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Larsen has served as a trustee for 18 years.","2026-11-06T19:00:00-07:00",[40,41,42],"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":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":26,"publishedAt":48,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":49,"image":53,"imageAlt":54,"imageCredit":55,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[14,50,51,52],"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":57,"title":58,"description":59,"date":26,"publishedAt":60,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":61,"image":20,"imageAlt":62,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[40,41,42],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":64,"title":65,"description":66,"date":67,"publishedAt":68,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":69,"image":20,"imageAlt":72,"imageCredit":20,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[14,70,71],"Safe Surrey Coalition","Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":74,"title":75,"description":76,"date":77,"publishedAt":78,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":79,"image":84,"imageAlt":85,"imageCredit":86,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[80,81,82,83],"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":88,"title":89,"description":90,"date":77,"publishedAt":91,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":92,"image":97,"imageAlt":98,"imageCredit":99,"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",[93,81,94,95,96],"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":101,"title":102,"description":103,"date":77,"publishedAt":104,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":105,"image":106,"imageAlt":107,"imageCredit":108,"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",[13,14,70],"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":110,"title":111,"description":112,"date":77,"publishedAt":113,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":114,"image":119,"imageAlt":120,"imageCredit":121,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[115,116,117,118],"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":123,"title":124,"description":125,"date":77,"publishedAt":126,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":127,"image":131,"imageAlt":132,"imageCredit":133,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[128,81,129,130],"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":135,"title":136,"description":137,"date":77,"publishedAt":138,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":139,"image":142,"imageAlt":143,"imageCredit":144,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[80,140,81,141],"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":146,"title":147,"description":148,"date":149,"publishedAt":150,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":151,"image":154,"imageAlt":155,"imageCredit":156,"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",[13,70,152,153],"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":158,"title":159,"description":160,"date":149,"publishedAt":161,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":162,"image":164,"imageAlt":165,"imageCredit":166,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[163,15],"safety","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":168,"title":169,"description":170,"date":171,"publishedAt":172,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":173,"image":177,"imageAlt":178,"imageCredit":179,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[81,174,175,93,176],"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":181,"title":182,"description":183,"date":171,"publishedAt":184,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":185,"image":188,"imageAlt":189,"imageCredit":190,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[15,70,186,187,163],"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":192,"title":193,"description":194,"date":195,"publishedAt":196,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":197,"image":200,"imageAlt":201,"imageCredit":99,"updated":20,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"pinned":21},"\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",[41,198,199,42],"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":203,"title":204,"description":205,"date":195,"publishedAt":206,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":207,"image":210,"imageAlt":211,"imageCredit":212,"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",[81,80,208,209],"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":214,"title":215,"description":216,"date":195,"publishedAt":217,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":218,"image":221,"imageAlt":222,"imageCredit":99,"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",[81,219,163,220],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":224,"title":225,"description":226,"date":195,"publishedAt":227,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":228,"image":230,"imageAlt":231,"imageCredit":99,"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",[15,70,186,229],"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":233,"title":234