Tag: Surrey Now-Leader
Liz Weston: Find out and fix what big data says about you – Surrey Now-Leader
FILE – This undated file photo provided by NerdWallet shows Liz Weston, a columnist for personal finance website NerdWallet.com. I thought I knew all about the information that consumer reporting agencies were collecting on me. If I’d made too many returns at retail stores or bounced a check at a casino, that could show up […]
Surrey students celebrate Vaisakhi, with a visit from BC’s education minister
On Thursday , Panorama Ridge Secondary held its first large-scale Vaisakhi celebration since the pandemic began. Mark Pearmain and other local politicians, came out for the event. Some students performed a skit explaining the farmers’ protest, while there was also singing, dhol, bhangra and giddha performances. …Read the full story
White Rock Farmers’ Market back ‘bigger and better than ever’ – Surrey Now-Leader
Market president Kirsten Brolin and manager Patti Oldfield said that, for customers and vendors alike, the market – on the Miramar Village Plaza between Russell Avenue and Thrift Avenue every Sunday from 10 a.m. …Read the full story
SpaceX launches 3 visitors to space station for $55M each – Surrey Now-Leader
Arriving at the space station Saturday are an American, a Canadian and an Israeli who run investment, real estate and other companies. Russia has been hosting tourists at the space station — and before that the Mir station — for decades. NASA’s Kathy Lueders, head of space operations, said there’s a lot to learn from […]
‘A very sore throat’: 6-foot sturgeon found with fish stuck in mouth in Fraser River – Surrey …
Sturgeon tagger Colin Bond of Surrey made the discovery. “It swam off and then down, and out of sight. “We know fish do this when there is a low food supply, and there is definitely low food for sturgeon in the Fraser given the issues with salmon and eulachon,” Shreier said. Bond motored around looking […]
VIDEO: Signs of life at former Surrey Public Market site in Newton
During those years, the vacant building attracted rats, squatters, taggers, vandals, “urban explorers” and art photographers alike. There are signs of life at the former Surrey Public Market site. …Read the full story
Man with knife stabs at least 10 on Tokyo train, starts fire – Surrey Now-Leader
Emergency workers and police investigate the scene at a train station in Tokyo on Sunday, Oct. The attacker, identified as a 24-year-old man, was arrested on the spot and was being investigated on suspicion of attempted murder, NHK said. Television footage showed a number of firefighters, police officials and paramedics rescuing the passengers, many of […]
Delta cannabis dispensary application headed to public hearing
The proposed dispensary would be located at 616 Chester Road, a multi-tenant building on a 0.8 hectare property just off Highway 91 currently zoned for medium industrial use. While retail and warehouse use is consistent with the site’s current zoning, Delta’s Zoning Bylaw currently prohibits cannabis dispensaries except on a case-by-case basis. The report notes […]
Green Team returns to White Rock’s Ruth Johnson Park to monitor previous work
The group of volunteers, who have been removing invasive species from throughout White Rock for years, was in the northern part of Ruth Johnson Park on Wednesday, along with 33 Earl Marriott Secondary students. …Read the full story
Surrey Now-Leader wins gold at BC community newspaper awards
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Green Team seeks volunteers to help remove invasive plants from White Rock Beach
The Lower Mainland Green Team, along with high-school volunteers, work to remove Himalayan Blackberry from White Rock’s Ruth Johnson Park last month. The first session, a news release notes, is reserved for a handful youths from the 1st Semiahmoo Scouts, but the rest of the sessions are open to anyone who wishes to lend a […]