Relations With Surrey, White Rock
School District 36 Surrey acknowledges that it operates in the Semiahmoo traditional territory.
The First Nation sponsors a powwow organized by students at Earl Marriott Secondary School in Surrey.
In 2009, the band removed a large and long-standing children's play area located in an open park near the East beach area citing vandalism as the reason for removal. Removal of the remaining swings would follow soon after.
In 2010, the Semiahmoo First Nation erected a 6 foot high fence that extends east from the reservation and follows the length of their land to prohibit access by non-band members. In addition to restricting access to band land, this fence also prevents access to all East beach areas and certain areas of the Little Campbell river.
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