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sobia moman

i grew up in north delta and have lived in surrey since 2014. journalism has given me the chance to write about my community and this is where i plan to stay. i first worked as a freelance reporter for community papers across b.c. in 2021 and was then hired by peace arch news, a local paper for south surrey and white rock, where i stayed for three years.

today i cover surrey for the vancouver sun and the priovince and love writing about politics, community issues, and crime.

if you have a story idea with a surrey connection, please reach out to me at smoman@postmedia.com

experience

freelance reporter, black press media

multimedia journalist, peace arch news

surrey reporter, vancouver sun and province

education

bachelor of journalism, kwantlen polytechnic university

why i love journalism

journalism continues to seek to hold those in power accountable in the service of the community, which will always be important.

articles by sobia moman
sfu med students
fulfilling a dream: meet some of the students at sfu's new surrey medical school
moninder singh
un experts raise 'serious concerns' over potential india link to threats against surrey sikh activist
heat farm
more needed to ensure worker safety during b.c. heat warnings: critics
at 12439 72 ave., unpermitted construction included converting the garage into habitable space, enclosing the deck on the north side of the house and a two-storey addition at the rear of the house.
three more surrey properties flagged for unpermitted construction
parking lot of a former safeway store at 10355 king george boulevard in surrey that may be the future site of a new city centre arena and cultural event centre project
city of surrey denies it wasted taxpayer money in pricey land acquisitions
ajaypal singh dhaliwal from surrey is the first sikh-canadian to scale mount everest.
surrey man becomes first sikh canadian to summit mount everest
gill family
'all we care about': surrey family fights on to fund gene editing procedure for son's rare disease
elford
surrey looks to explore affordable housing 'to retain and recruit' essential workers
 
surrey mayor brenda locke speaks in front of concept art showing the proposed arena and entertainment district
new 10,000-seat arena, vancouver giants poised to come to surrey in 2030
dam
these are metro vancouver's best (and worst) municipalities at conserving water
kash heed, a former b.c. solicitor general.
surrey police board's vote to 'muzzle' chief draws backlash
perm jawanda, new chair of the surrey police board, defended a decision to ban public comments on government decisions by police officials.
surrey police board votes to 'gag' chief; bans comments on local, b.c. government decisions
mosque
38-storey residential tower project with a new mosque moving ahead in surrey
lipinski
questions still remain 1½ weeks after ousting of surrey police chief lipinski
coun. mandeep nagra is the director of the numbered company that owns this south surrey property.
stop-work order issued against property linked to surrey city councillor
carwana
another surrey police board director resigns after chief norm lipinski's ousting
 
sps
former surrey police chief norm lipinski says ouster was 'not the way' he hoped to leave in farewell letter
sps
update: surrey police board confirms chief norm lipinski is out, gives no reason for the departure
kerry-lynne findlay stands on the pier in white rock on april 22, 2025.
update: kerry-lynne findlay voted new leader of the b.c. conservative party
transit
campaign on for low-income transit passes in metro vancouver as fares set to rise
city of surrey photo of a stop-work order at a residence.
surrey council eases up on illegal construction enforcement with one-year pilot program
locke
surrey mayor locke announces public safety plan at state of the city address
homicide
'he was dealing with a lot of suffering,' says former mentor of 18-year-old victim in gang-related surrey shooting
surrey transit
surrey council divided on bus rapid transit, as funding remains up in the air
 
outside of the total life care clinic on 41st avenue at knight street in vancouver. the company is slated to open two clinics in surrey this fall.
surrey mayor locke looks to expedite approvals of medical clinics in city-owned buildings
sps staff sgt. lindsey houghton behind a podium and microphone at a press conference.
shootings, extortions on the rise in surrey for 2026
a surrey police vehicle parked outside a home in surrey after a shooting on jan. 24, 2026.
surrey's police board approves spending nearly $7.7 million on new vehicles
muhammad afzal malik stands points to the office where a man was shot at 13049 76 ave in surrey
'going from one room to another, then they found him': community reacts to daylight shooting that killed man at surrey business
vancouver police officers walk the downtown eastside (dtes) in vancouver
there's a bidding war for cops in metro vancouver — and it's costing you more
residence at 13466 87a ave.
buyer beware: how the 'age-old' issue of illegal construction in metro vancouver can hit hard
a bullet hole in a window at the scene of an extortion-related shooting in surrey in october 2025.
gangs using indian international students as 'money mules' in canada's extortion crimes, new report finds
pearmain
surrey school board sidestepping questions on superintendent's 'outrageous' pay raise