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Five Surrey elementary schools are participating in Indigo’s Adopt a School fundraiser, with donations going directly to partner schools to buy books for their libraries.
David Eby says a $15-million campaign would triple B.C.’s recruitment of U.S. health-care workers to more than 2,400 if he is re-elected.
Ward’s family and friends will hold a walk in Surrey on Sept. 24, seeking information nine years after she was reported missing.
Mayor Brenda Locke says the provincial snap election on Oct. 24, one week after municipal voting, could confuse voters and further depress local turnout.
An environmental advocate says a proposed 213-unit townhouse development conflicts with Surrey’s biodiversity strategy and lacks adequate tree replacement and compensation.
Surrey Police say a 16-year-old reported missing on Sept. 19 has been located and is safe, and ask the public to consider removing any related images posted online.
Nominations close Oct. 3 at 1 p.m. before B.C.’s Oct. 24 final voting day, when voters will elect 93 MLAs, including 10 in Surrey-area districts.
Lowan will seek the Green-held seat after incumbent Rob Botterell said he will not run in the Oct. 24 provincial election.
Former MP and provincial cabinet minister Jinny Sims has been named the BC NDP candidate in Surrey-Panorama for the Oct. 24 snap provincial election.
Incumbent Brennan Day has returned to the B.C. Conservatives for his re-election bid, citing the party’s changed leadership and direction after weeks of caucus upheaval.
Marissa Wilson was last seen near 140 Street and 76 Avenue in Surrey on Sept. 19, and police and her family are concerned for her wellbeing.
Semiahmoo First Nation will host its sixth annual Walk for Truth and Reconciliation on Wednesday, Sept. 30, at 11 a.m.
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