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With a population of 18,250, White Rock is located in the southwest corner of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, forty-five kilometers from Vancouver and is flanked on the south by the Canada/US border and Blaine, Washington. It is a seaside community clustered around an eight kilometer sandy beach and the warm shallow waters of Semiahmoo Bay. It is famous for its 1,500 ft. long pier, its 2.5km long beach promenade, and of course the large white rock.
The city of Surrey, British Columbia surrounds White Rock on three sides, with the dividing lines between the two municipalities set at 136th Street (Bergstrom Street) to the West, 16th Avenue (North Bluff Road) to the North, and 160th Street (Stayte Road) to the East. Many people who live in South Surrey consider themselves residents of White Rock, and many people who reside in White Rock proper, resent this.
Because of its moderate climate, White Rock is a preferred retirement spot. The average summer temperature is twenty-three degrees Celsius while the average winter temperature is six degrees Celsius.
White Rock is named for a distinctive large white boulder found on its beach near the promenade. An erratic that had migrated over from Hudson Bay in the past ice ages by continental glaciation, the 486-ton granite boulder was kept white by shellfish-eating seabirds, which resultant guano covered the rock, so much that sailors in the 19th century used it as a beacon. However, it now remains white only through frequent applications of white paint by the city parks department, as it has been a popular graffiti target for over thirty years.
White Rock's surrounding area has three public secondary schools.
Semiahmoo Secondary
Earl Marriott Secondary
Elgin Park Secondary
The current mayor Judy Forster was elected in November 2002 and reelected in November 2005.
The city of Surrey, British Columbia surrounds White Rock on three sides, with the dividing lines between the two municipalities set at 136th Street (Bergstrom Street) to the West, 16th Avenue (North Bluff Road) to the North, and 160th Street (Stayte Road) to the East. Many people who live in South Surrey consider themselves residents of White Rock, and many people who reside in White Rock proper, resent this.
Because of its moderate climate, White Rock is a preferred retirement spot. The average summer temperature is twenty-three degrees Celsius while the average winter temperature is six degrees Celsius.
White Rock is named for a distinctive large white boulder found on its beach near the promenade. An erratic that had migrated over from Hudson Bay in the past ice ages by continental glaciation, the 486-ton granite boulder was kept white by shellfish-eating seabirds, which resultant guano covered the rock, so much that sailors in the 19th century used it as a beacon. However, it now remains white only through frequent applications of white paint by the city parks department, as it has been a popular graffiti target for over thirty years.
White Rock's surrounding area has three public secondary schools.
Semiahmoo Secondary
Earl Marriott Secondary
Elgin Park Secondary
The current mayor Judy Forster was elected in November 2002 and reelected in November 2005.
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