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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","Election news",[54,55,56,57],"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":61,"title":62,"description":63,"date":40,"publishedAt":64,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":65,"image":69,"imageAlt":70,"imageCredit":20,"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",[66,67,68],"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":72,"title":73,"description":74,"date":40,"publishedAt":75,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":76,"image":21,"imageAlt":78,"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",[30,77,32,33],"Surrey City Development Corporation","Illustration of a city boardroom with a glass conference table and leather chairs",{"path":80,"title":81,"description":82,"date":40,"publishedAt":83,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":84,"image":21,"imageAlt":87,"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",[85,56,86],"Surrey Board of Education","School Trustee","Illustration of an official letter on a desk with a pen beside it",{"path":89,"title":90,"description":91,"date":92,"publishedAt":93,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":94,"image":21,"imageAlt":95,"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",[30,55,32],"Illustration of an empty boardroom table set up for a police board meeting",{"path":97,"title":98,"description":99,"date":92,"publishedAt":100,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":101,"image":21,"imageAlt":105,"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",[30,102,103,104],"Surrey City Council","Whalley","Public Works","Illustration of an underground utility corridor with large pipes and work lights",{"path":107,"title":108,"description":109,"date":92,"publishedAt":110,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":111,"image":21,"imageAlt":113,"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",[112,30,54],"Surrey Fire Service","Illustration of spent fireworks casings on a sidewalk near a fire hydrant",{"path":115,"title":116,"description":117,"date":92,"publishedAt":118,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":119,"image":122,"imageAlt":123,"imageCredit":20,"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",[66,120,121],"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":125,"title":126,"description":127,"date":128,"publishedAt":129,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":130,"image":21,"imageAlt":134,"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",[30,131,132,133],"Housing","City Centre","Affordable housing","Rendering of two residential towers in Surrey City Centre with a pedestrian greenway below",{"path":136,"title":137,"description":138,"date":139,"publishedAt":140,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":141,"image":147,"imageAlt":148,"imageCredit":20,"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",[142,143,144,55,145,146],"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":150,"title":151,"description":152,"date":153,"publishedAt":154,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":155,"image":156,"imageAlt":157,"imageCredit":158,"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",[31,30,55,45],"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":160,"title":161,"description":162,"date":163,"publishedAt":164,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":165,"image":167,"imageAlt":168,"imageCredit":169,"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",[31,30,166],"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":171,"title":172,"description":173,"date":163,"publishedAt":174,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":175,"image":21,"imageAlt":178,"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",[176,85,177],"Board of Education","Surrey First Education","Illustration of an empty school board meeting room with a wooden dais and nameplates",{"path":180,"title":181,"description":182,"date":163,"publishedAt":183,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":184,"image":187,"imageAlt":188,"imageCredit":189,"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",[30,102,185,186],"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":191,"title":192,"description":193,"date":163,"publishedAt":194,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":195,"image":21,"imageAlt":196,"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",[176,85,177],"Illustration of a ballot box and paper ballots on a table in a school gymnasium",{"path":198,"title":199,"description":200,"date":201,"publishedAt":202,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":203,"image":21,"imageAlt":205,"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",[30,32,204],"Suhana Gill","Illustration of a city council chamber with empty chairs around a curved table and name