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lenders.","2026-11-13","2026-11-13T19:22:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16,17],"housing","Surrey City Centre","real estate","construction","condo","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F13862-101-Avenue-Surrey-Centra-condo-tower-partial-construction-f.jpg?format=auto&width=988","The partially-built Centra condo tower at 13862 101 Avenue in Surrey, showing construction stopped at six storeys","Daily Hive Vancouver",null,false,{"path":24,"title":25,"description":26,"date":8,"publishedAt":27,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":28,"image":21,"imageAlt":33,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-land-use-meeting-1800-homes-november-13-2026","Surrey Council advances over 1,800 homes and three child-care facilities at first land use meeting","Surrey City Council approved 44 development applications at its first Regular Council Land Use meeting on November 13, advancing 1,475 apartment units, 327 townhouses, and 748 affordable rental units.","2026-11-13T19:08:00-07:00",[13,29,30,31,32],"Surrey City Council","Doug McCallum","affordable housing","child care","Illustration of residential tower scale models on a planning table",{"path":35,"title":36,"description":37,"date":8,"publishedAt":38,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":40,"image":46,"imageAlt":47,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Ftop-events-this-weekend-in-surrey-november-13-15-2026","Top events this weekend in Surrey, November 13 to 15","Bear Creek Lights with salmon education walks, a free outdoor movie, the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market, and City nature sessions are among the public events in Surrey this weekend.","2026-11-13T18:52:00-07:00","Long read",[41,42,43,44,45],"events","community","Bear 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It is part of a Connected Families Education series run with Surrey Schools and the City.","2026-11-11T11:25:00-07:00",[79,80,81,82],"Safety","Surrey Police Service","Surrey Schools","Community","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-police-online-safety-workshop-parents-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a laptop with a security padlock icon on the screen",{"path":86,"title":87,"description":88,"date":66,"publishedAt":89,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":90,"image":94,"imageAlt":95,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026","Remembrance Day ceremonies across Surrey on November 11","Six Remembrance Day ceremonies are taking place across Surrey on November 11, led by the Royal Canadian Legion branches in Cloverdale, Whalley and Crescent Beach, and by community groups in Port Kells and Newton.","2026-11-11T11:15:00-07:00",[91,92,93],"Events","Remembrance Day","Surrey","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-11-2026.webp","Illustration of red poppy wreaths at a cenotaph in a park",{"path":97,"title":98,"description":99,"date":66,"publishedAt":100,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":101,"image":21,"imageAlt":103,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-scdc-reintegration-council-vote-november-2026","Surrey council votes to absorb city-owned development company back into City Hall","Surrey City Council voted on November 9 to direct staff to begin reintegrating the Surrey City Development Corporation into City operations. Only Councillor Harry Bains voted against.","2026-11-11T11:05:00-07:00",[56,102,58,59],"Surrey City Development Corporation","Illustration of a city boardroom with a glass conference table and leather chairs",{"path":105,"title":106,"description":107,"date":66,"publishedAt":108,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":109,"image":21,"imageAlt":112,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-trustee-byelection-ceo-minister-november-2026","Surrey's Chief Election Officer asks province to appoint 7th trustee and avoid $840K byelection","Surrey's Chief Election Officer has written to the provincial minister asking for Gary Tymoschuk to be declared elected as a school trustee, avoiding an $840,000 byelection that would come out of Surrey Schools' budget.","2026-11-11T11:35:00-07:00",[110,81,111],"Surrey Board of Education","School Trustee","Illustration of an official letter on a desk with a pen beside it",{"path":114,"title":115,"description":116,"date":117,"publishedAt":118,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":119,"image":21,"imageAlt":120,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdoug-elford-surrey-police-board-november-2026","Surrey councillor Doug Elford named to Surrey Police Board","Mayor Doug McCallum appointed Councillor Doug Elford to the Surrey Police Board during the November 9 council meeting, filling the seat held by Rob Stutt, who was not re-elected in October.","2026-11-10","2026-11-10T07:08:00-07:00",[56,80,58],"Illustration of an empty boardroom table set up for a police board meeting",{"path":122,"title":123,"description":124,"date":117,"publishedAt":125,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":126,"image":21,"imageAlt":129,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-council-public-works-contracts-november-9-2026","Surrey council approves $12.7M in public works contracts at first regular meeting","Surrey