Opera may be a 400-year-old art form, but in Vancouver, it’s still drawing a lot of young blood on the stage and behind-the-scenes. A new program at Vancouver Opera has a group of young artists gearing up for a production of Die Fledermaus at the end of February and Sweeney Todd in late April into…
With voting starting for the transit plebiscite coming up in March, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner is still promoting her plans for the LRT is the second-largest city in B.C. However crime was one of the biggest concerns around the 2014 civic election and crime around transit stations has become problematic. Considering Surrey is growing so rapidly,…
Surrey, one of the fastest growing cities in the province, is shaping up to be the next main hub of activity with its six town centres all providing drastically different lifestyles. However, Surrey’s transit has become a major issue within its communities, especially regarding the plans for the new light-rail transit system.
Surrey had its annual tree lighting festival Nov. 22 at the City Hall Plaza.
The Bloedel Conservatory celebrated the end of construction on a new roof with a party on Sept. 25. Video and editing by Lauren Collins and Ash Kelly. (The video was shot and edited the day after the party.)
In late September and early October, the city, along with community planners for Marpole, started walking tours with residents on how to better improve transportation and in the area.
In what was expected to be a close mayoral race, Doug McCallum of Safe Surrey Coalition was defeated by Surrey First’s Linda Hepner in a landslide win.
At this year’s Remembrance Day ceremonies, security was amped up all across the country after the deaths of two soldiers, Patrice Vincent and Nathan Cirillo.
For independent mayoral candidate, John Edwards, media coverage during a civic election is harder if a candidate doesn’t belong to a civic party.
An organization, called SkyTrain for Surrey, has launched a campaign against Surrey’s light rail transit.
The Nov. 4 mayoral debate, which was put on by Simon Fraser University’s urban studies program and CBC Radio One, had a strong student influence, however the discussion was dominated by Linda Hepner and Barinder Rasode.
Surrey heritage advisory committee approved the owner of the Cecil Heppell heritage house request for grant money on restoration repairs. Cecil Heppell house was registered as a historical house in Surrey Nov. 2, 1998. The house was built in 1928. The owner is doing the repairs himself and asked the city for $2253.23 for building…
Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC’s funding request for $5,000 was not approved by Surrey city council. Surrey’s finance and technology department wanted the finance committee to recommend to the council that the Afro-Canadian Positive Network of BC be given financial support. They wanted the money to come out of the council initiatives fund. The money…
Jordan Tinney, superintendent and CEO of the Surrey School District, said there won’t be any expansion to the Punjabi language program this school year. At the previous board meeting on Sept. 18, parents gave a presentation to the board about expanding the program into Chimney Hill Elementary. Tinney then sent a letter to the delegation…
Surrey is an ever-growing city and with the increased population, there will be more cars on the roads which means there is a higher risk of car accidents.
Lauren Collins 