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Tom Zytaruk writes for the Surrey NOW-Leader newspaper, located in Surrey, British Columbia.

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2 years
@_B___S King Kong without a thong
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@theurigeller Looks like the Space Needle lost its stem.
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Jeepers. Surrey Monday night council now adjourned to Wednesday night after meeting collapses just minutes out the gate. Never seen anything like it in more than 30 years of reporting in Surrey. #newground
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3 years
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum had 22 resident speakers disconnected during Monday night's council public hearing, 12 of whom called for his resignation. The last speaker called him "worst mayor ever." #surreybc
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@MisterSalesman She's a shithead, that's what's wrong with her.
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2 years
Surrey council votes 5-4 to maintain Surrey RCMP as city’s police department
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2 years
Doug McCallum statement: "To the people of Surrey, I love you. I love all of you."
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3 years
Surrey residents will have their say on a binding referendum on Surrey’s controversial policing transition after Elections BC has approved an initiative petition application that has been launched by the widow of a Surrey murder victim. #surreybc
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Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified the 5 stages of grief as denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke appears to have reached Stage 5 related to the policing transition. .
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2 years
Rough start to Surrey Monday night council meeting. Calls for Mayor Doug McCallum to resign. He says no. Much heckling; he calls a recess and we're what, seven minutes in?
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A group of Surrey Mounties standing outside Locke's party at the Mirage banquet hall in Cloverdale had "no comment" about the results but smiled at the question.
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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke issues "sincerest" apology to 7 residents who were banned from participating in person in council meetings under former mayor Doug McCallum's watch.
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3 years
Special prosecutor approves charge of public mischief against Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum. His first appearance in court set for Jan. 25.
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3 years
Brenda Locke says if she's elected as Surrey's mayor, along with her Surrey Connect team, the city's transition to the Surrey Police Force from the RCMP will come to a "screeching halt." #SurreyBC
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@angusreidforum If a tip is mandatory it's not a tip
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Resident calling in to Surrey Public hearing on Monday night: "Mr. Mayor, I'm tired of you cutting people off..." Mayor: "Next speaker." She was the third cut off tonight, the fourth being the fellow right after her. #surreybc
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2 years
Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards, in charge of Surrey RCMP, is expected to deliver a presentation re the "framework for maintaining the RCMP as the police of jurisdiction in Surrey" to council Monday. Corporate report not yet posted to city's website.
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5 months
Surrey’s general manager of finance Kam Grewal told council Monday that Surrey taxpayers would’ve had no tax increase in 2024 had the Surrey Police Service not existed, and the city was “still in the RCMP-only world.”
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Entire Home Depot parking lot at 7350 120 Street is behind yellow police barrier tape this morning. Police on scene not revealing what it's about.
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The Surrey Police Service rolled out its first 10 marked patrol cars on July 2 with 20 more expected to join the fleet later this month and in August.
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5 years
Former Surrey mayor Bob Bose slamming Mayor Doug McCallum on the Uber file, claiming McCallum “clearly over reached his authority and has exposed the City to potential damages. "He, McCallum, has become an embarrassment for the City, regionally and nationally,” Bose charges.
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2 years
Anyone else remember hearing Mount St. Helens go boom 42 years ago today?
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Locke says until Farnworth "understands that under the Community Charter I have a responsibility, and a requirement and an authority, he is actually declaring war on the city of Surrey. I’m appalled at the behavior of this solicitor general."
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1 year
Surrey mayor threatens to call for inquiry into policing transition after Farnworth’s ultimatum
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2 years
From Asst. Comm. Brian Edwards, Surrey RCMP: "Surrey RCMP is aware of a photograph of protected police information shared by the Surrey Police Union on social media. The matter has been brought to the attention of Surrey Police Service to initiate and conduct an investigation."
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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke sang the praises of the Surrey RCMP on Monday night after viewing the city’s first-quarter crime statistics for 2024: “It will come as no surprise to many that crime continues in Surrey to trend down under the RCMP’s watch.”
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2 years
Weird. Earlier today Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum's public mischief fix date for trial was adjourned to April 21. Several hours later, a 7-day trial is now set to proceed Oct. 31, with dates to be "formally confirmed" by JCM next week. I'll say it again: Weird.
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Mayor Brenda Locke concerned Surrey taxpayers could potentially be on the hook for $500M related to SPS replacing RCMP if costs surpass the up-to $250 million the provincial NDP government has earmarked under an agreement struck earlier this month
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3 years
Fireworks at Surrey council meeting tonight. "You are not a very good example of a mayor," Councillor Steven Pettigrew tells Mayor Doug McCallum. #surreybc
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South Surrey MLA Elenore Sturko says Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth is unable to tell Surrey residents what policing in their city will look like in six months.
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2 years
Asked why she won, not McCallum, Locke replied "Doug McCallum embarrassed our residents." "I am a much more collaborative person."
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1 year
Surrey senior Annie Kaps heckles former mayor Doug McCallum as 84 Avenue at south end of Bear Creek Park is open to traffic Wednesday.
