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Larsen has served as a trustee for 18 years.","2026-11-06T19:00:00-07:00",[105,106,107],"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":110,"title":111,"description":112,"date":92,"publishedAt":113,"author":10,"category":56,"tags":114,"image":117,"imageAlt":118,"imageCredit":119,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[13,25,115,116],"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":121,"title":122,"description":123,"date":92,"publishedAt":124,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":125,"image":16,"imageAlt":126,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[105,106,107],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":128,"title":129,"description":130,"date":131,"publishedAt":132,"author":10,"category":56,"tags":133,"image":16,"imageAlt":135,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[13,15,134],"Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":137,"title":138,"description":139,"date":140,"publishedAt":141,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":142,"image":147,"imageAlt":148,"imageCredit":49,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[143,144,145,146],"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",{"path":150,"title":151,"description":152,"date":140,"publishedAt":153,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":154,"image":159,"imageAlt":160,"imageCredit":161,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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 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31.","2026-11-04T08:12:00-07:00",[143,202,144,203],"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":208,"title":209,"description":210,"date":211,"publishedAt":212,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":213,"image":216,"imageAlt":217,"imageCredit":218,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[83,15,214,215],"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":220,"title":221,"description":222,"date":211,"publishedAt":223,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":224,"image":225,"imageAlt":226,"imageCredit":227,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[73,14],"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":229,"title":230,"description":231,"date":232,"publishedAt":233,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":234,"image":238,"imageAlt":239,"imageCredit":240,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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 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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",[106,259,260,107],"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":264,"title":265,"description":266,"date":256,"publishedAt":267,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":268,"image":271,"imageAlt":272,"imageCredit":273,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[144,143,269,270],"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":275,"title":276,"description":277,"date":256,"publishedAt":278,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":279,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":161,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[144,280,73,281],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":285,"title":286,"description":287,"date":256,"publishedAt":288,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":289,"image":291,"imageAlt":292,"imageCredit":161,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[14,15,247,290],"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":294,"title":295,"description":296,"date":297,"publishedAt":298,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":299,"image":16,"imageAlt":303,"imageCredit":16,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[14,300,301,302],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":305,"title":306,"description":307,"date":297,"publishedAt":308,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":309,"image":312,"imageAlt":313,"imageCredit":314,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[25,83,310,15,311],"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":316,"title":317,"description":318,"date":297,"publishedAt":319,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":320,"image":323,"imageAlt":324,"imageCredit":87,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[177,321,300,322],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible",{"path":326,"title":327,"description":328,"date":297,"publishedAt":329,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":330,"image":333,"imageAlt":334,"imageCredit":335,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[14,331,300,332],"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":337,"title":338,"description":339,"date":340,"publishedAt":341,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":342,"image":344,"imageAlt":345,"imageCredit":346,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[83,311,15,343],"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":348,"title":349,"description":350,"date":351,"publishedAt":352,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":353,"image":356,"imageAlt":357,"imageCredit":98,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[83,15,354,355],"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":359,"title":360,"description":361,"date":362,"publishedAt":363,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":364,"image":368,"imageAlt":369,"imageCredit":370,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[83,15,365,366,367],"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":372,"title":373,"description":374,"date":362,"publishedAt":375,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":376,"image":380,"imageAlt":381,"imageCredit":382,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[83,377,378,379,15,107],"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":384,"title":385,"description":386,"date":362,"publishedAt":387,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":388,"image":390,"imageAlt":391,"imageCredit":392,"updated":16,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"pinned":18},"\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",[83,377,15,389,367],"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":394,"title":40,"aiMetadata":395,"author":10,"body":406,"candidates":460,"category":11,"date":8,"description":41,"extension":461,"faq":462,"image":47,"imageAlt":48,"imageCheckedAt":16,"imageCredit":49,"imageScene":487,"linkedin":488,"linkedinPostUrl":16,"meta":495,"metaDescription":16,"navigation":496,"path":39,"pinned":18,"primarySourceUrl":497,"publishedAt":42,"seo":498,"seoTitle":16,"sourceId":499,"sourceIsPaywalled":18,"sources":500,"stem":509,"storyType":510,"tags":511,"topicKey":512,"updated":16,"__hash__":513},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-tree-lighting-festival-winterfest-november-2026.md",{"summary":396,"keyTopics":397,"semanticKeywords":402},"The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival opens November 21 at Surrey Civic Plaza with free skating through February 15 and holiday activities. The Museum of Surrey runs Winterfest from November 21 to December 19.",[398,399,400,401],"Surrey Tree Lighting Festival 2026","Surrey Civic Plaza skating","Winterfest Museum of Surrey","Surrey holiday