Surrey needs better transit. Surrey Forward will commit to a complete transit system that connects all of Surrey’s major population and commerce areas. "Fleetwood, Newton, Panorama and South Surrey all need a SkyTrain link to connect to the transit system in the lower mainland," says Jinny Sims, Mayoral candidate for Surrey Forward. "Transit makes it easier to build sustainable and affordable housing while enabling a network to ensure people can get to work, shopping, recreation and places of worship." "Without this vital link, it will be impossible to hold the line on transportation costs

Arjun Purewal was arrested on Tuesday, September 20, by IHIT investigators following a search of Surrey residence in relation to a Richmond homicide investigation. A Canada-wide warrant had been issued by Coquitlam RCMP on August 26, 2022, when Purewal had illegally removed an ankle monitor.Purewal was awaiting sentencing in connection to a Vancouver Police Department (VPD) investigation into a kidnapping which occurred in Richmond in September 2021.During the course of its investigation, IHIT located Purewal at the Surrey residence as part of an ongoing investigation into a 2021 Richmond homi

Renowned Sikh scholar and architect of The Nanakshahi Calendar, Pal Singh Purewal, passed away at 1AM today. He was 90 years old and had been ill for some time. He breathed his last in Edmonton, Canada. Pal Singh Purewal's great contribution to Sikh history was the Nanakshahi calendar. In fact, in the old Bikrami calendar, many gurpurbs came twice a year and many gurpurbs did not come even once a year. Due to this, Pal Singh Purewal started working on the Nanakshahi calendar. For nearly fifteen years he worked in preparing the Nanakshahi calendar. Sardar Purewal studied 120 books of astronomy,

Officers from the Homicide and Missing Persons Bureau have identified the woman murdered at a retail store in the City of Mississauga.On Monday, September 19, 2022, at approximately 6:00 p.m., police were called to a retail store in the area of Mavis Road and Britannia Road West in Mississauga for a stabbing in progress. Police attended and located a woman suffering from apparent stab wounds. Chandanpreet Kaur, 22, was pronounced deceased on scene. The victim’s husband of three years, Charanjeet Singh, 26, from Mississauga, was arrested at the scene. He was transported to a trauma centre whe

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Thursday said that he would prefer to breathe his last surrounded by the genuine and loving people of India, a free and open democracy, rather than among "artificial" Chinese officials. He made these remarks during a two-day dialogue with youth leaders at his residence in Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh at an interaction organised by the United States Institute of Peace (USIP). "I told former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, I will live another 15-20 years, there is no question. At the time when I die, I prefer dying in India. India is surrounded by

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday said that it was decided in the cabinet meeting that the Assembly Session will now convene on Tuesday, September 27. In the session, issues like electricity and stubble burning will be discussed, CM Bhagwant Mann said. "In the cabinet meeting today, it has been decided to convene an Assembly session on September 27. Issues like electricity and stubble burning will be discussed," CM Mann said after chairing a cabinet meeting at the Punjab Secretariat in Chandigarh, day after the previous assembly session (that was scheduled to be held today) w

De Havilland Aircraft of Canada says its plan to build a new aircraft manufacturing plant east of Calgary could eventually employ up to 1,500 people. The company says the facility is to be located in Wheatland County between the communities of Chestermere and Strathmore. Company co-owner Sherry Brydson says construction will start next year but it will take a long time to complete and will depend on the growth of the business. She says the full buildout of the plant that will assemble Firefighter aircraft, Twin Otters and Dash 8-400s will take somewhere between 10 and 15 years.

The election laws in British Columbia are clear: third party advertisers cannot collude nor sponsor elector associations. Surrey Connect is receiving direct contributions from the Keep The RCMP in Surrey Third Party Advertiser. "This is simply unacceptable," says Stephen Carter, Campaign Manager for Surrey Forward. "The Local Election Campaign Financing Act is very clear, a third party advertiser such as Keep the RCMP in Surrey, must operate INDEPENDENTLY from the candidates or elector association." "In a campaign where the current Mayor is facing significant criminal charges, a second candida

Vancouver Police have launched an online video portal and a dedicated tip line to identify suspects who sparked violence and damaged property following the cancellation of a concert Sunday night at the PNE Amphitheatre. "Video evidence and eyewitness accounts will form a critical part of this investigation, as we work to identify people who destroyed property, engaged in violent behaviour, and put everyone’s safety at risk," says Sergeant Steve Addison."We’ve made it easy for people to come forward, and we’re asking anyone who has video or photos to visit vpd.ca and send them to us for r