plates",{"path":207,"title":208,"description":209,"date":210,"publishedAt":211,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":212,"image":216,"imageAlt":217,"imageCredit":20,"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",[213,68,214,215],"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":219,"title":220,"description":221,"date":210,"publishedAt":222,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":223,"image":228,"imageAlt":229,"imageCredit":230,"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",[224,68,225,226,227],"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":232,"title":233,"description":234,"date":210,"publishedAt":235,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":236,"image":237,"imageAlt":238,"imageCredit":239,"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",[31,30,32],"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":241,"title":242,"description":243,"date":210,"publishedAt":244,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":245,"image":250,"imageAlt":251,"imageCredit":252,"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",[246,247,248,249],"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":254,"title":255,"description":256,"date":210,"publishedAt":257,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":258,"image":262,"imageAlt":263,"imageCredit":264,"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",[259,68,260,261],"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":266,"title":267,"description":268,"date":210,"publishedAt":269,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":270,"image":273,"imageAlt":274,"imageCredit":275,"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",[213,271,68,272],"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":277,"title":278,"description":279,"date":280,"publishedAt":281,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":282,"image":285,"imageAlt":286,"imageCredit":287,"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",[31,32,283,284],"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":289,"title":290,"description":291,"date":280,"publishedAt":292,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":293,"image":294,"imageAlt":295,"imageCredit":296,"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",[146,55],"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":298,"title":299,"description":300,"date":301,"publishedAt":302,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":303,"image":306,"imageAlt":307,"imageCredit":308,"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",[68,304,15,224,305],"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":310,"title":311,"description":312,"date":301,"publishedAt":313,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":314,"image":317,"imageAlt":318,"imageCredit":319,"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",[55,32,315,316,146],"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":321,"title":322,"description":323,"date":324,"publishedAt":325,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":326,"image":329,"imageAlt":330,"imageCredit":230,"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",[85,327,328,177],"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":332,"title":333,"description":334,"date":324,"publishedAt":335,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":336,"image":339,"imageAlt":340,"imageCredit":341,"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",[68,213,337,338],"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":343,"title":344,"description":345,"date":324,"publishedAt":346,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":347,"image":350,"imageAlt":351,"imageCredit":230,"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",[68,348,146,349],"bylaw","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreynowleader.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F8\u002F2026\u002F10\u002F760671467_3658636687608494_6881182518352511995_n_8d9da5.jpg?w=1024","Fireworks",{"path":353,"title":354,"description":355,"date":324,"publishedAt":356,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":357,"image":359,"imageAlt":360,"imageCredit":230,"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",[55,32,315,358],"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":362,"title":363,"description":364,"date":365,"publishedAt":366,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":367,"image":21,"imageAlt":371,"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",[55,368,369,370],"Public Safety","Terrorism","Surrey Transit","Illustration of a city bus stop shelter on a suburban street",{"path":373,"title":374,"description":375,"date":365,"publishedAt":376,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":377,"image":379,"imageAlt":380,"imageCredit":381,"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",[102,31,378,32,33],"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":383,"title":384,"description":385,"date":365,"publishedAt":386,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":387,"image":390,"imageAlt":391,"imageCredit":158,"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",[246,388,368,389],"TransLink","Getting Around Surrey","https:\u002F\u002Fsurreycitizen.