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About 30 restaurant and grounds crew employees at Nico Wynd Golf Course are on strike. The union says workers are seeking timely pay, workplace protections, seniority rights, wage increases and better benefits; the course and restaurant remain open with changes.
The BC NDP leader says the two-part plan could save drivers up to 30 cents per litre and as much as $20 per fill, while the proposed tax cut would cost the province nearly $280 million through April 2027.
Intermittent stops between 168th and 184th streets will run through mid-November as crews deliver and install beams for the Surrey–Langley SkyTrain guideway.
Colder weather means more time indoors, where colds, flu and COVID-19 can spread more easily. Surrey Schools shares vaccination, hygiene and illness guidance, along with information on routine school-age immunizations and how families can update a child’s record.
The October guide lists concerts, theatre, dance, food events, comedy, festivals, election debates, community programs, markets, museum activities and youth events around Surrey.
Purple-light displays are planned at Surrey Civic Plaza and other sites on Oct. 1-2 and 22-31, with organizers urging residents to take part at home and work.
The party says its Surrey slate brings decades of experience and promises to address affordability, street safety and health care, while presenting a united team behind leader Lorne Doerkson.
Surrey City Hall will be closed on Wednesday, September 30, and reopen Thursday, October 1. Residents can check information about permits, inspections and other city services.
Since launching in 2015, Bright Beginnings Foundation has supported 10 students and their families with scholarships and plans to expand its work.
Walks, performances, reflection activities, Indigenous public art and a museum exhibition are among the Sept. 30 events marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in three communities.
Weekend and some Monday overnight testing will run for about five months, with no passengers aboard and no expected disruption to regular service.
With schools closed for the Sept. 30 statutory holiday, students and staff in Surrey and White Rock are spending the week learning, reflecting and taking part in activities honouring residential school survivors and remembering children who never came home.
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