British Columbia’s Transportation and Transit Minister Mike Farnworth discussed lobbying the federal government for an airport to be built in South Surrey’s Campbell Heights. Scott Wheatley, executive director of the Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce, raised the subject during a Q&A with the minister March 18 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel, where Farnworth was […]

Across B.C., emergency rooms are already under enormous pressure. But one preventable problem continues to send patients through hospital doors: untreated dental pain and infection. When people cannot access basic dental care, they often have nowhere else to go but the ER — where doctors can manage pain, but not the underlying problem. Throughout the

The vibes were high and the music was pumping as three dozen people worked out alongside Canadian Olympian Jenn Gardiner on Thursday (March 20). Orangetheory Fitness’s South Surrey location (15355 24 Ave.) hosted a Sweat & Social with the Olympic silver medallist. Gardiner, who grew up in Cloverdale, plays for the Vancouver Goldeneyes in the

British Columbia’s Transportation and Transit Minister Mike Farnworth told a Surrey business crowd on March 18 that there will be no road pricing on his watch. Road pricing involves charging motorists for using roads through tolls, or fees based on distance or time travelled, or imposing a congestion levy. Mike Farnworth was the guest speaker,

Universities across B.C. have been feeling the squeeze following the federal government’s cap on international students, with layoffs hitting dozens of these institutions, including the University of the Fraser Valley. A total of 45 faculty and staff members were recently laid off in an attempt to bridge the $20 million deficit impacting UFV in the