[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":230},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising":116,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising":229},[4,20,34,46,57,68,80,93,106],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":17,"imageAlt":18,"imageCredit":17,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16],"Surrey Police Service","Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit",null,"Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",false,{"path":21,"title":22,"description":23,"date":8,"publishedAt":24,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":25,"image":31,"imageAlt":32,"imageCredit":33,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[26,27,28,29,30],"Surrey City Council","Mayor","Inauguration","Safe Surrey Coalition","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":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":8,"publishedAt":38,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":39,"image":43,"imageAlt":44,"imageCredit":45,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[40,41,14,42],"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":47,"title":48,"description":49,"date":8,"publishedAt":50,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":51,"image":54,"imageAlt":55,"imageCredit":56,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[13,52,14,53],"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":58,"title":59,"description":60,"date":61,"publishedAt":62,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":63,"image":65,"imageAlt":66,"imageCredit":67,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[27,30,29,64],"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":69,"title":70,"description":71,"date":72,"publishedAt":73,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":74,"image":77,"imageAlt":78,"imageCredit":79,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[27,29,75,76],"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":81,"title":82,"description":83,"date":84,"publishedAt":85,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":86,"image":90,"imageAlt":91,"imageCredit":92,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[27,29,87,88,89],"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":94,"title":95,"description":96,"date":84,"publishedAt":97,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":98,"image":103,"imageAlt":104,"imageCredit":105,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[27,99,100,101,29,102],"Councillor","School Trustee","official results","Surrey First Education","\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":107,"title":108,"description":109,"date":84,"publishedAt":110,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":111,"image":113,"imageAlt":114,"imageCredit":115,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\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",[27,99,29,112,89],"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":117,"title":36,"aiMetadata":118,"author":10,"body":130,"candidates":177,"category":11,"date":8,"description":37,"extension":178,"faq":179,"image":43,"imageAlt":44,"imageCheckedAt":204,"imageCredit":45,"imageScene":17,"linkedin":205,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"meta":212,"metaDescription":17,"navigation":213,"path":35,"pinned":19,"primarySourceUrl":214,"publishedAt":38,"seo":215,"seoTitle":17,"sourceId":216,"sourceIsPaywalled":19,"sources":217,"stem":224,"storyType":225,"tags":226,"topicKey":227,"updated":17,"__hash__":228},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising.md",{"summary":119,"keyTopics":120,"semanticKeywords":125},"Technical Safety BC and TransLink issued a joint call to action on SkyTrain safety in October 2026, citing a report that found 122 incidents involving physical contact with the system between 2016 and 2025, with the rate doubling since the pandemic.",[121,122,123,124],"SkyTrain safety","TransLink safety report","Metro Vancouver transit","Surrey Langley SkyTrain",[126,127,128,129],"SkyTrain safety incidents","TransLink safety 2026","SkyTrain platform safety","guideway incidents Metro Vancouver",{"type":131,"value":132,"toc":173},"minimark",[133,137,140,146,149,152,157,160,165],[134,135,136],"p",{},"Technical Safety BC and TransLink issued a joint call to action on SkyTrain safety in October 2026, saying safety incidents on the Expo and Millennium lines have risen since the pandemic ended. The Surrey Citizen reported on October 29 that a new report counted 122 incidents involving people making physical contact with the SkyTrain between 2016 and 2025.",[134,138,139],{},"When adjusted for ridership, the average incident rate from 2023 to 2025 was double the pre-pandemic rate recorded between 2016 and 2019, according to the report. Human behaviour was the leading factor in every incident. The Surrey Citizen reported that in 100 per cent of all 122 cases, the railway safety systems were operating as designed, including the systems that detect when something enters the guideway and trigger the train's emergency brakes.",[134,141,142],{},[143,144,145],"strong",{},"Where incidents happen",[134,147,148],{},"Of the 122 incidents, 63 per cent occurred in the guideway, the area around the tracks. The Surrey Citizen reported that nearly half of those guideway incidents, 47 per cent, were fatal, and eight per cent resulted in severe injuries. The remaining 37 per cent occurred on platforms, where 23 per cent led to moderate to major injuries, including people standing too close to the edge or trying to stop train doors from closing.",[134,150,151],{},"Derek Patterson, VP of Regulatory Leadership and Corporate Secretary at Technical Safety BC, was quoted in the Surrey Citizen saying the data shows a troubling increase in incidents. Patterson said the two organizations are sharing data to educate the public and prevent future tragedies.",[134,153,154],{},[143,155,156],{},"Platform screen doors",[134,158,159],{},"Previous studies found that platform screen doors were not compatible with the SkyTrain system, the Surrey Citizen reported. TransLink is now reassessing the technology to find out whether newer solutions can address those challenges. