Surrey community making trick-or-treating accessible to all

Surrey community making trick-or-treating accessible to all

October 27, 2025 8:27 am PST.

Surrey's 'Treat Accessibly' Halloween Village is a safe and fun curbside trick-or-treating experience for people of all abilities. Sarah Jones reports how the idea started, how the community has embraced it, and how it spread.

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