SURREY Mayor Brenda Locke has proudly announced her intention to seek re-election as Mayor of Surrey in the October 17, 2026 municipal election, and introduced two new council candidates on her Surrey Connect team.<\/p>\n
Joined by supporters, family, and community members, Locke highlighted Surrey Connect\u2019s significant accomplishments over the past term and introduced new candidates Rona Tepper and Noemi Victorino ready to build on that momentum.<\/p>\n
\u201cI am thrilled to announce that I will be running for re-election as your Mayor,\u201d said Locke. \u201cTogether with our Surrey Connect team, we have delivered real results for Surrey while keeping taxes low. With exciting opportunities and real challenges ahead, Surrey needs steady, proven leadership. I\u2019m ready to continue that work with an even stronger team.\u201d<\/p>\n
Under the Surrey Connect banner, the team has delivered key wins for residents, including:<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Major infrastructure investments, such as the Newton Recreation Centre, new ice sheets in Cloverdale, and the 39,000-square-foot expansion to the Chuck Bailey Recreation Centre.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Securing the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Advancing the new medical school at SFU Surrey.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Hiring 140 new police officers and opening two new city-supported medical clinics.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Planning a new rapid bus route from City Centre to White Rock.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Approving over 4,000 new homes and slashing permitting times from 16 weeks to just four weeks.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Completing critical road improvements, including making 72 Avenue a continuous east-west connection and widening 32, 64, and 72 Avenues, plus 132 and 152 Streets and Fraser Highway.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Leading efforts to hold Metro Vancouver accountable to regional taxpayers<\/p>\n
And accomplishing all this while keeping taxes low.<\/p>\n
Locke emphasized that Surrey is on the cusp of becoming British Columbia\u2019s largest metropolitan centre by population in the coming term. \u201cThis is an exciting time of opportunity, but it comes with significant responsibilities,\u201d she said. \u201cWe must address challenges like the regional extortion crimewave, advocate for provincial and federal investments, protect property rights, and support small businesses. Political platitudes won\u2019t make us safer\u2014steady, focused leadership will.\u201d<\/p>\n
Locke was joined on stage by incumbent Surrey Connect councillors seeking re-election:<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Councillor Gord Hepner, an entrepreneur and notary public with degrees from Concordia University and Simon Fraser University.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Councillor Pardeep Kooner, an accountant with over 20 years of experience and owner of her own audit and tax services firm, and a Trinity Western University graduate.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Councillor Rob Stutt, a career investigator with 43 years in policing and insurance, and 30 years of community service including with the Sullivan Community Association and minor hockey.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Councillor Harry Bains, a corporate and real estate lawyer practicing in Surrey, with degrees from BCIT and UBC.<\/p>\n
The team also welcomed two new candidates to the Surrey Connect slate:<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Rona Tepper, a longtime Surrey resident and community volunteer with organizations including the Ocean Park Community Association, Crescent Beach Swim Club, and local marine search and rescue. She serves as a Victim Services Case Worker for the RCMP.<\/p>\n
\u00a0 \u00a0 \u2022 \u00a0 \u00a0Noemi Victorino, Executive Director of Harvest to Hope and former Senior Officer of Trade and Compliance with the Canada Border Services Agency. A passionate advocate for women and girls, she is also an Ambassador for the Chamber of Commerce.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis Surrey Connect team had a clear vision and plan when we took office, and we delivered,\u201d Locke added. \u201cWe\u2019re building on that success with incredible new members. We\u2019re ready to take on the challenges ahead, continue delivering results, and win in October.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SURREY Mayor Brenda Locke has proudly announced her intention to seek re-election as Mayor of Surrey in the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519983,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[879,49,48,205274,87674,205275,194871,205276,39],"class_list":["post-519982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-breaking-news","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-locke-to-run-again","tag-surrey","tag-surrey-connect","tag-surrey-mayor-brenda-locke","tag-surrey-municipal-election","tag-top-stories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519982\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519983"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}