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

Published 5:30 am Monday, March 23, 2026

WEATHER WATCH for Monday, March 23, 2026:

Today’s forecast calls for cloudy skies and a high of 9 C.

5 STORIES that are making headlines:

1. South Surrey basketball star Alberta-bound this fall

Jack Snead, who graduates from Semiahmoo Secondary School this year, has committed to the University of Alberta men’s basketball team, the Golden Bears.

2. Human rights complaint against City of Surrey dismissed

The tribunal found Sarah Salmond’s complaint had no “reasonable prospect” of success.

3. Hometown hero Jenn Gardiner joins Surrey fitness class for workout

Orangetheory Fitness’s South Surrey location (15355 24 Ave.) hosted a Sweat & Social with the Olympic silver medallist on March 20.

4. 3 female-focused plays coming to Surrey in 2026-27 Arts Club series

The just-announced shows are Mom’s the Word: Talkin’ Turkey (mid-October dates at Surrey Arts Centre’s 400-seat Main Stage theatre), Summer, 1976 (in January 2027) and Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women (February/March 2027).

5. LETTER: White Rock waterfront is a mispriced asset, not a pig

“With respect to the resident who declared Marine Drive a ‘pig’ beyond saving: the problem isn’t the place; it’s the government’s math.”

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