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002Funnamed.jpg","A SkyTrain station platform with transit infrastructure visible",{"path":393,"title":394,"description":395,"date":365,"publishedAt":396,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":397,"image":400,"imageAlt":401,"imageCredit":402,"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",[55,398,368,399],"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":404,"title":405,"description":406,"date":407,"publishedAt":408,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":409,"image":411,"imageAlt":412,"imageCredit":413,"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",[31,33,32,410],"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":415,"title":416,"description":417,"date":418,"publishedAt":419,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":420,"image":423,"imageAlt":424,"imageCredit":169,"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",[31,32,421,422],"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":426,"title":427,"description":428,"date":429,"publishedAt":430,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":431,"image":435,"imageAlt":436,"imageCredit":437,"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",[31,32,432,433,434],"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":439,"title":440,"description":441,"date":429,"publishedAt":442,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":443,"image":446,"imageAlt":447,"imageCredit":448,"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",[31,444,86,445,32,177],"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":450,"title":451,"description":452,"date":429,"publishedAt":453,"author":10,"category":52,"tags":454,"image":456,"imageAlt":457,"imageCredit":458,"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",[31,444,32,455,434],"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":460,"title":6,"aiMetadata":461,"author":10,"body":473,"candidates":593,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":594,"faq":595,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCheckedAt":21,"imageCredit":20,"imageScene":620,"linkedin":621,"linkedinPostUrl":21,"meta":627,"metaDescription":21,"navigation":629,"path":5,"pinned":22,"primarySourceUrl":630,"publishedAt":9,"seo":631,"seoTitle":21,"sourceId":632,"sourceIsPaywalled":22,"sources":633,"stem":657,"storyType":658,"tags":659,"topicKey":660,"updated":21,"__hash__":661},"news\u002Fnews\u002Ftop-events-this-weekend-in-surrey-november-14-16-2026.md",{"summary":462,"keyTopics":463,"semanticKeywords":467},"Surrey events for the weekend of November 14-16, 2026, including Bear Creek Lights, Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market, Salmon Sessions, Nature Work Parties and Youth Stewardship Squad.",[16,464,465,14,466],"Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market","Salmon Sessions","Surrey events November 2026",[468,469,470,471,472],"surrey events weekend","bear creek lights 2026","cloverdale christmas market","salmon sessions surrey","surrey parks november",{"type":474,"value":475,"toc":573},"minimark",[476,480,485,489,492,495,499,502,505,509,512,516,519,523,526,529,533,536,540,543,546,550,553,557,560,567,570],[477,478,479],"p",{},"Surrey has a full weekend of free outdoor activities, from a walk among Christmas lights at Bear Creek Park to a guided salmon watch along King Creek and a Christmas market in Cloverdale on Saturday. All five events on the list this weekend are free, and most are run by the City.",[481,482,484],"h2",{"id":483},"friday-november-14","Friday, November 14",[486,487,16],"h3",{"id":488},"bear-creek-lights",[477,490,491],{},"The 14th annual Bear Creek Lights opens at 5pm and runs until 9pm at Bear Creek Park, 13750 88 Avenue. The City of Surrey describes the event as \"a safe, accessible, family-friendly light display through the park's one-kilometre garden walking loop\" with nature-themed installations throughout the park.",[477,493,494],{},"Free tickets are required. Book online at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or call 604-501-5100 on weekdays between 8:30am and 4:30pm. The event runs nightly through November 20 (Bear Creek Lights was closed November 11 for Remembrance Day, so this weekend marks the final six nights). Tickets go quickly on weekends; book before Friday afternoon.",[486,496,498],{"id":497},"salmon-sessions-at-bear-creek-lights","Salmon Sessions at Bear Creek Lights",[477,500,501],{},"SHaRP, the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program, runs guided walks at Bear Creek Park during the lights event on Friday and through November 19. Guided walks leave at 5:30pm and 7:30pm and follow King Creek. The City says participants can \"look for spawning salmon returning to lay their eggs\" and learn about the creek and local fish through interpretive booths and guided walks. No wildlife sighting is guaranteed.",[477,503,504],{},"The sessions are free and run as a drop-in. A Bear Creek Lights ticket is required to enter the park. Participants should dress for cool, damp evenings and wear flat-soled shoes for the trail.",[486,506,508],{"id":507},"nature-work-parties","Nature Work