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Today, Justice Loo dismissed the City of Surrey’s petition, upholding the Province’s right to order the City of Surrey to transition from the RCMP to the Surrey Police Service. The court has recognized the additional $75 million increase in cost associated with the transition to the Surrey Police Service. “We are deeply disappointed with today’s…

The Surrey Board of Trade is urging the Federal Government to mandate the continuation of Canadian National Railway (CN) services for critical commodities in the event of a labour disruption. This call to action comes in response to concerns over potential strikes involving CN and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). “Surrey is a rapidly…

The Surrey Board of Trade joins Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke in urgently calling for a comprehensive review of the laws and protocols concerning the sentencing, release, and monitoring of high-risk sex offenders. This comes after the recent release of Ezaz Razak, identified by the RCMP as posing a serious and imminent risk to vulnerable women…

In a landmark decision signaling a united front for local businesses, the memberships of both the South Surrey & White Rock Chamber of Commerce and the Surrey Board of Trade have overwhelmingly voted to approve the merger, officially forming the Surrey & White Rock Board of Trade. This merger represents a significant milestone in the…

The Surrey Board of Trade, and its Surrey International Trade Centre, in collaboration with the Fiji Trade Commission North America, the Fiji Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, SMEs and Communications, Investment Fiji, and the Honorary Counsels of Fiji will host a high-level Trade and Investment Business Forum on May 6, 2024 at the Sheraton Guildford Hotel from 9:00am…

The Surrey Board of Trade’s Surrey Labour Market Intelligence Report for April 2024 is released with a special focus on Surrey’s Indigenous Labour Force. “The labour market in Surrey is exceeding expectations with employment in Surrey in March 2024 an estimated 3.3% or 10,710 more jobs above employment in March 2023; and over 15,000 or…