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More than a casino planned for South Surrey Proposed complex could produce $60 million in annual revenues by Alex Browne A PLANNED South Surrey casino complex would be about a lot
more than gaming, according to Gateway Casinos and Entertainment community liaison Tanya Gabara. Gabara, together with the company’s general counsel James Chen, offered a preview of Gateway’s South Surrey plans last week at Langley’s Cascades Casino. The plans show a landscaped complex that – in addition to a 60,000-sq.ft. gaming floor – would provide an 800-seat theatre, a convention and entertainment zone (at 27,000 sq. ft., it would be the largest facility of its kind in Surrey), a 200-room, fourstar hotel, four restaurants and three lounges. The site would be 18 acres of a 25-acre parcel at 10 Avenue and 168 Street, and the price tag for the proposed development – to be designed internationally noted casino archiTanya Gabara by tects Steelman and Partners – is $100 million. The BC Lottery Corporation has suggested the complex, if approved by the City of Surrey, could be open as soon as late 2014 or early 2015. Chen and Gabara are more conservative in their projections, but said, given all approvals and a smooth construction process, the complex could be up and running 18 months after the ground is broken. The public will have its first chance to view renderings and plan details, ask questions, and fill out comment forms at an information meeting scheduled for Nov. 7, 6-9 p.m. at Hazelmere Golf and Tennis Club, 18150 8 Ave.
The emphasis would be more on entertainment – and larger, higher-end acts.
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In the pink Trevor Allder (left) and Ken Seabrook (right) lift Surrey Beavers teammate E.J. Ellis into the air during a Division 3 rugby match against the Ridge Meadows Bruins Saturday at Sullivan Field. The Beavers’ players wore pink socks as part of a club fundraiser for cancer reasearch called Rucking for a Cure. The club raised $13,000 towards breast cancer awareness and other programs for The Canadian Cancer Society. See story, page 34.
Former Liberal MP to run in B.C. election Sukh Dhaliwal eyes Surrey-Panorama; Stephanie Cadieux switches ridings by Alex Browne SURREY-PANORAMA MLA Stephanie Cadieux will switch ridings to run for Surrey-Cloverdale – where she lives – in the next provincial election in May, while former Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal will join the race for the B.C. Liberals in Cadieux’s current constituency. The announcement came Wednesday afternoon at The Leader’s press time during a media event at Sunrise Golf and Raquet Club. Dhaliwal, who has lived in SurreyPanorama since 1997, served as NewtonNorth Delta MP from 2006 to 2011. Dhaliwal “British Columbia is at a crucial point in history, and the B.C. Liberals are the best option for our province’s economy,” Dhaliwal said in a statement released with the announcement. “Offering families low taxes, a clear plan for growth and the fis- Cadieux cal capacity for strong systems of support are values that I firmly believe in.” Surrey-White Rock MLA Gordon Hogg was acclaimed last week as a B.C. Liberal candidate in his riding.
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