INITIATIVE: RENTERS SPACE- NEWTON SURREY

 

SOCIAL: UBC TO DEVELOP NEW CAMPUS IN SURREY

The University of British Columbia is going to be purchasing a parcel of land worth $70 million dollars in an effort to penetrate the rapidly growing city of Surrey.  They are going to be developing a campus on the corner of King George and Fraser Highway.  The UBC claims that they have been getting request from various people in Surrey- politicians, mayors etc. asking the the university to have a bigger role in the city.  The proposed campus is going to accomodate several arts and science classes aswell as continueing education.  The university also plans to support upto 5000 medical, nursing and phrmacy students who do rotations in Surrey.