City Council approved two public works contracts totalling $12,701,596.35 on November 9, covering energy distribution piping in Whalley and a new drainage pump station near 60 Avenue.","2026-11-10T07:22:00-07:00",[56,29,127,128],"Whalley","Public Works","Illustration of an underground utility corridor with large pipes and work lights",{"path":131,"title":132,"description":133,"date":117,"publishedAt":134,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":135,"image":21,"imageAlt":137,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-fireworks-complaints-halloween-november-2026","Surrey fireworks complaints rose 30 per cent over Halloween and Diwali weekend","Surrey Fire Chief Jason Cairney reported to council that more than 900 complaints came in on Sunday night alone, with 71 bylaw tickets issued and a U-Haul truck full of fireworks seized.","2026-11-10T07:35:00-07:00",[136,56,79],"Surrey Fire Service","Illustration of spent fireworks casings on a sidewalk near a fire hydrant",{"path":139,"title":140,"description":141,"date":117,"publishedAt":142,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":143,"image":146,"imageAlt":147,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-tree-lighting-festival-winterfest-november-2026","Surrey Tree Lighting Festival and Winterfest open November 21 with free skating and holiday events","The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival at Civic Plaza opens November 21 with free skating through February 15, while the Museum of Surrey runs Winterfest events from November 21 to December 19.","2026-11-10T07:48:00-07:00",[91,144,145],"Surrey Civic Plaza","Museum of Surrey","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-tree-lighting-festival-winterfest-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an outdoor ice rink at night with holiday lights and decorated trees",{"path":149,"title":150,"description":151,"date":152,"publishedAt":153,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":154,"image":21,"imageAlt":158,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fentre-nous-femmes-surrey-affordable-housing-november-9-2026","Surrey council considers 748-unit affordable rental project in City Centre at November 9 land use meeting","Surrey council is considering a phased affordable rental development at 9883 - 140 Street in City Centre: two towers of 35 and 39 storeys with 748 units, nearly all secured as non-market rental for 60 years, with a public hearing set for November 23.","2026-11-09","2026-11-09T07:50:00-07:00",[56,155,156,157],"Housing","City Centre","Affordable housing","Rendering of two residential towers in Surrey City Centre with a pedestrian greenway below",{"path":160,"title":161,"description":162,"date":163,"publishedAt":164,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":165,"image":171,"imageAlt":172,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-windstorm-power-outage-highway-10-november-2026","Surrey windstorm leaves thousands without power and closes Highway 10","A windstorm that hit Surrey on Saturday night knocked out power for thousands of residents, closed Highway 10 between 180 Street and 184 Street, and downed wires across the city.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T08:20:00-07:00",[166,167,168,80,169,170],"windstorm","power outage","Highway 10","BC Hydro","safety","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-surrey-2026\u002Fai\u002Fsurrey-windstorm-power-outage-highway-10-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a downed power line on a Surrey street after a windstorm",{"path":174,"title":175,"description":176,"date":177,"publishedAt":178,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":179,"image":180,"imageAlt":181,"imageCredit":182,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-police-transition-rcmp-withdrawal-elford-november-2026","Surrey Police Service takes over last RCMP neighbourhoods as new council votes on police commitments","The RCMP is completing its withdrawal from Cloverdale and Guildford this month, leaving the Surrey Police Service 133 officers short of its 860-member target as a new council prepares to vote on a helicopter fleet and more officers.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T08:12:00-07:00",[57,56,80,71],"https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002Fpolice-board-lrg-1024x569-1.jpg","Surrey Police Service patch on a uniform at a police board meeting","Surrey Citizen",{"path":184,"title":185,"description":186,"date":187,"publishedAt":188,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":189,"image":191,"imageAlt":192,"imageCredit":193,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmccallum-illegal-dumping-motion-november-9-surrey-2026","Surrey mayor brings illegal dumping motion to council Monday with new fines and business bans","Mayor Doug McCallum says he will put a motion before Surrey council November 9 to raise the minimum fine for illegal dumping from $1,000 to $10,000 and strip business licences for 10 years for companies caught dumping.