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Jan 17 - Surrey's tallest tower in the works

A 54-storey tower including commercial, residential and a hotel is in the works for North Surrey. Tucked in between the new city hall and the SkyTrain, the tower will include commercial retail at the ground level, along with 320 apartment units and a 160-room hotel. It will be located at 13450 104 Ave. City documents indicate the application was submitted on Dec. 23, 2011 and that it is currently at the project review stage. That said, the city's development arm, the Surrey City Development Corp., has listed Century as a partner in the project.

Jan 16 - Gene Simmon's Daughter kicks off new Surrey Children's Centre

KISS rocker Gene Simmons and family were on hand Sunday to open the region's first child protection centre in Surrey. The centre will be located within The Centre for Child Development building in Surrey, a facility which currently provides programs and services for more than 2,000 children with severe developmental disabilities annually. Sophie’s Place will provide physically, mentally and sexually abused children up to the age of 12 with professional, compassionate and nurturing service from doctors, police and counsellors, all under one roof. The facility will bring together a team of RCMP officers, Ministry of Child and Family Services representatives, medical and trauma screening professionals and volunteer advocates, providing highly specialized care in a child-friendly atmosphere. Sophie Tweed-Simmons, daughter of legendary music artist Gene Simmons, frontman of the rock group KISS, became involved in the project to develop a facility of this kind following a meeting with Mayor Dianne Watts. An active participant in the process, Tweed-Simmons aided with the construction of the centre and will act as the patron to the facility that bears her name.

Jan 13 - SFU Starts High Tech Incubator

Simon Fraser University is kicking off a new high-tech entrepreneurship program, thanks to a $210,000 donation from university alumnus Ken Spencer and matching grants from the province and B.C. Innovation Council (BCIC). The new Ken Spencer Entrepreneur Incubator, a component of the initiative, is a competitive academic pathway for third- and fourth-year business and applied sciences students that provides the skills, mentorship and resources to build innovative ideas and develop successful new ventures. SFU will begin with a pilot initiative in 2012, accepting 20-25 students for each of the next seven years with the goal of producing six potential companies or products annually.

Dec 14 - Construction Contract Approved for New Surrey City Hall

Surrey city council is moving forward with its new city hall by approving Monday a $38.2 million construction contract for the project to PCL Constructors Westcoast Inc. The money will pay for the construction of the 180,000-sq.-ft facility and community plaza and underground parking area in the new City Centre, which is expected to be completed in 2013. The city, through a bylaw created in September 2010, will borrow $97 million through the Municipal Finance Authority for the entire project. Designed by Kasian-Moriyama Architects, the new city hall will be built on the south side of 104th Avenue, east of University Boulevard. Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts said the existing city hall will be leased out.

Nov 19 - Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts wins third straight term

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts has won her third straight term as mayor of B.C.'s second largest city with 81 per cent of the total vote. Watts won 23,884 votes, well ahead of her next rival who had 2,600 votes. Watt's Surrey First slate also won all eight seats on council.

Watch the victory speech and read more:http://www.cbc.ca

Nov 18 - SFU Surrey Student Wins Local Business Award

Engineering science student Ben Brown-Bentley is the Surrey Board of Trade’s 2010 student entrepreneur of the year. Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences associate dean, Jane Fee, presented the 20-year-old event organizer with his Surrey Business Excellence Award at a ceremony this month. Brown-Bentley runs Adrenaline Productions, an events production company specializing in all-age and late-night dance events. He started the company two years ago after working for similar companies. “I was making $5 off the $100 tickets I was selling and realized that I could turn things around and be the one making the bigger profit,” he says.

http://www.sfu.ca

Oct 26 - Maclean's Ranks SFU Most Comprehensive 2011

In the Comprehensive Category, Simon Fraser University (1), the University of Victoria (2), the University of Waterloo (3), the University of Guelph (4), and Memorial University (5) all maintain their top-five positions.

Oct 25 - Surrey Memorial Hospital Critical Care Tower

Learn about the new Critical Care Tower now under construction at Surrey.

Oct 14 - New Central City Video

Central City from alvin Keung on Vimeo.

