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Translation – Explanation and Caution

The electronic translation service on the City of Surrey’s web site is hosted by Google Translate. The quality of the translation may vary in some of the languages offered by Google. The goal of the basic translation is to capture the general intention of the original English material.

Google Translate is a free service and currently offers translation in over 50 languages. Unfortunately, not all the languages spoken in the City of Surrey are translated. Punjabi is one of the languages not currently offered, and to remedy the situation, the City has been in contact with Google and they have committed to making Punjabi available in the future.

The City of Surrey cannot guarantee the quality, accuracy, or completeness of any translated information. Before you act on translated information, the City encourages you to confirm any facts that are important to you and the decisions you make.

The City of Surrey offers interpretation services at all its facilities. If you have a question about the material you read on our web site, we encourage you to stop by a City facilities to discuss it. You can also contact the City at (604) 591-4011 to receive interpretation support.

The City is committed to enhancing the accessibility of its web site to all its citizens, and appreciates any feedback that it receives.

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City Council

The Mayor and eight Councillors are the leaders of the City of Surrey. The people who live in Surrey chose who they want to lead them by voting in an election. Elections for a new Mayor and the Councillors take place every three years. You can vote when you are eighteen years old, until then you can remind your parents to vote every time there is an election.

The Mayor is the leader of the Councillors. He or she leads the Council Meetings where important decisions are made about the City. The Mayor is usually the one you read about in the newspaper or see on TV or hear on the radio. He or she answers questions and makes announcements on big events that happen in our City.

The Mayor represents all of the people that live and work in Surrey. At special events, the Mayor welcomes visitors and important people from other cities in Canada and around the world. The Mayor works very hard to make sure that the people who live and work in Surrey are safe, informed and proud of our City.

City Councillors are our neighbourhood leaders who help make decisions on how to run the City. The Councillors vote on these decisions at Council Meetings in City Hall. The Councillors vote on what they think is best for the people that live and work in Surrey. Their decisions take care of the people of Surrey by keeping our City safe, clean and by coming up with lots of fun activities for us to do.

Learn more about who they are and what they do.