The Surrey Police Fiasco Cost You $400 Million. Nobody Has Been Held Accountable.
Surrey built a police force from scratch, spent hundreds of millions of public dollars, then a new council voted to dismantle it. The people who made these decisions still have their jobs. You still have the bill.
They Are Paving Over South Surrey. And the People Who Live Here Have Almost No Say.
The fields, the trees, the quiet streets that made people move here in the first place — they are being replaced by…
April 28, 2026 · 6 min read
CommunityCrescent Beach Is Being Loved to Death. Someone Needs to Step Up Before It's Gone.
One of South Surrey's most irreplaceable treasures is being overwhelmed by its own popularity. The parking is a war…
April 5, 2026 · 5 min read
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Families Have Walked to That Island for Generations. Now They're Being Told They Can't.
A place South Surrey families have visited for decades has been closed off by new restrictions with almost no community consultation. No war…
Highway 99 Through South Surrey Is Broken. The Province Knows. Nobody Is Fixing It.
The main artery connecting South Surrey to the rest of the Lower Mainland is a daily embarrassment. Residents are spending hours in preventa…
The White Rock Pier Has Been 'Under Repair' for Years. The Community Deserves Answers.
The pier is the heart of White Rock. It has been damaged, closed, partially repaired, and politically kicked around for long enough. Residen…
The People Who Built South Surrey Can't Afford to Live Here Anymore.
Teachers, nurses, tradespeople, young families — the people who make a community function are being priced out of South Surrey. What is bein…
The Nicomekl Floods Every Year. Every Year, We Act Surprised.
The Nicomekl River basin has been sending the same message for decades. South Surrey's low-lying neighbourhoods are not adequately protected…
White Rock's Waterfront Is Losing Its Soul One Empty Storefront at a Time.
The restaurants and shops that made the White Rock waterfront worth visiting are disappearing. What is replacing them — or not replacing the…
South Surrey's Schools Are Bursting. The Kids Inside Them Deserve Better.
Portable classrooms have been a temporary solution in South Surrey for so long that an entire generation has graduated from them. There is n…
South Surrey Is a Transit Desert. People Are Trapped in Their Cars and Nobody Is Fixing It.
One of the fastest-growing regions in BC has bus service that would embarrass a small town. If you don't own a car in South Surrey, you are …
South Surrey's Small Business Owners Are Getting Squeezed Out. Here's Who's Doing the Squeezing.
Commercial rents in White Rock and South Surrey have doubled in some corridors over five years. The independents who built the character of …
The Water at Boundary Bay Is Being Tested. What Nobody Is Telling You Is Why.
Beach closure notices at Boundary Bay have become more frequent. The official communications are careful and measured. What is actually in t…
South Surrey's Seniors Built This Community. Now They Can't Afford to Stay in It.
The people who raised their families here, who paid into this community for decades, are being squeezed out by a combination of rising costs…
The Last Working Farm on This Corner of South Surrey Is Under Threat. Once It's Gone, It's Gone.
Another ALR exclusion application has been filed for land that has been farmed for generations. The developer's arguments are familiar. So a…
The Bill for the Surrey Policing U-Turn Is Coming Due. It Is Larger Than Anyone Admitted.
The cost of dismantling the Surrey Police Service and transitioning back to RCMP contract policing is being revealed in fragments, through b…
The Crescent Beach Sea Wall Is Failing. The Timeline for Repair Has Been 'Under Review' for Two Years.
Sections of the Crescent Beach sea wall are showing significant deterioration. Engineers have flagged it. The community has raised it. The r…
The People Who Serve South Surrey Drive Two Hours to Get Here. That Is Not Sustainable.
The nurses, the teachers, the restaurant workers, the childcare providers — the people who make South Surrey function cannot afford to live …
The White Rock Pier Has Become a Jurisdictional Football. The Community Is Losing.
The federal government owns the wharf structure. The city manages the surrounding area. Neither has been willing to commit the money require…
New Year. Same Highway. Same Gridlock. South Surrey Is Still Waiting.
2025 arrives and the Highway 99 corridor through South Surrey is exactly as dysfunctional as it was in 2024, 2023, and 2022. The plans are r…
Three More ALR Exclusion Applications in South Surrey. Farmland Is Disappearing and the Process Is Invisible.
Three separate applications to remove land from the Agricultural Land Reserve in South Surrey are currently under review. Most residents hav…
Boundary Bay Regional Park Is Being Overwhelmed. The People Who Love It Are Part of the Problem.
On a summer weekend, Boundary Bay Regional Park sees thousands of visitors. The infrastructure serving them has not changed in years. The ec…
South Surrey Schools Are Running Out of Space. The Province Has Known for Years.
Enrolment projections showed this was coming. Capital funding requests were filed. New school construction was promised. The schools are sti…
The Surrey Police Service Is in Crisis. The People Paying for It Deserve the Truth.
Recruitment challenges, a contested transition process, and a council divided over the force's future have created an institution under genu…
The Nicomekl Flooded Again. The Report Recommending Action Is Three Years Old.
October brought the seasonal flooding that South Surrey's low-lying areas have come to expect. The engineering report recommending dike impr…
White Rock's Parking Crisis Is Back. It Was Never Really Gone.
Every summer, the same problem. Every summer, the same response — enforcement, signage, frustration. The White Rock waterfront parking crisi…
Grandview Heights Was Supposed to Be a Planned Community. The Plan Has Been Abandoned.
The Grandview Heights area plan promised a certain kind of neighbourhood. The development being approved bears almost no resemblance to what…
South Surrey's Arts and Culture Programs Are Being Cut Quietly. The Community Should Be Louder About It.
Budget pressures have led to reductions in arts and culture funding that affect the community events, programs, and organizations that make …
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