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Township of Langley & City of Langley Table of Contents Langley Township – Statistics....... 4 From Langley Township’s Mayor.. 5 Langley Township........................ 7 From Langley City’s Mayor.......... 9 Langley City – Statistics.............. 10 Langley City................................ 11 Agri-Tourism.............................. 13 Agri-Business............................. 14 Kwantlen First Nations Business.17 Manufacturing............................ 18 Offices........................................ 19 Finance..................................... 20 Tourism...................................... 21

Welcome to Langley Langley was created by trade and commerce – and business is good!

The Arts.................................... 22

by Bob Groeneveld

Equestrian................................. 23

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Map of the Langleys................. 24 Retail and Shopping.................. 27 Transportation........................... 29 Langley Regional Airport............ 31 Manufacturing........................... 32 Automotive Retail...................... 33 Fitness...................................... 34 Sports Events and Venues........ 35 Medical Facilities....................... 38 Community Groups................... 40 Religion...................................... 41 Public Education....................... 43 Post-Secondary Education....... 44 Independent Schooling............. 45 Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce............................ 46 Protection Services................... 47

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Langley lays claim to one of B.C.’s oldest neighbourhoods. The Hudson Bay Co. fort at Fort Langley – now restored as Fort Langley National Historic Site and an important heritage tourism attraction – was established in 1827 as a trading outpost, doing business in fish, furs, and farm produce with the many local First Nations people.

It was at that fort where James Douglas proclaimed British Columbia as a Crown colony in 1858, and since then, the communities around the fort – the communities and business centres that comprise Langley – have grown in scope and stature. Langley is among the fastest-growing communities in the province, both in terms of population and economic development.

In fact, there are two Langleys, two separate municipalities – that’s the political reality.

But there is a cooperative spirit between the two Langleys – the Township of Langley and the City of Langley – that enhances the economic opportunities that they offer the entire region.

A recent example of the recognition of those opportunities is the establishment of a cluster of high-end automotive retail outlets that includes dealerships for Mercedes, Audi, Infinity, BMW… stay tuned for the next dealership announcement; coming soon.

The economic cooperation between the City and Township is epitomized by the regional town centre that surrounds Willowbrook Shopping Centre – the Lower Mainland’s largest retail and commercial area outside of Vancouver. The Willowbrook area straddled the Langley City and Township boundary around 200th Street.

Indeed, the two municipalities are so

intertwined that many of the people who live here never bother to consider the duality.

On the other hand, Langley has always been a diverse mixture of communities – often referred to as “a community of communities.” From Aldergrove to Walnut Grove, Fort Langley to Langley City, Murrayville to South Langley, all readily recognize and share with each other.

From the bandshell in Langley City which draws a variety of entertainment options to the Township’s Langley Events Centre and McLeod Athletic Park, which each attract regional, national, and international sports, Langley has proven itself a capable venue for hosting events of any size. The annual Langley Good Times CruiseIn has drawn upwards of 100,000 car enthusiasts to Langley City’s downtown core.

TThe Langleys, on the eastern edge of Metro Vancouver, are where city and country meet.

Burgeoning urban growth brings in new families from throughout the Lower Mainland, the rest of B.C., and beyond. Industry thrives in Gloucester, north of Aldergrove, in Northwest Langley, and in Langley City.

Meanwhile, much of the Township of Langley remains in the Agricultural Land Reserve, serving the farming needs of the Lower Mainland and far beyond – just as the original Hudson Bay Co. settlers envisaged more than a century and a half ago.

History is an important part of Langley. This community of communities thrives on a heritage of economic opportunities that complement the progressive technological and forward-thinking industry and commerce that have driven the Langleys from their 19 century roots solidly into the 21st century.

Welcome to Langley and our growing economic region.

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LANGLEY TOWNSHIP - STATISTICS

Langley Township Statistical Profile (Based on Canada Census figures)

Population 2011 Census 2006 Census 2001 Census

104,175 93,726 86,896

Township of Langley’s Census Population, May 10, 2011

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Age Group 0-4 years 5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 to 19 years 20 to 24 years 25 to 29 years 30 to 34 years 35 to 39 years 40 to 44 years 45 to 49 years 50 to 54 years 55 to 59 years 60 to 64 years 65 to 69 years 70 to 74 years 75 to 79 years 80 to 84 years 85 to 89 years 90 to 94 years 95 to 99 years 100+ years Total

Total 5,915 6,455 6,975 7,830 6,220 5,555 5,815 6,760 7,900 8,690 8,480 7,370 6,325 4,620 3,155 2,445 1,890 1,205 460 85 20

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Males Females 3,000 2,915 3,270 3,190 3,630 3,345 3,975 3,860 3,185 3,035 2,740 2,815 2,780 3,035 3,250 3,505 3,755 4,140 4,220 4,465 4,160 4,320 3,630 3,740 3,095 3,230 2,260 2,365 1,530 1,625 1,160 1,280 785 1,105 430 770 145 320 30 55 5 15

Population Non-immigrant Immigrant Labour force (15+ yrs.)

Employees Self-employed Unemployment rate Total population 25 to 64 years No certificate, diploma

or degree High school certificate

or equivalent Apprenticeship/trades

certificate or diploma College, CEGEP or other

certificate or diploma University certificate,

diploma or degree

2001 2006 86,896 93,726 72,210 76,485 13,335 15,885 48,330 53,030 39,490 44,345 7,995 8,050 5.1% 3.5% 46,460

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FROM LANGLEY TOWNSHIP’S MAYOR

Brimming with Opportunity The Township of Langley is a place where businesses thrive. Home to 110,000 people and more than 6,250 businesses, ours is a growing, vibrant, and sustainable community that is brimming with opportunity.

Here we have an ideal central location, easy access to transportation routes, a healthy commercial climate, and plenty of affordable property and floor space that is available for a variety of uses. Home to one of the largest retail centres in the Lower Mainland and post-secondary institutions that produce a strong, skilled workforce, the Township of Langley is committed to seeing our businesses succeed while attracting new ventures to our community.

Our open for business philosophy and the steps we are taking to meet the needs of the business sector are getting us noticed. The Township was recently named one of the Top Ten Investment Communities in BC and we have been thrilled to host several international delegations from countries eager to learn about our economic development strategies and services.

With so much exciting potential and plans in place to capitalize on our business successes as we grow into the future, we hope you use this magazine to learn more about all the Township of Langley has to offer.

