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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.

Chinese, Korean, Punjabi, Tagalog, Hindi

Sustainability

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Creating a More Sustainable Surrey

Sustainability is about balancing growth and development and natural ecosystems, and promoting quality of life for all who live, work, and visit Surrey. The City of Surrey is committed to making sustainability the cornerstone of all decision making so that Surrey remains the best place to work, visit, and live for generations to come.

Surrey is Ready to Lead in Sustainable Living

 Surrey’s geography contributes to sustainability:

  • Flanked by Boundary Bay to the south and the Fraser River to the north, Surrey is also shaped by the Serpentine and Nikomekl Rivers
  • Surrey contains an extensive system of parks, trails, and urban forests
  • Thirty percent of Surrey’s land base is agricultural

Surrey is home to a large and diverse community, the second largest municipality in BC, and one of Canada’s fastest growing cities:

  • A population of over 470,000
  • About 1,000 people moving to the City every month

 A growing and changing population brings development, including:

  • Affordable and diverse types of housing
  • Community centres, parks, libraries and other services
  • Schools
  • Shops
  • Jobs

With this rapid growth and rich geography, the City of Surrey is addressing important issues of sustainability including how we build, how to bring more jobs to the community, how people move around the City, and how they access services.

How Sustainability is Appearing in the Community

 The City of Surrey is:

  • Encouraging builders and developers to build “green” and strive to use fewer materials and build energy and water-efficient homes from renewable energy sources.
  • Tracking and reducing greenhouse gas emissions; the City of Surrey is working to reduce its own carbon footprint and working with local businesses and others to address the impacts of climate change.
  • Building a District Energy system in City Centre, and supporting the growth of clean energy and technology as the future driver of green jobs in the City.
  • Reducing waste at City Hall, including at the City's major public events.
  • Monitoring the city’s overall progress to becoming more sustainable. The City of Surrey has  worked with the community to develop meaningful sustainability indicators that track and help report out on progress.

If you are interested in finding out more about what Surrey is doing to advance sustainability in the City and your community, refer to Surrey's Sustainability Charter.