News Release: Brenda Locke Continues to Swing Wrecking Ball Over Police Transition, With Newly Constituted Surrey Police Board Set To Fire Chief Lipinski 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, JUNE 2, 2026, SURREY B.C. — Mike Starchuk is demanding answers after the Surrey Police Board moved to dismiss Chief Norm Lipinski following predominantly closed-door meetings. He says Surrey residents deserve transparency about who is driving key decisions.

News Release: Starchuk will Clean Up Surrey—with Year-Round Free Waste Drop-Off and a New ‘Clean Streets Force’

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 20, 2026, SURREY B.C. — Mike Starchuk and Imagine Surrey have unveiled a “Clean Streets” plan that would introduce year-round free waste drop-off, a dedicated rapid-response cleanup force, and a 48-hour standard for removing graffiti, debris, and illegal dumping across the city.

News Release: Starchuk will Protect Surrey’s Farmland and Turn Cloverdale Fairgrounds into a World-Class Destination

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 15, 2026, SURREY B.C. — With the 78th Cloverdale Rodeo and 135th Country Fair drawing thousands this weekend, Mike Starchuk and Imagine Surrey today released their plan to protect Surrey’s farmland, secure the city’s food future, and turn Cloverdale Fairgrounds into a world class destination. 

News Release: Big Speech, Small Vision — Mayor Locke’s Record is Tax Spikes, Cancelled Homes, and a Third Year of Extortion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 14, 2026, SURREY B.C. —  Imagine Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk responded to Mayor Brenda Locke’s 2026 State of the City Address, calling out a record of tax spikes, cancelled homes, delayed infrastructure, and a deepening public safety crisis.

News Release: Money Laundering is Fueling Extortion and Gun Violence—Mike Starchuk will Cut it Off at the Source

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 11, 2026, SURREY B.C. — Surrey is on-track for 600+ extortion cases with gun violence injury and deaths, as Cullen Commission recommendations fall off.

News Release: Surrey lost semiahmoo housing due to mayor Locke’s failure to lead

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MAY 7, 2026, SURREY B.C. — Mike Starchuk called Mayor Brenda Locke out for the loss of the Semiahmoo  Town Centre housing project and 262 much needed homes, including 202 non-market rental units.  

News Release:  Imagine Surrey to City Hall: One Bus Rapid Transit Route Won’t Get Surrey Unstuck 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 27, 2026, SURREY B.C. —  On the day of Surrey city council’s vote to advance the King George Boulevard Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) route to a ‘100 per cent detailed design’, Imagine Surrey is calling on Council to expand the city’s transit awareness and ambition. 

News Release: Imagine Surrey Commits to 100,000 Trees, Greenway and Parks Expansion, and Climate-Resilience on Earth Day

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 22, 2026, SURREY B.C. — On Earth Day, Imagine Surrey announced its commitment for the October 17, 2026 municipal election: planting 100,000 additional trees where they are most needed over a four-year term, expanding Surrey’s greenway and trail network, and retrofitting parks and public spaces to be climate resilient.

News Release: Status-Quo Parties Rubber-Stamp $2M Washroom Contract – No Questions Asked?

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, APRIL 15, 2026, SURREY B.C. — Imagine Surrey is demanding answers after every party on Surrey Council voted unanimously to approve a massive cost increase for a public washroom contract with no debate, no questions, and no due diligence. 

News Release: Imagine Surrey Lays Out Plan to Crush Extortion

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, MARCH 12, 2026, SURREY B.C. — Extortion threats, arsons, and shootings continue to terrorize Surrey families and businesses. Imagine Surrey and mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk released a comprehensive plan for faster, smarter, and more sustained action to protect and seek justice for victims, dismantle transnational extortion networks and seize their assets.