Doug McCallum, Council Get to Work in Surrey
The 40-minute ceremony began a four-year term as McCallum repeated campaign pledges on a new hospital, SkyTrain extension and no property tax increases.
- On Monday, November 2, 2026, Mayor Doug McCallum took his oath of office at Surrey City Hall during a 40-minute inaugural ceremony; Councillor Mandeep Nagra was appointed deputy mayor.
- The Safe Surrey Coalition-dominated council began its four-year term following a campaign where McCallum pledged to freeze property taxes, fast-track permits, and build a new women's and children's hospital in Newton.
- Mayor McCallum promised to create an efficiency commission reporting within 100 days, ensure permits are answered in 60 days with fees waived for delays, and conduct an independent forensic audit of city land deals.
- Premier-Designate Lorne Doerkson's incoming majority Conservative government in Victoria has committed to funding the new hospital and SkyTrain extension to Newton, marking the first time Surrey will advance these projects with provincial support.
- The administration aims to establish a university campus in Surrey and ensure major infrastructure projects are built by local workers, positioning the city as an emerging economic hub for manufacturing, science, and innovation.
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The mayor’s chair in Surrey is once again occupied by Doug McCallum, who says his work in the municipal government is far from finished. McCallum was sworn in for his fifth term during an evening ceremony at Surrey City Hall on Monday, Nov. 2, 2026. Now 82 years old, his latest political comeback follows earlier stretches as mayor from 1996 to 2005 and from 2018 to 2022, returning him to office after defeating incumbent Brenda Locke in the Octob…
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McCallum promises to ‘unleash’ Surrey’s economy in inaugural speech
On Monday night, the new city council was sworn in and Mayor Doug McCallum used his speech to thank the city and remind residents about his campaign promises.
Doug McCallum sworn in as Mayor of Surrey, Mandeep Nagra as Deputy Mayor
DOUG McCallum was sworn in as Mayor and Mandeep Nagra as Deputy Mayor of Surrey on Monday evening. McCallum was also mayor from 1996 to 2005 and from 2018 to 2022. McCallum thanked the City of Surrey for reposing trust in him. He said Premier-designate Lorne Doerkson had committed to building a new women’s and […]
On the evening of November 2, 2026, the inauguration ceremony of the new Surrey City Council in British Columbia was solemnly held at Surrey City Hall. The inauguration ceremony venue was packed with people, and many Surrey citizens came to witness this important moment.
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