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T18:19:00-07:00",[57,56,190],"Bylaw enforcement","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F1106-surrey-illegal-dumping-1.jpg","An old wooden desk discarded on Railway Road in Surrey, near Mud Bay Park","Jason Payne \u002F Vancouver Sun",{"path":195,"title":196,"description":197,"date":187,"publishedAt":198,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":199,"image":21,"imageAlt":202,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-board-of-education-inaugural-larsen-chair-november-2026","Laurie Larsen elected chair of Surrey Board of Education at inaugural meeting","Trustees elected Laurie Larsen chair and Bob Holmes vice-chair at the new Surrey Board of Education's inaugural meeting on November 4. Larsen has served as a trustee for 18 years.","2026-11-06T19:00:00-07:00",[200,110,201],"Board of Education","Surrey First Education","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a wooden dais and nameplates",{"path":204,"title":205,"description":206,"date":187,"publishedAt":207,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":208,"image":211,"imageAlt":212,"imageCredit":213,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[56,29,209,210],"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":215,"title":216,"description":217,"date":187,"publishedAt":218,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":219,"image":21,"imageAlt":220,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[200,110,201],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":222,"title":223,"description":224,"date":225,"publishedAt":226,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":227,"image":21,"imageAlt":229,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[56,58,228],"Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":231,"title":232,"description":233,"date":234,"publishedAt":235,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":236,"image":240,"imageAlt":241,"imageCredit":48,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[237,93,238,239],"business","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":243,"title":244,"description":245,"date":234,"publishedAt":246,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":247,"image":251,"imageAlt":252,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[42,93,248,249,250],"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":255,"title":256,"description":257,"date":234,"publishedAt":258,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":259,"image":260,"imageAlt":261,"imageCredit":20,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,56,58],"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",{"path":263,"title":264,"description":265,"date":234,"publishedAt":266,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":267,"image":271,"imageAlt":272,"imageCredit":273,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[268,269,270,16],"SkyTrain","Surrey Langley SkyTrain","transport","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":275,"title":276,"description":277,"date":234,"publishedAt":278,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":279,"image":282,"imageAlt":283,"imageCredit":284,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[13,93,280,281],"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":286,"title":287,"description":288,"date":234,"publishedAt":289,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":290,"image":293,"imageAlt":294,"imageCredit":295,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[237,291,93,292],"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":297,"title":298,"description":299,"date":300,"publishedAt":301,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":302,"image":305,"imageAlt":306,"imageCredit":307,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,58,303,304],"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":309,"title":310,"description":311,"date":300,"publishedAt":312,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":313,"image":314,"imageAlt":315,"imageCredit":316,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[170,80],"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":318,"title":319,"description":320,"date":321,"publishedAt":322,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":323,"image":326,"imageAlt":327,"imageCredit":328,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[93,324,44,42,325],"recreation","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":330,"title":331,"description":332,"date":321,"publishedAt":333,"author":10,"category":39,"tags":334,"image":337,"imageAlt":338,"imageCredit":339,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[80,58,335,336,170],"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":341,"title":342,"description":343,"date":344,"publishedAt":345,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":346,"image":349,"imageAlt":350,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[110,347,348,201],"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":352,"title":353,"description":354,"date":344,"publishedAt":355,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":356,"image":359,"imageAlt":360,"imageCredit":361,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[93,237,357,358],"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":363,"title":364,"description":365,"date":344,"publishedAt":366,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":367,"image":370,"imageAlt":371,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[93,368,170,369],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":373,"title":374,"description":375,"date":344,"publishedAt":376,