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Surrey’s History

2016-2020 FINANCIAL PLAN

2011

First major Canadian City to host an electric vehicle charging station at City Hall

2012

Surrey was one of two Canadian Cities to win a $400,000 Smarter Cities

Challenge Grant to help improve early childhood development

RCMP “E” Division headquarters was relocated to the new Green Timbers

facility in Surrey

2013

Surrey developed and implemented a new action plan to help better integrate

immigrants and refugees

The Real Estate Investment Network (REIN) released its 2013 report of the ‘Top

British Columbia Investment Towns’ naming Surrey at the number one spot for

the fourth consecutive year

2014

The new Surrey City Hall officially opened its doors

The Surrey Fusion Festival was named “Best Festival” by Special Event

Magazine which recognizes the world’s top special events and the hard work of

industry professionals who organize them

Surrey received a 2014 Sustainable Communities Award for the ‘Rethink Waste’

Collection Program from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities

City Council adopted the Green Surrey program, released the “Smart Surrey

Strategy,” launched the “My Surrey App” and signed a free citywide Wi-Fi

agreement

Surrey launched its “Open Data Program” commitment to open, transparent

and accessible government with more available data sets than any municipality

in Canada

The City of Surrey launched a Biodiversity Conservation Strategy recognizing

biodiversity as a key foundation of a healthy, livable and sustainable

community

The City of Surrey adopted the Age-Friendly Strategy for Seniors

2015

Surrey named one of the Top 7 Intelligent Communities of 2015 by New York

based think tank Intelligent Community Forum

Mayor breaks ground at site of Surrey Biofuel Processing Facility; the first

closed-loop fully-integrated organics waste management system in North

America

The world class FINA-certified Guildford Aquatic Centre opens to the public

Surrey named top destination for starting a small business in Metro Vancouver

by Vancity Credit Union

Surrey becomes first city in the world to integrate “IBM Watson” technology

into its “MySurrey” mobile app

Surrey records $1.46 billion in new construction projects, the second highest

year of development in the city’s history