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At “The Glades”, a local park.

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Surrey, B.C., council votes to redevelop affordable apartment block into high-rise towers | CBC News

Council in Surrey, B.C., has voted to redevelop an affordable-housing complex into two high-rise towers, despite opposition from residents a

Council in Surrey, B.C., has voted to redevelop an affordable-housing complex into two high-rise towers, despite opposition from residents and neighbours.   On Monday evening, protesters rallied outside the public hearing at city hall where the decision would be made to rezone 13265 104 Ave., currently the site of Elizabeth Manor.  "If we are moved out of the building, we have nowhere to go," said Arun Mulackal, an Elizabeth Manor resident and member of housing advocacy union ACORN. "This is our last chance to protest the redevelopment." The three-storey complex is home to about 50 families, many of whom are on low or fixed incomes, according to ACORN.   "We need city council to not allow these developers to kick all these people, low to moderate income people, out of their homes, just to build these big fancy high-rises," ACORN member Kayla Watson said. "That leaves these people with nowhere to go."

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incognitajones replied to this post: 

aw, I love those corny peace arches

Me, too! This Peace Arch (in Washington State/British Columbia) was actually my school’s mascot and my best friend and I saw that they’d rebuilt the replica in front of our old high school. 

Also, the international park around the Peace Arch is now selling “Summer of Love” T-shirts there because so many US-Canadian couples would come to the park to see each other during the pandemic.

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Classy

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Province pledges millions more for new B.C. medical school opening in 2026 to address doctor shortage | CBC News

The program at Simon Fraser University aims to add more family doctors to the province. It will be the first new medical school in Western C

Premier David Eby says the province is providing millions more in funding for a new medical school at Simon Fraser University in Surrey, B.C., with classes set to start in September 2026. Eby says $33.7 million will go toward renovating an interim space at an existing building on Simon Fraser's Surrey campus, as well as a leased space to accommodate classrooms, laboratories and offices. He says that's in addition to $27 million in operational funding granted through the 2024 budget and builds on $14 million the government has already given for startup costs. The new funding comes after the school's senate and board of governors formally approved the establishment of the school in May and approved Dr. David J. Price as its founding dean last week. It is working toward preliminary accreditation by fall 2025, which officials say would put it on track for a 2026 opening.

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For Refugees in Surrey, a Harrowing Search for Housing | The Tyee

An art exhibit shows how gaps in our system are failing newcomers in need.

With the help of a new survey, a solutions-based org is building better services for survivors. For refugees staying in Surrey as they establish a life in Canada, many have no choice but to accept these problems because it’s the only way they can have a roof over their heads. These are the stories of the Growing Roots exhibit on display at Surrey’s Black Arts Centre, which gives voice to refugees and their experiences of the housing crisis after landing in a new country. “After two months we found something,” shared one refugee from Colombia, looking to rent with her cousin and niece. “We went to see 25 houses and people would say no because we don’t have jobs or because we receive money from the government. Finally, we got a basement... where the landlord gave us the place in exchange [for] charging us five extra days of rent.”

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‘Decades of chronic underfunding‘: Doctors rally in Surrey citing issues with funding, state of services - BC | Globalnews.ca

The rally started at 2 p.m. in the Surrey Civic Plaza outside Surrey City Hall, with hundreds of Surrey residents in attendance.

Dr. Randeep Gill, Surrey Hospitals Foundation’s director, and other B.C. doctors held a rally in Surrey on Saturday to raise awareness about issues within Surrey’s health-care services. The rally started at 2 p.m. in the Surrey Civic Plaza outside Surrey City Hall, with hundreds of Surrey residents in attendance. “These are decades of issues, decades of chronic underfunding and we look forward to the response from the (province),” Dr. Gill said. “We can’t treat the three leading causes of death here in the south of the Fraser. We need acute care beds. We are decades behind.”

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Here are the candidates for Surrey mayor and council

Residents will elect a mayor, 8 councillors and 6 school trustees on Oct. 15

In just over two weeks, residents of Surrey, British Columbia, can begin casting their votes for the mayor, councillor and school trustee candidates they want to see at the helm of their city.

The Metro Vancouver municipality, with a population of more than half a million people, has a mayoral seat, eight city councillor positions, and six school trustee roles to fill. Eight people are running for mayor, more than 50 candidates for council and 20 individuals are battling for seats on the school board.

Municipal election day is Oct. 15, with advanced voting days on Oct. 5, 8, 9 and 12. More information can be found on the city's website, including how to register and where to vote.

Here is the list of candidates for mayor and council.

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