Surrey’s History
2017-2021 FINANCIAL PLAN
CITY SERVICES
In 2016, the City of Surrey collected $366 million in taxation revenue. These funds are
used to support City services such as:
15 Fire halls and over 356 fire fighters;
5 community policing stations and 819 RCMP
members;
9 library branches including the state-of-the-art
library built at City Centre;
9 Community Recreation Centres that include
gymnasiums, fitness rooms and multi-purpose
rooms; 6 indoor pools and 8 outdoor pools; 5 ice
arenas providing 8 sheets of ice; 8 Skate Parks
including 2 covered youth parks; 6 Drop-in Youth
Lounges and 1 Seniors Centre and seniors
programming in all community centres;
Surrey Art Gallery with visual arts studios, tech lab,
Youth New Media Gallery & the City’s permanent
art collection;
Surrey Civic Theatres including the Main Stage
Theatre with a seating capacity of 402 and Studio Theatre with a seating capacity of
130 at the Surrey Arts Centre; and the Centre Stage performance venue at City Hall
with a seating capacity of 200;
Over 70 Public Art installations are distributed across Surrey in civic facilities and
parks;
Surrey Museum hosts a changing, interactive Kids Gallery, Textile Studio, history
exhibits and cultural events. Civic Archives provides access to local government
records and community collections including extensive photographic records;
Historic Stewart Farm includes 8 designated heritage buildings;
Develop and maintain 7,539 acres of parkland which include 239 athletic fields, 14
synthetic turf fields, 3 track and field
complexes, 77 public tennis courts, 290 kms of
trails and paths and 2 large urban forest parks;
Improvements to the various transportation
routes within the City including road
widening, median beautification, construction
of pedestrian/cycling overpasses and large
scale transportation projects;
Many water, sewer, drainage, and dyking
improvements and upgrades; and
Transforming Surrey from a suburban
community to a thriving urban environment
with national and international opportunities
for business and tourism.
Source: City of Surrey Report to Citizens 2016
Source: City of Surrey Report to Citizens 2016
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