Parties",[477,510,511],{},"The City of Surrey's Parks and Environment team runs a drop-in volunteer morning at Robertson Drive Park (12714 92 Avenue), with staggered starts at 10am and 10:30am through to noon. Participants remove invasive plants, plant native trees and shrubs and clean up litter. Tools and training are provided. The City welcomes all ages and families. Free and no registration needed. The same program also runs at Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve Park and Fleetwood Park on other Saturdays through December.",[486,513,515],{"id":514},"surrey-youth-stewardship-squad","Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad",[477,517,518],{},"Youth aged 13 to 18 are welcome at a free stewardship afternoon from 1pm to 3pm at Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve Park, 9016 164 Street. The City of Surrey runs the session, with participants removing invasive plants, planting trees and shrubs and cleaning up litter. Tools and training are provided. No registration is needed. The same program runs at different locations on subsequent Fridays through December.",[481,520,522],{"id":521},"saturday-november-15","Saturday, November 15",[486,524,464],{"id":525},"cloverdale-grand-christmas-market",[477,527,528],{},"Shannon Hall, 6050 176 Street, hosts the second season of the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market from 10am to 4pm on Saturday. Local Harmony Markets organizes the event, which features local makers and small businesses selling handmade and specialty Christmas gifts, festive decor, candles, jewellery, baked goods and seasonal treats. The organizer describes it as a family-friendly event focused on supporting local artisans. Free admission. Paid parking is available nearby in the Cloverdale area.",[486,530,532],{"id":531},"bear-creek-lights-continues","Bear Creek Lights (continues)",[477,534,535],{},"Bear Creek Park's light display continues on Saturday from 5pm to 9pm, with Salmon Sessions walks at 5:30pm and 7:30pm. Free tickets required at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca.",[481,537,539],{"id":538},"sunday-november-16","Sunday, November 16",[486,541,532],{"id":542},"bear-creek-lights-continues-1",[477,544,545],{},"Bear Creek Lights continues on Sunday from 5pm to 9pm. Free tickets required at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca. After Sunday there are four more nights left before the event closes on November 20.",[481,547,549],{"id":548},"getting-around-this-weekend","Getting around this weekend",[477,551,552],{},"TransLink reports no service alerts affecting Surrey routes for the weekend of November 14 to 16. Fraser Highway between 148 Street and 184 Street remains local-access-only due to Surrey Langley SkyTrain construction, a restriction that has been in place since early November. The City of Surrey reported this restriction when it was put in place; check the City's current pages for any updates before travelling. Drivers heading to the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market on Saturday should allow extra time along that corridor.",[481,554,556],{"id":555},"before-you-go","Before you go",[477,558,559],{},"Check the organizer's page on the day before you travel, as times and availability can change. Bear Creek Lights free tickets go quickly; book online at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or by calling 604-501-5100 on weekdays. For the Salmon Sessions, a Bear Creek Lights ticket covers entry to both.",[477,561,562,566],{},[563,564,565],"strong",{},"Coming up in late November."," The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival and Holiday Market opens at the Civic Plaza on November 21, with a tree lighting ceremony at 6:30pm and a fire show on November 22 at 7pm. The City says free skating on a 4,000-square-foot outdoor rink and a holiday market with more than 30 vendors will run through the season.",[477,568,569],{},"Noel Surrey, the holiday light festival at Cloverdale Fairgrounds (17905 62nd Avenue), opens November 27 and runs until December 29, closed on November 30 and December 7, 24 and 25. The Surrey Now-Leader reports it runs daily from 3pm to 9:30pm. The BC Professional Fire Fighters' Burn Fund organizes the event, which features the Bright Nights light display, more than one million lights, unlimited Ferris wheel rides, a Christmas market with more than 20 vendors and a snow barn. Tickets are required; youth (ages 7 to 18) and seniors pay between $18 and $20, adults between $24 and $27, and children 6 and under are free.",[477,571,572],{},"The 20th annual Surrey Santa Parade of Lights rolls through downtown Cloverdale on November 29 starting at 6pm, the Surrey Now-Leader reports. The parade is organized by the Cloverdale BIA and exits Cloverdale Fairgrounds before travelling east on 60th Avenue, south on 177B Street, west on 57th Avenue, north on 176th Street and east on 58th Avenue. The parade is free to watch along the route. Collection bins along the way accept non-perishable food items and new toys for the Christmas Hamper Program, Cloverdale Community Kitchen, Surrey Food Bank