Fleetwood Town Centre

Fleetwood is a town centre of Surrey, British Columbia, Canada with a population of approximately 61,330 as of 2016.Fleetwood is bounded by 76 Avenue in the south (above Cloverdale) to 96 Avenue in the north and from 144 Street in the west beside Newton Town Centre to 172 Street in the east.InfrastructureA branch of the Surrey Public Library, the Fleetwood Library, opened in 1995 as was the Fleetwood Community Center and the adjacent walking park, Francis Park . The Surrey Sports and Leisure Center is managed by the manager of the Fleetwood Community Center.HistoryAfter the Yale Wagon Road opened in the late 19th century, farming, logging and fishing became the primary industries of new settlers from New Westminster and Vancouver.In 1907, Edith and James Francis settled near present-day 160 Street and Fraser Highway. Over the next decade, several of Edith's family — whose birth name was Fleetwood — joined them. In August 1915, Edith’s brother, Arthur Thomas Fleetwood joined the 46th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Forces, and he was sent to France to fight in World War I. He died as a result of battle wounds on 8 September 1917.