hall.","2026-10-30T07:53:00-07:00",[38,13,238,58,239],"Inauguration","Surrey Connect","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FMcCallum204_ad0488.jpg?w=1024","Doug McCallum smiling after winning the mayor's seat in the 2026 Surrey civic election","Tricia Leslie \u002F Peace Arch News",{"path":244,"title":245,"description":246,"date":225,"publishedAt":247,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":248,"image":251,"imageAlt":252,"imageCredit":253,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising","SkyTrain safety incidents doubled since before the pandemic, report says","Technical Safety BC and TransLink issued a joint call to action on SkyTrain safety in October 2026, pointing to a report showing the incident rate on the Expo and Millennium lines doubled between 2016 to 2019 and 2023 to 2025.","2026-10-30T09:15:00-07:00",[103,249,228,250],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible","Surrey Citizen",{"path":255,"title":256,"description":257,"date":225,"publishedAt":258,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":259,"image":262,"imageAlt":263,"imageCredit":264,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-teen-police-shooting-inquest-november-9","Coroner's inquest into Surrey police shooting of 15-year-old starts November 9","The B.C. Coroners Service will hold an inquest into the 2025 fatal police shooting of a 15-year-old in Surrey's Clayton Heights neighbourhood, starting November 9, 2026. The inquest is a public fact-finding process and will not assign fault.","2026-10-30T10:00:00-07:00",[152,260,228,261],"Coroner's Inquest","Mental Health Response","https:\u002F\u002Fi.cbc.ca\u002Fais\u002F1.7459432,1793299595524\u002Ffull\u002Fmax\u002F0\u002Fdefault.jpg?im=Crop%2Crect%3D%280%2C0%2C1800%2C1012%29%3BResize%3D620","Photo of Chase de Balinhard, a 15-year-old Surrey teen who was fatally shot by police in 2025","GoFundMe.ca \u002F CBC",{"path":266,"title":267,"description":268,"date":269,"publishedAt":270,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":271,"image":273,"imageAlt":274,"imageCredit":275,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Flocke-reflects-surrey-election-october-29","Outgoing Mayor Brenda Locke says BC provincial election cost her the race","In an interview with the Vancouver Sun, Locke says momentum shifted in the final two to three weeks of the campaign after Premier Eby called a snap provincial vote.","2026-10-29","2026-10-29T07:50:00-07:00",[13,239,58,272],"election results","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Fpng1027-brenda-locke_305983393.jpg","Outgoing Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke in Surrey on October 27, 2026","Arlen Redekop \u002F PNG \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":277,"title":278,"description":279,"date":280,"publishedAt":281,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":282,"image":285,"imageAlt":286,"imageCredit":18,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmetro-vancouver-rejects-mccallum-cancel-budget-vote-october-27","Metro Vancouver board will vote on 2027 budget Friday, rejecting McCallum's cancellation call","Surrey's mayor-elect Doug McCallum asked Metro Vancouver to cancel its October 30 meeting. The regional body confirmed the 2027 budget vote will proceed.","2026-10-27","2026-10-27T07:52:00-07:00",[13,58,283,284],"City of Surrey","Metro Vancouver","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F0922-surrey-election-newton-1.jpg","Doug McCallum at a Surrey election event",{"path":288,"title":289,"description":290,"date":291,"publishedAt":292,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":293,"image":297,"imageAlt":298,"imageCredit":299,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmccallum-cloverdale-harness-racing-plan-october-21","Doug McCallum sets out steps to bring harness racing back to Cloverdale by fall 2027","Surrey's mayor-elect says the City will rebuild the Cloverdale Fairgrounds barns and racing oval and sign a new racing lease, the Surrey Now-Leader reports. He says the Province must also commit.","2026-10-22","2026-10-22T22:37:00-07:00",[13,58,294,295,296],"Cloverdale Fairgrounds","harness racing","promise tracker","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FFraserDowns.jpg?w=1024","A harness racing driver in a two wheeled cart behind a brown horse on a snow covered track, with the grandstand behind","Malin Jordan, Cloverdale Reporter",{"path":301,"title":302,"description":303,"date":291,"publishedAt":304,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":305,"image":309,"imageAlt":310,"imageCredit":311,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-official-election-results-october-21","Surrey declares official 2026 election results, same 15 people elected","Surrey's Chief Election Officer declared the official results on October 21, 2026, naming Doug McCallum mayor with the same eight councillors and six trustees as election night.","2026-10-22T22:34:00-07:00",[13,306,307,308,58,29],"Councillor","School Trustee","official results","\u002Fimages\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fcity-hall-1600.webp","Surrey City Hall, a glass and stone building under a wide wooden roof, across an empty paved plaza under a blue sky","Northwest, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons",{"path":313,"title":314,"description":315,"date":291,"publishedAt":316,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":317,"image":319,"imageAlt":320,"imageCredit":321,"updated":19,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-ward-system-referendum-elford-october-22","Surrey ward system may need a public vote first, Councillor Doug Elford says","Mayor-elect Doug McCallum promised to bring back ward elections in Surrey. Councillor Doug Elford told the Surrey Now-Leader the change will probably need a referendum and could