events",[403,404,405],"Surrey free skating 2026","Surrey holiday events November 2026","Surrey Civic Plaza ice rink",{"type":407,"value":408,"toc":453},"minimark",[409,413,418,421,424,427,430,433,436,440,443,446,450],[410,411,412],"p",{},"Surrey's holiday season opens on November 21, with two events starting the same weekend: the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza and Winterfest at the Museum of Surrey. Both run through mid-December, with free skating at Civic Plaza continuing all the way to February 15.",[414,415,417],"h2",{"id":416},"the-tree-lighting-festival-and-skating","The Tree Lighting Festival and skating",[410,419,420],{},"The opening weekend for the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival is November 21 and 22, the Surrey Now-Leader reported on November 10. Daily skating sessions at the covered outdoor rink at Surrey Civic Plaza then run from November 26 through February 15, 2027.",[410,422,423],{},"Skating is free for anyone who brings their own skates. Skate rentals cost $5. The rink includes a café with snacks and drinks, fire pits, Adirondack chairs, and picnic tables. DJ performances and live music are part of the daily program.",[410,425,426],{},"The rink drew 43,000 visitors over its first season, the Surrey Now-Leader reported.",[410,428,429],{},"The broader festival adds live music on multiple stages, a holiday market, photos with Santa, food trucks, holiday characters, a toddler zone, and a sensory-friendly area.",[410,431,432],{},"A Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus runs on December 5 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. for $16 per person. As of the article's publication, 30 spots were listed. Registration is at surrey.ca.",[410,434,435],{},"A Winter Ice Palace at Cloverdale Arena runs December 12 to January 3 with festive lights, decorations, and music.",[414,437,439],{"id":438},"winterfest-at-the-museum-of-surrey","Winterfest at the Museum of Surrey",[410,441,442],{},"The Museum of Surrey's Winterfest runs November 21 to December 19. It includes a Christmas Tree Fest where visitors can view decorated trees, vote for their favourites, and enter for prizes.",[410,444,445],{},"Three special events are part of Winterfest. Sensory Santa on November 29 is a calm, quiet session for neurodiverse children and families. The stɑl'əw̓ Craft Fair on December 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. is an Indigenous artisan market with demonstrations and locally made items. Merry Makers on December 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. has hands-on crafts and activities for all ages. The City of Surrey announced the events on November 9.",[414,447,449],{"id":448},"before-you-go","Before you go",[410,451,452],{},"Event details, times, and registration for Breakfast with Santa are at surrey.ca. Museum of Surrey events are listed at surrey.ca\u002Fmuseum. Check each page before attending, as times and spots available can change.",{"title":454,"searchDepth":455,"depth":455,"links":456},"",2,[457,458,459],{"id":416,"depth":455,"text":417},{"id":438,"depth":455,"text":439},{"id":448,"depth":455,"text":449},[],"md",[463,466,469,472,475,478,481,484],{"question":464,"answer":465},"When does the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival start in 2026?","The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival opening weekend is November 21 and 22, 2026, at Surrey Civic Plaza, the Surrey Now-Leader reported on November 10. Daily skating sessions then run from November 26, 2026, through February 15, 2027. The covered rink attracted 43,000 visitors during its first season, according to the Surrey Now-Leader.",{"question":467,"answer":468},"Is skating at Surrey Civic Plaza free?","Skating is free for people who bring their own skates, the Surrey Now-Leader reported. Skate rentals cost $5. Daily sessions at the covered outdoor rink at Surrey Civic Plaza run from November 26, 2026, to February 15, 2027. The rink also has a café, fire pits, Adirondack chairs, and picnic tables.",{"question":470,"answer":471},"What else is at the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival?","The festival includes live music on multiple stages, a holiday market, photos with Santa, food trucks, holiday characters, a toddler zone, and a sensory-friendly area, according to the Surrey Now-Leader. A Breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus runs on December 5 from 9:30 to 11:00 a.m. for $16 per person, with 30 spots listed as available at the time of the article.",{"question":473,"answer":474},"What is the Winter Ice Palace at Cloverdale Arena?","The Winter Ice Palace at Cloverdale Arena runs December 12 to January 3 and features festive lights, decorations, and music, according to the Surrey Now-Leader. It is part of the Surrey Tree Lighting Festival's broader set of holiday activities across the city.",{"question":476,"answer":477},"What is Winterfest at the Museum of Surrey?","The Museum of Surrey's Winterfest runs November 21 to December 19, 2026. It includes a Christmas Tree Fest where visitors can view decorated trees and vote for their favourites, running the full period. The City of Surrey announced the event on November 9. Museum Manager Lynn Saffery was quoted as inviting everyone to come.",{"question":479,"answer":480},"What special events are at the Museum of Surrey during Winterfest?","Three special events run during Winterfest at the Museum of Surrey, the City of Surrey announced. Sensory Santa on November 29 offers a calm, quiet meeting with Santa for neurodiverse children and families. The stɑl'əw̓ Craft Fair on December 5 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. is an Indigenous artisan market with demonstrations. Merry Makers on December 12 from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m. has hands-on crafts and activities for all ages.",{"question":482,"answer":483},"Where is Surrey Civic Plaza?","Surrey Civic Plaza is in City Centre, the downtown area of Surrey near Surrey Central Station. It is the main public square for the city's events, including the Tree Lighting Festival and its outdoor ice rink. More details about the festival and skating registration, where needed, are at surrey.ca.",{"question":485,"answer":486},"Where can Surrey residents get more details about these events?","Surrey residents can find event details and registration for Breakfast with Santa at surrey.ca, the City of Surrey's website. The Museum of Surrey's events, including Sensory Santa and the stɑl'əw̓ Craft Fair, are also listed at surrey.ca\u002Fmuseum. Check each event page before attending, as times and availability can change.","An outdoor ice rink at night surrounded by holiday lights and decorated trees, with no people on the ice.",{"short":489,"long":490,"hashtags":491},"Free skating starts November 21 at Surrey Civic Plaza and runs through February 15. The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival also brings a holiday market, Santa photos and live music. Winterfest at the Museum of Surrey opens the same day.","Surrey's Tree Lighting Festival opens at Civic Plaza on November 21 with free skating (bring your own skates; $5 to rent) running daily through February 15. The festival adds a holiday market, live music, food vendors and a Breakfast with Santa on December 5. 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