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Surrey – Just across the River.

Central City TowerWe live in Surrey now, just across the river from Vancouver. It’s about a 45 minute drive to our old place. This picture is the tower that is part of one of the largest shopping centers in Surrey.

It’s called Central City and it is being positioned as the “downtown” of Surrey. The Sky train has a stop there, and transit has a big loop there. Diane Watts, our current mayor is trying to get a city hall built in this area too. Currently, City hall is on a hilltop in south Surrey, in a mostly rural setting. This would be a better, more dynamic area for City Hall.

There are several other residential towers being built in the neighbourhood and that will change the nature of the area, too. It’s going to get alot busier over those bridges! There are 3 huge apartment towers, one completed already. The Skytrain really spurs development all along it’s stops.

We’re about a 10-15 drive from this area of town. We’re further south. We’re hoping the Skytrain might come down the King George Highway right to White Rock. That would be terrific.