Community Events
‘Coldest Night of the Year’ Walk
The ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ is a family-friendly walk in support of charities that serve those experiencing hurt, hunger & homelessness. This year’s walk takes place on February 24th.
Together with thousands of Canadians across the country, we’ll be walking and fundraising to support people and families experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness, right here, in our community. The Cloverdale walk is in support of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, and our team is “MLA Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars.”
Join us for a 2K walk and fundraise or donate today.
You can find out more details about the walk, here:
About the Event – Coldest Night of the Year 2024 Canada (cnoy.org)
If you can’t make it out, but would like to support one of our team, that link is here:
PLEASE SPONSOR MLA Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars (e2rm.com)
You can find out more about the amazing work the Cloverdale Community Kitchen does, here:
About | Cloverdale Community Kitchen (mycck.ca)
Hope to see you out on the walk, on February 24th!
POST-WALK UPDATE:
We are delighted to report that the MLA Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars Team raised $2571.00 for the awesome folks at Cloverdale Community Kitchen!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Team!
Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars – March 2023
It was my honour to address the BC Professional Fire Fighters at the 12th Annual Robert E. Hall Legislative Conference on March 6th. Cancer Screening for fire fighters and psychological safety training are always top of mind, as is paying respect to the BCPFFA members who made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their lives to the communities they served in.
Mike’s Community Stars – Small Business Shout Out!
You can find Just Cakes Bakeshop, and all their many delicious offerings, in the heart of Cloverdale… Unit 103 – 17767 64 Ave, Surrey. You can find them online, at Just Cakes Bakeshop (justcakesbc.com)
Easter Colouring ContestAll entries must be returned in person, on or before March 31, 2023, Location: #104 17610 65A Avenue Grand prize winners will be randomly selected and notified by email on April 11, 2023 |
Around Town Calendar of Events
- March 24 & 25 – Fibres West 2023 – Cloverdale Agriplex
Fibres West is Western Canada’s most varied and longest-running Fibre Arts Trade Show. The event will showcase weaving, spinning, felting, knitting, rug hooking, lace making, embellishment, dyeing, carding, fiber guilds, clubs, local teachers, and more. Find out more at Fibres West (fibre2fashion.com)
- March 25 – Celtic Fest – Museum of Surrey
Get your Celtic on! Be entertained by Celtic music and dancing, explore community group booths, and learn about the Celtic community in British Columbia. Find out more at Celtic Fest (chatterblock.com)
- March 24 – Coffee and Conversation with Mike Starchuk – Surrey-Cloverdale MLA
The Cloverdale District Chamber of Commerce invites you to join Mike Starchuk, MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale for an intimate gathering with discussion on local issues. This is an opportunity to have your comments heard, questions answered and listen to what your local representative is currently working on in your community. Admission is free, but seating is limited, so please reserve your spot today, at http://www.cloverdalechamber.ca Friday March 24, from 5:00 to 6:00 PM at 5738 176th Street, Cloverdale |
Community Quick Links & Resources
Province of BC
City of Surrey
Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce
Sources Community Resource Centre
Rotary
Call 811 for free of charge Provincial health and information
Call 211 for a free confidential multilingual service that provides resources for assistance
For non emergency health information and advice click here
If you have any questions or concerns regarding a Provincial issue, please do not hesitate to reach out to our office at 778-571-5503, or by email to Mike.Starchuk.MLA@leg.bc.ca
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Make Buy BC Even Better
You can make Buy BC even better today by visiting the Surrey Urban Farm Market today…
(every Wednesday) …at the North Surrey Recreation Center between noon and 6:00 pm.
A #TrueSurrey free event where you can support local growers and eat the best local produce.
Do you know where your dinner came from? I do!
Bringing back Buy BC to strengthen communities and grow jobs
Surrey Fusion Fest
Surrey’s 10th annual Fusion Fest takes place on July 22nd and 23rd.
A Thank You card from the citizens of Surrey will be presented to the Government of Canada, as part of the Canada 150 Celebration, and the 10th anniversary of the Surrey Fusion Festival, just to say ‘Thank you’.
Inside of the card are the following words:
THANK YOU for helping to make Canada an inclusive and welcoming nation. We are fortunate to live in a country that celebrates its diverse range of backgrounds and beliefs of its citizens. Together our contributions make Surrey a thriving and vibrant community.
There have been many Surrey residents who have already signed the card in one of the languages they are fluent in, and had a photo taken with the card.
Do you want to become a part of this event?
If you are a resident of Surrey, and are fluent in one of the languages listed below, please show up on Saturday at the FREE Surrey Fusion Festival in Holland Park.
We are looking for people to write ‘Thank you’ in their language, sign their name underneath, and then be photographed with the card. (Please be aware, that the first person to present themselves, with one of the below-listed languages, will be selected to sign the card.)
Many thanks to the 50 folks who have already signed the card, and represented their languages.
The languages not yet represented, are (in no particular order):
Hindi, Urdu, Cantonese, Persian, Japanese, Dari, Bengali, Sinhala, Tamil, Lao, Malyalam, Portuguese, Albanian, Pashto, Cambodian, Romanian, Karen, Pushto, Amharic, Swahili, Burmese, Indonesian, Panjabi, Telugu, Faroese, Sindhi, Kurdish, Malay, Creole, Tigrinya, Yoruba, Indo Iranian, Slovak, Khmer, Cebuano, Afrikaans, Iloko, Bulgarian, Niger-Congo, Aramaic, Ewe, Dinka, Finnish, Konkani, Sundanese, Tibetan, Bosnian, Chechen, Hebrew, Jamaican Creole, Kannada, Swedish, Hiligaynon, Kinyarwanda, Pampanga, Acoli, Armenien, Luo (Kenya and Tanzania), Marathi, Nubian languages, Oromo, Shona, Assamese, Danish, Ido, Igbo, Sino-Tibetan (Other), Guarani, Hmong, Lozi, Niger-Kordofanian (Other), Thagaloo, Abkhazian, Afro-Asiatic (Other), Avaric, Bini, Fukien, Ganda, Hausa, Kanuri, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Norwegian, Pahari, Rajasthani, Sarsi, Semitic (Other), Tonga, Waray, Akkadian, Azerbaijani, Balinese, Bikol, Efik, French/African Patois, Halkomelem, Hare, Ingush, Kachin, Kwakw’ala, Lingala, Luganda, Maltese, Mongolian, Nahuatl, Nilo-Saharan (Other), North Ndebele, Nzima, Oriya, Pangasinan, Quechua, Squamish, Upper Sorbian, Uzbek, Vai, and Yugoslavian.
I will be in the Canada Pavilion from 12:00 to 3:00 on Saturday, July 22nd, with this wonderful card for you to sign.
The Surrey Fusion Festival is a free celebration of multiculturalism and diversity, and all are welcome to join in, and enjoy the festivities. I look forward to seeing everyone there!
For more details about the 2017 Surrey Fusion Festival, please click this link!
SFU Surrey Campus Expansion
Today there was a remarkable announcement made by Prime Minister Trudeau, Premier Clark, Mayor Hepner and SFU President Petter, regarding the SFU Surrey campus expansion.
This is a great collaboration of all levels of government, which make this new expansion possible.
The architecture of the late Bing Thom leaves the Downtown Surrey core with legacy building for all to enjoy.
It was said today that “all great Cities have great Universities”. Well said, Mayor Hepner!
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