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Student housing at KPU going to public hearing
11+ hour, 7+ min ago (132+ words) Surrey Now-Leader Student housing at KPU going to public hearing Published 1:26 pm Thursday, July 16, 2026 A proposal to develop an eight-storey student housing building for Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Newton will go to a public hearing and then council vote on…...
Fleetwood tower set for public hearing, vote
8+ hour, 52+ min ago (132+ words) Surrey Now-Leader Fleetwood tower set for public hearing, vote Published 3:45 pm Thursday, July 16, 2026 A 31-storey mixed-use tower proposed for Fleetwood will be up for a public hearing on July 27 and then go to a council vote. The proposed project would…...
Pair of daycare projects coming before Surrey council
10+ hour, 7+ min ago (140+ words) Published 2:30 pm Thursday, July 16, 2026 Surrey council will vote on two daycare centre proposals following a July 27 public hearing. The first involves a new childcare facility for up to 46 children at 12036 – 84 Avenue with a caretaker suite proposed for the basement. It’s…...
Surrey First Education team seeks re-election
13+ hour, 37+ min ago (432+ words) Published 11:00 am Thursday, July 16, 2026 Surrey First Education has announced that all current members of its trustee team are looking to return to the Surrey Board of Education in the upcoming civic election. The team includes Terry Allen, Bob Holmes, Laurie…...
Nursing picket lines to expand across B.C. as bargaining reaches ‘impasse’
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (621+ words) Published 2:44 pm Thursday, July 9, 2026 B.C. Nurses’ Union president Adriane Gear talking to the media on the picket line outside of Surrey Memorial Hospital in Surrey on Thursday, July 9, 2026. (Anna Burns/ Surrey Now-Leader) “Facts,” said this health-care worker, referring to the sign…...
B.C. introducing new apprenticeship, certification requirements for crane operators
1+ week, 3+ day ago (208+ words) Published 11:36 am Monday, July 6, 2026 Effective July 5, all crane operators in B.C. will have one year to register as an apprentice with SkilledTradesBC or take a certification exam to become a journeyperson as part of changes being rolled out by the province…...
A production of The Lorax brings a Surrey school community together
1+ week, 4+ day ago (697+ words) Published 12:45 pm Sunday, July 5, 2026 South Surrey’s Crescent Park Elementary school took to the stage on June 18 with their production of Dr. Seuss’ Lorax. (Crescent Park Elementary/Contributed to Peace Arch News) Students of all ages came together to make this…...
PHOTOS: North Delta elementary celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day
3+ week, 1+ day ago (481+ words) Published 2:30 pm Wednesday, June 24, 2026 By Cathryn Tucker, special to the North Delta Reporter Students and staff at North Delta’s Annieville Elementary recently came together for a special assembly to honour National Indigenous Peoples Day (NIPD), which takes place annually on…...
WCC’s 2.5-year Bachelor of Hospitality Management prepares students for B.C.’s growing hospitality and tourism sector
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (301+ words) Published 9:32 pm Sunday, June 14, 2026 “Most people hear hospitality and think of restaurants and front desks,” says Pranav Malotraa, Marketing Manager at Western Community College. “What they don’t realize is that behind every successful hotel, event or food service operation is…...
South Surrey school hosts art exhibition, fundraiser June 13
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (177+ words) Published 10:30 am Thursday, June 11, 2026 There’s a great reason to go to school on a Saturday evening in South Surrey this weekend. The evening will showcase 10 of Banovich’s limited-edition framed wildlife pieces, 60 signed copies of his coffee-table book BANOVICH, live ambient…...