‘Desperately needed’ NCP for South Surrey’s Darts Hill neighbourhood approved

Surrey council on May 10, 2021 approved the Darts Hill Neighbourhood Concept Plan. (surrey.ca screenshot)
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Brian Peach rescues ducklings from a storm drain in Smithers May 12. (Lauren L’Orsa video screen shot)

VIDEO: Smithers neighbours rescue ducklings from storm drain
Signage for ICBC, the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia, is shown in Victoria, B.C., on February 6, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito

$150 refunds issued to eligible customers following ICBC’s switch to ‘enhanced care’
Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm

Farm-gate cannabis sales allow customers to buy pot straight from the farm
‘An amazing encounter’: Kootenay photographer’s intimate hours with a cougar

‘An amazing encounter’: Kootenay photographer’s intimate hours with a cougar

Lorna Seip touches up the mural on the wall at MRSS, working with students from the Rainbow Club. (Neil Corbett/The News)

Rainbow club puts message of inclusion at Maple Ridge School’s main entrance
Police investigate a fatal 2011 shooting in a strip mall across from Central City Shopping Centre, which was deemed a gang hit. The Mayor’s Gang Task Force zeroed in on ways to reduce gang involvement and activity. (File photo)

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      Marc Kielburger, screen left, and Craig Kielburger, screen right, appear as witnesses via video conference during a House of Commons finance committee in the Wellington Building in Ottawa on Tuesday, July 28, 2020. The committee is looking into Government Spending, WE Charity and the Canada Student Service Grant. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

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      Refrigerators are shown for sale at a Home Depot store in Miami Lakes, Fla., on April 23, 2019. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Wilfredo Lee

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      B.C. Labour Minister Harry Bains in the B.C. legislature, May 13, 2019. (Hansard TV)

      VIDEO: B.C. to provide 3 days of sick pay for COVID-19 absences

      Surrey-raised rapper Merkules outside his old Green Timbers-area house. Its looming demolition triggers some memories for the musician. (Photo: Tom Zillich)

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      Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Amr Alfiky/The New York Times via APl)

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      This map illustrates the number of active COVID-19 cases in Greater Vancouver from May 2 to 8, 2021. (BC Centre for Disease Control image)

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      Protesters at Cloverdale Fairgrounds show their support for farmers in India. (File photo: Jason Sveinson)

      ZYTARUK: Surrey’s valuable farmland – just like India’s – needs protecting

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      Harbhajan, 100, recently got her COVID-19 vaccine in the hopes of inspiring her community to also get immunized. (Photo: Fraser Health/Twitter)

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      Grandmother Harbhajan recently got her COVID-19 vaccine in Fraser Health

      Surrey students volunteer for the Cloverdale Rodeo in 2016. The Cloverdale Rodeo Youth Initiative Foundation is again awarding scholarships to Surrey students who spend their time volunteering. The deadline for applications is May 21. (Photo submitted)

      Thousands of dollars in scholarship money available to Surrey students

      Cloverdale Rodeo Youth Initiative Foundation offering scholarships, deadline is May 21

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      Joyce Bateman

      May 6th, 2021

      Bernard Allen Service

      May 4th, 2021

      Erik Frost Jensen

      Apr 30th, 2021

      Glen Charles Lorch

      Apr 30th, 2021

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      Apr 26th, 2021

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      Apr 20th, 2021

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      Team Canada celebrates after qualifying for the Olympics at the Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier tournament, which was held at Softball City in 2019. (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press photo)

      Surrey, White Rock players make cut as Softball Canada announces Olympic roster

      Sara Groenewegen, Danielle Lawrie among players on 15-person roster

      Members of Team Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Gangneung, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018. (AP/Jae C. Hong)

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      Announced Wednesday, 28 invitees are set to congregate in Calgary this summer to prepare for Beijing

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      Canadian voice actor sues TikTok for alleged illegal use of her voice

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      Todd Richard sings “Green and Blue” as HHSES students get ready to belt out the chorus during the school’s Music Monday on May 3. He is currently in the running for a top 100 spot in the 2021 Toyota Searchlight competition. (Adam Louis/Observer)

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      VIDEO: Baby owl welcomed at Langley’s Northern Spotted Owl breeding site

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