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":377,"image":379,"imageAlt":380,"imageCredit":253,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[80,58,335,378],"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":382,"title":383,"description":384,"date":385,"publishedAt":386,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":387,"image":21,"imageAlt":391,"imageCredit":21,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[80,388,389,390],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":393,"title":394,"description":395,"date":385,"publishedAt":396,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":397,"image":399,"imageAlt":400,"imageCredit":401,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[29,57,398,58,59],"Inauguration","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":403,"title":404,"description":405,"date":385,"publishedAt":406,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":407,"image":410,"imageAlt":411,"imageCredit":182,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[268,408,388,409],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible",{"path":413,"title":414,"description":415,"date":385,"publishedAt":416,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":417,"image":420,"imageAlt":421,"imageCredit":422,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[80,418,388,419],"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":424,"title":425,"description":426,"date":427,"publishedAt":428,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":429,"image":431,"imageAlt":432,"imageCredit":433,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,59,58,430],"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":435,"title":436,"description":437,"date":438,"publishedAt":439,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":440,"image":443,"imageAlt":444,"imageCredit":193,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,58,441,442],"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":446,"title":447,"description":448,"date":449,"publishedAt":450,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":451,"image":455,"imageAlt":456,"imageCredit":457,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,58,452,453,454],"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":459,"title":460,"description":461,"date":449,"publishedAt":462,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":463,"image":466,"imageAlt":467,"imageCredit":468,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,464,111,465,58,201],"Councillor","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":470,"title":471,"description":472,"date":449,"publishedAt":473,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":474,"image":476,"imageAlt":477,"imageCredit":478,"updated":21,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"pinned":22},"\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",[57,464,58,475,454],"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":480,"title":36,"aiMetadata":481,"author":10,"body":493,"candidates":605,"category":39,"date":8,"description":37,"extension":606,"faq":607,"image":46,"imageAlt":47,"imageCheckedAt":21,"imageCredit":48,"imageScene":632,"linkedin":633,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"meta":639,"metaDescription":21,"navigation":641,"path":35,"pinned":22,"primarySourceUrl":642,"publishedAt":38,"seo":643,"seoTitle":21,"sourceId":644,"sourceIsPaywalled":22,"sources":645,"stem":672,"storyType":673,"tags":674,"topicKey":675,"updated":21,"__hash__":676},"news\u002Fnews\u002Ftop-events-this-weekend-in-surrey-november-13-15-2026.md",{"summary":482,"keyTopics":483,"semanticKeywords":489},"Public events in Surrey from November 13 to 15, 2026, including Bear Creek Lights salmon walks, a free outdoor movie night, the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market, and City of Surrey nature volunteer sessions.",[484,485,486,487,488],"Bear Creek Lights","salmon sessions","Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market","family movie night","nature stewardship",[490,491,44,492],"Surrey weekend events","Bear Creek Park","free Surrey events November 2026",{"type":494,"value":495,"toc":586},"minimark",[496,500,505,510,513,516,520,523,527,530,533,537,545,548,552,556,559,563,566,569,573,576,580,583],[497,498,499],"p",{},"This weekend in Surrey runs from Friday, November 13 to Sunday, November 15. Free public events include an outdoor light display at Bear Creek Park with guided salmon education walks, a family movie night, a Christmas market in Cloverdale, and two City-run nature volunteer sessions. Environment Canada has issued a coastal flooding statement covering South Surrey through the weekend; details are below.",[501,502,504],"h2",{"id":503},"friday-november-13","Friday, November 13",[506,507,509],"h3",{"id":508},"bear-creek-lights-and-salmon-sessions","Bear Creek Lights and Salmon Sessions",[497,511,512],{},"Bear Creek Lights is in its 14th year at Bear Creek Park, 13750 88 Avenue. The display runs nightly from 5 to 9 pm through November 20. Admission is free, but tickets are required. Book at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or call 604-501-5100 on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. The City's events page describes it as a one-kilometre garden walking loop lit with illuminated displays.",[497,514,515],{},"Alongside the lights, the City's