HEAR YE: Today’s forecast and 5 stories to start your day

Published 5:30 am Saturday, March 7, 2026

WEATHER WATCH for Saturday, March 7, 2026:

Environment Canada projects a mainly cloudy day today, with a 30 per cent chance of drizzle or rain in the morning, and showers beginning late in the afternoon. As well, a southwest wind will gust to 40 km/h near the water, and the temperature is expected to reach 12 C.

5 STORIES that are making headlines:

1. Confusion, opposition rife in White Rock OCP hearing

The OCP amendment includes updates to land-use policies and a revised North Bluff Road Corridor plan that includes potential for taller, higher-density buildings and a zone around Peace Arch Hospital that would allow hospital buildings as high as 15 storeys.

2. Federal minister, MP focus on salmon with visit to South Surrey hatchery

“We were able to showcase the things we’ve done since we opened the hatchery in 1982.”

3. Mayor Brenda Locke reveals 2 new Surrey Connect council candidates

Rona Tepper and Noemi Victorino were introduced during a March 5 event.

4. ‘Harsh’ result for evicted South Surrey horse boarder: judge

“The law is clear that there is no relief from the forfeiture of the tenancy in these circumstances.”

5. International polio-containment group meets in White Rock

The road map to a world permanently free of polio took a significant step forward this week in White Rock.

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