B.C.'s Surrey Memorial Hospital expected to offer free two-hour parking

Pay parking at hospitals at Fraser Health's Surrey hospital has been a contentious issue and many indicated it's unfair to charge people in need of medical services or those who are there to support them. Estimates indicate removing paid parking will result in lost revenues of about $850,000 per year. Around Surrey Memorial Hospital, the city operates 103 on-street pay parking spaces. Fraser Health and private companies operate another 2,041 spots on city-owned land. The city already removed pay parking on its streets around the hospital.