COVID-19 pandemic. The city is also facing a $42 million deficit, also driven by the effect of the virus. Long-awaited Surrey Policing Transition Report released “Part of the strategy (to eliminate the deficit) was to keep these buildings closed,” said Annis Saturday.“The one thing that has not been paused is our police transition.
We have $129.6 million allocated for that and it’s full steam ahead at the expense of opening these rec centres.”Annis said children and seniors have been cooped up for months, and need access to the facilities to begin decompressing.