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The company says hundreds of jobs are preserved, without giving a specific count.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T08:21:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16],"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",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\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",[28,14,29,30,31],"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":36,"title":37,"description":38,"date":8,"publishedAt":39,"author":10,"category":40,"tags":41,"image":45,"imageAlt":46,"imageCredit":47,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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","Long 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31.","2026-11-04T08:12:00-07:00",[13,79,14,80],"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":85,"title":86,"description":87,"date":88,"publishedAt":89,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":90,"image":93,"imageAlt":94,"imageCredit":95,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[42,44,91,92],"arena","city 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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",[138,139,140,141],"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",{"path":145,"title":146,"description":147,"date":135,"publishedAt":148,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":149,"image":152,"imageAlt":153,"imageCredit":154,"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",[14,13,150,151],"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":156,"title":157,"description":158,"date":135,"publishedAt":159,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":160,"image":163,"imageAlt":164,"imageCredit":34,"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",[14,161,102,162],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":166,"title":167,"description":168,"date":135,"publishedAt":169,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":170,"image":172,"imageAlt":173,"imageCredit":34,"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",[103,44,126,171],"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":175,"title":176,"description":177,"date":178,"publishedAt":179,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":180,"image":20,"imageAlt":184,"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",[103,181,182,183],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":186,"title":187,"description":188,"date":178,"publishedAt":189,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":190,"image":194,"imageAlt":195,"imageCredit":196,"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",[191,42,192,44,193],"Surrey City Council","Inauguration","Surrey Connect","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FMcCallum204_ad0488.jpg?w=1024","Doug McCallum smiling after winning the mayor's seat in the 2026 Surrey civic election","Tricia Leslie \u002F Peace Arch News",{"path":198,"title":199,"description":200,"date":178,"publishedAt":201,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":202,"image":205,"imageAlt":206,"imageCredit":207,"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",[54,203,181,204],"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":209,"title":210,"description":211,"date":178,"publishedAt":212,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":213,"image":216,"imageAlt":217,"imageCredit":218,"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",[103,214,181,215],"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":220,"title":221,"description":222,"date":223,"publishedAt":224,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":225,"image":227,"imageAlt":228,"imageCredit":229,"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",[42,193,44,226],"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":231,"title":232,"description":233,"date":234,"publishedAt":235,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":236,"image":239,"imageAlt":240,"imageCredit":241,"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",[42,44,237,238],"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":243,"title":244,"description":245,"date":246,"publishedAt":247,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":248,"image":252,"imageAlt":253,"imageCredit":254,"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",[42,44,249,250,251],"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":256,"title":257,"description":258,"date":246,"publishedAt":259,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":260,"image":264,"imageAlt":265,"imageCredit":266,"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",[42,261,262,263,44,141],"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":268,"title":269,"description":270,"date":246,"publishedAt":271,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":272,"image":274,"imageAlt":275,"imageCredit":276,"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",[42,261,44,273,251],"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":278,"title":63,"aiMetadata":279,"author":10,"body":292,"candidates":348,"category":11,"date":8,"description":64,"extension":349,"faq":350,"image":70,"imageAlt":71,"imageCheckedAt":375,"imageCredit":72,"imageScene":20,"linkedin":376,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"meta":384,"metaDescription":385,"navigation":386,"path":62,"pinned":21,"primarySourceUrl":387,"publishedAt":65,"seo":388,"seoTitle":20,"sourceId":389,"sourceIsPaywalled":21,"sources":390,"stem":396,"storyType":397,"tags":398,"topicKey":399,"updated":20,"__hash__":400},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-mayflower-coop-housing-displacement-new-council-2026.md",{"summary":280,"keyTopics":281,"semanticKeywords":287},"About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op on 104 Avenue in Surrey face displacement after BC Housing cancelled a replacement housing site. Residents are asking Surrey's new city council for help finding homes. The co-op's lease on privately owned land expired in October 2026.",[282,283,69,284,285,286],"Mayflower Co-op","Surrey housing","co-op displacement","affordable housing","104 Avenue Surrey",[288,289,290,291],"Surrey affordable housing","Mayflower Co-op Surrey","BC Housing Surrey","co-op housing displacement",{"type":293,"value":294,"toc":340},"minimark",[295,299,302,307,310,313,317,320,324,333,337],[296,297,298],"p",{},"About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op on 104 Avenue in Surrey face losing their homes after BC Housing cancelled a replacement site it had previously approved, the Cloverdale Reporter reported November 3.",[296,300,301],{},"The co-op, built in 1983 on privately owned land directly across from Surrey City Hall, saw its lease expire in October 2026. BC Housing had been working with residents to secure a site a few blocks away, and city approvals were already in place. In the spring of 2026, BC Housing told the co-op's board the replacement would not go ahead.",[303,304,306],"h2",{"id":305},"who-lives-there","Who lives there",[296,308,309],{},"The Cloverdale Reporter described residents as low-income seniors, people with disabilities and working families. Brandi Murphy, a resident, said: \"BC Housing and the Province have hung us out to dry.