Sept 27 - Surrey City Centre Library Grand Opening Celebration

Thousands came out to enjoy the Grand Opening of the new Surrey City Centre Library. View photos and learn more at the Surrey City Centre Library website.

Sept 2011 - Concord Pacific develops Park Place in City Centre

Sept 24 - Grand Opening of the new Surrey City Centre Library

Grand Opening Celebration of the new City Centre Library on September 24, 2011, 11 am - 3 pm. Located at 10350 University Drive. Plenty of free family fun! Meet local authors and artists and plenty to do with the kids; ventriloquism, Mad Science, dance showcases and more.

Sept 22 - Kwantlen's Surrey Campus Enrolment up 10%

Student enrolment at Kwantlen Polytechnic University's Surrey campus jumped by 10 per this fall compared to last year. While roughly 7,000 students attended the campus on 72 Avenue near 126 Street last year, about 8,000 registered to hit the books this month.

August 2011 - City of Surrey's vision for Rapid Transit

August 2011 - Surrey SFU scientists get $5M to develop green auto technology

Research scientists based out of Simon Fraser University's Surrey campus received almost $5 million from the feds this week to help fund their quest to develop new technology for fuels cells and hybrid electric vehicles.

Read more: www.thenownewspaper.com

July 2011 - BC Busienss: Proof Positive

An article in BC Business showcased Surrey City Centre for it's “upscale residential and commercial development which is continuing at a rapid rate. A new library and hospital expansions are nearing completion, and perhaps most significant of all is the impending relocation of City Hall to our downtown core.”

The library model refers to the $36-million City Centre Library, a striking facility (it looks sculpted rather than constructed) that will open this fall. Further south on the King George Boulevard, ground has broken on the $600-million Surrey Memorial Hospital Emergency Department and Critical Care Tower (the largest capital investment in the history of B.C. health care); the adjacent $240-million Jim Pattison Surrey Outpatient Care and Surgery Centre opens in June; and the new $90-million, 180,000-square-foot City Hall is scheduled to open in 2013 and will flank a massive new plaza.

Read the full article here

July 7 - Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts on Shaw TV's Urban Rush

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts appears on Shaw TV Vancouver's Urban Rush with hosts Fiona Forbes and Michael Eckford.

July 6 - Q-fest block party on July 9th

A family-friendly block party will be held on Whalley Boulevard this Saturday, July 9 from 11am - 5pm.

Q-Fest is a second annual event that will offer food, entertainment and kid-friendly activities from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Read more: www.thenownewspaper.com

July 1 - Canada Day: Watts Rocks with Trooper on stage

The sun came out as an added bonus as Surrey celebrated Canada Day in style.

Even better, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts accepted Trooper's invitation to join them on stage to "raise a little hell."

Read more: www.thenownewspaper.com

June 2011 - Living City

Watch this video to explore how Surrey is a 'Living City' through it's rich culture, self-sustaining and ecological infrastructure.

This video was created by Pubic Ritual in collaboration with Emily Carr University and Stantec as part of an entry for Living City Design Competition, an international competition presented by the International Living Future Institute, which asked teams to create a vision for “a socially just, culturally rich and ecologically restorative civilization" by applying the principles of the Living Building Challenge v2.0.

June 23 - New Faces for the Surrey Board of Trade

The Surrey Board of Trade has some new faces around the board table.

Mary Jane Stenberg has been elected president, and will serve a one-year term from June 2011-12. Stenberg, who serves the board of trade in a volunteer position, is the executive director, external relations for Kwantlen Polytechnic University.

The new president and board were inducted at the annual general meeting and Presidents's Dinner, featuring Barj Dhanan of the Sandhurst Development Group as keynote speaker on June 23.

Read more: www.thenownewspaper.com

June 15 - Families Pack Surrey Central City Plaza for Game 7

"Canucks-loving families and friends packed into the Central City plaza game zone in Surrey to cheer on their team Wednesday. Thousands of mothers, fathers and children joined Mark Donnelly in belting out the opening words of Oh Canada. By puck drop the zone was shoulder to shoulder."

