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Guildford Town Centre and Museum of Surrey Hosting ‘What We Bring’ Exhibit
New Exhibit to Feature Objects and Artifacts That Local Individuals and Families Brought When...
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How Surrey’s Coastal Flooding Affects The Crescent Beach Community
Crescent Beach is a unique landmark, a popular destination among residents of Surrey and...
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A Historic Look Into Surrey: A City of Stories
Surrey, British Columbia is met with a mixed reputation in the eye of our surrounding provinces....
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New Surrey history book explores a community rich in stories
Surrey, BC | The City of Surrey released a new community history book on Monday night in a special...
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Hopped up on history with Trading Post’s 150th birthday beer release
It’s not every day that the Government of Canada partners with a local craft brewery. Yet Trading...
Read MoreWatch: The Local – 3 Civic Plaza
In this episode of ‘The Local,’ David gives us a tour of the iconic 3 Civic Plaza, the...
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5 Artifacts with Great Backstories At the Surrey Museum
Objects in museums are there for a reason – they have historical significance and a story to...
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Surrey’s Dutch-Canadian Friendship Garden now in bloom
Surrey’s Holland Park is now blooming with 700 red and white tulips symbolizing a special...
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The Undocumented Trial of William C. Hopkinson
In October of 1914, Mewa Singh, an early Sikh settler in Canada, was put on trial for killing...
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Asian Heritage: The Right to Vote
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Surrey604 will share inspirational stories of South Asian...
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Asian Heritage: SEWAK SINGH DHALIWAL
In celebration of Asian Heritage Month, Surrey604 will share inspirational stories of South Asian...
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The state of global society and the need to focus on the greater good!
It’s hard to imagine, comfortable as we are, that people are starving to death in many parts of the world. It’s even harder to imagine when you think about how many North Americans and Europeans die of diabetes, cholesterol, and obesity each year. Western countries are consuming too much food at the expense of the rest of the planet. Just to satisfy our… read more ❯
Surrey’s Hidden Gems: Singer/Songwriter Nylez K
“God is so good, sometimes he’s gotta break us in order to break the creativity out of us”, a quote by Eric Thomas, and the words that singer/songwriter Nylez K, from Surrey, British Columbia, lives by. Every month, I will be highlighting some amazing, talented artists rising out of the Surrey area. Moving here last year, I noticed a bit of a disconnect… read more ❯
LOCAL BC ARTISTS SET TO PERFORM AT ANNUAL BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL
VANCOUVER, August 7, 2018 | Music BC is thrilled to continue their partnership with Bumbershoot, an annual international music and arts festival, taking place between August 31 – September 2, 2018 in… read more ❯
Surrey Resident Competing in Axe Throwing US Open!
Local Surrey resident, Tiffany Fatima (23 years old) will be competing in the first ever World Axe Throwing US Open tournament. Professional axe throwing coach and event host with Bad Axe Throwing Surrey, Tiffany has had a lot of time to perfect her axe throwing skills.
Tiffany will be competing against about 50 other axe throwers at The World Axe… read more ❯
Tiffany will be competing against about 50 other axe throwers at The World Axe… read more ❯
An Update on Surrey’s Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy
Surrey, BC | In response to additional feedback from directly impacted stakeholders from Crescent Beach the Managed Retreat option is being removed from the Crescent Beach study area. No further analysis will be conducted on this option and it will not be recommended by staff in the draft Coastal Flood Adaptation Strategy (CFAS) to be brought… read more ❯
