City of Surrey Financial Plan 2020-2024

PARKS, RECREATION AND CULTURE

ECONOMIC PROSPERITY & LIVELIHOODS

 Sport Surrey played host to 33 tournaments, 9 Provincial events, 8 Regional events, 3 National events, and 6 International events;  2019 WSBC Softball Americas Olympic Qualifier at Softball City. Approximately 35,000 spectators over the 8 days of the event, 2,532+ hotel room nights, 225

volunteers, and $300,000 was received through ticket sales;  Playing host to two international pickleball tournaments; and  Hosting the Water Polo Canada - Western Nationals Tournament.

ECOSYSTEMS

 The Parks Division acquired more than 73 hectares of parkland in 2019, including 64.55 hectares of nature preserve and habitat corridor parkland.

 The Parks Division planted over 4,400 street and park trees and 23,320 native plants (including 6,446 trees and seedlings) in 2019; and

EDUCATION & CULTURE

 Sounds of Summer continues to be one of our most popular programs. We hosted a total of 11 concerts this year. This year we added more contemporary artists and saw more families attend the events;  $528,750 was invested in 104 different not-for-profit cultural organizations that support the production and presentation of cultural programming in Surrey; and  Surrey Art Gallery received a national award for outstanding achievement in education for its Indigenous contemporary art design.

PUBLIC SAFETY

lifejacket loaner program at Crescent Beach. The loaner lifejacket program was supported by the Surrey Firefighters Charitable Society and was featured on radio and news broadcasts across the Province; and  A mobile trailer for Surrey’s Emergency Support Services program was received, in partnership with Semiahmoo First Nations. This trailer is to be shared resource for emergency activations .

 The Children and Youth At-Risk Table (CHART) started in 2019, a key component of the Surrey Anti-Gang Family Empowerment Program. 132 cases were assigned to 18 partner agencies, providing tailored services to divert youth from gangs;  In 2019 water safety initiatives included: the Mayor’s Proclamation for Drowning Prevention Week (July 21 -27), public activities for National Lifejacket Day (May 17) and a public

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