Jack Froese, Mayor, Township of Langley

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Langley will double in population over 30 years, which makes for a booming construction market.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley is one of the fastest growing communities in the Lower Mainland, which means it has a sizeable construction workforce scrambling to house all the newcomers.

By 2040, Langley is expected to have more residents than Burnaby does today. That would mean 249,000 people in the Langleys, compared to just over 135,000 in 2014. Langley is one of four communities expected to absorb the bulk of all new Lower Mainland residents over the next three decades.

That population growth, estimated at about 2.5 per cent per year for the next several years in the Township, is reflected in $203.2 million in development permits issued for housing in 2013 in Langley Township.

Because much of Langley is in the Agricultural Land Reserve, this growth is taking place inside existing urban boundaries, primarily in the western parts of the community. This means that the type of housing is changing to accommodate the fact that land is a precious resource for the next generation.

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For decades, Langley housing was built on a simple model – single family homes, on plots of land ranging from acreages in rural areas, to quarter-acre lots in Brookswood, to smaller bungalows in Langley City. A few duplexes and low-rise apartment blocks, mostly in the City’s downtown, rounded out what was available.

Now the diversity of housing types has expanded greatly.

Multi-family housing starts are now vastly outstripping single-family homes in terms of new starts, with 401 apartment units and 267 townhouse units started in 2013, compared to 268 single family homes.

The Aldergrove Core Plan is designed to increase the population of the downtown area from about 500 people to about 5,000, over 30 years.

It will drastically increase density and includes a number of mixed-use areas, with low-rises of between four and six storeys, with shops and restaurants on the ground floor on major streets around Fraser Highway and 272nd Street.

A portion of the Carvolth area, a largely business-oriented district near 200th Street and 86th Avenue, was redesignated in 2013 as a “transit village,� with housing and mixed-use

developments planned around bike paths and other options to get people out of their cars.

The Willoughby area is still the fastest-growing when it comes to housing construction in the Township. The area currently has a population just under 20,000, almost all of them new residents in the last dozen years. Willoughby was largely acreages at the turn of the century. It now hosts hundreds of units of single family housing, rowhouses and townhouses, and condo units up to six stories tall, particularly in the northern Yorkson neighbourhood.

A total population of more than 65,000 people is anticipated in the Willoughby region.

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With a trading population of 272,000, providing $3.84 billion in expenditures, the City of Langley enjoys a strong and prosperous economy.

Located in the heart of the Lower Mainland, with easy access to international markets and a local affluent population, the City of Langley is among the fastest growing communities in British Columbia. With a superb quality of life, lower costs, and higher disposable income, the City of Langley is the place to be ... for residents and for business.

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Our goal is to continue working together with our partners to build a vibrant, healthy and safe city, while celebrating our history, character and strong sense of community. We will also continue to put a special focus on relationship building and exceeding expectations with respect to customer service.

If you’re looking to invest or build a business in the City of Langley, I encourage you to visit our business section on the City of Langley website at city.langley.bc.ca. There you will find a plethora of information to help you get started on the path to a bright new future. Be sure to check out our economic development sector profiles that highlight specific market characteristics, business successes, business opportunities, economic indicators, demographics and much more.

And don’t forget, my door is always open to speak to you about the many opportunities that await you here in the City of Langley. The City of Langley looks forward to working with you!

Sincerely, Ted Schaffer Acting Mayor City of Langley

Economic development is about building healthy economies and what we have learned is that a healthy local economy means a healthy community. In fact, the level of success of our local business community directly impacts the level of success of our entire community.

At the hub of one of the fastest growing regions in Canada, our one-of-a-kind businesses not only preserve the character of our city, they help build our community by sustaining a vibrant town centre, supporting local causes and, most importantly, by contributing to a high quality of life while meeting the needs of our citizens. They also help to create a compact, walkable town centre, which reduces automobile use, habitat loss, and air and water pollution. The fact of the matter is that our businesses are the lifeblood of our community.

Understanding the incredibly important role that businesses – including developers and investors – play in helping to build a great city, our council and staff have focused on creating an internal framework to address industry challenges

and to make it easier and more attractive for each to thrive in our community.

What we have learned from consultation with these valued community partners is that the most important way we can attract and support investment in our city is to provide a high level of “certainty.” The best way the City of Langley can do this is to offer a predictable development and investment environment, which is achieved through responsive market research and by having a clear, longrange plan.

In business, we also understand that time means money. Therefore, the City of Langley has worked hard to streamline its processes and is consistently acknowledged by industry as having the fastest and most efficient approval process in Metro Vancouver. This stems from having talented, knowledgeable, customer-service-oriented staff, and a clear vision. It also requires a highly supportive council working with staff as a team, and understanding the need for prompt, thorough and responsive communication.

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Population 2013 (est.)

2011 Census 2006 Census 2001 Census

26,301 25,081 23,831 23,643

Male 11,985 Female 13,095

Legal Marital Status (age 15+) Single 5,690 Married 8,695 Separated 815 Widowed 1,700 Divorced 2,085

Households Total 11,315 1 person 4,320 2 persons 3,660 3 persons 1,485 4-5 persons 1,635 6 or more 215

2010 Household Income # % of total Under $10,000 695 6.1% $10,000 - $19,999 1,410 12.5% $20,000 - $29,999 1,035 9.1% $30,000 - $39,999 1,250 11.0% 1,245 11.0% $40,000 - $49,999 845 7.5% $50,000 - $59,999 $60,000 - $79,999 1,550 13.7% $80,000 - $99,999 1,315 11.6% $100,000 - $124,999 885 7.8% 540 4.8% $125,000 - $149,999 $150,000 and over 540 4.8% Average household income $61,288 Median household income $50,231 Numbers may not add up due to rounding.

Labour Force by Industry Divisions Total labour force (Age 15+) Industry - Not applicable All industries Retail trade Construction Health care & social assistance Manufacturing Wholesale trade Educational services Accommodation and food services .. 885 Other services Transportation & warehousing Public administration Administrative, support, etc.

Professional, scientific, technical Arts, entertainment & recreation Finance and insurance Information & cultural industries

13,505 220 13,285 1,860 1,420 1,310 1,260 925 895 770 745 715 570 560 400 360 210

LANGLEY CITY

Little Langley City punches well above its weight class.

by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

How many municipalities can say they are debt-free?

