
Surrey, B.C., mayor joins alliance of border communities ahead of possible tariffs
Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says U.S. tariffs would put hundreds of jobs in her community at risk, as she becomes the latest mayor to join an alliance advocating for Canadian border communities.
Locke says 20 per cent of businesses in Surrey have direct trade ties with the United States amounting to roughly $2.8 billion in cross-border commerce each year.
The Border Mayors Alliance includes about 20 Canadian mayors and was formed in response to threats from U.S. President Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on all goods imported from Canada as early as Saturday.
Surrey is home to two border crossings including the third largest between the two countries, the Peace Arch Crossing, and Locke says the city is the “hub” of the province’s trucking industry.