The city of Surrey with its roughly 400,000 residents is located at the crossroads of the Pacific Rim, the Metro Vancouver District and the United States at the center of a region known as the Lower Mainland. Surrey is the second largest city in British Columbia after Vancouver.
The city features five major highways, railways as well as deep sea-docking facilities and is located close to an international airport and the United States border. That puts Surrey within easy access of local, national and world markets.
The city’s economy is diverse, and its major sectors include manufacturing, transportation, wholesale, finance, insurance, real estate and other services.
Tourism is also one of the most important economic sectors in Surrey. Known as the “City of Parks” Surrey offers countless ocean parks, urban forest parks and quiet gardens, many of them in their natural state. In addition, Surrey features a vibrant cultural scene and many attractions and sites of interest for tourists such as the Surrey Museum, Historic Stewart Farm, Bear Creek Park Train, Surrey Arts Center, Cloverdale Rodeo and Exhibition, and Darts Hill Garden Park, which is internationally renowned and draws numerous visitors and horticulturists from all over the world.
Another premier entertainment destination is Fraser Downs Racetrack and Casino offering state of the art gaming facilities and horse races.
Featuring several institutions of higher education, Surrey is a bustling college town. It is home to the Surrey Campus of Fraser University, the main campus of Kwantlen University College and five campuses of Surrey College, a technical school offering certificates and diplomas.
Surrey features a diverse ethnic makeup. The most prevalent communities include South Asians (22%), Chinese (5%), Filipino (3%), Southeast Asian, Korean, Black, Latin American, Japanese, West Asian, Arabs, and many more.
All these aspects have created a significant demand for translation and interpretation services as well as opportunities for ethnic marketing in Surrey.
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