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Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke denies ‘bailing out’ developer on arena deal

The deal swaps city-owned parcels for a former Safeway site, with critics saying the land is worth far less than the public assets Surrey gave up.

Surrey mayoral candidate Doug McCallum is accusing Mayor Brenda Locke of “bailing out” a land developer in a celebrated land swap that was publicly revealed on June 30 where land owned by the City of Surrey was traded for what’s to be the site of a 10,000-seat arena in Whalley, to be built where a Safeway grocery store was on 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard. McCallum, the former mayor leading the Safe Surrey Coalition into the October 17 ci…

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Surrey Now-Leader broke the news in Surrey, Canada on Thursday, July 2, 2026.
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