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The Surrey Board of Trade has expressed significant concerns regarding Metro Vancouver’s proposed 2025 budget, emphasizing the need for affordability, transparency, and stakeholder engagement. Building on the 2024 budget, which saw the average cost per household for Metro Vancouver services set at $698 per year, the 2025 budget proposes a further increase, raising the average…

Surrey City Council has approved the award of a contract to Archistar Pty. Ltd. for an automated rule-based zoning bylaw compliance tool named ‘eCheck.’ This tool, contracted for a three-year term, aims to streamline zoning bylaw compliance issues in residential building permit applications, significantly enhancing the quality of applications and expediting the permitting process. “The…

Property Tax Increases Unacceptable and Unsustainable for Businesses Over the past three weeks, the Surrey Board of Trade has received numerous complaints about the high percentage level of property tax increases for businesses. “Class 5 and 6 are facing average increases of 23.7% and 7% this year, respectively with one business reporting a 120% increase,”…