\" Natasha Taylor, a 30-year resident and board member, said: \"BC Housing came to the Board in the spring and said, no you're not going to have it.\"",[296,311,312],{},"BC Housing declined to comment immediately, citing the provincial election period, according to the reporter.",[303,314,316],{"id":315},"a-wider-pattern","A wider pattern",[296,318,319],{},"ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, told the Cloverdale Reporter that 8 BC Housing developments approved for Surrey were cancelled or deferred in February 2026. Province-wide, ACORN said 49 projects were affected, putting more than 4,000 affordable homes at risk.",[303,321,323],{"id":322},"what-residents-are-asking-the-new-council","What residents are asking the new council",[296,325,326,327,332],{},"Residents are now asking ",[328,329,331],"a",{"href":330},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fresults","Surrey's new city council"," to help them find homes before they are forced out. The Cloverdale Reporter said residents brought their situation to the new council directly. What action the City can take in a matter involving BC Housing and privately owned land was not described in the article.",[303,334,336],{"id":335},"what-you-can-do","What you can do",[296,338,339],{},"The first regular meeting of the new Surrey city council is November 9 at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall. The City says the meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed at surrey.ca. Anyone who wants to follow how the council responds to housing issues can attend or watch then.",{"title":341,"searchDepth":342,"depth":342,"links":343},"",2,[344,345,346,347],{"id":305,"depth":342,"text":306},{"id":315,"depth":342,"text":316},{"id":322,"depth":342,"text":323},{"id":335,"depth":342,"text":336},[],"md",[351,354,357,360,363,366,369,372],{"question":352,"answer":353},"Where is Mayflower Co-op, and who lives there?","Mayflower Co-op is on 104 Avenue in Surrey, directly across from Surrey City Hall. The Cloverdale Reporter said the building was constructed in 1983 and is home to about 92 families. Residents include low-income seniors, people with disabilities and working families.",{"question":355,"answer":356},"Why are the residents at risk of losing their homes?","The co-op sits on privately owned land, and the lease on that land expired in October 2026. BC Housing had previously worked with residents to secure a replacement site a few blocks away, with city approvals already in place. In the spring of 2026, BC Housing told the board the replacement would not go ahead, the Cloverdale Reporter said.",{"question":358,"answer":359},"What did BC Housing say about the cancellation?","BC Housing declined to comment immediately, citing the provincial election period, according to the Cloverdale Reporter. The article, published November 3, 2026, did not include a BC Housing explanation for why the replacement site was cancelled.",{"question":361,"answer":362},"How many affordable housing projects in Surrey were cancelled by BC Housing?","ACORN, an organization that advocates for lower-income residents, told the Cloverdale Reporter that 8 BC Housing developments approved for Surrey were cancelled or deferred in February 2026. Province-wide, ACORN said 49 projects were affected, putting more than 4,000 affordable homes at risk.",{"question":364,"answer":365},"What are residents asking the new city council to do?","Residents are asking the new Surrey city council to help them find homes before they are forced to leave the building. The Cloverdale Reporter reported that residents went to the new council with their situation. The article did not say what specific action residents are asking the council to take, or what authority the City has in a BC Housing matter.",{"question":367,"answer":368},"Did any resident speak on the record?","Yes. Brandi Murphy, a resident, told the Cloverdale Reporter: 'BC Housing and the Province have hung us out to dry.' Natasha Taylor, a 30-year resident and board member, said: 'BC Housing came to the Board in the spring and said, no you're not going to have it.'",{"question":370,"answer":371},"What is ACORN, and what role did it play here?","ACORN is the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now. The organization told the Cloverdale Reporter about the broader BC Housing cancellations, including the 8 Surrey projects. It advocates for affordable housing and was raising attention to the Mayflower situation alongside residents.",{"question":373,"answer":374},"What can Surrey residents do if they want to help or know more?","Residents who want to follow this issue can track how the new city council responds at city council meetings. The first regular meeting of the new Surrey city council is November 9, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall; the City says the meeting will be open to the public and livestreamed at surrey.ca.","2026-11-04T07:56:00-07:00",{"short":377,"long":378,"hashtags":379},"About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op on 104 Avenue in Surrey face displacement after BC Housing cancelled their replacement site. The Cloverdale Reporter says residents are asking the new city council for help.","About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op in Surrey, including low-income seniors and people with disabilities, face displacement after BC Housing cancelled a replacement site it had previously approved. The co-op's lease on privately owned land at 104 Avenue expired in October. Residents are now asking the new Surrey city council to step in.",[380,381,382,383],"SurreyBC","SurreyHousing","AffordableHousing","BCHousing",{"sourceName":72},"About 92 families at Mayflower Co-op in Surrey face displacement after BC Housing cancelled a replacement site. 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