Spectacular Surrey

SPECTACULAR SURREY People, Places & Things That Make Surrey Special SURREY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, IS PART OF THE URBAN GREATER VANCOUVER, BUT IT IS HAS ITS OWN UNIQUE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY, AND CULTURE THAT MAKE IT A SPECTACULAR PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK. What do they say about Surrey? The future lives here! In 1879, seven years before the city of Vancouver was incorporated, New Westminster municipal clerk H.J. Brewer named Surrey for its resemblance to Surrey, England, across the Thames River from Westminster. Surrey became a recognised city in 1993. Minutes from Vancouver Top Destination in Canada TripAdvisor's 2014 Travellers' Choice, Awards Diverse city population includes: Aboriginals, Chinese, Japanese, German, Indo-Pakistani, Italian, Dutch, Scandinavian, Ukrainian, Filipino and Greek. Most Liveable City, Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), 201O. Won this award 8 times since 2002. "Vancouver is one of the few places in the world where it's possible to ski in the morning and sail in the afternoon." - hellobc.com THE CITY OF SURREY A transportation hub with: 6 town centres: 2 border crossings to the US North Surrey Peace Arch Crossing Newton Pacific Truck Crossing Fleetwood • Guildford 2 major rivers Cloverdale Nicomekl South Surrey Serpentine 5 major highways 3 bridges 4 railways Pattullo Bridge Skybridge Port Mann Bridge Deep-sea docks The Fraser Surrey Docks handles 300-400 deep-sea vessels and moves millions of tons of cargo every year. The Port Mann Bridge is a 10-lane cable-stayed bridge that opened to traffic in 2012. It is currently the second longest cable-stayed bridge in North America and was the widest Vancouver bridge in the world. The SkyTrain connects Surrey to Vancouver with a commute of less than 35 minutes. CANADA O Pharmacy Online 1.866.920.3784 202A, 8322-130th Street Surrey's diverse landscape offers beaches, gardens and mountains. About Over 35% 210 kms 6,000 acres of of the land is of cycling routes parkland and green spaces agricultural THE PEOPLE OF SURREY Around 1,000 new The largest public school district in BC residents monthly Expected to surpass Vancouver's population in 10 years Surrey has the smallest micro condos in Canada for sale, ranging from 297-653 sq. f. A diverse, yet traditional population: Over 60% 43% is South Asian English is not 1st language 77% The highest concentration of Sikhs outside of Punjab of families led by married couples FAMOUS PEOPLE FROM SURREY Former defenceman and 1st to ever change NHL teams as a free agent Gary Nylund Professional baseball player Adam Loewen UFC Mixed Martial Artist Kalib Starnes Daniel Igali, 2000 Olympic gold medalist freestyle wrestler Canadian Idol alum and Hedley lead singer Jacob Hoggard Country music star Lisa Brokop ........ Punjabi Bhangra HipHop singer Jazzy B Smallville and Supernatural actress Britt Irvin FUN FACTS ABOUT SURREY World's 1st Peace Arch was built in Peace Arch Provincial Park in 1921 to celebrate 100 years of peace hetwilight saga between US and Canada. eclipse ULY 9 SEE IT 3 Twilight saga series New Moon, Eclipse and Breaking Dawn were filmed in South Surrey. The television series Smallville was filmed in Cloverdale. The Semiahmoo library has VILLE the largest green wall in the world. Surrey's Central City Brewers + Distillery spent $35 million on huge facility for microbrews and spirits. Simon Fraser University is offering classes in the Science of Brewing in coordination with Central City facilities. 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