Surrey City Council to consider 12 cannabis stores, the first in the city

| David Brown

City Staff are recommending that Surrey City Council initiate rezoning applications on behalf of the eight successful applicants at twelve locations to permit Cannabis Retail on the proposed sites.

The recommendation will be presented at a council meeting on Monday, November 4. The staff report intends to inform the council of the successful applicants to the Request for Expressions of Interest for Cannabis Retail. 

Surrey City Council released a proposal for up to 12 cannabis stores in BC’s second-largest city in early 2024, approving the plan in April. The city has said it would consider up to two locations for each of its six distinct communities: Whalley/City Centre, Newton, South Surrey, Guildford, Cloverdale, and Fleetwood.

If the council approves the recommendations in the report, staff will then begin a site-specific rezoning application for council consideration on behalf of each of the selected applicants to permit cannabis retail use at their proposed locations.

If the rezoning of a property to permit cannabis retail use is approved, prospective retailers would then need to get a business license from Surrey.

City staff screened out six applications on the basis of an incomplete submission submitted within the RFEOI period. The remaining applications were then deemed eligible for the second stage evaluation.

The results of this secondary selection process identified that the successful applications in each of the communities are:

  • Whalley/City Centre
    • “Dutch Love Cannabis” #201-13650 102 Avenue 
    • “Local Cannabis” 10449 King George Boulevard 
  • Newton
    • “Imagine Cannabis” #502-7380 King George Boulevard 
    • “Surrey Cannabis Connection” 
  • South Surrey
    • Burb Cannabis” #108-15775 Croydon Drive 
    • “Dutch Love Cannabis” #125-16030 24 Avenue
  • Fleetwood 
    • “Inspired Cannabis” #103-9014 152 Street
    • “Surrey Cannabis Connection” 15148 Fraser Highway 
  • Cloverdale
    • “137 Brands” 17608 56 Avenue 
    • “Queensborough Cannabis” 19581 Fraser Highway 
  • Guildford
    • “Inspired Cannabis” 10383 150 Street
    • “Imagine Cannabis” #5-10330 152 Street

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