Langley City, when it became the site for the Cascades Casino, decided to use the tax revenue it received from the casino for capital projects, so it would not have to borrow – which could double the cost of a project.

The City’s success comes from a combination of forward thinking about the future and pragmatic concerns about today.

In recent years, the City budget has included an infrastructure levy – again, money socked away for what everyone knows is coming: maintenance of replacement of infrastructure.

Langley City puts a great deal of effort into planning, because the City covers only 10 square kilometres (four square miles).

In late 2013, the City won a national award for its brownfield redevelopment strategy. The first

of its kind for local government in B.C., it deals with former industrial lands and to date has resulted in $192.9 million in new construction value and more than 850 jobs.

It dovetails in with the City’s other key plans, such as the Downtown Master Plan and economic development strategy.

Some of the City’s recent accolades: • 2013 Brownie Award, Canadian Urban Institute for “Brownfield Redevelopment Strategy” • 2013 Open for Business Award, BC Small Business Round Table, Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) for “Small Business Friendliness” • 2013 Municipal Excellence Award, NAIOP Commercial Real Estate Development Association (Vancouver Chapter) for “Most Improved Municipality” • 2010 Award of Excellence, Planning Institute of British Columbia for Downtown Master Plan The City has created a Downtown Master Plan to help guide development for decades to come.

It designates specific core areas, such as for arts and culture, industry, and retail.

The City’s vision is to concentrate mixeduse commercial, residential, and cultural

development, and connect the downtown area with the surrounding community through a network of pedestrian, bicycle, and transit routes.

The plan’s unveiling in 2008 received a warm reception from a development community that likes the stability such a long-term vision brings.

The City plans for its own sites and amenities include construction of a 24,000-square-foot recreation centre beside City hall.

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Agriculture in Langley has become something of a spectator sport in the last 20 years.

As farmers worked to diversify their businesses, they found that many urbanized residents of the Lower Mainland were interested in where their food originally came from.

Combined with the natural beauty of the countryside, local farmers have turned that into a growing agritourism industry, with help from the Township and province.

The annual Feast of the Fields is one of the premiere events for local foodies, going back 20 years and organized by Farm Folk City Folk. In 2013, it was held at Krause Berry Farm & Estate Winery.

The steady success of wineries and vineyards in Langley has also proved a draw for oenophiles, bringing them to sample from Vista D’Oro, Township 7, or Domaine de Chaberton.

Many of the wineries offer tastings, and in some cases offer locallyproduced delicacies, snacks, and full meals for visitors.

The vineyards are so common in Langley that it provides the hub for annual events like the Fraser Valley Grape Escape, a two-day charity bike ride raising money for MS research.

Also bringing in visitors are the annual Circle Farm Tours, which take place in five communities around southern B.C. The tours are allowing family farms that go back generations to connect to new markets. Milner Valley Cheese is a fifth-generation farm that has survived for a century, and is now picking up

a lot of farmgate business as a result of being included on the annual mid-June tours.

Locals and those outside the community come here for the two Langley farmers markets.

The first of these is located on the local Kwantlen Polytechnic University campus and runs from May 21 to Oct. 8 every Wednesday afternoon.

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Langley is a dominant force in agriculture in the Lower Mainland, and with mile after mile of sprawling farms in the south, east, and north of the community, it’s easy to see why.

In the Township of Langley, 77 per cent of all land remains within the Agricultural Land Reserve, and it set aside for potential farm use. A full 49 per cent of all farms in Metro Vancouver are located here.

Historically, Langley has some of the oldest continuously cultivated land in British Columbia. It was on land once known as the Hudson’s Bay Farm, which lies to either side of Glover Road near the Milner neighbourhood, that fur traders first planted crops and herded animals a century and a half ago.

That floodplain land still plays host to dairy farmers, plant nurseries, greenhouses, and horse farms to this day.

The modern industry is highly diversified, rather than relying on a single crop or product.

There are 1,360 farms by the count of the Township.

Of those, 19 per cent can be categorized as greenhouses, nurseries, or floriculture centers. Another 12 per cent raise cattle, 11 per cent are for fruit or nut orchards, and 10 per cent farm birds for poultry or eggs. There are sheep and goat farms, vegetable producers, and a full 31 per cent of farms are registered as “other animal production.” A significant fraction of those are likely horse breeders and trainers, as Langley is known as the Horse Capital of B.C. However, everything from llamas to ostriches can also be found in the community.

Farms range from small hobby farms on an acre or two of land to heavily capitalized industrial operations. There were also 23 certified organic farms as of 2006.

The gross farm receipts total $277.3 million, and farm capital was pegged at $2.71 billion by the Township in its most recent report.

One of the challenges facing the industry is the need for new, young farmers – the average age of a Township farm operator was 56.4.

The story is not over once the raw ingredients leave local farms. The Township of Langley has a sizeable and growing food production industry, as part of its growing manufacturing base.

Companies like Freybe Gourmet Foods, a maker of deli meats and sausages, have located here for access to economical land within close reach of Metro Vancouver markets. Their plan won two major architectural awards, including the 2003 National Post Design Exchange Awards Gold for sustainable design.

Businesses like Dead Frog Brewery (twice a gold medal winner at the Canadian Brewing Awards) make items you might find in your local liquor store or pub, and they share the community with more than half a dozen wineries and vineyards.

On the smallest scale, some residents take food all the way from farm to plate. At Milner Valley Cheese, the owners raise and milk goats and sell a specialty Milner Jack cheese available nowhere else on Earth.

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The Kwantlen First Nation is diversifying and building a strong economic foundation.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

One of the emerging economic powerhouses in Langley comes from the oldest economic tradition in the region, bar none.

The Seyem’ Qwantlen Business Group is a collection of companies established by the Kwantlen First Nation, which has called the area around Langley home for countless generations.

In February, band councillor Tumia Knott told the Langley Chamber of Commerce about the wide variety of business interests the business group has developed in the last few years.

There are just 240 Kwantlen people today, about half living on their reserves, including their largest reserve on MacMillan Island in Fort Langley.

Just 20 years ago, things were very different for the First Nation, Knott said. The band’s economy was mostly based on fishing, the council had a handful of staff members, and they were still legally known as the Langley Indian Band.

They took back their original name of Kwantlen in 1994, and in the next two decades would expand both their band’s services and staff, and the economic programs that fund them.

“We’re certainly at a very different place now in terms of needing to diversify our economy,” Knott said.

