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LETTER: Here's how Surrey needs to step up for affordable housing

The plan would use $25 million a year in city investment income to buy about 50 condos and keep rents at least 30% below market.

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Editor, With a municipal election just around the corner, Surrey’s main political parties are tripping over themselves to provide better policing, more parks and more frequent transit. While these are important issues, most Surrey residents rate affordable housing much higher on their priority list and for good reason. Average house prices and monthly rental rates remain out of reach for many. Affordable housing has traditionally been the respon…

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LETTER: Here's how Surrey needs to step up for affordable housing

City of Surrey should become a major player in housing

·Surrey, Canada
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Surrey Now-Leader broke the news in Surrey, Canada on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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