Why was Surrey's police chief pushed out and what happens next?
The fall out continues after the sudden departure of Surrey Police Service chief Norm Lipinski. Critics say the chief's ouster was "politically motivated "after years of public clashes with Mayor Brenda Locke. Locke has yet to say what really happened. Now, the province is trying to distance itself after years of stick handl...
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City of Surrey taking Metro Vancouver to court over ‘Invest Vancouver’
"There was a petition filed in court to say that we are moving forward and we will let the courts decide," Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke said on Monday.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/11799927/city-of-surrey-metro-vancouver-court-invest-vancouver/

New stadium, entertainment districts part of Surrey’s population boom plan: Mayor
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke revealed the new five-year future investment strategy in an annual state of the city speech on Thursday.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10297250/surrey-bc-state-of-city-address-locke/

Surrey mayor, police union, board at odds over budget ‘misinformation’
Brenda Locke released a statement detailing why the City of Surrey has refused to add 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits to the payroll, stating they were not budgeted for.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10231319/surrey-mayor-police-union-board-at-odds/

Surrey mayor, police union, board at odds over budget ‘misinformation’
Brenda Locke released a statement detailing why the City of Surrey has refused to add 10 new Surrey Police Service recruits to the payroll, stating they were not budgeted for.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10231319/surrey-mayor-police-union-board-at-odds/

Surrey spending nearly $500K on campaign alerting public to cost of ‘NDP police transition’
The billboards state that dismantling the Surrey RCMP in favour of a fully-fledged municipal police force will cost an additional $446 million over the next decade.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10165613/surrey-ad-campaign-police-transition/

Surrey spending nearly $500K on campaign alerting public to cost of ‘NDP police transition’
The billboards state that dismantling the Surrey RCMP in favour of a fully-fledged municipal police force will cost an additional $446 million over the next decade.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10165613/surrey-ad-campaign-police-transition/

Surrey mayor says city will take another step toward stopping police transition
Last week, the public safety minister and solicitor general put the Surrey Police Board on ice, in the latest move to force the city to complete its transition to the SPS.
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https://globalnews.ca/news/10103524/surrey-stop-police-transition/

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