Annis: Time to get Surrey ready to be B.C.’s biggest city and economic powerhouse
Surrey, B.C. (Sept. 3, 2025): Surrey First Councillor Linda Annis has announced she will run for mayor of Surrey in the next municipal election, scheduled for October 17, 2026. Annis, who is Executive Director of Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers, was first elected to Surrey council in 2018, and re-elected in 2022, when she topped the polls.
“In just four short years, Surrey will be British Columbia’s biggest city, and we will be the first city in our province to top one million people,” said Annis. “I want to make sure we’re ready so that we can build the sort of future our city wants and deserves. It’s time to ignite Surrey’s potential and show our province and country what we can contribute and accomplish in the important years ahead.”
Annis said, while the municipal election is a year away, she wants to use the time to have serious conversations with Surrey voters about the future of their city.
“I’m frustrated to see so many important priorities ignored by our current mayor and her councillors because they have spent this entire term trying to stop or stall the police transition,” explained Annis. “As a result, they have wasted time and millions of tax dollars while every other issue and opportunity has been sidelined. Frankly, Surrey taxpayers deserve better.”
Annis said she will begin announcing Surrey First council candidates in the weeks ahead.
“Our city deserves a mayor and council who really put Surrey families and businesses first,” said Annis. “Wasting an entire term when there is so much to do is inexcusable, and I want to change that. Surrey’s mayor and council need to be able to manage multiple priorities at the same time.”
Annis said her election priorities will be a results-driven “contract with the community”…
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