1 week ago Surrey School District faces expensive portable removal costs

Surrey's District Parent Advisory Council says the cost to remove the portables they are replacing is more than $100,000 each.

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2 w. ago Modular school additions no solution to classroom crunch, Surrey parent leader says

The province says it is playing catch-up against a surging population base, and that pre-fabricated, modular school additions allow it to expand schools quickly and affordably.

Politics

2 w. ago NDP defends pace of school builds as Surrey students head back to hybrid classes

Surrey enrolment hit more than 83,000 last year, an increase of 1,500 from the year before, and the district has been forced to get increasingly creative with ways to house them.

Society

2 w. ago New school year bringing hybrid learning to Surrey schools to combat overcrowding

Grappling with overcrowding, the Surrey school district is implementing new techniques to combat the issue.

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3 w. ago Surrey wants your help to make sure every student has school supplies this fall

The Surrey School District is running its annual donation drive seeking school supplies, backpacks and other essentials for families in need.

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3 w. ago New call to rename Surrey school honouring politician who advocated incarceration of Japanese Canadians

Lorene Oikawa says it's "heartbreaking" to have a school named after a politician who supported harm caused to her family

Politics

3 w. ago Parents of suicide victim file suit against Fraser Health, Surrey school district

Felicity Donovan's parents have been trying to get accountability for what they call missteps in preventing the suicide of their daughter.

Society