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#SurreyBC - ‘I wish him well’: Mayor of Surrey, B.C., distances herself from police chief’s dismissal https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/i-wish-him-well-mayor-of-surrey-bc-distances-herself-from-police-chiefs-dismissal/

‘I wish him well’: Mayor of Surrey, B.C., distances herself from police chief’s dismissal

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke insists Norm Lipinski’s departure as chief of the Surrey Police Service after five years in the role has nothing to do with her.

CTVNews

Local Headlines - CivicInfo BC 1d ago

#SurreyBC - Surrey police chief pushed out before transition away from RCMP complete. Why? https://vancouversun.com/news/surrey-police-chief-pushed-out-before-transition-away-from-rcmp-complete-why

Surrey police chief pushed out before transition away from RCMP complete. Why?

His abrupt departure, some experts say, is a very rare occurrence.

vancouversun

Local Headlines - CivicInfo BC 2d ago

#SurreyBC - Surrey Police Board says top cop has 'left' the service https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-bc-police-chief-norm-lipinski-leaves-9.7220276?cmp=rss

Surrey’s top cop has ‘left’ the service, police board says | CBC News

Surrey police Chief Const. Norm Lipinski has "left" the service, the Surrey Police Board announced Tuesday. Deputy Chief Const. Todd Matsumoto has been appointed as interim chief constable.

CBC

Local Headlines - CivicInfo BC 2d ago

#SurreyBC - Surrey councillors blast mayor after reports of police chief ouster https://hopestandard.com/2026/06/02/surrey-councillors-blast-mayor-after-reports-of-police-chief-ouster/

Surrey councillors blast mayor after reports of police chief ouster

Mayoral candidates Starchuk, Annis issue releases blaming mayor for interference, opposition to SPS

Hope Standard

Local Headlines - CivicInfo BC 6d ago

#SurreyBC - City of Surrey aims to launch free introductory swim lessons for kids by July 1 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/surrey-free-swim-lessons-children-9.7216139?cmp=rss

City of Surrey aims to launch free introductory swim lessons for kids by July 1 | CBC News

The City of Surrey has asked staff to look at implementing free swimming lessons for children aged three to 12 by July 1, with the city's mayor arguing costs shouldn't be a barrier in getting kids to swim.

CBC

Public Art Registry May 28

The Moment - Heather Peak - 2019 Surrey

Studio Morison's six-metre raspberry-painted steel canopy at Clayton Community Centre. The title borrows from a Margaret Atwood poem on shared civic space.

https://publicartregistry.com/artwork/the-moment-62b8562d

#PublicArt #Sculpture #SurreyBC #StudioMorison

Local Headlines - CivicInfo BC May 27

#SurreyBC - Surrey council eases up on illegal construction enforcement with one-year pilot program https://vancouversun.com/news/surrey-council-eases-up-on-illegal-construction-enforcement-with-one-year-pilot-program

Surrey council eases up on illegal construction enforcement with one-year pilot program

Councillor Doug Elford, however, thinks its the wrong move and 'hypocritical' of the mayor, who established a bylaw enforcement team in 2022

vancouversun

Local Headlines - CivicInfo BC May 25

#MetroVancouver - #SurreyBC - Surrey's South Asian shopping district could factor in major zoning change https://www.delta-optimist.com/local-news/surreys-south-asian-shopping-district-could-factor-in-major-zoning-change-12308856

Surrey's South Asian shopping district could factor in major zoning change

The parcels in the study area are designated Industrial in the city’s OCP are also designated as such under the Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy

Delta Optimist

Kate Nyhan May 24

RE: https://fediscience.org/@nyhan/116620903520397977

If you're in #SurreyBC: https://surreylibraries.ca/news/introducing-new-tech-go-co2-monitors
Everyone else in #Canada:

Mathrubhumi English May 21

The Surrey home of newly elected Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa was hit in a shooting early Wednesday morning https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/world/cricket-canada-president-surrey-home-shooting-ir0ehssk?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #CricketCanada #ArvinderKhosa #SurreyBC #SurreyShooting