City of Surrey's 2024-2028 Financial Plan

PARKS, RECREATION & CULTURE

BUILT ENVIRONMENT & NEIGHBOURHOODS

• Complete consultations with Katzie, Kwantlen and Semiahmoo Nations, and Urban Indigenous communities, finalize design, and initiate construction for an Indigenous Learning venue in North Surrey. This new facility will support Indigenous cultural practices, including gathering and knowledge sharing; and Initiate plans to develop a virtual Sports Hall of Fame to celebrate sport in Surrey through dynamic, online experiences. The project will also be supported through targeted in-person activations in civic spaces; • Unveil new public artworks at Bear Creek Stadium, Edgewood Park, Latimer Park, Totest Aleng: Indigenous Learning House, as well as various short-term projects, including Public Art Street Banners and Utility Wraps; • Relocate Surrey’s award-winning UrbanScreen to the Civic Plaza. Projecting digital and interactive art after dark, this Public Art venue is operated and programmed by Surrey Art Gallery and will launch at the new site in the fall; and EDUCATION & CULTURE •

• Re-envision Unwin Community Park starting with extensive community/ stakeholder engagement leading to conceptual design process and a council endorsed masterplan for the future of the park.

Implement year one of the Surrey Music Strategy including creation of a pilot for a city busking program, a Music City showcase featuring emerging local talent and support for the expansion of the Sounds of Summer series.

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