Seyem’ Qwantlen has five corporate entities, Knott said.

Seyem’ Qwantlen has divisions that include Business Management, Resources, Development, Land Development, and Construction.

Many of their projects began with resources or interests that were already in the orbit of the Kwantlen people.

On the resource side, the Kwantlen have control over a forestry licence in the Blue Mountain woodlot in Maple Ridge, and in 2012 and 2014 they’ve been doing harvesting there. They have also taken over the management of a provincial campground at the Stave River Reservoir.

“We’re also beginning to do a lot of environmental monitoring as well,” Knott said.

Seyem’ Qwantlen also does archeological work – a natural for a band that has about 10,000 artifacts gathered from its lands.

The Seyem’ Qwantlen leadership has a construction arm that works with BC Hydro and in partnership with other contractors, and they are working on the Jackson Ridge housing development across the Fraser River in Maple Ridge. They are also planning for a potential commercial development on unoccupied reserve land between Maple Ridge and Mission.

They own land now occupied by a Mercedes dealership on the Langley

Bypass and have an ongoing investment in the operation there.

The broad spectrum of interests has led to some spin-offs – the Seyem’ Qwantlen group created its own internal IT support and is looking at having it serve outside clients as well.

The profits from the many enterprises go back to the Kwantlen people.

“We’re just better able to offer additional programs and services,” said Knott.

“Health is a huge one,” said Marilyn Gabriel, the hereditary chief of the Kwantlen First Nation.

The enterprises are part of a vision the Kwantlen have of creating a healthy, self-sustaining community.

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MANUFACTURING

Manufacturing is a stealth powerhouse, providing thousands of jobs in Langley.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Manufacturing has been the quiet success story of Langley’s economy in the past decade.

It is no secret that Langley, along with other Fraser Valley communities, has been absorbing the industrial businesses that have left Vancouver since the 1970s.

The Township has three major industrial areas, with the Gloucester Industrial Estates the largest, but rivalled by zones in Northwest Langley and Aldergrove, and another in Langley City.

Gloucester has been growing rapidly in the past decade. The completion of the Golden Ears Bridge has also led to a boom in construction near the foot of the bridge in Northwest Langley.

For many years it was thought that much of Langley’s industrial land was being used for logistics and transportation, capitalizing on Langley’s position close to rail links, the Trans Canada Highway, and the U.S. border. But according to Gary MacKinnon, economic development officer for the Township of Langley, manufacturing has been growing sustainably for some time.

“We actually produce goods here,” MacKinnon said.

A 2014 review of the largest manufacturers in Metro Vancouver by number of employees revealed that four of the top 19 were Langley firms. Starline Windows, a venerable firm, holds the top spot with 1,000 staff. Coast Spas Manufacturing, Canada Bread, and Freybe Gourmet Foods also made the list.

The manufacturing base is wide, with a significant amount of agrifood businesses such as Freybe and Britco Pork, along with a number of bakeries.

Light manufacturing plays a part, and many of the firms in Langley are highly specialized. AcriTec makes cast acrylic bath and kitchen fixtures.

Method Innovation Partners specializes in small manufacturing runs of plastic and metal objects, from movie props to display stands.

Langley is also the home to one of the world’s largest suppliers of custom playground equipment. International Play Company set a world record in 2013, providing tubes, slides, ladders, and plastic mascots for Billy Beez, the largest indoor play area in the world, in Saudi Arabia.

All that manufacturing work brings jobs to Langley. While 2,450 Langley Township residents work in Vancouver, there are 795 Vancouverites who reverse commute, a trend likely to continue.

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In early February 2014, accounting and business advisory firm KPMG opened a new office in Langley Township, with 30 employees expected to start – and room to expand to between 80 and 100 (read more on page 20).

KPMG is one of the businesses that are bringing something new to the Township – an office district.

“We’re looking to forward our growth in office space,” said Gary MacKinnon, economic development officer for the Township.

Traditionally, the Township had commercial, agricultural, and manufacturing districts. But office work was seen as something that took place at the end of a commute in Vancouver, Burnaby, or New Westminster.

What little white collar work was done in Langley was typically confined to Langley City.

“That sort of traditional office job wasn’t here in the Township,” said MacKinnon.

Now population and business growth is driving many firms to locate or expand where the population is growing, and where the land is still more affordable.

The core of this area is known as Carvolth, the district near the Trans Canada Highway interchange, and running south along 200th Street.

A change to the Township’s plans for Carvolth in 2013 allowed more high-density mixed-use construction in what is known as the “Gateway Corridor” to Langley.

A number of businesses have been moving in, and several low- to mid-rise office blocks dot the landscape between 86th and 80th Avenues.

A business incubator, Regus, opened a flexible office space at 86th Avenue and 201st Street in the fall of 2013, joining existing groups such as the Fraser Health Authority, the BC Government Employees Union and a variety of other firms, including restaurants.

One of the reasons for the change is that Langley is at the centre of the fastest growth in the Lower Mainland. Surrey, Langley, and Abbotsford are three of the four fastest growing communities in Greater Vancouver – a fact KPMG cited as playing a significant part in its decision to open an office here.

“That whole concept is making corporations rethink how they’re going to service that demographic,” said MacKinnon.

The region is easy to reach, even for reverse-commuters from Vancouver and other points to the west or north.

The Golden Ears Bridge, the Trans Canada Highway, and the Rapidbus service that connects the Carvolth area to the SkyTrain network all come together within a short distance of the expanding office region.

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The financial services sector has done the math and many firms have arrived at the same answer – Langley offers a central location to serve the region and its growing population.

There are firms of varying sizes offering services such as accounting, business advising, financial planning, investing, insurance and more.

The Canadian arm of international firm KPMG officially opened its office in the Carvolth business park area in the 8500 block of 200th Street this year.

When it opened in February, there were about 30 people working out of the office, but there was room to expand to between 80 and 100, said Don Matthew, a KPMG partner who will be heading up the new office.

The office is intended to serve the Langley-Surrey area, where the business community, like the surrounding population, is growing quickly.

Langley Township is one of the four municipalities expected to absorb the lion’s share of population growth in the next three decades. The firm had been looking at Langley for a few years before the office opened, Matthew said.

The financial sector in Langley is also home to the full array of banks with branches throughout the community, including Scotiabank, RBC, TD Bank, CIBC, Bank of Montreal, Canadian Western Bank.

As well there are credit unions, many with deep roots in Langley.

