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<\/p>\nFloyd Brenz., Philippine Canadian Inquirer
October 12, 2026<\/p>\n
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Photo Courtesy: City of Surrey<\/p>\n
For Noemi Victorino, public service extends beyond government offices and into the communities where families face everyday challenges, from food insecurity to access to essential services.<\/p>\n
The Filipino-Canadian community leader is seeking a seat on Surrey City Council in British Columbia\u2019s October 17, 2026, municipal election, running under the Surrey Connect slate led by Mayor Brenda Locke.<\/p>\n
Victorino brings 25 years of experience in federal public service, having worked as a senior trade compliance officer with the Canada Border Services Agency. Her work involved federal administration, enforcement and trade compliance before she shifted her focus to community-based initiatives.<\/p>\n
She later founded Harvest for Hope Society of BC, a nonprofit organization that recovers surplus food and distributes it to individuals and families experiencing food insecurity. The organization reports rescuing approximately 3,000 pounds of surplus food each week, equivalent to around 2,000 meals, for communities including Surrey, Burnaby, Port Coquitlam and New Westminster.<\/p>\n
Through the initiative, Victorino has focused on connecting people with food assistance and other support services, including employment opportunities, housing resources and mental health programs.<\/p>\n
Her community involvement also includes serving on Surrey\u2019s Social Equity, Livability and Public Safety Committee, where she contributes to discussions affecting residents\u2019 well-being and the city\u2019s development.<\/p>\n
Victorino\u2019s campaign comes as Surrey continues to address issues surrounding population growth, public amenities, housing and community services. As a council candidate, she is emphasizing more efficient local government, support for businesses, improved public facilities and policies that promote social equity.<\/p>\n
Running with Surrey Connect, she joins a slate seeking to continue its work under Locke\u2019s leadership. The municipal election will determine the city\u2019s next mayor, eight councillors and six school trustees.<\/p>\n
For Victorino, the campaign marks another step in a career that has moved from federal enforcement and administration to nonprofit leadership and local civic involvement. Her candidacy brings that combination of government experience and community service into the contest for a place at Surrey City Hall.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Floyd Brenz., Philippine Canadian InquirerOctober 12, 2026 Photo Courtesy: City of Surrey For Noemi Victorino, public service extends…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":929743,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[194299],"tags":[49,48,10758,87674],"class_list":["post-929742","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-surrey","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-headline","tag-surrey"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929742","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=929742"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/929742\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/929743"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=929742"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=929742"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=929742"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}