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension is under construction and includes stations in Surrey.",[134,161,162],{},[143,163,164],{},"What riders can do",[134,166,167,168,172],{},"Stay behind the yellow line until the train has fully stopped. Never use your hands or a bag to hold the doors. If you drop something on the tracks, tell a SkyTrain staff member rather than going onto the guideway yourself. Surrey residents can track what the new City Council says and does on transit matters at ",[169,170,171],"a",{"href":171},"\u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker",".",{"title":174,"searchDepth":175,"depth":175,"links":176},"",2,[],[],"md",[180,183,186,189,192,195,198,201],{"question":181,"answer":182},"What does the report say about SkyTrain safety incidents?","Technical Safety BC's SkyTrain Incident Data Analysis counted 122 incidents involving people making physical contact with the SkyTrain between 2016 and 2025. When adjusted for ridership, the average incident rate on the Expo and Millennium lines from 2023 to 2025 was double the pre-pandemic rate recorded between 2016 and 2019. Human behaviour was the leading factor in every incident. The Surrey Citizen reported on the joint call to action on October 29, 2026.",{"question":184,"answer":185},"Where do incidents happen most often on the SkyTrain system?","According to the report, as reported by the Surrey Citizen on October 29, 2026, 63 per cent of the 122 incidents between 2016 and 2025 occurred in the guideway, which is the track area. Nearly half of those guideway incidents, or 47 per cent, were fatal. Eight per cent resulted in severe injuries. The remaining 37 per cent of incidents occurred on platforms, where 23 per cent resulted in moderate to major injuries.",{"question":187,"answer":188},"Were the SkyTrain safety systems working during these incidents?","Yes, according to the report. In 100 per cent of the 122 incidents between 2016 and 2025, the railway safety systems were operating as designed, the Surrey Citizen reported. That includes systems that detect when something enters the guideway and trigger the train's emergency brakes. The incidents were caused by human behaviour, not equipment failure.",{"question":190,"answer":191},"What did Technical Safety BC say about the findings?","Derek Patterson, VP of Regulatory Leadership and Corporate Secretary at Technical Safety BC, was quoted by the Surrey Citizen saying the safety data shows a troubling increase in incidents where individuals have come into contact with a SkyTrain. Patterson said Technical Safety BC is partnering with TransLink to share data so they can educate the public, prevent future tragedies and save lives.",{"question":193,"answer":194},"What about platform screen doors?","The Surrey Citizen reported that previous studies found platform screen doors were not compatible with the SkyTrain system. TransLink is now reassessing the technology to find out whether newer solutions can address those challenges. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension, which is being built through Surrey, has been discussed in relation to station design as construction continues.",{"question":196,"answer":197},"What does the joint call to action ask riders to do?","TransLink and Technical Safety BC urge riders to stay behind the yellow line on the platform until the train has fully stopped and the doors are open. Riders should not try to board once the doors have started closing, and should never use hands, bags or clothing to hold doors open. Riders should never enter the guideway. If you drop something on the tracks, tell a SkyTrain staff member rather than retrieving it yourself. Stay aware of your surroundings and avoid distractions when standing near the platform edge.",{"question":199,"answer":200},"Does this report cover the Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension?","The report covers the existing Expo and Millennium lines, which include SkyTrain stations in Surrey such as King George, Surrey Central and Gateway. The Surrey Langley SkyTrain extension is under construction and will add new stations in Surrey and Langley. Surrey residents can track what the new City Council does on transit matters at the promise tracker at \u002Fbc\u002Fsurrey-2026\u002Ftracker.",{"question":202,"answer":203},"Where can I find the full report?","Technical Safety BC published its SkyTrain Incident Data Analysis on its website at technicalsafetybc.ca. The news release about the report and the joint call to action with TransLink is also on the Technical Safety BC site. The Surrey Citizen's October 29, 2026 article covers the main findings and the safety guidelines.","2026-10-30T09:10:00-07:00",{"short":206,"long":207,"hashtags":208},"Technical Safety BC and TransLink say SkyTrain safety incidents are rising. Between 2023 and 2025, the incident rate was double what it was before the pandemic. They are calling on riders to follow platform safety guidelines.","A joint report by Technical Safety BC and TransLink counted 122 incidents involving physical contact with the SkyTrain from 2016 to 2025. When adjusted for ridership, the rate from 2023 to 2025 was double the pre-pandemic rate. Human behaviour was the leading factor in every case. The safety systems operated as designed in every incident.",[40,41,209,210,211],"Surrey","SurreyBC","Transit",{"sourceName":45},true,"https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Freport-highlights-need-for-skytrain-safety-supports",{"title":36,"description":37},"surrey-citizen:https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Freport-highlights-need-for-skytrain-safety-supports\u002F",[218,221],{"label":219,"url":220},"Surrey Citizen: Report highlights need for SkyTrain safety supports","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Freport-highlights-need-for-skytrain-safety-supports\u002F",{"label":222,"url":223},"Technical Safety BC: New Report Highlights Importance of SkyTrain Platform and Guideway Safety","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.technicalsafetybc.ca\u002Flearn-about\u002Ftechnical-safety-bc\u002Flatest-news\u002Fnew-report-highlights-importance-of-skytrain-platform-and-guideway-safety","news\u002Fsurrey-skytrain-safety-report-incidents-rising","reported",[40,41,14,42],"surrey-langley-skytrain\u002Fsafety","9iUlvLE4zJce_KJbBeCJoSZwa6VlA-7BfwHAP_0r68E",[],1793396022229]