Aldergrove Financial Services is the umbrella group that includes the Aldergrove Credit Union, a homegrown success story that continues to grow and prosper.

Envision Financial, part of First West Credit Union, has chosen to locate its head office here, as well as several branches.

Also operating in Langley are Coast Capital Credit Union, Van City Credit Union, Westminster Savings, and Prospera Credit Union.

More than choosing to conduct business here, these financial firms become part of the community, supporting a variety of local causes, charities and events.

TOURISM

The tourism message is being sent out in new ways.

by Roxanne Hooper

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The way people access information about their desired tourism destinations is evolving, and so must the Langley organization funneling much of that local information to the masses.

The amenities that attract people to visit Langley are increasing, with more facilities each year offering unique products and services, explained Deborah Kulchiski, executive director of Tourism Langley.

How people are finding out about those services and products has shifted so significantly in recent years that the team at Tourism Langley is having to dramatically change how it does its job, she said.

Fewer and fewer people are actually stopping in at the actual visitor information centre, instead gaining much of what they need on the Internet, and in fact much of it via their mobile devises.

Kulchiski said a lot of energy is being refocused to serve visitors and all Tourism Langley’s community partners through an increased web presence. Constant amenity and event updates are made to www. tourism-langley.ca, and the agency reaches out through initiatives such as the #langleyfresh campaign aimed at engaging residents and visitors alike to share how they see Langley, through on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and other social media.

In the meantime Langley continues to grow as a tourism destination.

It boasts a wide range of crowdpleasing tourism amenities, such the Greater Vancouver Zoo, the Fort Langley National Historic Site, and Cascades Casino.

Langley’s popularity as an event host also continues to blossom – in part due to events like the Langley Good Times Cruise-In car show, the Canada Day festivities, Arts Alive!, and the Cranberry Festival.

The combination of the tourism amenities, festivals, high-calibre events, and arts and historic attractions – peppered with the mix of shopping options and natural amenities such an extensive weave

of trails – positions Langley well as a popular destination, Kulchiski said.

But one of largest areas of tourism growth in Langley has, without question, been on the sports front, said Tourism Langley president Angie Quaale.

“As interest and participation in sport grows within the leisure industry, the desire of people to travel to compete in or to view sporting events has grown significantly,” she said.

People come to paddle on the Fraser River, cycle through the farm and wine country of South Langley, or play team sports on the fields or in arenas, gyms, or state-ofthe-art recreation facilities around the community. Langley hosted the 2010 BC Summer Games, the Special Olympics BC 2013 Summer Games, and the 2013 Canadian Legion track and field championships, and older athletes will be here for the BC Seniors Games in September.

Some of the country’s most noteworthy equestrian competitions come to Thunderbird Show Park.

And, of course, Langley Events Centre is playing a key role in building this community’s sporting reputation, especially with the addition of the Vancouver Stealth and national lacrosse play.

Whether sports fanatic, avid golfer, outdoor enthusiast, or weekend warrior, Langley has something for everyone, Kulchiski said.

And numbers indicate that more and more people are discovering it.

Taste award winning wines, feast on the fresh local flavors of the season, explore rich heritage and culture, or join in celebration during the many festivals and events.

For more information, call 604.888.1477 or visit www.tourism-langley.ca

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THE ARTS

Langley is rich in many ways, including its wealth of arts and culture.

by Roxanne Hooper rhooper@langleyadvance.com

Langley is rich in many ways, including its wealth of arts and culture.

Millions of dollars are spent in Langley each year, directly and indirectly related to the film industry.

Producers of feature movies, TV shows, and commercials continue gravitating to Langley in large numbers, anxious to use this diverse community as the backdrop for their productions, explained Township of Langley spokesperson Val Gafka.

With about 50 different productions a year coming to Langley for their filmmaking needs, that translates to some huge opportunities for local actors, but even more of a bounty for local

entrepreneurs – those serving the industry and those gleaning the residuals.

And festivals and events draw tens of thousands of people to Langley each year. Some come for the day, and some come to stay and play.

Car lovers drive from all over Western Canada and beyond to be part of the annual Langley Good Times Cruise-In. Art aficionados flock to the streets of downtown Langley City each August for Arts Alive!, and upwards of 20,000 attend the Fort Langley Cranberry Festival in the heart Fort Langley village leading up to Thanksgiving each year.

And then there is the Fort Langley National Historic Site, which brings busloads of school children and thousands of families for pilgrimages to the birthplace of B.C. They all come to explore Langley’s arts and culture offerings, and they contribute to our community’s economy in a big way while they’re here.

In addition to the historic fort, there are the Langley Centennial Museum, the B.C. Farm

Machinery and Agricultural Museum, and the Alder Grove Telephone Museum.

Langley also has art galleries throughout the community, and an art studio tour each fall to feature them.

Langley also hosts a series of public music and theatre events – from concerts at Cascades Casino, to classical music at the Langley Community Music School and Chief Sepass Theatre, to drama productions at the Langley Playhouse and on the Bard in the Valley stage in Douglas Park, to the open mic nights at cafes and shops around town.

There’s an added bonus to all of this, according to Harmony Thiessen, acting executive director for the Langley Arts Council, an arts umbrella organization. “When a community is invigorated by the momentum generated through arts and culture, a spirit of optimism and pride attract attention to business investment and family residential.”

To find out more about Langley’s rich arts and culture community, visit the Langley Arts Council website at: langleyarts.org.

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Langley is a hotbed of equine activity.

by Troy Landreville tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

Langley is known as the Horse Capital of B.C. for a reason.

Actually, for a number of reasons.

The Horse Council BC (HCBC) is headquartered in Aldergrove, partly because, for the past several years, Langley has been a hub of equine activity in this province.

HCBC manager of industry and agriculture Kelly Coughlin said Langley was given the “Horse Capital” title because it has the most horses per capita.

“It’s the appeal of the geography and the layout,” Coughlin said. “The horse community is thriving in Langley, and values the extensive trails and parks made available to them by Langley Township.”

HCBC notes that 1,732 of its members live in the Township, home to roughly 5,000 horses and 936 equine specific businesses, operations, and farms.

According to the Township, 427 farms in Langley have produced over 3,858 horses and ponies representing 7.2 per cent of the provincial total.

As well, Langley has four equine-specific veterinary clinics, B.C.’s only neo-natal equine clinic, nine feed and tack stores, and several breeding farms and commercial boarding, training and show facilities.