SHaRP (Salmon Habitat Restoration Program) runs guided salmon walks from November 8 to 19. Interpretive booths open at 5 pm near the King Creek bridge. Guided walks leave at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Participants follow King Creek to look for spawning salmon and learn about the local watershed. The program runs rain or shine, but wildlife sightings are not guaranteed. All ages are welcome; children need an adult with them. Spaces are limited and given on a drop-in basis. A Bear Creek Lights ticket covers the salmon walk at no extra cost.",[506,517,519],{"id":518},"family-movie-night-sing-2","Family Movie Night: Sing 2",[497,521,522],{},"Clayton Community Centre, 7155 187A Street, is screening Sing 2 on Friday evening. The free show runs from 7 to 9 pm in the Performing Arts Theatre. The City encourages families to wear pyjamas. No registration is listed on the City's events page.",[501,524,526],{"id":525},"saturday-november-14","Saturday, November 14",[506,528,486],{"id":529},"cloverdale-grand-christmas-market",[497,531,532],{},"Shannon Hall, 6050 176 Street in Cloverdale, hosts the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market from 10 am to 4 pm. Entry is free. Local Harmony Markets organizes the second-season event. It features local artisans and small businesses selling handmade gifts, holiday decor, candles, jewellery, baked goods and seasonal items. For information, call 778-345-3051.",[506,534,536],{"id":535},"nature-work-parties-at-godwin-farm","Nature Work Parties at Godwin Farm",[497,538,539,540,544],{},"The City of Surrey's Nature Work Parties program gathers volunteers at Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve, 9016 164 Street, from 10 am to noon. Volunteers remove invasive plants, plant native trees and shrubs, and clean up litter. It is free and open to all ages. Tools and training are provided. Groups of more than five should email Surrey Parks in advance. Contact: ",[541,542,543],"span",{},"email protected",".",[497,546,547],{},"That same afternoon, the City's Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad meets at Godwin Farm from 1 to 3 pm. The program is open to youth aged 13 to 18. No experience is needed. Contact the same email address for groups larger than five.",[501,549,551],{"id":550},"sunday-november-15","Sunday, November 15",[506,553,555],{"id":554},"bear-creek-lights-continues","Bear Creek Lights continues",[497,557,558],{},"Bear Creek Lights and the Salmon Sessions run again Sunday, 5 to 9 pm at Bear Creek Park. Booths open at 5 pm and guided walks leave at 5:30 and 7:30 pm. Free tickets are required; book at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or call 604-501-5100 on weekdays.",[501,560,562],{"id":561},"getting-around-this-weekend","Getting around this weekend",[497,564,565],{},"Environment Canada issued a coastal flooding statement on Friday, November 13 covering White Rock, South Surrey, Mud Bay and Semiahmoo Bay, as well as other parts of the Metro Vancouver coastline. The Surrey Now-Leader reports that high tides may surpass predicted levels due to storm surge, with east to southeasterly winds gusting to 60 to 80 km\u002Fh. The statement covers Friday through the weekend. Residents near the South Surrey coast and Mud Bay should monitor weather.gc.ca for updates.",[497,567,568],{},"Fraser Highway between 148 Street and 160 Street remains limited to local access only until early December due to Surrey Langley SkyTrain construction work. No other road closures or transit changes have been announced by the City or TransLink for this weekend as of November 13.",[501,570,572],{"id":571},"before-you-go","Before you go",[497,574,575],{},"Confirm times and any changes on the organizer's own page on the day you plan to attend, as schedules can shift without notice. The City of Surrey's events pages and links to each organizer are listed in the sources below.",[501,577,579],{"id":578},"coming-up","Coming up",[497,581,582],{},"The Surrey Santa Parade of Lights takes place on Saturday, November 29 at 6 pm in downtown Cloverdale. The 20th annual free parade, organized by the Cloverdale Business Improvement Association, starts at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds. The 3,800-foot route runs along 60th Avenue, 177B Street, 57th Avenue and 176th Street, with donation bins supporting the Christmas Hamper Program, Cloverdale Community Kitchen, Surrey Food Bank and Baby-Go-Round. More information is at surreysantaparade.com.",[497,584,585],{},"Noel Surrey, a holiday lights festival at the Cloverdale Agriplex with millions of lights, runs November 27 to December 29. It is organized by the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund and runs alongside Bright Nights. Tickets for children 6 and under are free.",{"title":587,"searchDepth":588,"depth":588,"links":589},"",2,[590,595,599,602,603,604],{"id":503,"depth":588,"text":504,"children":591},[592,594],{"id":508,"depth":593,"text":509},3,{"id":518,"depth":593,"text":519},{"id":525,"depth":588,"text":526,"children":596},[597,598],{"id":529,"depth":593,"text":486},{"id":535,"depth":593,"text":536},{"id":550,"depth":588,"text":551,"children":600},[601],{"id":554,"depth":593,"text":555},{"id":561,"depth":588,"text":562},{"id":571,"depth":588,"text":572},{"id":578,"depth":588,"text":579},[],"md",[608,611,614,617,620,623,626,629],{"question":609,"answer":610},"What