The major development and investment projects
Emerging with a significant lead over her competitors, Hepner’s campaign was in the image of Watts’ vision for Surrey, and she has vowed to keep building on the momentum created by the major development and investment projects spearheaded by Surrey First.
“In terms of creating a new cultural corridor, the innovation health tech cluster – the whole point of building a clean technology cluster is to build quality jobs for our citizens so that they can work and live in Surrey. And play here too,” said Anita Huberman, CEO of the Surrey Board of Trade.
“It’s important to have experience at the helm of such a large city,” she added. “We have a very good working relationship to build Surrey’s economy with Linda Hepner. We are pleased that she’s been selected by voters as mayor.”
“This was as expected,” said Maghar Singh Dhaliwal, president of the Surrey-based South Asian Business Association of BC.
“We offer our congratulations, but we hope she will take care of small businesses. She has promised us in the past she would look into assisting new immigrants who are starting small businesses. There is a lot of bureaucracy.”