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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","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16],"Surrey Board of Education","school trustee","byelection","Surrey First Education","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","Surrey Now-Leader",null,false,{"path":23,"title":24,"description":25,"date":8,"publishedAt":26,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":27,"image":32,"imageAlt":33,"imageCredit":34,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[28,29,30,31],"Surrey","business","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":36,"title":37,"description":38,"date":8,"publishedAt":39,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":40,"image":44,"imageAlt":45,"imageCredit":19,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[28,41,42,43],"bylaw","safety","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":47,"title":48,"description":49,"date":8,"publishedAt":50,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":51,"image":56,"imageAlt":57,"imageCredit":19,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[52,53,54,55],"Surrey Police Service","Safe Surrey Coalition","police","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":59,"title":60,"description":61,"date":62,"publishedAt":63,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":64,"image":20,"imageAlt":68,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[52,65,66,67],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":70,"title":71,"description":72,"date":62,"publishedAt":73,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":74,"image":79,"imageAlt":80,"imageCredit":81,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[75,76,77,53,78],"Surrey City Council","Mayor","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":83,"title":84,"description":85,"date":62,"publishedAt":86,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":87,"image":91,"imageAlt":92,"imageCredit":93,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[88,89,65,90],"SkyTrain","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":95,"title":96,"description":97,"date":62,"publishedAt":98,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":99,"image":102,"imageAlt":103,"imageCredit":104,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[52,100,65,101],"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":106,"title":107,"description":108,"date":109,"publishedAt":110,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":111,"image":113,"imageAlt":114,"imageCredit":115,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[76,78,53,112],"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":117,"title":118,"description":119,"date":120,"publishedAt":121,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":122,"image":125,"imageAlt":126,"imageCredit":127,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[76,53,123,124],"City of Surrey","Metro Vancouver","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F09\u002F0922-surrey-election-newton-1.jpg","Doug McCallum at a Surrey election event","Jason Payne \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":129,"title":130,"description":131,"date":132,"publishedAt":133,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":134,"image":138,"imageAlt":139,"imageCredit":140,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[76,53,135,136,137],"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":142,"title":143,"description":144,"date":132,"publishedAt":145,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":146,"image":150,"imageAlt":151,"imageCredit":152,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[76,147,148,149,53,16],"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":154,"title":155,"description":156,"date":132,"publishedAt":157,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":158,"image":160,"imageAlt":161,"imageCredit":162,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[76,147,53,159,137],"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":164,"title":37,"aiMetadata":165,"author":10,"body":179,"candidates":230,"category":11,"date":8,"description":38,"extension":231,"faq":232,"image":44,"imageAlt":45,"imageCheckedAt":257,"imageCredit":19,"imageScene":20,"linkedin":258,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"meta":263,"metaDescription":264,"navigation":265,"path":36,"pinned":21,"primarySourceUrl":266,"publishedAt":39,"seo":267,"seoTitle":20,"sourceId":268,"sourceIsPaywalled":21,"sources":269,"stem":275,"storyType":276,"tags":277,"topicKey":278,"updated":20,"__hash__":279},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fireworks-bylaw-halloween-diwali-october-2026.md",{"summary":166,"keyTopics":167,"semanticKeywords":173},"Surrey is deploying bylaw officers on Halloween night and Diwali on November 8 to enforce its ban on fireworks use and possession without a permit. Fines reach $50,000.",[168,169,170,171,172],"fireworks ban","bylaw enforcement","Halloween","Diwali","Surrey safety",[174,175,176,177,178],"Surrey fireworks fine","Surrey bylaw","Halloween fireworks Surrey","Diwali fireworks Surrey","fireworks permit Surrey",{"type":180,"value":181,"toc":223},"minimark",[182,186,189,194,197,200,203,207,210,213,217,220],[183,184,185],"p",{},"Surrey is enforcing its fireworks ban tonight for Halloween and will do the same on November 8 for Diwali, with fines reaching $50,000 for anyone caught using or possessing fireworks without a permit.",[183,187,188],{},"The Surrey Now-Leader reported Saturday that the City has deployed bylaw enforcement officers in high-activity areas across Surrey. Officers are working with police and will respond to complaints, gather evidence, issue tickets and call in police