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The Surrey-Guildford candidates are incumbent Garry Begg, Garry Thind, Jodi Murphy and unaffiliated candidate James Yaroshuk. They outline their backgrounds, priorities, first-100-day plans and voter contact details ahead of final voting day on Oct. 24.
The five Surrey-Fleetwood candidates in the Oct. 24 B.C. election outline their backgrounds, priorities and plans for their first 100 days if elected, along with ways voters can contact their campaigns.
Richmond School District reported 241 fewer full-time-equivalent students in kindergarten to Grade 12 as of Sept. 30, a 1.1 per cent decline. International enrolment also fell, while the district says its budget impact will be clearer after a provincial funding announcement expected around mid-December.
Maclean’s has grouped universities by size in its 2027 Canadian rankings. UBC placed third among large universities, while Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria took the top two mid-size spots; the University of Northern British Columbia ranked second among small universities.
Crescent Heights Academy has begun work on a four-storey, 120,000-square-foot K-12 school that will bring its three Cloverdale and Clayton Heights campuses together. The school is scheduled to open in late 2028 or early 2029.
At a Surrey campaign stop, BC NDP Leader David Eby promised to support a city charter and outlined two transit pledges if the party is re-elected: eliminating a $45 bus pass charge for low-income seniors and funding bus rapid transit to White Rock with $250 million.
Burnaby RCMP say investigators have ruled out arson in a house fire that killed a 33-year-old Burnaby woman. Firefighters were called to a home near Douglas Road and Norfolk Street shortly after 4:30 a.m. on Oct. 9, and the case has been referred to the B.C. Coroners Service.
Leonard Krekic’s sentencing hearing is scheduled for Oct. 15 and 16 in B.C. Supreme Court in New Westminster. He was found guilty in May of 12 counts of sexual assault after a 35-day trial involving alleged incidents in or near Surrey from 1994 to 2017.
B.C. Conservative Leader Lorne Doerkson says his party would build a 10-lane bridge to replace the George Massey Tunnel if it forms government after the Oct. 24 election. The replacement plan has shifted between a bridge and an immersed-tube tunnel under successive governments.
Maple Ridge resident Dr. B. Meetarbhan argues that borrowing for recreation projects would saddle future generations with debt. He says the figures are already two years old, total costs could exceed $1 billion, and tax increases could hurt local businesses and raise residential rents.
Regular K-12 enrolment in Surrey Schools fell by 1,182 to 75,795 in 2026-27, while total headcount declined by 486 to 85,400. The district says it does not expect cuts to student programs or services this year.
Laity Pumpkin Patch has welcomed steady business since opening Sept. 26, with 20 pumpkin varieties, family activities and a 1,144-pound display pumpkin. The south-side patch is open until Oct. 31, with weekday and weekend hours and prices differing.
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