and Baby-Go-Round.",{"title":574,"searchDepth":575,"depth":575,"links":576},"",2,[577,584,588,591,592],{"id":483,"depth":575,"text":484,"children":578},[579,581,582,583],{"id":488,"depth":580,"text":16},3,{"id":497,"depth":580,"text":498},{"id":507,"depth":580,"text":508},{"id":514,"depth":580,"text":515},{"id":521,"depth":575,"text":522,"children":585},[586,587],{"id":525,"depth":580,"text":464},{"id":531,"depth":580,"text":532},{"id":538,"depth":575,"text":539,"children":589},[590],{"id":542,"depth":580,"text":532},{"id":548,"depth":575,"text":549},{"id":555,"depth":575,"text":556},[],"md",[596,599,602,605,608,611,614,617],{"question":597,"answer":598},"What is Bear Creek Lights and when does it run this weekend?","Bear Creek Lights is a free, family-friendly light display through the one-kilometre garden walking loop at Bear Creek Park, 13750 88 Avenue, Surrey. It runs nightly from 5pm to 9pm. It is on both Friday, November 14 and Saturday, November 15. Free tickets are required and can be booked at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or by calling 604-501-5100 on weekdays.",{"question":600,"answer":601},"What are the Salmon Sessions at Bear Creek Lights?","Salmon Sessions are free guided walks run by SHaRP, the Salmon Habitat Restoration Program, at Bear Creek Park. Guided walks leave at 5:30pm and 7:30pm and follow King Creek to look for spawning salmon returning to lay their eggs. No wildlife sighting is guaranteed. The sessions run November 8 to 19 and require a free Bear Creek Lights ticket to attend.",{"question":603,"answer":604},"What is the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market and when is it?","The Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market is a free indoor market at Shannon Hall, 6050 176 Street, Surrey on Saturday November 14, 2026 from 10am to 4pm. It is run by Local Harmony Markets and features local makers and small businesses selling handmade and specialty Christmas gifts, festive decor, candles, jewellery, baked goods and seasonal treats.",{"question":606,"answer":607},"What are Nature Work Parties and who can join?","Nature Work Parties are free, drop-in volunteer sessions run by the City of Surrey Parks and Environment team on November 14 from 10am, with staggered start times of 10am and 10:30am through to 12pm. Participants remove invasive plants, plant native trees and shrubs, and clean up litter at parks including Robertson Drive Park, Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve Park and Fleetwood Park. Tools and training are provided and all ages are welcome.",{"question":609,"answer":610},"What is the Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad and who is it for?","The Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad is a free, drop-in stewardship program run by the City of Surrey for youth aged 13 to 18. On November 14 it runs from 1pm to 3pm at Godwin Farm Biodiversity Preserve Park, 9016 164 Street, and other park locations. Participants remove invasive plants, plant trees and shrubs and clean up litter. Tools and training are provided.",{"question":612,"answer":613},"Do I need tickets for any of these events?","Bear Creek Lights requires free tickets booked in advance at bearcreektickets.surrey.ca or by phone. The Salmon Sessions at Bear Creek Lights also require a Bear Creek Lights ticket. The Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market, the Nature Work Parties and the Surrey Youth Stewardship Squad are all free and open with no ticket needed. Noel Surrey, which opens November 27, is ticketed and is not part of this weekend.",{"question":615,"answer":616},"Are there any transit or road closures this weekend in Surrey related to these events?","TransLink reports no service alerts affecting Surrey routes for the weekend of November 14 to 16. Fraser Highway between 148 Street and 184 Street remains local-access-only due to SkyTrain construction work, as it has been since early November. Drivers heading to Cloverdale events on Saturday should allow extra time and check the City of Surrey's current detour information.",{"question":618,"answer":619},"What is coming up in Surrey after this weekend?","The Surrey Tree Lighting Festival and Holiday Market opens at the Civic Plaza on November 21, with a tree lighting ceremony at 6:30pm. Noel Surrey with the Bright Nights light display opens at Cloverdale Fairgrounds on November 27 and runs until December 29, with tickets required. The Surrey Santa Parade of Lights rolls through downtown Cloverdale on November 29 at 6pm and is free to watch.","An outdoor park at night with colourful light displays strung through trees along a walking path, no people, no writing, no flags.",{"short":622,"long":623,"hashtags":624},"What's on in Surrey this weekend: Bear Creek Lights, a free Christmas market in Cloverdale, and salmon walks at Bear Creek Park.","Surrey has a full weekend of free outdoor events. Bear Creek Lights runs nightly 5-9pm through November 20, and the Cloverdale Grand Christmas Market is on Saturday from 10am to 4pm at Shannon Hall. 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