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Surrey finds friends among neighbours in argument over Metro Vancouver planning

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Surrey council voted to withdraw from Metro Vancouver 2050 regional growth plan.

Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward says he has sympathy for his neighbour's argument.

Woodward said splitting at least Metro ’s regional planning function “feels maybe a tad inevitable” Surrey voted in 2023 to approve the Metro 2050 growth strategy, along with all 21 member municipalities.

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