Their resignations leave the council with four members and its mayor. Former council members Mike Thiesen and Elaine Christianson jointly issued a statement, saying, “We are proud to have served on the Surrey City Council and to have the opportunity to stand up for our friends and neighbors, and our community as a whole. However, recent events led us to conclude that multiple members of the Council would rather prioritize political theater than help our City move forward. They cloud the waters of Surrey’s future by constantly bringing up past events, and advancing their personal grudges a...