Surrey Updates - Page 26

tybuilding · #**501** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 12:35 AM**

Wow when did this happen? http://maps.google.com/?ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=49.188162,-122.80715&spn=0.003268,0.006791&z=17

I drove this on the weekend and I don't remember driving through a condo across Guildford Mall. Its a funny mistake in Google Maps!

mr.A · #**502** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 12:50 AM**

conference center at the corner of 140 street and 92 avenue.

Whalleyboy · #**503** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 1:18 AM**

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conference center at the corner of 140 street and 92 avenue.

what he said so its actually just out side of the city centre...

SpongeG · #**504** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 1:22 AM**

^^^ Its on 140th - the next major street east of king george hwy - its sort of halfway between surrey centre and newton - closer to surrey centre though - further south than the hospital - its next to a school and a park if i recall right

edit: how did all these people reply so fast

Whalleyboy · #**505** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 1:38 AM**

its not that close at all to newton its seriously right out of the city centre borders

also fast reply cause i'm a surrey nut lol

SpongeG · #**506** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 2:37 AM**

its like between those two places if you are trying to describe it to someone

I go to surrey a lot so i am pretty familiar with it but most vancouverites know jack sh*t about the places otehr than its not a place to set foot in - lol

Whalleyboy · #**507** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 2:50 AM**

best to say its right by green timbers then probably cause theres a big gap between newton and central

nickinacan · #**508** Posted **Dec 30, 2009, 5:27 AM**

Probably easier to just show it on a map:

District Education and Conference Centre Map!

It is actually only a few short blocks away from the southernmost point of the city centre, on the south west side of Green Timers. If anything, I would say that it is on the boundary of Whalley/Guildford, but regardless, at least the building looks interesting!

WaxItYourself · #**509** Posted **Dec 31, 2009, 2:23 AM**

Not sure if this has been posted yet as I haven't been here for awhile but they are starting to put up the new bus stops in Surrey. I took a picture of this one just beside Holland Park. Not sure how many others are up yet.

theQ · #**510** Posted **Dec 31, 2009, 7:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by WaxItYourself

Not sure if this has been posted yet as I haven't been here for awhile but they are starting to put up the new bus stops in Surrey. I took a picture of this one just beside Holland Park. Not sure how many others are up yet.

This is where I take the bus every day... I've been meaning to take a picture. So far this is the only new shelter that I've seen. For some reason I've been eating more tuna lately - the advertising must be working!

SpongeG · #**511** Posted **Dec 31, 2009, 7:12 AM**

looks good

metroXpress · #**512** Posted **Dec 31, 2009, 7:32 PM**

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Originally Posted by Whalleyboy

So i dont know if anyone knows this yet but there is a new bus stop up at holland park
i like how the cities symbol lights up at night
oh and they look amazing. I am so use to looking at crappy ones it almost seems out of place how much nicer they are

hey, I saw it the other day as well, it's fantastic!!

Whalleyboy · #**513** Posted **Jan 5, 2010, 11:58 PM**

havent read it yet but its an update on the casinos so thought i'd send it straight this way lol

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Published: January 05, 2010 10:00 AM
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Two huge casinos are headed to Surrey council for consideration, possibly within the next month.

One is being brought forward by builder Bob Cheema, who is planning a convention centre, hotel and casino at 8 Avenue and 168 Street.

The $150-million proposal includes a 200-suite hotel and 800-seat convention centre along with the casino.

Cheema said that even if the casino application is rejected, he plans to go ahead with the hotel and convention centre.

The other casino is being planned as part of a much larger project by developer Ralph Berezan, who announced a huge highrise development just before the 2008 election.

"It's morphed a bit," Berezan said of the project slated to be built near the SkyTrain terminus at 100 Avenue and King George Boulevard (formerly Highway). "I think we originally had six buildings, now it's down to five."

The $1.4-billion project would include four million square feet of space for a convention centre, shopping plaza, office space and a casino.

"It's a 15-year program, at least five or six phases," Berezan said Monday. "So it's not like we'd be doing that in five minutes."

He described the casino as being the scope and scale of Richmond's River Rock Casino and Resort.

Like Cheema, Berezan said the rest of the project will move forward with or without a casino.

However, without it, he said it will likely proceed at a slower pace.

"Right now, a big portion of this project is office (space)," Berezan said.

He's aware of Cheema's application and acknowledges that casino approval is up to the province.

That said, he believes his proposal is best positioned to host a casino.

"The way I look at it, you'd want your casino to be in a more populated area rather than an unpopulated area," Berezan said. "I think that's up to the provincial authorities to make that decision."

Berezan confesses having a bit of jitters over developing such a huge project in this economy.

"It's a little scary," he said. "There's still a lot of speculation when you spend all this money, you never really know how your going to end up."

Berezan said he has three projects in the works where he's already spent more than $10 million apiece, all of which is his own money.

There's a pragmatic reason for that, he said.

"I'm scared to put debt on something when I don't know what's going on," he said. "More or less we're just trying to move forward."

Cheema had scheduled a public information meeting at Hazelmere Golf Course Monday night for his project.

He stresses that the casino portion is only about "20 per cent of the project."

The main feature, he notes, is the convention facility, which he says is long overdue for this city.

Some of the meeting rooms, he said, will be sound-proofed, so they can be used for the movie industry.

He believes there's only a "10-per-cent chance" the province will award this city a gaming licence at all.

But he believes his location is superior to that of Berezan's.

"Do you see anywhere a casino in downtown?" Cheema asked. "You've got enough issues in downtown for God sakes."

Both projects are heading to council before the city's gaming committee has met to discuss proposed changes to the gaming policy.

http://www.bclocalnews.com/surrey_area/surreyleader/news/Casino_plans_due_before_council.html

CoryHolmes · #**514** Posted **Jan 6, 2010, 5:00 AM**

So have the various street renamings actually gone ahead yet?

Whalleyboy · #**515** Posted **Jan 6, 2010, 7:45 AM**

i hope they're starting and will be done before the olympics lol

WaxItYourself · #**516** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 2:29 AM**

King George Highway has been renamed to King George Boulevard already I believe.

sryboy · #**517** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 6:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by CoryHolmes

So have the various street renamings actually gone ahead yet?

I think they are suppose to start changing them over beginning on the 10th. I haven't seen any yet.

CoryHolmes · #**518** Posted **Jan 9, 2010, 9:03 AM**

Anyone have any ideas what happend on Scott Road last night? On my way back from work at about 2300 the police had it cordoned off between 104th and Old Yale Road. Lots of cops, lots of civil engineers, and even a few fire trucks. That seems more than needed for a mere accident.

tybuilding · #**519** Posted **Jan 11, 2010, 10:57 PM**

Any thoughts why the building at 104th Ave and 142 st has never been occupied? No one wants to lease it?

Whalleyboy · #**520** Posted **Jan 11, 2010, 11:32 PM**

Saw another new bus shelter going up along king goerge down by 64th ave today
it was all lit up but no glass in it yet lol