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Parks, Recreation & Culture
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
Emergency Social Services (“ESS”) is a municipal emergency response program that
provides for the various short term needs of evacuees in a disaster or emergency
response. In 2016, 162 people received support from the Surrey ESS Team during
three apartment fire events.
The Surrey Filming Office continues to
welcome large productions to our
community, issuing over 178 film
permits accounting for more than 264
days of filming this year, including titles
such as Prison Break, Why We’re Killing
Gunther, Supergirl, The Flash and The
100; and
The 2016 Women’s World Softball
Championship successfully hosted 30
nations in July 2016 with an estimated
attendance of 120,000 over the 10 days.
Council adopted the Shade Tree Management Plan.
New park openings included Hazelgrove Park in June and in partnership with Metro
Vancouver Surrey Bend Regional Park opened in April.
PUBLIC SAFETY
ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS
ECOSYSTEMS
2016 Women’s World Softball Championship at Softball City
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