Thank you for those who attended the information meeting on Tuesday January 28.
The developer of the crematorium did not want to answer questions that attendees asked, so the developer shut down the meeting an hour early.
It's obvious that the developer does not want to work with the community, is not being transparent, and is very disorganized.
These factors make the crematorium extremely dangerous - crematoriums are NOT regulated by the government. No one measures or regulates the amount of radioactive and harmful particulates that is emitted, beyond the initial inspection.
The development application will be presented to Mayor and Council for First and Second Reading soon. IF MAYOR AND COUNCIL GRANT FIRST AND SECOND READING, THE PUBLIC HEARING (which occurs after first and second reading) WILL BE A MERE FORMALITY AND THE CREMATORIUM WILL GET APPROVED.
DO NOT ALLOW THE APPLICATION TO REACH FIRST AND SECOND READING.
PLEASE SEND YOUR CONCERNS TO EACH COUNCILLOR AND MAYOR - RIGHT NOW. We need to convince them to vote AGAINST the application at First and Second Hearing.
Questions to ask:
- Why is the crematorium and funeral home being located in a residential and ecologically sensitive area?
- Why is it not being located in the industrial area of the Anniedale-Tynehead NCP?
- If it can’t be located in the industrial area of Anniedale-Tynehead, why is it not being located in one of the many other industrial areas in Surrey:
Campbell Heights Business Park , South Westminster and Bridgeview Industrial Areas, Port Kells Industrial Area , Newton Industrial Areas and Business Parks, Cloverdale Industrial Areas, Rosemary Heights Business Park, Highway 99 Corridor, Douglas Industrial Area - Why are other businesses forced to abide by land use regulations and pay high market rates for appropriate land?
The Mayor and Council’s email addresses are:
mayor@surrey.ca, doug.elford@surrey.ca, ghepner@surrey.ca, harry.bains@surrey.ca, linda.annis@surrey.ca, mandeep.nagra@surrey.ca, mike.bose@surrey.ca, pardeep.kooner@surrey.ca, rob.stutt@surrey.ca
The Planning Department's email addresses are:
citymanager@surrey.ca, Robert.Ordelheide@surrey.ca, RGill@surrey.ca
The crematorium developer's contact information is:
DEVELOPER: Surindar Singh Jabal
Email: sjabal@hotmail.com
Phone: 778-836-2543
ARCHITECT: Rajesh Kumar
Email: kumar@kumararchitecture.com
Phone: 604-678-5918