Surrey Lake

Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the province's second-largest city, surpassed only by Vancouver.

Six town centres make up Surrey: Fleetwood, Whalley, Guildford, Newton, Cloverdale, and South Surrey.

Surrey is also home to the Fraser River island of Barnston Island, a designated unincorporated area that falls into the Greater Vancouver Regional District Electoral Area A.

Surrey was incorporated in 1879. When Englishman H.J. Brewer looked across the Fraser River from New Westminster and saw a land reminiscent of his native County of Surrey in England, the modern city of Surrey was born. The area then comprised forests of Douglas-fir, fir, redcedar and hemlock, all basically untouched. Logging began, settlement took place, and Surrey started to take shape. The City of Surrey is one of Canada's fastest growing major cities. In September of 1993, Surrey officially became a city, currently the second largest in British Columbia. Approximately 800 people move to Surrey each month.