The Province - October 28
One of the 20 candidates running for a spot on the eight-seat Surrey City Council unveiled a realistic plan recently to bring light-rail transit to most communities south of the Fraser River.
Specifically, candidate Paul Hillsdon’s “Transit for Tomorrow” plan would take the $1.1 billion that B.C.’s government has earmarked for a [...]

Janet Steffenhagen - The Vancouver Sun - October 28
Schools should encourage more team sports by giving cash rewards to teachers who are volunteer coaches, says a father seeking election to the Surrey board of education next month.
Nick Caumanns, an Independent candidate for school trustee, isn’t suggesting teachers be paid for volunteering, but rather that they [...]

Marisa Babic - Surrey Now - October 28
It was his first press conference and he was running late. Plus, nobody showed up. Well, almost nobody.
But the rocky start has done nothing to dampen Paul Hillsdon’s youthful energy and enthusiasm for the civic election.
“It was my first press conference, a mixed experience, but it’s always a [...]

Chen Xi Mu - Sing Tao Daily - October 27
This is a Google translation of the original Chinese story
Independent candidates to stand for election at the same time the identity of the city of Surrey City Council, the House Committee of Science 18-year-old high school graduate Xiersitang (Paul Hillsdon) Sunday in the central-station, and began [...]

CBC News - October 27
Eighteen-year-old Paul Hillsdon may be only one year out of high school, but the young candidate for both city council and the school board in Surrey is hoping to convince voters his age is an asset.
His campaign is focused on two political issues that matter to British Columbians in his age [...]

Rick Kupchuk - Surrey Leader - October 24
Putting students first and using resources to their full potential were common themes at an all-candidates meeting hosted by the Surrey District Parent Advisory Council at the District Conference Centre Wednesday night.
Twelve of the 15 candidates seeking one of six seats available on the Surrey Board of Education [...]

SURREY - The recent tragic death of a cyclist in Surrey has city council candidate Paul Hillsdon leading the call for safe cycling facilities across the city. The cyclist, in his 50’s, was hit from behind by a Honda Accord in Newton, and was pronounced dead at the scene. One of Hillsdon’s main platform pillars is sustainable transportation and [...]

I recently wrote a letter to the Editors of both of the Surrey Leader and The Now about the City’s Newton Plan. Apparently both Laila Yuile and I agree that plants and banners don’t help get to the core of the problems in this community. You can view pictures of the beautification efforts below. 
I recently [...]

In a bid to protect its trees from developers who consider them nuisances, this city is assigning a monetary value to every tree in its 100,000-plus urban forest. The value is how much people will have to pay if they yield to the urge to play lumberjack. Bringing down one wide and towering American elm [...]

According to some doomsday scenarios, spiking gas prices could turn the cul-de-sacs and two-car garages that surround North America’s cities - built over the past 60 years and designed for the convenience of people with cars - into tomorrow’s slums.
The predictions for the most part come from subscribers to the theory of “peak oil,” which [...]

When Shaun Yandell proposed to his longtime girlfriend Gina Marasco on the doorstep of their new home in the sunny suburb of Elk Grove, California, four years ago, he never imagined things would get this bad. But they did, and it happened almost overnight.
“It is going to be heartbreak,” Yandell told CNN. “But we are [...]

The article made me think about teen’s opinions and how many people ignore them. Many teenagers have great ideas about what can be improved in our city because we are the ones that use the transportation systems and use most public places.
I say good for you Paul Hillsdon, I hope you make a positive difference [...]

Editorial Board - The Province - May 16
Talking of young people, it’s great to watch those who are trying to be part of the solution rather than the problem.
We’re referring here to the news that 18-year-old Surrey blogger Paul Hillsdon has decided to run for council in the civic elections in November.
The Grade 12 student [...]

Roberta Graham - News1130 - May 15
A teenager in Surrey has some big plans for the future of his city. 18-year old Paul Hillsdon wants to run for council in November because he thinks Surrey is heading in the wrong direction.
Paul tells the Province newspaper his platform builds on the idea of sustainability and has four [...]