,"description":235,"date":236,"publishedAt":237,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":238,"image":20,"imageAlt":242,"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",[15,239,240,241],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":244,"title":245,"description":246,"date":236,"publishedAt":247,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":248,"image":251,"imageAlt":252,"imageCredit":253,"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",[50,13,249,70,250],"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":255,"title":256,"description":257,"date":236,"publishedAt":258,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":259,"image":262,"imageAlt":263,"imageCredit":19,"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",[115,260,239,261],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible",{"path":265,"title":266,"description":267,"date":236,"publishedAt":268,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":269,"image":272,"imageAlt":273,"imageCredit":274,"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",[15,270,239,271],"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":276,"title":277,"description":278,"date":279,"publishedAt":280,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":281,"image":283,"imageAlt":284,"imageCredit":285,"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",[13,250,70,282],"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":287,"title":288,"description":289,"date":290,"publishedAt":291,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":292,"image":295,"imageAlt":296,"imageCredit":33,"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",[13,70,293,294],"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":298,"title":299,"description":300,"date":301,"publishedAt":302,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":303,"image":307,"imageAlt":308,"imageCredit":309,"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",[13,70,304,305,306],"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":311,"title":312,"description":313,"date":301,"publishedAt":314,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":315,"image":319,"imageAlt":320,"imageCredit":321,"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",[13,316,317,318,70,42],"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":323,"title":324,"description":325,"date":301,"publishedAt":326,"author":10,"category":28,"tags":327,"image":329,"imageAlt":330,"imageCredit":331,"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",[13,316,70,328,306],"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":333,"title":6,"aiMetadata":334,"author":10,"body":349,"candidates":450,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":453,"faq":454,"image":17,"imageAlt":18,"imageCheckedAt":482,"imageCredit":19,"imageScene":20,"linkedin":483,"linkedinPostUrl":20,"meta":491,"metaDescription":493,"navigation":494,"path":5,"pinned":21,"primarySourceUrl":495,"publishedAt":9,"seo":496,"seoTitle":20,"sourceId":497,"sourceIsPaywalled":21,"sources":498,"stem":513,"storyType":514,"tags":515,"topicKey":516,"updated":20,"__hash__":517},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-transition-rcmp-withdrawal-elford-november-2026.md",{"summary":335,"keyTopics":336,"semanticKeywords":343},"The RCMP is completing its withdrawal from Surrey's final two neighbourhoods, Cloverdale and Guildford, this November. The Surrey Police Service has 727 sworn officers, 133 short of the 860 it originally said it needed. On November 9, the new council will appoint Councillor Doug Elford to the police board and vote on commitments including a police helicopter and drone fleet within 90 days.",[15,337,338,339,340,341,342],"RCMP withdrawal","police transition","Doug Elford","police board","helicopter fleet","Doug McCallum",[344,345,346,347,348],"Surrey police transition 2026","RCMP Surrey withdrawal","Surrey Police Service officers","police board councillor","McCallum police helicopter promise",{"type":350,"value":351,"toc":441},"minimark",[352,356,361,364,367,370,374,377,380,383,386,390,393,402,405,408,412,420,428,431,435],[353,354,355],"p",{},"The RCMP is completing its withdrawal from Surrey this month, pulling out of Cloverdale and Guildford, the last two neighbourhoods it still serves. The Surrey Police Service has 727 sworn officers as of October 2026, which is 133 short of the 860 the City originally said it needed to complete the transition. The new Surrey City Council meets for the first time on November 9 and is scheduled to vote on commitments that include a police helicopter and drone fleet within 90 days, and to appoint a councillor to the Surrey Police Board.",[357,358,360],"h2",{"id":359},"where-the-rcmp-transition-stands","Where the RCMP transition stands",[353,362,363],{},"The Surrey Police Service became the city's police of jurisdiction on November 29, 2024. RCMP officers in a provincial support unit have remained in Cloverdale and Guildford through the transition, covering the final two neighbourhoods. Surrey Citizen reported this week that the RCMP will withdraw from those areas this November.",[353,365,366],{},"As recently as November 2025, the RCMP and the SPS were still