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

Published 5:30 am Monday, March 16, 2026

WEATHER WATCH for Monday, March 16, 2026:

Pack your umbrella – Environment Canada is forecasting 10-15 mm of the wet stuff today, along with a light wind (gusting to 40 km/h near the water) and a high of 11 C.

5 STORIES that are making headlines:

1. White Rock City Orchestra tackles Beethoven, Mussorgsky

Several movements in the version orchestrated by French composer Maurice Ravel in 1922 will be a cornerstone of Echoes from an Exhibition, set for March 21.

2. Surrey SkyTrain station operation leads to 61 arrests

“SkyTrain and bus passengers deserve to feel safe without concern about being exposed to weapons, drugs, or the violence that can sometimes accompany them.”

3. Cloverdale Rodeo Association gets 5-year lease from City

“This event is of significant cultural and historical value, not only to the Cloverdale area but also to the broader Surrey community and region.”

4. See ‘The Bead’ digital art projected on Surrey building until April 18

The exhibition can be viewed 30 minutes after sunset until midnight on the library wall at Surrey Civic Plaza.

5. LETTER: Surrey schools shouldn’t recognize any religion

“There should be no religion of any kind in Surrey and B.C. public schools.”

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