Read the full Vancouver Sun article: here

June 7 - Big-Name Acts Booked for Fusion Festival (July 16 & 17)

This summer's edition of Fusion Festival will feature reggae-rock band Bedouin Soundclash and British pop/R&B singer Jay Sean, the Now has learned.

The free, fourth annual event happens July 16 and 17 at Holland Park, adjacent to the Central City tower. Diverse sounds on multiple concert stages are the focus of the two-day fest, along with a dizzying array of food and vendors from around the world.

Read the full article from the Surrey Now: here

June 7 - Check-out an Expert at the New Surrey Library

No time to read the book? "Check out" an expert and chat about your topic of interest with him or her over coffee.

Library patrons looking for information at Surrey's futuristic new $30-million library in City Centre slated to open in September will be able to check out an expert, the same as a book.

Melanie Holden, deputy librarian with Surrey Public Library, says experts in various fields have offered to volunteer their services to the library as part the new "living library" concept.

Read the full article from the Surrey Now: here

May 28th - SFU Surrey Open House

The Open House will be a vibrant event with engaging entertainment, interactive exhibits and displays, and captivating presentations and workshops that highlight SFU's people, programs, services, and partners. This event will provide the University with a wonderful opportunity to showcase its strengths and enhance its reputation as an institution that is student-centred, research-driven, and community-engaged.

Visit the SFU Surrey Campus on May 28th for a free performance from Dirty Radio and Karl Wolf!

May 2011 - A stake in your community - Join the conversation

Are you interested in creating a vibrant community here in North Surrey? Find out about the value of community, what are the keys to gaining broad and inclusive engagement, and how to identify and mobilize community resources. Jim shares his stories to inspire you to learn what is possible. Discover what you can do in your own community. Invite your colleagues, friends & neighbours to this community dialogue!

Read more and join the conversation here.

May 12th - Surrey's Fusion Festival wins Award for Best Cultural Event

The City of Surrey's Fusion Festival has won a prestigious award for the best cultural event last year. The city was given the Star Award at the 2011 Canadian Event Industry Awards Gala event in Toronto. Surrey Fusion Festival is presented by Coast Capital Savings and is BC’s largest multicultural celebration. The event was held at Surrey’s magnificent Holland Park on July 17 & 18, 2010.

May 10th - Surrey could be Silicon Valley North

SFU president says university is investing in health and engineering in the city and could become Silicon Valley North but it needs more post secondary graduates. To that end, SFU president Andrew Petter is issuing a challenge to business and community leaders.

Watch the video and read more here

May 9th - City of Surrey Receives Gold Award for Fleet Excellence

The City of Surrey has been recognized as having one of the top-rated green fleets in Canada and has become one of only four municipalities in the country to receive the prestigious E3 Fleet Gold Rating from the Fraser Basin Council. ”We will continue to reduce our environmental footprint through the actions outlined in our Sustainability Charter to further solidify Surrey as a leader in the application of innovative and sustainable fleet management. We will also continue to encourage the private sector in Surrey to adopt fleet greening programs,” says Mayor Watts.

April 16th - A New Surrey Landmark Launches in Surrey City Centre

Surrey- Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts will officiate at a unique Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday, April 16 at noon to launch ULTRA which, as Surrey city centre’s highest building will tower over the new City Hall, Library, Civic Plaza, Sky-Train and Simon Fraser University.

The Groundbreaking Ceremony at 13339 102 A Ave, Surrey will be well attended by MP’s, MLA’s, Councillors, city officials, business leaders, ULTRA pre-construction buyers, and members of the public.

WestStone Properties and Metro-Can Construction Ltd. have planned a spectacular “special effects” pyrotechnical feature as part of the groundbreaking ceremony.

“I am exceptionally pleased to be able to turn the first sod with Mayor Watts,” said Dale Regehr, WestStone’s President and CEO. “With the billions that have been spent on public sector infrastructure, by all levels of government, in Surrey City Centre and the thousands of jobs that will be created by this infrastructure we, as private sector developers, are proud to be contributing to the momentum generated to build-out the next great Metro Centre of British Columbia.”

ULTRA is Phase 3 of WestStone’s $1-Billion master-planned community.