disagreeing about when the SPS would have enough officers to take over, Surrey Citizen said. The SPS had set 860 sworn members as its target for a full transition. As of October 2026, the force has 727 sworn officers: 33 senior officers, 25 staff sergeants, 110 sergeants, 470 constables and 90 recruits, according to the SPS's own organizational structure page.",[353,368,369],{},"The 2026 provisional budget, published by the Surrey Police Board in December 2025, set an intermediate target of 808 sworn members by end of 2026. That is 94 percent of the 860-member end goal. At 727, the SPS is 81 of that interim target, with the RCMP withdrawing in the same month.",[357,371,373],{"id":372},"how-the-province-forced-the-transition","How the province forced the transition",[353,375,376],{},"The transition has a complicated history. For two years, 2022 to 2024, then-mayor Brenda Locke tried to cancel the Surrey Police Service and return to the RCMP. The provincial government intervened in 2024, directed the City to continue with the SPS, and committed $250 million over 10 years to support the transition.",[353,378,379],{},"The 2026 budget set the SPS's total operating budget at $284.5 million, with $168.58 million going to sworn member salaries. The budget also included $24.95 million for the RCMP's provincial support unit in 2026, down from $32.91 million in 2025 as the RCMP's presence in Surrey shrinks.",[353,381,382],{},"To fill the 860-member target faster, the SPS offered signing bonuses to experienced officers from other forces. Surrey Citizen reported the bonus was up to $25,000 plus up to $10,000 for relocation in July 2025. In March 2026 the SPS raised the signing bonus to $30,000 and ran an advertising campaign.",[353,384,385],{},"The Surrey Police Board's last public meeting was October 22. Surrey Citizen said the board did not address the RCMP withdrawal or the officer shortfall at that meeting, and the board has not responded to the outlet's questions about how the SPS plans to cover the city with fewer officers than originally planned.",[357,387,389],{"id":388},"elford-expected-on-the-police-board","Elford expected on the police board",[353,391,392],{},"The November 9 agenda includes a Clerk's Report item: appointing one councillor to the Surrey Police Board for a four-year term ending October 31, 2030. The seat was previously held by Rob Stutt of Surrey Connect, who was not re-elected in the October 2026 election.",[353,394,395,396,401],{},"North Delta Reporter and Surrey Now-Leader reported that ",[397,398,400],"a",{"href":399},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-elford","Councillor Doug Elford"," of the Safe Surrey Coalition is expected to receive that appointment. Elford declined to comment before the official vote. \"It's not official yet,\" he told the Now-Leader. \"I'm not really commenting until it happens.\"",[353,403,404],{},"Newly elected Councillor Cheney Cloke also has a history with the board: she served as its vice-chairwoman until her term expired at the end of 2022.",[353,406,407],{},"The Surrey Police Board's next regular meeting after the November 9 appointment is set for Wednesday, November 18.",[357,409,411],{"id":410},"mccallums-police-promises-go-to-a-vote-november-9","McCallum's police promises go to a vote November 9",[353,413,414,415,419],{},"Two of the 15 election commitments ",[397,416,418],{"href":417},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdoug-mccallum","Mayor Doug McCallum"," plans to put to a council vote on November 9 concern the Surrey Police Service. The first is a helicopter and a fleet of drones for the SPS within 90 days of taking office. The second is deploying more officers with a zero-tolerance policy on crime and extortion.",[353,421,422,423,427],{},"McCallum pledged in the Surrey Now-Leader during the campaign: \"Within 90 days of taking office, a police helicopter and a fleet of drones will be over Surrey.\" The 90-day deadline from the November 2 swearing-in would fall on January 31, 2027. Both commitments are on the ",[397,424,426],{"href":425},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker","Surrey promise tracker",".",[353,429,430],{},"The Link Newspaper reported that at the November 2 inauguration, McCallum said: \"The people of Surrey did not elect this Council to study things. They elected us to get things done, and that work starts at our first meeting.\"",[357,432,434],{"id":433},"what-residents-can-do","What residents can do",[353,436,437,438,440],{},"The November 9 council meeting starts at 7 p.m. at Surrey City Hall and is open to the public. It will be livestreamed at surrey.ca. That meeting is when the council is scheduled to vote on the helicopter fleet, the crime commitments, and the police board appointment. Anyone who wants to watch those votes can attend in person or follow the stream. The ",[397,439,426],{"href":425}," will record how each commitment progresses through the term.",{"title":442,"searchDepth":443,"depth":443,"links":444},"",2,[445,446,447,448,449],{"id":359,"depth":443,"text":360},{"id":372,"depth":443,"text":373},{"id":388,"depth":443,"text":389},{"id":410,"depth":443,"text":411},{"id":433,"depth":443,"text":434},[451,452],"doug-mccallum","doug-elford","md",[455,458,461,464,467,470,473,476,479],{"question":456,"answer":457},"When