Tom Zytaruk

Nona McEwan. (Facebook image)

‘They brought a tank, that’s pretty scary,’ coroner’s inquest told

Inquest into the deaths of a Surrey couple killed by police during a hostage-taking in Whalley on March 29, 2019 opened April 16

Nona McEwan. (Facebook image)
Photo: Anna Burns

Truckers’ reaction ‘mixed’ to B.C.’s 105 km/h ‘speed-limiters’

Heavy commercial trucks must be equipped with digital speed-limiting devices as of Friday, April 5

Photo: Anna Burns
Amanjit Pannu reflecting on his ‘second life’ after horrific 1996 stabbing in Surrey. (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)

ZYTARUK: Voice from the past found light in darkness

Surrey man horrifically stabbed in 1996 shares what he’s learned about life

Amanjit Pannu reflecting on his ‘second life’ after horrific 1996 stabbing in Surrey. (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Health Minister Adrian Dix and Premier David Eby announcing new acute care tower for Surrey Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 11. (Screen shot)

Surrey Memorial Hospital to get new acute care tower

The project is expected to be in a business-planning phase over the next 15 to 18 months

Health Minister Adrian Dix and Premier David Eby announcing new acute care tower for Surrey Memorial Hospital on Monday, March 11. (Screen shot)
Jennifer Whiteside, minister of mental health and addictions, speaking in Surrey on Monday, March 4. (Screen shot)

More counselling help for youth in B.C. as Foundry expands

‘This expansion is our largest to date,’ Dr. Steve Mathias says

Jennifer Whiteside, minister of mental health and addictions, speaking in Surrey on Monday, March 4. (Screen shot)
The investigation resulted in seizures of drugs, weapons, precursor drugs, and ammunition. (BC RCMP)

8 charged after RCMP target B.C. ‘organized crime group’, seize drugs, weapons

Significant amount of counterfeit pills, firearms, cash seized following Lower Mainland raids

The investigation resulted in seizures of drugs, weapons, precursor drugs, and ammunition. (BC RCMP)
Surrey RCMP main detachment. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Mounties now eligible for $75K in health benefits for gender-affirming care

The benefit is retroactive to Oct. 12, 2023

Surrey RCMP main detachment. (Photo: Anna Burns)
First-term Surrey city councillor Mike Bose on his family’s turkey farm, on 156 Street. “There are very few turkey farms left in Surrey now, we’re talking about four,” Bose said on Nov. 2, 2022. “This is one of the largest now. Total, there’s 9,400 in one and over there, 9,000 birds, right now. The big birds go to market tonight.” (Photo: Tom Zillich)

Surrey councillor’s turkey farm loses 18K birds to avian flu

Mike Bose described it as ‘life going to hell’

First-term Surrey city councillor Mike Bose on his family’s turkey farm, on 156 Street. “There are very few turkey farms left in Surrey now, we’re talking about four,” Bose said on Nov. 2, 2022. “This is one of the largest now. Total, there’s 9,400 in one and over there, 9,000 birds, right now. The big birds go to market tonight.” (Photo: Tom Zillich)
Pierre Cléroux, chief economist of the Business Development Bank of Canada, serves up an economic forecast at a Surrey Board of Trade luncheon at Northview Golf Course on Feb. 1 maintaining Canada is not in for a recession this year “but a soft landing.” (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Canada to see ‘soft landing’ but not recession in 2024, economist forecasts

Pierre Cléroux, chief economist of the Business Development Bank of Canada, served up his economic forecast at a Surrey Board of Trade luncheon at Northview Golf Course on Feb. 1

Pierre Cléroux, chief economist of the Business Development Bank of Canada, serves up an economic forecast at a Surrey Board of Trade luncheon at Northview Golf Course on Feb. 1 maintaining Canada is not in for a recession this year “but a soft landing.” (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Rachna Singh, NDP MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Petition to recall Surrey MLA Rachna Singh fails

It didn’t receive the number of signatures the Recall and Initiative Act requires

Rachna Singh, NDP MLA for Surrey-Green Timbers. (Photo: Anna Burns)
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke. (Photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey mayor says police, like all city departments, need to get in line for budget asks

‘I cannot impose this budget on the city,” Mike Serr, Surrey Police Board administrator, concedes

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke. (Photo: Anna Burns)
Surrey provincial court. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)

B.C. boy, 13, brings loaded gun to school, gets 6 months ‘custodial’ sentence

Boy told principal he ‘thought it would be cool to show people,’ judge says

Surrey provincial court. (File photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Surrey Police Board administrator revealing SPS provisional budget details for 2024 on Thursday, Jan. 25. (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Details revealed on Surrey Police Service’s provisional budget for 2024

‘I cannot impose this budget on the city,” Mike Serr, Surrey Police Board administrator, concedes

Surrey Police Board administrator revealing SPS provisional budget details for 2024 on Thursday, Jan. 25. (Photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Surrey Police patch from Twitter Brenda Locke photo by Anna Burns

Surrey Police board, union slam mayor for ‘erroneous’ budget deficit claims

Brenda Locke standing firm on claim Surrey Police Service is running $26M-plus deficit budget

Surrey Police patch from Twitter Brenda Locke photo by Anna Burns
Surrey City Hall. (File photo: Anna Burns)

Surrey political party calls for recall legislation at civic level

Political rivals question the motive, charging the slate is seeking to ‘weaponize’ recall legislation

Surrey City Hall. (File photo: Anna Burns)
Electronic billboard sign outside Cloverdale Arena off 176 Street, as part of City of Surrey’s PR campaign against ‘NDP police transition’.(Photo: Tom Zytaruk)

Surrey PR push against policing transition slammed

Locke’s political rivals slam $500k PR campaign against Surrey policing transition

Electronic billboard sign outside Cloverdale Arena off 176 Street, as part of City of Surrey’s PR campaign against ‘NDP police transition’.(Photo: Tom Zytaruk)
Surrey RCMP Cpl. Peter Leckie. (Police handout)

Surrey Mountie sentencing on Jan. 16 for breach of trust

Corp. Peter Leckie pleaded guilty to 3 breach of trust charges related to 4 complainants

Surrey RCMP Cpl. Peter Leckie. (Police handout)
Retired Abbotsford Police Chief Mike Serr, administrator of the Surrey Police Board.

Serr says provisional budget will give Surrey council ‘confidence’ to move ahead with SPS

Surrey Police Board Administrator Mike Serr delivers provisional budget for Surrey Police Service to City of Surrey today

Retired Abbotsford Police Chief Mike Serr, administrator of the Surrey Police Board.
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke calls for peace in the Middle East

Heated Gaza conflict protest clears B.C. city’s council chambers

Only people speaking to items on Surrey’s public hearing agenda were allowed back in chambers

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke calls for peace in the Middle East
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke on Monday announced the city will challenge in court the ‘constitutionality’ of the provincial government’s decision to run with the Surrey Police Service.

Surrey challenging ‘constitutionality’ of B.C. order imposing SPS on city

Mayor Brenda Locke characterized the move as a ‘significant step to stop the NDP police service’

Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke on Monday announced the city will challenge in court the ‘constitutionality’ of the provincial government’s decision to run with the Surrey Police Service.