Surrey – Former Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum is once again, Mayor – elect, replacing outgoing Mayor Linda Hepner. A major cornerstone of his platform was scrapping the idea of LRT in favour of Skytrain, even though Federal and Provincial funding…
Surrey/Ottawa – On August 28, the Federal Court of Appeals decision effectively halts the 1,150 km pipeline project indefinitely. This comes as a shock to the Surrey Board of Trade as the Federal Government has taken extra steps to consult…
Surrey – From Anita Huberman, SBOT Surrey Board of Trade: All May and June events will be relocated from the Sheraton to another location in Surrey due to current labour situation. The International Trade Awards on May 10th will have…
Fraser Valley – This Sunday at 2AM, clocks go ahead one hour for the annual plunge into Daylight Saving Time. We lose an hour of sleep but start to see and feel the effects of longer days. There is yet…
Surrey – The Surrey Board of Trade is pleased with many of the announcements that were articulated in today’s Federal Budget 2018. “Steps towards a national pharmacare program, investments in science and research, cybercrime, access to apprenticeships for women to…
Surrey – The Surrey Board of Trade is concerned about the impact of minimum wage increases that will happen over the next 3 years. The increases start June 1, 2018 with a jump to $12.20, increasing annually on June 1…
Surrey – JUNE 9 UPDATE – The first Surrey Board of Trade, Surrey Mayor’s Art Awards took place on June 9th, drawing over 200 business people, artists, and the Mayor of Surrey Linda Hepner to celebrate Surrey’s Creative Industry. FVN…