is the RCMP completing its withdrawal from Surrey?","This November, according to Surrey Citizen. Cloverdale and Guildford are the last two neighbourhoods where the RCMP is still operating. The Surrey Police Service became the police of jurisdiction for the city on November 29, 2024, but RCMP officers in a support unit have remained in those two areas through the transition.",{"question":459,"answer":460},"How many sworn officers does the Surrey Police Service have right now?","The Surrey Police Service's organizational structure page, updated in October 2026, lists 727 sworn officers: 33 senior officers, 25 staff sergeants, 110 sergeants, 470 constables and 90 recruits. The City's original transition plan said 860 sworn members were needed to complete the handover. The 2026 provisional budget set an interim target of 808 by end of 2026.",{"question":462,"answer":463},"How much is the province paying toward the Surrey police transition?","In 2024 the provincial government committed $250 million over 10 years to help complete the transition. That commitment came after two years during which the previous mayor, Brenda Locke, attempted to cancel the transition and return to the RCMP. The province intervened in 2024 and directed the City to continue with the Surrey Police Service.",{"question":465,"answer":466},"What will Surrey council decide about the police board on November 9?","The November 9 council meeting agenda includes an item in the Clerk's Report: appointing one councillor to the Surrey Police Board for a four-year term ending October 31, 2030. North Delta Reporter and Surrey Now-Leader reported that Councillor Doug Elford is expected to receive that appointment, though Elford told the Now-Leader he would not comment before the official vote.",{"question":468,"answer":469},"What are Mayor McCallum's police commitments that go to a vote November 9?","Among the 15 election commitments the council plans to vote on at its November 9 first regular meeting, two concern the Surrey Police Service directly: equipping the SPS with a helicopter and a fleet of drones within 90 days of taking office, and deploying more officers with a zero-tolerance policy on crime and extortion. Both are on the McCallum tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker.",{"question":471,"answer":472},"What is Doug Elford's role on the police board, and when does the board next meet?","The council appoints one of its members to the seven-person Surrey Police Board to represent council. Elford, a Safe Surrey Coalition councillor, is expected to take the seat previously held by Rob Stutt of Surrey Connect, who was not re-elected on October 17. The Surrey Police Board's next meeting after the appointment is set for Wednesday, November 18.",{"question":474,"answer":475},"How did the SPS recruit officers during the shortfall?","The Surrey Citizen reported that the SPS offered signing bonuses to experienced officers to accelerate recruiting. In July 2025 the bonus was up to $25,000 plus up to $10,000 in relocation for officers not living in Metro Vancouver. In March 2026 the SPS raised the signing bonus to $30,000 and ran an advertising campaign. The 2026 budget allocated $168.58 million for sworn member salaries.",{"question":477,"answer":478},"Why did the RCMP and SPS disagree about the transition timeline?","Surrey Citizen reported that as recently as November 2025, the RCMP and the Surrey Police Service were still disagreeing about when the SPS would have enough officers to take over. The SPS had said 860 officers were needed. With 727 sworn members as of October 2026, the city is completing the final withdrawal while still 133 officers short of that original target. The province's 2024 decision forced the transition forward regardless.",{"question":480,"answer":481},"Where can Surrey residents follow the police transition and the November 9 council meeting?","The November 9 council meeting begins at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at Surrey City Hall and is open to the public. The City says it will be livestreamed at surrey.ca. The council's police commitments, including the helicopter fleet and more officers, are on the Surrey promise tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker, which will be updated as council acts on each one.","2026-11-07T08:10:00-07:00",{"short":484,"long":485,"hashtags":486},"The RCMP is withdrawing from Surrey's last two neighbourhoods this month. The Surrey Police Service has 727 sworn officers, 133 short of its 860-member target.","Surrey's police transition reaches its final phase this November as the RCMP pulls out of Cloverdale and Guildford. The Surrey Police Service has 727 sworn officers against an 860-member target. On November 9, council will appoint a new police board representative and vote on commitments including a helicopter fleet within 90 days.",[487,488,489,490],"SurreyBC","SurreyPolice","RCMP","SafeSurreyCoalition",{"sourceName":492},"voche.me","The RCMP is withdrawing from Cloverdale and Guildford this month. 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