Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke denies ‘bailing out’ developer on arena deal

Surrey mayoral candidate Doug McCallum is accusing Mayor Brenda Locke of “bailing out” a land developer in a celebrated land swap that was publicly revealed on June 30 where land owned by the City of Surrey was traded for what’s to be the site of a 10,000-seat arena in Whalley, to be built where a Safeway grocery store was on 104 Avenue and King George Boulevard.
McCallum, the former mayor leading the Safe Surrey Coalition into the October 17 civic election, says city hall has