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\n<\/a>A weekly roundup of noteworthy news in municipalities across B.C.<\/em><\/p>\n

Surrey<\/strong> Mayor Dianne Watts delivered her eighth State of the City Address<\/a> at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel on Wednesday afternoon, taking on the city’s issues with crime reduction, rapid transit and post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s difficult to find anyone in the\u00a0Capital Region<\/strong>\u00a0who thinks local government is perfect the way it is.\u00a0Businesses, municipal councillors, developers and, most importantly, residents, know something needs to change, but that\u2019s where the collective agreement ends.\u00a0Amalgamation proposals are almost as numerous as the region\u2019s 91 municipal politicians. But an organized and motivated group of residents is igniting a grassroots push to turn ideas into reality<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The District of Summerland<\/strong> has initiated a unique community engagement program<\/a> to create an updated Urban Growth Strategy that responds to recent changes and emerging challenges in the area.\u00a0Residents are invited to share their ideas and priorities through a range of creative activities, from online surveys and polls to family\u2010friendly events and community dialogues.<\/p>\n

A local cycling advocacy group is calling for the missing link to be built for a safe bike route between New Westminster and South Vancouver<\/a>.\u00a0Andrew Feltham, chair of the New Westminster<\/strong> branch of HUB (formerly the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition), wrote to Transportation Minister Mary Polak about the proposal, which was prompted by an exploratory ride last fall by cyclists from HUB.<\/p>\n

Edwin Grieve commends his fellow members of the coastal regional district chairs<\/strong> (CRDC) for raising concerns about the ferry system<\/a> in recent meetings with Transportation and Infrastructure Minister Mary Polak and with Opposition MLAs.\u00a0But he says the ferry situation is a “never-ending story” that has been played out over the last two years, first with former MOTI minister Blair Lekstrom and now with Polak.<\/p>\n

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