Tricia Weel

2 weeks ago | surreynowleader.com | Tricia Weel

After a sunny Friday and Saturday, it was a soggy start to Sunday (April 6) for many in the Lower Mainland, with 20 to 30 millimetres of rain forecast to fall through the day, and more to follow throughout the week. Environment Canada is calling for a grey, rainy week throughout Metro Vancouver, including Surrey, Delta, White Rock and the valley, with showers and clouds expected every day, with a risk of a thunderstorm Monday afternoon (April 7).

3 weeks ago | surreynowleader.com | Tricia Weel

An upgrade at a South Surrey ballpark has been illuminating, to say the least. New LED lighting has been installed and activated at all of Softball City's four fields, a $1.16-million upgrade that provides superior illumination for evening softball games, ensuring better visibility and a safer playing environment, the City of Surrey said in a release. Additionally, the LEDs are 40 per cent more energy-efficient, resulting in substantial cost savings and reduced environmental impact.

3 weeks ago | thenorthernview.com | Tricia Weel

He's a real sweetheart who loves to relax, snack and nap. He may carry a few extra pounds, but that could be because he avoids vegetables whenever he's able. Truffles, a 10-year-old pot-bellied pig, is looking for his new forever home at the BC SPCA's Good Shepherd Barn in Surrey. Weighing in at 140 kilograms, or just over 308 pounds, the lovable porker is a "big boy" who "is a sweetheart, through and through," according to the BC SPCA website.

4 weeks ago | saobserver.net | Tricia Weel

A tax on U.S. thermal coal as it travels through British Columbia — including through Surrey and White Rock on Burlington Northern Santa Fe's railway on its way to Deltaport — was an issue being discussed by the provincial and federal governments prior to the Sunday announcement of the federal election.

1 month ago | saobserver.net | Tricia Weel

A man in a wheelchair was hit by a train at a South Surrey railway crossing Sunday night. The incident happened just before 10 p.m. on Sunday evening (March 23) on the Burlington Northern Santa Fe railway crossing at Beecher and Bayview streets in Crescent Beach. Surrey Police Service confirmed in an email that "it appears that a man in a wheelchair was struck by a slow-moving train shortly before 10 p.m." in that location.