text: CAUSES OF BC LIBS' "SOUTH OF FRASER" LOSSES:
  
  The long-standing perception among owners of businesses in- residents of- Metro Vancouver's SOF area that this area- especially cities of Surrey & Langley- are the neglected step children of the 21-city Metro Vancouver family...
  
  with the (44 square mile) city of Vancouver, & other "North of the Fraser" cities for-many-decades provided with unwarranted, & prejudicially high levels of provincial govt funding & attention...
  
  For over 10-years, the Metro Vancouver region- & BC generally- have needed the prov govt to demonstrate bold, ambitious leadership by setting out a concise, multi-year policy and spending road-map for the SOF area.
  
  ... intended to bring SOF up to city of Vancouver public transport, bridge, tunnel- & schools standards...
  
  http://skytrainforsurrey.org/
  
  Surrey/Langley's bridges/tunnels' toll charges should be pro-rated based on individual family's annual net income- with rebates provided to low/moderate income families!!