In the News: Imagine Surrey wants to turn Cloverdale Fairgrounds into ‘world-class destination’
CLOVERDALE REPORTER – Mike Starchuk and his Imagine Surrey slate have big plans for the Cloverdale Fairgrounds and city farmland.
May 15, 2026
CLOVERDALE REPORTER – Mike Starchuk and his Imagine Surrey slate have big plans for the Cloverdale Fairgrounds and city farmland.
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.
CTV NEWS VANCOUVER – Brenda Locke used her annual State of the City Address to position public safety as a key election issue, announcing plans to hire 560 additional police, fire, and emergency personnel amid a growing extortion crisis in Surrey. Political rivals, including Linda Annis, Doug McCallum, and Mike Starchuk, criticized the proposals as underfunded and reflective of broader concerns over the city’s direction and public safety response.
SURREY NOW – Brenda Locke used her 2026 State of the City Address to outline major investments in public safety, infrastructure, and economic development while renewing her call for a charter that would give Surrey greater autonomy. The speech also drew criticism from political opponents, who argued residents are not seeing enough tangible results despite the city’s rapid growth and ambitious project announcements.
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.
GLOBAL TV NEWS: The ongoing Surrey policing transition and challenges in hiring officers is expected to be a major campaign issue in the fall municipal election.
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.
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.
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.
DAILY HIVE, APRIL 27, 2026 — The new Imagine Surrey civic political party is calling for a broader approach to public transit planning in Surrey, Metro Vancouver’s second most populated city.