take eight years.","2026-10-22T22:35:00-07:00",[13,306,58,318,296],"ward system","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FAnnaCityHall.jpg?w=1024","The words City Hall in black letters on a wood panel wall beside a glass front at Surrey City Hall","Surrey Now-Leader file photo",{"id":323,"title":33,"aiMetadata":324,"author":10,"body":335,"candidates":425,"category":36,"date":8,"description":34,"extension":427,"faq":428,"image":41,"imageAlt":42,"imageCheckedAt":453,"imageCredit":43,"imageScene":19,"linkedin":454,"linkedinPostUrl":19,"meta":461,"metaDescription":19,"navigation":463,"path":32,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":464,"publishedAt":35,"seo":465,"seoTitle":19,"sourceId":466,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":467,"stem":478,"storyType":479,"tags":480,"topicKey":481,"updated":19,"__hash__":482},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-november-9-contracts-medicine-school-newton-turf-2026.md",{"summary":325,"keyTopics":326,"semanticKeywords":330},"Surrey City Council is voting November 9 on two large contracts: $17.5 million for excavation work on the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine downtown, and $4.7 million for a synthetic turf field at Newton Athletic Park.",[38,327,328,329],"SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine","Newton Athletic Park","contract award",[331,332,333,334],"Surrey council vote","SFU medicine school Surrey","Newton turf field","Surrey contract November 2026",{"type":336,"value":337,"toc":417},"minimark",[338,342,347,350,353,356,359,362,366,369,372,375,378,381,385,394,397,400,404,407,410],[339,340,341],"p",{},"Surrey City Council meets Monday, November 9, to vote on two contracts that will shape a downtown medical campus and a Newton sports park. One is a $17.5 million excavation contract for the first building of the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine. The other is a $4.7 million contract for a new synthetic turf field at Newton Athletic Park. Both contracts come before council in the same meeting, three weeks after the new council took office on November 2.",[343,344,346],"h2",{"id":345},"the-medicine-school-contract","The medicine school contract",[339,348,349],{},"Surrey city manager Rob Costanzo recommends in a corporate report coming before council that PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. be awarded $17,561,926.20 for excavation and shoring work for Phase One of Centre Block, the building that will house the new medical school downtown. The spending limit in the report is set at $19,318,118.82. The project is expected to be completed by August 2030, the North Delta Reporter reported on November 6.",[339,351,352],{},"The Centre Block building will be shared between the City and SFU. Under the joint venture agreement, the school of medicine and a childcare facility will occupy levels two to eight. The City of Surrey will occupy levels nine to 11 and part of level 12. The ground floor will be shared by both. SFU will pay 70.24 per cent of the total cost and the City will pay 29.76 per cent, according to the corporate report.",[339,354,355],{},"The school carries the Stephens name after the family of Ratana and Arran Stephens, co-founders of Nature's Path and principals of Que Pasa, donated $40 million to SFU in June 2026. The North Delta Reporter described this as the largest single donation in SFU's history. That gift supports research and innovation, student training and infrastructure.",[339,357,358],{},"The SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine is based at SFU Surrey and focuses on primary care. Its website describes the school as preparing physicians who reflect the communities they serve. Its programs include undergraduate medical education, postgraduate training for community-oriented specialists, and continuing professional development for practicing physicians. The school's approach centres on communities in the Fraser Salish region and aims to train doctors who will work in primary care settings.",[339,360,361],{},"Excavation and shoring is typically the first major construction step after site preparation. The phase one building will be a multi-storey structure housing both City office space and the medical school. The Centre Block location is in downtown Surrey, where SFU already operates its Surrey campus.",[343,363,365],{"id":364},"the-newton-turf-field-contract","The Newton turf field contract",[339,367,368],{},"Surrey general manager of parks, recreation and culture Laurie Cavan recommends in a separate corporate report that Wilco Civil Inc. be awarded $4,717,441.05 to design and install a synthetic turf field at the southern end of Newton Athletic Park. The spending limit in the report is $5,189,185.16, according to the Surrey Now-Leader on November 6.",[339,370,371],{},"Newton Athletic Park already has 11 full-size soccer fields, five of them synthetic turf. The new contract would add a sixth synthetic turf field, along with energy-efficient lighting around the walking track and new lighted tennis courts. The park serves a large number of recreational soccer players and community sports groups in Newton.",[339,373,374],{},"The Newton work is part of a larger investment. In July 2026, then-mayor Brenda Locke and Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal announced $27.5 million in improvements for Newton Athletic Park and nearby Unwin Park together. That announcement put $11 million from the federal government and $16.5 million from the City toward both parks.",[339,376,377],{},"Unwin Park's share of that investment includes a covered multi-sport court, a new fieldhouse with washrooms and change rooms, a youth amenity zone, new pickleball, basketball and tennis courts, a pump and bike track, a new washroom at the north end, an off-leash area for dogs, more paths, more parking, and improved