The community is also home to numerous private and public equine facilities such as the Milner Downs Equestrian Centre and Campbell Valley Regional Park, as well as Pacific Riding For Developing Abilities along with the Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association, two facilities that offer therapeutic horseback riding to people of all ages with physical and cognitive challenges.

HCBC member clubs located in Langley include: • The Back Country Horsemen of BC – Aldergrove “Happy Trails” & Fraser Valley Chapters; • Campbell Valley Equestrian Society; • Langley Riders Society; • Vintage Riders Equestrian Club; • Willoughby Saddle Club; • West Coast Thunder Drill Team; • Fraser Valley Hunt Society based in Langley; • BC Miniature Horse Club; • Country Dressage; • BC Lower Mainland Quarter Horse Association; and • local 4H and Canadian Pony Club chapters.

Langley Township’s many equine facilities, both public and private, host approximately 300 days of recognized competition, ranging from the grassroots to the elite level.

Horse shows range in size from 20 to 900 horses and will run from one day to five days in length.

On average each horse brings five people with them.

“A great boon to local economies,” Coughlin said.

Langley also boasts one of the top two show jumping facilities on the continent.

For 40 years, Thunderbird Show Park at 24550 72 Ave. has been a magnet for equestrian excellence and in 2012 and ’13 was voted by the North American Riders Group as the second best show facility in North America The hub of all sport breeds and disciplines in the province, Thunderbird is home to world cup show jumping and brings in competitors and spectators from across the globe.

Thunderbird Show Park was originally opened

by George and Dianne Tidball in 1973. At the time, it was located in northwest Langley just east of 200th Street and north of 88th Avenue, where the Colossus movie theater now stands.

Built on the family’s “Shakes, Steaks, and Thunder” philosophy – the Tidballs opened the first McDonalds restaurant in Canada in 1967, and are the founders of The Keg restaurants – Thunderbird prides itself on the atmosphere it provides all its clients.

“We are smaller, but the riders like coming here,” Thunderbird president Jane Tidball said.

“We have received some high accolades.”

Thunderbird has been ranked alongside iconic equestrian centres like the Kentucky Horse Park and Spruce Meadows.

“We are quite humbled by that,” said Jane Tidball, who noted that it is also important that the centre be accessible to everyone. “We have our roots in the restaurant business and know that customer service is so important. One of our goals here is to treat our customers like guests in our own home.”

Horse statistics Statistics provided by Horse Council B.C. • More than 100,000 horses in B.C. • More than 20,000 B.C. properties house horses • Average number of horses per site – five • More than 15,000 horse farms using more than 145,000 acres of farmland • $2.0 billion in buildings & equipment The Equine Industry is a major sector within the B.C. agricultural economy: • Supported by 7,200 full time equivalent jobs • $31.2 million employment income • $340 million in direct economic activity on farm • $740 million in provincial economic activity Equine Industry directly supports the Agricultural community $335 million annually going to: • Professional services $87.2 million • Feed and bedding $125 million • Commercial boarding and training $60 million • Tourism $26 million • Saddlery and goods $32 million

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RETAIL & SHOPPING

Retail is a key segment of Langley’s economy.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Over the past 20 years, Langley has become an unlikely shopping mecca for the Lower Mainland, especially the rapidly growing population south of the Fraser River.

Until the 1980s, many Langley residents headed west to Surrey or Vancouver for major purchases.

Now residents of Surrey are as likely to head east to the Willowbrook area.

At the centre of the district is the Willowbrook Shopping Centre, which has grown in the past 27 years to boast 150 stores – including The Bay, Sears, a Target which opened its doors in 2013, Toys ‘R’ Us and Sport Chek – in 646,000 square feet of retail space on the corner of Highway 10 and Fraser Highway.

Today, Willowbrook, designated a regional town centre, has transformed into one of the most significant retail powerhouses in the Lower Mainland.

As Willowbrook has grown, it has attracted an increasing number of satellite stores around it. Power centres now host big box retail outlets.

Stores within the orbit of Willowbrook Shopping Centre include Langley’s Wal-Mart, Staples, Best Buy, Chapters, Future Shop, and Michael’s.

Meanwhile, the population is growing, adding potential customers. The nearby Willoughby slope is rapidly filling with townhouses, many in walking distance of the stores.

While the Willowbrook area is a product of the modern age, the other major shopping districts of Langley are rooted deep in the history of the community.

Langley City’s downtown was born as Langley Prairie, a small urban neighbourhood that served the farmers who made up the backbone of the community a century ago. The downtown core is home to about 600 shops, services and restaurants you can’t find anywhere else.

There are quaint coffee shops, art galleries, fine dining restaurants, and a series of other one-of-a-kind stores, from bridal stores to hobby shops.

A stroll through the pedestrian-friendly one-way section of Fraser Highway between 204th Street and 206th Street, for instance, reveals something every small business community is looking for – a charming atmosphere.

Fort Langley’s main street, now called Glover Road, is more than a century old.

It was at first a rough track hacked out of the bush by the original merchants – the local First Nations people, and later the Hudson’s Bay Company fur traders and the miners of the 1850s Fraser River gold rush.

Since then, a lot has changed. Fort Langley now hosts a number of cafes and restaurants, a bookstore, several art

galleries, and antique shops.

The historic buildings, some 130 years old, and heritage style on newer structures, lends the area a pioneer feel. All can be found within a few blocks of walking on Glover near 96th Avenue.

Several other smaller commercial cores serve their neighbourhoods. Walnut Grove residents can get groceries and services on 88th and 96th Avenues, while the corner of 40th Avenue and 200th Street is the core of Brookswood, and 223rd and 48th anchors Murrayville. Aldergrove shopping runs through town on Fraser Highway and nests on either end, as well.

The new Carvolth neighbourhood, largely offices, also hosts a number of boutique businesses from clothing stores to motorcycles near 88th Avenue and 200th Street.

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Getting around Langley is getting faster thanks to a decade of road upgrades.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

As one of the largest municipalities by area in the Lower Mainland, Langley can seem daunting to traverse.

However, changes long in the works promise to open up transport options for residents, commuters, and companies shipping products.

East-west travel on Langley’s roads can be accomplished on the Trans Canada Highway, recently widened from Vancouver all the way to Langley’s 200th Street interchange. A new Rapid Bus service from the Braid Street SkyTrain station in New Westminster uses the highway to bring commuters quickly to and from the growing Carvolth neighbourhood.