is Bear Creek Lights and when does it run?","Bear Creek Lights is a free annual outdoor light display through the one-kilometre garden walking loop at Bear Creek Park, 13750 88 Avenue, Surrey. Now in its 14th year, it runs nightly from 5 to 9 pm, November 6 to 20, 2026 (closed November 11). Admission is free, but free tickets are required. Book at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or call 604-501-5100 on weekdays from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm.",{"question":612,"answer":613},"What are Salmon Sessions at Bear Creek Lights?","Salmon Sessions are free guided walks run by SHaRP, the City's Salmon Habitat Restoration Program, at Bear Creek Park. Interpretive booths open at 5 pm near the King Creek bridge; guided walks leave at 5:30 pm and 7:30 pm. Participants walk along King Creek to look for spawning salmon returning to lay their eggs and to learn about the local watershed. The program runs November 8 to 19, rain or shine. Wildlife sightings are not guaranteed. All ages are welcome; children need an adult with them. A free Bear Creek Lights ticket covers admission.",{"question":615,"answer":616},"Is the Family Movie Night at Clayton Community Centre free?","Yes. The Family Movie Night on Friday, November 13 at Clayton Community Centre, 7155 187A Street, Surrey, is free to attend. The screening starts at 7 pm and ends at 9 pm in the Performing Arts Theatre. The film showing is Sing 2. The City encourages families to wear pyjamas. No registration is listed on the City's events page.",{"question":618,"answer":619},"When and where is the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market?","The Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market runs Saturday, November 14, from 10 am to 4 pm at Shannon Hall, 6050 176 Street, Surrey. Entry is free. Local Harmony Markets organizes the event. It features local artisans and small businesses selling handmade gifts, festive decor, candles, jewellery, baked goods and seasonal items. For information, call 778-345-3051.",{"question":621,"answer":622},"What is happening at Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve this weekend?","The City of Surrey's Nature Work Parties program gathers volunteers at Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve, 9016 164 Street, from 10 am to noon on Saturday, November 14. Volunteers remove invasive plants, plant native trees and shrubs, and clean up litter. It is free and open to all ages. Tools and training are provided. Groups of more than five should email surrey.ca ahead of time. That same afternoon, the Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad meets at the same location from 1 to 3 pm, open to youth aged 13 to 18. No experience is required.",{"question":624,"answer":625},"Are any events this weekend ticketed?","Bear Creek Lights and the Salmon Sessions require free tickets booked in advance at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or by calling 604-501-5100 on weekdays. The Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market, the Family Movie Night at Clayton Community Centre, and the City nature sessions at Godwin Farm are all free with no booking required, though the nature sessions ask groups larger than five to contact Surrey Parks in advance by email.",{"question":627,"answer":628},"Is there a coastal flood warning in effect this weekend?","Environment Canada issued a coastal flooding statement on Friday, November 13 for White Rock, South Surrey, Mud Bay and Semiahmoo Bay, as well as other parts of the Metro Vancouver coastline. The warning covers Friday through the weekend. High tides may surpass predicted levels due to storm surge, combined with east to southeasterly winds gusting to 60 to 80 km\u002Fh. Residents near the South Surrey coast and Mud Bay should monitor alerts at weather.gc.ca.",{"question":630,"answer":631},"What Surrey events are coming up after this weekend?","The Surrey Santa Parade of Lights takes place Saturday, November 29 at 6 pm in downtown Cloverdale. The 20th annual parade begins at the Cloverdale Fairgrounds, travels along 60th Avenue, 177B Street, 57th Avenue and 176th Street, then returns to the fairgrounds. The 3,800-foot route is free to watch and includes a Coca-Cola truck and a custom DeLorean. The parade supports four charities: the Christmas Hamper Program, Cloverdale Community Kitchen, Surrey Food Bank, and Baby-Go-Round. Noel Surrey, a holiday lights festival at the Cloverdale Agriplex with millions of lights, runs November 27 to December 29 and benefits the BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund. Free tickets for children 6 and under.","A lit walking path through a park at night, with colourful light displays reflecting on a pond, bare trees wrapped in string lights, families walking along a paved path.",{"short":634,"long":635,"hashtags":636},"Surrey has several free public events this weekend, from salmon walks at Bear Creek Lights to a Christmas market in Cloverdale.","Bear Creek Lights runs through Nov 20 with free nightly walks and salmon education sessions at Bear Creek Park. This Saturday, the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market opens at Shannon Hall from 10am to 4pm. City of Surrey nature volunteer sessions are also on Saturday at Godwin Farm. 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