For more information please contact Robert Dominick, Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Direct: 604-488-4886 or bob@wsprop.com.

April 15th & 16th - Party for the Planet at Central City Plaza

Surrey celebrates Earth Day with Party for the Planet Friday April 15th from 4pm - 9pm and Saturday April 16th from 11am - 9pm at the Central City Plaza 13450 102 Ave in Surrey. Performances by En Karma, Dirty Radio, The Freshest, Hannah Georgas, Bob & Lolo and many more!

Event information here

April 12th - Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts Urges Transit Improvements

"Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts ramped up her crusade for more public transit in her city, calling for TransLink and all levels of government to put a firm funding plan in place within the year."... "The city’s continued economic growth relies in part on efficient transit, and to that end, the mayor said she’d make it a priority for 2011 to advocate for a light rail rapid transit system to connect the town centres."

Read more: here

April 12, 2011 - Mayor Dianne Watts Annual State of the City Address

SURREY - "We are building B.C.'s next metropolitan core."

"That was the message delivered by Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts in her State of the City report Tuesday. The message was well-received by the audience of nearly 500 gathered in a Guildford banquet room as the mayor recapped the successes of the past five years and outlined what is still to come."

Read more: here

March 10, 2011 - Surrey's Cheif Librarian wins Women in Business Award

The Surrey Board of Trade awarded Beth Barlow, the City’s Chief Librarian, with a Women in Business Award on March 9, 2011. “Beth Barlow’s clear direction and impressive experience allows our libraries to run smoothly and provide excellent programs,” said Mayor Dianne Watts. “The efforts of Ms. Barlow and her team are invaluable to our community and this award is very well-deserved.” Barlow is looking forward to the opening of the new City Centre Library on September 17, 2011.

Read more: here

March 01, 2011 - Surrey City Hall and Community Plaza breaks ground

Mayor Dianne Watts and the City of Surrey kick off construction of the new Surrey City Hall and Community Plaza at a celebration in City Centre. Read more: here

March 2011 - Envision SFU

Introducing SFU: student-centred, research-driven and community-engaged.

Read more: here

March 10th - Simon Fraser University ranks Most Comprehensive

Simon Fraser University ranks as Canada’s most comprehensive university in Maclean magazine’s 20th annual university rankings (November 2010) due to their significant degree of research and wide-range of undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.

Read more: here

February 24th - AGM for the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association

The Anual General Meeting is scheduled for the DSBIA. Scheduled for Thursday February 24th 2011 from 5pm until 7pm. Located at the Chuck Bailey Community Centre.

Read more: here

February 2011 - Surrey Sponsors BC Business Top 100 Luncheon this June

The City of Surrey and the Downtown Surrey Business Improvement Association are sponsoring this year's BC Business Top 100 Luncheon in June with Peter Legg and Jimmy Pattison.

Get tickets: here

February 3rd - Surrey's Passage to India

Mayor Dianne Watts leads mission to tap India's hot economy. The Mayor's Business Mission to India is designed to facilitate business deals between local and Indian companies to achieve investment and job creation in Surrey, and to open market opportunities for local companies in India.

Read more: here

February 1st - Past US Presidents to attend Surrey’s Economic Summit

Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts today announced that Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush will be the featured speakers at the fourth annual Surrey Regional Economic Summit on October 20, 2011.

Read more: here

January 21st - McQuarrie Hunter LP Moves to Central City

Law firm McQuarrie Hunter LLP opened for business this week from their new Surrey offices in the Central City Tower. They are now the largest law firm in Surrey.

January 15th - Surrey Library Designed for the People by the People

How social media played a role in the design of the new Surrey Library set to be completed this summer. "Surrey chief librarian Beth Barlow said it was the first time Surrey Libraries had engaged with residents using social media. The results were so positive, the library has decided to make social media a part of how it does business, Barlow said."

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/

January 14th - Housing Starts Rebound in 2010

“New home starts in Metro Vancouver soared 82 per cent last year, a strong rebound after 2009's sharp downturn of construction activity amid the financial crisis.”… “Surrey had 1,915 single detached house starts, by far the most in the region and about 55 per cent more than the previous year.”