Cloverdale Chamber submits recommendations for 2027 B.C. budget<\/p>\n
Published 7:00 am Sunday, July 19, 2026<\/p>\n
The Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce has submitted recommendations for the 2027 B.C. budget.<\/p>\n
Scott Wheatley, executive director of the Cloverdale Chamber, sent in three recommendations to the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services as part of the 2027 budget consultation process.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs the voice of business for Cloverdale, Clayton Heights, and Campbell Heights, our submission focused on practical priorities that support local businesses, strengthen our economy, and help East Surrey continue to grow,\u201d Wheatley wrote in a message to members and shared with the Cloverdale Reporter.<\/p>\n
He noted the Chamber\u2014on behalf of its members, more than 550 in the East Surrey area\u2014made recommendations on better transit and transportation connections, infrastructure investment to support business growth, and stronger action on business crime and public safety.<\/p>\n
In terms of transit, Wheatley said his members want improved transportation and transit access for the entirety of East Surrey, which includes better service for Campbell Heights, South Campbell Heights, and the new Surrey hospital. These connections, he noted, should take into account the future Surrey-Langley SkyTrain corridor.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe called for targeted infrastructure investments in Campbell Heights and South Campbell Heights, including energy capacity, servicing upgrades, ZEV charging infrastructure, and timely provincial approvals,\u201d Wheatley wrote. \u201cThese investments are important to supporting employment lands, business expansion, and long-term economic growth.<\/p>\n
Wheatley also indicated a strong emphasis needs to be placed on public safety because it\u2019s an economic issue for businesses.<\/p>\n
\u201cTheft, vandalism, break-ins, trespassing, illegal dumping, vehicle damage, and street disorder all create real costs for employers,\u201d he said. \u201cWe called for visible enforcement, adequate police and justice system capacity, and stronger partnerships to address repeat offending and property crime.\u201d<\/p>\n
He added the recommendations are part of the Chamber\u2019s continued effort to advocate for local businesses to all levels of government.<\/p>\n
The full 2027 budget submission<\/a> can be viewed by clicking here<\/a>, or by contacting the Chamber via cloverdalechamber.ca.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cloverdale Chamber submits recommendations for 2027 B.C. budget Published 7:00 am Sunday, July 19, 2026 The Cloverdale District…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":812412,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,87674],"class_list":["post-812411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812411","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=812411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/812411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/812412"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=812411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=812411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=812411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}