The widening of the Trans Canada comes at the same time that almost every other major route through the Langleys has been widened or upgraded.

Fraser Highway, the older route through the Langleys, runs through Langley City and the neighbourhoods of Murrayville, Otter, and Aldergrove. It was also recently widened as far east as 232nd Street.

A new eastbound lane has been added to the Trans Canada at a steep hill on 248th Street, allowing faster traffic to bypass trucks, preventing gridlock.

There are already a series of overpasses and highway interchanges going back to the 1960s.

The most important of these, at 200th Street and the Trans Canada, was upgraded in the early

2000s. A new highway underpass at 202nd Street allows buses faster access to the Golden Ears Bridge, which itself is a recent addition allowing fast travel to Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows.

In 2014, multiple rail overpass projects were scheduled to open in and around Langley.

The Mufford-Highway 10 overpass was scheduled for completion in August, a new overpass system at 196th Street, which also crosses the Langley Bypass, was to be ready in May, and the new rail overpass at 232nd Street opened in early March.

All of the rail overpass projects were part of the Roberts Bank Rail Corridor project, which was intended to allow vehicle traffic to avoid becoming stuck waiting in long lines at level rail crossings.

Two local crossings over the Nicomekl River have been upgraded in recent years, on both Fraser Highway and 56th Avenue.

Langley also allows travel to the United States through the Aldergrove Border Crossing.

For more local travel, TransLink’s community shuttles have been expanded into several Langley neighbourhoods in recent years. Local politicians have been lobbying for more bus service, and have planned several new neighbourhoods to be more transit-oriented.

In addition, the Langleys are extending more bike lanes throughout various neighbourhoods as roads are rebuilt or widened, giving another local option.

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The Langley Regional Airport has become a hub for helicopter businesses in Western Canada.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Langley Regional Airport is a local airport with an international reach.

You won’t see 747s lumbering down the blacktop runways at the airport, located along Fraser Highway near the Langley City-Township boundary.

You will see helicopters, light aircraft, and students from all over North America and around the globe.

There are almost 50 businesses with addresses at the Regional Airport, many of them specifically linked to the helicopter industry.

From repairs to new parts fabrications, avionics upgrades to charter flights, if helicopters are involved, it’s a good bet it can be found at the Langley Airport. It is the largest concentration of rotary-wing businesses in Canada.

The airport, which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2013, was managed for many years by former Snowbirds team leader George Miller, and is now run by his son, Guy Miller.

The Millers have spent 20 years working to make Langley a hub of the helicopter industry. They saw a niche, and it has brought a number of high tech, specialized firms to Langley.

Originally built by the federal Department of Transport in 1938, the Langley Airport was controlled by the Department of National Defence and enhanced for the Royal Canadian Air Force for use as a relief field in the early 1940s. In 1954, the facility was licensed to operate as a municipal airport and in 1967 it was purchased by the Township for $24,300.

“That turned out to be an excellent investment,” said Township of Langley Mayor Jack Froese.

“People want to live and work in our community

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MANUFACTURING

From sketch to reality: a Langley manufacturer is turning designs into plastic and metal.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

There’s a ray gun in the offices of Method Innovation Partners, a manufacturing firm located in Langley’s industrial north-western district.

It’s one of a number of odd items that sits on shelves in the conference room, including a tablet

covered with Egyptian hieroglyphs, a snowboard binding, replicas of human vertebrae, and a prototype for a new vodka bottle cap.

All the items are mementoes of previous jobs done by Method, which has just rebranded itself after 33 years under the name CSL plastics.

The firm is branching out, but is still hanging on to its core business: making almost anything, to order, from plastic and metal.

Vice president Carl Philibert said the firm focuses on small- to medium-sized orders of goods. If companies want a plastic widget produced by the tens of thousands, it’s usually cost effective for them to go overseas.

But for just a few hundred or thousand items, it often makes sense to keep things in Canada. For companies here in B.C., it means the opportunity to talk to the folks at Method face-to-face.

Some local advantages are obvious: such as much

cheaper shipping costs for local goods, or handson help bringing a design to life.

Philibert estimates that about half of the clients come into the offices knowing what they want: “The other 50 per cent, it’s people with a sketch on a napkin.”

The ability to bring in designs and see them realized out of a durable material has brought Hollywood productions a number of times. The ray gun and a plastic belt in the conference room are from action movies like Chronicles of Riddick, while the Egyptian tablet is a prototype of a prop for one of the Night at the Museum movies.

Method marketing manager Athena Green said face-to-face interaction is one of the reasons people come to the local firm. It’s easier to watch your a product move from design to finish when the factory is in your backyard.

The company is now trying to turn its expertise with plastics and metals into creating buildings with modular plastic, foam, and metal structure.

The new buildings are now being installed as an alternative to portable classrooms, at places like Holy Cross Regional High School in Surrey.

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AUTOMOTIVE RETAIL

A growing population South of the Fraser River and Langley’s central location have attracted the auto sector.

by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

Langley is the undisputed horse capital of B.C., but it’s quickly becoming a horsepower capital, as well.

Auto dealers have learned that Langley’s central location in the Fraser Valley means it can draw from all directions – not just for auto sales but for expert servicing.

The auto mall is intended to take advantage of the population trends with South of the Fraser communities experiencing the most growth in the recent past and into the future.

Another key factor was the receptiveness of Langley City.

Open Road Auto Group created the Auto Collection on the eastern edge of the City.

“The development permit was received, processed and approved in 13 days,” Open Road Auto CEO Christian Chia noted. “That’s true Porsche-like performance.”

It typically takes more like 13 months for such a bureaucratic process.

The luxury auto mall includes BMW, Audi and Infiniti.

The Porsche dealership is under construction, set to open in 2014.

But that’s not all for the Auto Collection. Next is Jaguar/Land Rover, due to open in 2015.

Other dealerships are expected to build there and there may be some automotiverelated businesses setting up on site as well.

Chia noted that one of the first operations to open there, BMW, has already had to expand its service department due to strong demand.

The Auto Collection is on the northwest corner of Glover Road and the Langley Bypass.

The northeast corner has become home to another luxury dealership – Mercedes-Benz Langley.

In addition to the iconic Mercedes brand, the dealership also offers Smart car and Sprinter work vehicles in addition to a service centre.