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Surrey Police Service offering $10K signing bonus to the first 10 experienced constables who sign up for frontline patrol duty with the fledging police force as it readies itself to replace the Surrey RCMP as the city's police of jurisdiction on Nov. 29.
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4 years
Surrey is getting its second "urgent primary care centre," in Newton, the 17th so far in B.C., Premier John Horgan has announced.
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2 years
Former Surrey councillor reacts to Doug McCallum not guilty verdict
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Surrey challenging "constitutionality" of NDP order to forge ahead with Surre Police Service, Mayor Brenda Locke announces Monday
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1 year
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke is threatening to call for an inquiry Monday night into the city’s policing transition debacle after discord between herself and Public Safety Minister Mike Farnworth went from somewhat heated to volcanic on Monday morning.
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The City of Surrey has lost its judicial review petition related to the Surrey policing transition.
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2 years
Former Surrey mayor Doug McCallum found not guilty of public mischief
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3 years
Delta side of Scott Road, southbound: no potholes. Surrey side of Scott Road, northbound: potholes. Why is that? @CityofSurrey
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2 years
Crown says video footage ‘clearly shows’ Johnstone didn’t commit offences McCallum said she did
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2 years
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has ordered the City of Surrey to rewrite its constentious political signage bylaw after a group of Surrey residents challenged its constitutionality in court.
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4 years
Surrey Councillor Brenda Locke presented a lengthy notice of motion tonight calling for a referendum on the Surrey Police Service but Mayor Doug McCallum ruled it out of order and adjourned the meeting. "Oh my gosh," was Locke's response. #surreybc
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2 years
Plan to keep RCMP in Surrey, if approved Dec. 12, will go to solicitor general Dec. 15
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3 years
@CityNewsVAN Then what's the point?
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2 years
Locke says she and her team have a "great plan" to keep the Surrey RCMP as the city's police of jurisdiction. "We will not leave any of the SPS officers behind, we will pick them up."
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Surrey's mayor elect Brenda Locke celebrating her win with her grandaughter.
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Provincial Labour Minister Harry Bains is the second Surrey NDP MLA to decide not to seek re-election.
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3 years
Surrey Mounties say they arrested 19 people during two days of targeting thieves in local shopping malls. #surreybc
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Surrey Police Service announces second union
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Claims Surrey RCMP not locally accountable are ‘unfounded’ and ‘laughable,’ Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards tells Surrey city council
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Surrey Police Board administrator Mike Serr revealing SPS provisional budget details for 2024.
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1 year
Surrey council meeting starts with Coun. Doug Elford asking Mayor Brenda Locke to resign. "OK, finished?" Locke replied. "Great." And then she asked that the agenda be adopted.
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3 years
Sebastian Sajda explains why boxes containing 800 pairs of jeans are being donated to MCC Thrift Shop in Surrey and what it has to do with a legal fight with the City of Surrey.
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2 years
Claims Surrey RCMP not locally accountable are ‘unfounded’ and ‘laughable,’ Edwards tells council
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4 years
Hope Latham, public affairs officer for B.C.'s Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, says "No OIC (Order-in-Council) has been deposited in relation to the Surrey police force." #SurreyBC
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‘I was shocked and surprised at the new information that was presented to Justice Kevin Loo,’ Brenda Locke says. What do you think?
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Safe Surrey Coalition, Surrey United and Surrey First being investigated for potential contraventions of the Local Elections Campaign Financing Act.
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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says the provincial government's 2024 budget unveiled Thursday "really lacks any good news for Surrey."
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1 year
Former Surrey mayor, flanked by elected Safe Surrey Coalition councillors Mandeep Nagra and Doug Elford, on the 84 Avenue connection and other projects "that need to be done."
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2 years
Assistant Commissioner Brian Edwards: "In addition, Surrey RCMP is simultaneously investigating the origin of the photograph and will conduct a security review of the incident."
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Deb Johnstone, whom McCallum claims drove over his foot, is testifying now in Surrey Provincial court.
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2 years
Doug McCallum’s fate now in the judge’s hands. Judge Reginald Harris will render his decision on the former Surrey mayor's public mischief charge on Monday, Nov. 21.
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4 years
The Surrey RCMP Gang Enforcement Team has seized five vehicles in the past 13 days. #surreybc
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4 years
Out for my walk today, constantly stepping aside for #COVIDIOTS who have this you-move-I'm-not attitude. Getting tired of being the only adult on the sidewalks. #surreybc
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3 years
Former Surrey RCMP top cop Dwayne McDonald named next boss of RCMP in B.C.
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New Surrey hospital will be largest capital project in B.C.'s history, Health Minister Adrian Dix said in Surrey today. "It will be remarkable."
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2 years
City of Surrey loses court bid to have 84 Avenue petitioners pay its legal costs
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3 years
Surrey, City of Floating Garbage Cans.
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Congratulations Maxwell on earning your BSc. in Horticultural Science, major in plant health! #ProudDad
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