Surreypass Will Be One Card for All Services: Imagine Surrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 24, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk today unveiled the SurreyPass: one card, on your phone or in your wallet, for every City service. Recreation, libraries, permits, parking, events, and bike lockers. Live in year one. Today a Surrey family signs up separately for the pool, the library, and the parking app, and […]

Commonwealth Village Waterfront District Would Overtake New West Quay and North Van Shipyards for Best Waterfront District: Mike Starchuk & Imagine Surrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 23, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk today unveiled the Surrey Waterfront District: a new neighbourhood on the Fraser River in Brownsville and South Westminster, steps from Scott Road Station, that gives the largest city on the river a front door to it. A public quay and riverwalk, a market hall, an outdoor […]

Statement by Mike Starchuk on Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 Collective Agreement Ratification

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWednesday, September 23, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk, Imagine Surrey’s candidate for mayor, issued the following statement today after members of Unifor Locals 111 and 2200 ratified a new collective agreement with Coast Mountain Bus Company, lifting the strike deadline: “Buses are running in Surrey this morning. If you ride one, you spent months […]

Andrew Weaver Endorses Mike Starchuk and the Entire Imagine Surrey Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 22, 2026 SURREY, BC — Following today’s announcement by Imagine Surrey to bid for the Commonwealth Games and build a cricket and rugby stadium in the city, avid rugby fan Dr. Andrew Weaver endorsed Mike Starchuk’s ambitious plans for what will soon be British Columbia’s largest city. Dr. Weaver’s full endorsement statement follows: […]

It’s Time for Surrey to Host the World

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASETuesday, September 22, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk today committed to a Surrey bid for the 2031 World Police and Fire Games and to building a cricket and rugby stadium in Fleetwood, on land the City already owns, within walking distance of a future SkyTrain station. If Surrey wins the 2031 Games, an Imagine […]

Starchuk Wins Straw Poll as Surrey First Collapse Boosts Imagine Surrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, September 21, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk has won a straw poll on r/SurreyBC, the city’s subreddit, by a landslide. He is the only candidate for mayor whose score is above zero, and it’s not even close. An r/SurreyBC member posted the question two days ago: “Surrey 2026 Mayoral Election — Who are […]

Starchuk Will Bring West Coast Express to Surrey

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, September 21, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk today committed to fight for West Coast Express commuter rail in Surrey, running from Scott Road to the Fraser Valley through Newton and Cloverdale, as the province writes its passenger rail strategy. Surrey will make the case by name, with a corridor, a business case, and […]

Synchronize Traffic Lights and Expand Key Roads: Imagine Surrey and Mike Starchuk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASESunday, September 20, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk today committed to synchronize Surrey’s traffic lights into one citywide system that responds to traffic in real time, and to expand seven roads that choke every rush hour: 124 Street, 144 Street, 148 Street, 168 Street, 80 Avenue, Colebrook Road, and 40 Avenue. Starchuk also […]

Mike Starchuk and Imagine Surrey Outline Five-Point Plan for Surrey at Campaign Launch

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEFriday September 18, 2026 SURREY, B.C. — Imagine Surrey mayoral candidate Mike Starchuk outlined his campaign’s priorities for the 2026 Surrey municipal election, presenting five commitments focused on public safety, transportation, investment, affordability and city services. Starchuk, a former Surrey firefighter, Chief Fire Prevention Officer, city councillor and MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale, said his campaign […]

Starchuk Plan Will Lower Costs and Boost Livability

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEThursday, September 17, 2026 SURREY, BC — Mike Starchuk today set out two commitments to lower the cost of living in Surrey: cutting recreation fees for seniors in half and making select seniors’ programs free, completely free recreation for residents above the age of 70, and a plan to lower transit fares.  The City’s own […]