Surrey launches program to stop gang violence in bars, restaurants

Surrey is moving ahead with its Inadmissible Patrons Program in a bid to stop violence by gang members and associates at local bars and restaurants.
The program, launched Thursday by the Surrey RCMP, the city, the B.C. Restaurant and Food Services Association, and Restaurants Canada, is based on similar ones already in place in Vancouver and New Westminster.
Surrey RCMP’s gang enforcement team began developing an Inadmissible Patron Program after a report last year from the provi