park entry points.",[339,379,380],{},"The turf field contract is for Newton Athletic Park only. Contracts for the Unwin Park work may come to council separately.",[343,382,384],{"id":383},"who-votes-and-when","Who votes and when",[339,386,387,388,393],{},"Both contracts go to a full council vote on Monday, November 9. Mayor ",[389,390,392],"a",{"href":391},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum","Doug McCallum"," chairs the council, which has eight elected councillors. A simple majority approves a contract award.",[339,395,396],{},"The North Delta Reporter and Surrey Now-Leader each reported on November 6 that both contracts are on the November 9 agenda. Peace Arch News also carried both stories that day.",[339,398,399],{},"Council meeting agendas and minutes are posted on the City of Surrey website before and after each meeting. The meeting is open to the public.",[343,401,403],{"id":402},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[339,405,406],{},"If council approves the medicine school excavation contract, construction work at the Centre Block site in downtown Surrey would proceed toward its August 2030 completion date. The Centre Block building is Phase One of a development that will put the medical school and City offices in the same downtown building.",[339,408,409],{},"If council approves the Newton turf contract, design and installation work at Newton Athletic Park would begin. The turf field is part of the $27.5 million Newton parks investment announced in July 2026, and its timing would depend on the contractor's schedule after council awards the contract.",[339,411,412,413,416],{},"Residents can follow Mayor McCallum's commitments on the promise tracker at ",[389,414,415],{"href":415},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker",". Surrey City Council's decisions are published on the City of Surrey website after each meeting.",{"title":418,"searchDepth":419,"depth":419,"links":420},"",2,[421,422,423,424],{"id":345,"depth":419,"text":346},{"id":364,"depth":419,"text":365},{"id":383,"depth":419,"text":384},{"id":402,"depth":419,"text":403},[426],"doug-mccallum","md",[429,432,435,438,441,444,447,450],{"question":430,"answer":431},"What is Surrey council voting on November 9?","Surrey City Council meets November 9 to award two contracts. The first is a $17.5 million contract for excavation and shoring work for Phase One of the Centre Block, which will house the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine downtown. The second is a $4.7 million contract for designing and installing a synthetic turf field at Newton Athletic Park.",{"question":433,"answer":434},"Who is recommended to receive the medicine school contract?","Surrey city manager Rob Costanzo recommends in a corporate report that PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. be awarded $17,561,926.20, with a spending limit set at $19,318,118.82, according to the North Delta Reporter. The project is expected to be completed by August 2030.",{"question":436,"answer":437},"Who is recommended to receive the Newton turf field contract?","Surrey general manager of parks, recreation and culture Laurie Cavan recommends in a corporate report that Wilco Civil Inc. be awarded $4,717,441.05, with a spending limit of $5,189,185.16, according to the Surrey Now-Leader.",{"question":439,"answer":440},"What is the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine?","It is a medical school at Simon Fraser University, based at SFU Surrey. In June 2026, the Stephens family donated $40 million to the school, the largest single donation in SFU's history according to the North Delta Reporter. Ratana and Arran Stephens, co-founders of Nature's Path, made the gift.",{"question":442,"answer":443},"What will the Centre Block building include?","Under a joint venture agreement between the City of Surrey and SFU, the school of medicine and a childcare facility will occupy levels two to eight, the City will occupy levels nine to 11 and part of level 12, and the ground floor will be shared. SFU will pay 70.24 per cent of the cost and Surrey will pay 29.76 per cent, according to the North Delta Reporter.",{"question":445,"answer":446},"What is happening at Newton Athletic Park?","Newton Athletic Park already has 11 full-size soccer fields, five of which are synthetic turf. The new contract would add another synthetic turf field at the southern end of the park, along with energy-efficient lighting around the walking track and new lighted tennis courts, according to the Surrey Now-Leader.",{"question":448,"answer":449},"What is the total investment in Newton parks?","In July 2026, then-mayor Brenda Locke and Surrey-Newton MP Sukh Dhaliwal announced $27.5 million in improvements for Newton Athletic Park and Unwin Park, with $11 million from the federal government and $16.5 million from the City of Surrey, the Surrey Now-Leader reported.",{"question":451,"answer":452},"Where can Surrey residents follow council decisions?","Surrey City Council's decisions are published on the City of Surrey website after each meeting, including the agenda before each session. The November 9 meeting is open to the public. The promise tracker on voche.me follows Mayor Doug McCallum's commitments at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker.","2026-11-06T18:16:00-07:00",{"short":455,"long":456,"hashtags":457},"Surrey council votes Monday on two contracts: $17.5M for the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine and $4.7M for a Newton Athletic Park turf field.","Surrey council is voting November 9 on a $17.5M excavation contract for the SFU Stephens Family School of Medicine and a $4.7M synthetic turf contract at Newton Athletic Park. The medicine school excavation is part of Phase One of the Centre Block downtown, expected to finish by August 2030. 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