as needed, according to a post on surrey.ca cited by the paper.",[190,191,193],"h2",{"id":192},"what-the-ban-covers","What the ban covers",[183,195,196],{},"Surrey bans the sale, purchase, possession and use of fireworks without a permit from the City's Fire Services. That ban covers all fireworks, including consumer sparklers and aerial shells. It applies year-round, and enforcement is particularly active on nights when unsanctioned use is highest.",[183,198,199],{},"Diwali celebrations on November 8 are a second enforcement focus this week, the City says. Officers will return to high-activity areas on that date in the same way they are deployed tonight.",[183,201,202],{},"Surrey bylaws officer Grewal, in a video posted on Surrey's Facebook page, said fireworks can lead to fires, serious injuries, and distress for both people and pets, the Surrey Now-Leader reported.",[190,204,206],{"id":205},"the-fines","The fines",[183,208,209],{},"The City can issue fines of up to $50,000 for illegal use or possession, the Surrey Now-Leader reported from City information. That amount applies per violation, and it covers both the person using the fireworks and, separately, anyone found in possession without a permit.",[183,211,212],{},"A permit from Surrey Fire Services is the only way to use fireworks legally in Surrey. The article does not describe how to apply for one.",[190,214,216],{"id":215},"what-to-do-if-you-see-illegal-fireworks","What to do if you see illegal fireworks",[183,218,219],{},"The City asks residents not to call 911 unless there is a genuine emergency. Complaints about illegal fireworks should go to City of Surrey Bylaws at 604-591-4370.",[183,221,222],{},"Surrey's new council takes office on November 2. Bylaw enforcement decisions made tonight are the responsibility of the current administration.",{"title":224,"searchDepth":225,"depth":225,"links":226},"",2,[227,228,229],{"id":192,"depth":225,"text":193},{"id":205,"depth":225,"text":206},{"id":215,"depth":225,"text":216},[],"md",[233,236,239,242,245,248,251,254],{"question":234,"answer":235},"Does Surrey allow fireworks for Halloween or Diwali?","Surrey bans the sale, purchase, possession and use of fireworks without a permit from the City's Fire Services. That ban applies on Halloween night and on Diwali, November 8, 2026. Anyone who wants to use fireworks legally must obtain a permit in advance from Surrey Fire Services.",{"question":237,"answer":238},"What is the fine for illegal fireworks in Surrey?","The City of Surrey can issue fines of up to $50,000 for the illegal use or possession of fireworks, according to the Surrey Now-Leader, citing the City. The fine applies to anyone caught using or possessing fireworks without a permit from Surrey Fire Services.",{"question":240,"answer":241},"When are Surrey bylaw officers enforcing the fireworks ban?","According to the Surrey Now-Leader, bylaw enforcement officers are deployed in high-activity areas across Surrey on Halloween night, October 31, 2026, and will be deployed again on Diwali, November 8, 2026. Officers work in collaboration with police.",{"question":243,"answer":244},"What do Surrey bylaw officers do when they find illegal fireworks?","According to the City's own statement, officers respond to reports, gather evidence, issue tickets, and involve police as needed. The City posted the statement on surrey.ca ahead of Halloween and Diwali.",{"question":246,"answer":247},"Who should Surrey residents call to report illegal fireworks?","Residents should call City of Surrey Bylaws at 604-591-4370 to report illegal fireworks. The City asks people not to call 911 unless there is an emergency. Officers respond to complaints and gather evidence to issue tickets.",{"question":249,"answer":250},"Why does Surrey ban fireworks?","The City of Surrey says fireworks are dangerous because they can cause fires, serious injuries, and distress to both people and pets. Surrey bylaws officer Grewal made that case in a video posted on Surrey's Facebook page, as reported by the Surrey Now-Leader. The City's bylaw bans sale, purchase, possession and use without a permit from Surrey Fire Services, and enforcement is stepped up on Halloween and Diwali each year because those nights see the highest levels of unsanctioned fireworks use in the city.",{"question":252,"answer":253},"Are there any permits available for fireworks in Surrey?","Surrey does allow fireworks with a permit from the City's Fire Services. Without that permit from Surrey Fire Services, the sale, purchase, possession and use of fireworks are all banned under the City's bylaw. The Surrey Now-Leader article reporting on the Halloween and Diwali enforcement does not describe the process for applying for a permit.",{"question":255,"answer":256},"What areas of Surrey will bylaw officers patrol for fireworks?","According to the City's statement reported by the Surrey Now-Leader, officers will be deployed in high-activity areas across Surrey. The City has not named specific streets or neighbourhoods in its public statement.","2026-10-31T17:13:00-07:00",{"short":259,"long":260,"hashtags":261},"Surrey is enforcing its fireworks ban on Halloween and Diwali with fines up to $50,000. Bylaw officers are deployed in high-activity areas tonight and November 8.","The City of Surrey is enforcing its ban on fireworks tonight for Halloween and again on November 8 for Diwali. Fines reach $50,000 for illegal possession or use. Bylaw officers are working with police in high-activity areas across the city. Complaints go to City of Surrey Bylaws at 604-591-4370.",[28,262,170,171],"SurreyBC",{"sourceName":19},"Surrey is enforcing its fireworks ban on Halloween and Diwali, November 8, with fines up to $50,000. 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