A tour of developing Whalley in Surrey, B.C.
Whalley in Surrey B.C. used to be den of prostitution and addicts, but the neighbourhood is transforming with new developments. Tour Whalley to find out why it's becoming one of Canada's greatest communities.
The Surrey Central City complex is seen through SkyTrain tracks in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The Surrey City Centre Library, which is still under construction, seen here in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The Surrey City Centre Library (L), which is still under construction, and the Surrey Central City complex (R) seen here in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
A man walks his dogs along a stretch of road that once was frequented by drug addicts and prostitutes in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The SkyTrain passes by excavators in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The Surrey Central City complex and the Simon Fraser University Campus seen here in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
The Simon Fraser University Campus seen here in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
People hang out in the back of the Simon Fraser University Campus in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
A City of Surrey sign seen here in front of the Surrey Central City complex and the Simon Fraser University Campus in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Surrey Memorial Hospital along with the new expansion, which is still under construction, seen here in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail
Surrey Memorial Hospital has a new expansion that is currently under construction, seen here in the Whalley neighbourhood of Surrey, British Columbia, June 28, 2011.Rafal Gerszak for The Globe and Mail