The Langley dealership, which had a gala grand opening in November 2013, is the first foray into Mercedes for the Dilawri Group, a Canadian auto firm with a long history. At 50,000 square feet it’s the largest Mercedes dealership in Western Canada.

The company president summed up what drew the new business to this community: “We believe we are ideally located to serve the entire Fraser Valley,” Ajay Dilawri said.

The Fraser Highway/Langley Bypass corridor through the Langleys has always been a draw for auto businesses but more are shifting their focus to this part of the region.

Starting at the Langley/ Surrey border, there’s the Langley Auto Mile which includes Applewood Kia, Dam’s Ford Lincoln, Jonker Honda, Jonker Nissan, Langley Chrysler, Langley Hyundai, Springman’s Saab & Auto Centre, Willowbrook Chrysler Jeep Dodge, Wolfe

Langley Mazda, Wolfe Langley Mitsubishi and Wolfe Langley Subaru.

An Acura dealership has received City approval to set up at 202nd Street on the Langley Bypass which was already home to Langley Toyotatown east of there.

Preston GM, a name known throughout the Lower Mainland, is at 200th Street and the bypass. The longtime local dealership recently underwent a massive redesign to better use the space and add new amenities.

There’s also a thriving used auto sector in the area and of course, plenty of businesses offering parts and service.

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Both Langley City and Langley Township place particular emphasis on providing residents and visitors with ways to keep fit and active.

Langley has plenty of workout options, whether it’s a neighbourhood club or a municipal recreation centre, an outdoor park or an indoor play centre.

The public has free use of the Langley Events Centre walking track most days (some events will require track closure, and those dates are posted online).

Another opportunity to walk indoors for exercise is the Willowbrook Hearts in Motion Walking Club at Willowbrook Shopping Centre before the stores open.

In the She Shop n’ Stroll program, moms, dads and their babies meet for a 45-minute exercise class of power walking, strength, toning, and flexibility training lead by a certified fitness specialist.

Participation is by donation of baby items such as baby food or formula for Basics for Babies.

Neighbourhood parks and greenspace are used for bootcamps and summer camps, picnics, informal games of Frisbee right up to organized games such as baseball, football and lacrosse.

Both the City and Township have trail systems to encourage walking, and many trails are open to use by the equestrian community.

Some of Metro Vancouver’s most important regional parks

offer easy access in every corner of the community: Aldergrove Lake in the southeast, Campbell Valley in the southwest, Derby Reach in the northwest, Brae Island jutting into the Fraser River at Fort Langley, and Glen Valley in the northeast.

On any given weekend, it’s not uncommon to see large groups of people in brightly coloured spandex. Some of those groups are made up of members of walking/ running clubs. Others are cycling groups that like Langley’s relatively flat terrain and the quiet country roads through the rural scenery that adds piece and calm between the communities’ bustling centres of commercial and industrial development.

Some of the favoured walks include the Fort to Fort Trail between Fort Langley and the original location of the old Hudson Bay Co. fort established in 1827. Near there is the Houston Trail, and Langley City boasts a serene walk along the Rotary-maintained trail through the Nicomekl floodplain.

To encourage the next generation, the Langleys offer programs for babies, tots, children and teens.

The Township has gone still a step farther, offering MEND (mind, exercise, nutrition, do it!) a 10-week program for overweight and obese children seven to 13.

SPORTS EVENTS & VENUES

Langley City and Township has everything a sports enthusiast could ever want.

by Troy Landreville tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

In the past few years, the Township and City of Langley have hosted a list of high-profile sports competitions: the 2010 BC Summer Games, 2013 Legion National Youth Track & Field Championships, and the 2013 Special Olympics BC Summer Games immediately spring to mind.

But to host events of this magnitude, you need amenities, of which the Langleys have plenty.

Home of the Langley Mustangs track and field club, Langley Rams junior football team, and Langley Blaze baseball organization, McLeod Athletic Park (MAP) boasts grandstands that can hold as many as 2,200 spectators. There is an eight-lane rubberized track, and facilities for javelin, high jump, long jump, discus, shot put, and pole vault.

Head north to Walnut Grove and you’ll find the Walnut Grove Community Centre and its pool, built in 1999. The pool is home to the Langley Olympians Swim Club.

Among the features are a 50-metre pool, a leisure pool, a 300-foot water slide, one- andthree-metre diving boards, a five-metre dive tower, sauna and steam rooms, adult and family whirlpools, a fitness facility, and a gymnasium.

In nearby Murrayville is the W.C. Blair Recreation Centre that includes a free-form wave pool, six 25-metre lanes, a fitness room, sauna and whirlpool, and a spray lagoon with a rain tree.

In the summer, Al Anderson Memorial Pool is the place to be. The 25-metre eight-lane outdoor heated pool is open from April to August, It sits next to City Park, home to a water park, four ball diamonds, a football field, one mini and two adult soccer fields, a playground, an outdoor lacrosse box, four horseshoe pits, the Langley Community Music School, and 32 picnic tables (20 sheltered) with two barbecue grills.

Aldergrove boasts one of the most pristine parks in Langley Township. It has a total of five ball diamonds, which include four baseball diamonds in the immediate park, one softball diamond behind the Kinsmen Field House, as well as a non-official softball diamond.

The Kinsman Field House includes four change rooms, one officials room, meeting space for up to 120 people, washrooms and a full concession.

Another magnet for soccer and field lacrosse teams and outdoor volleyball players, among others, is Willoughby Community Park, located next to the Langley Events Centre, one of a number Langley’s sports facilities that draws regional, national, and international events.

A five-phase development plan has seen Willoughby Community Park enhanced with sports fields – including three synthetic turf fields – a playground, spray park, mountain bike park, sand volleyball courts, and a tennis facility over the past few years.

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Langley Events Centre hosts high-profile competitions – with plentiful economic spinoffs.

by Troy Landreville tlandreville@langleyadvance.com

With tournaments and special events come economic spin-offs in the community – and the Langley Events Centre has generated lots of those since it opened in spring 2009.

The LEC has become a drawing point for high school basketball tournaments, simultaneously hosting both the B.C. junior boys and junior girls provincial championships, followed by the BC Secondary School girls Triple A championships, and both the B.C. high school boys Triple A and Quad A championship tournaments.

And that was just in a three-week time span

from late February into early March.

With so many out-of-town teams flocking to the LEC at one time, the benefits to the business community outside the LEC building are huge, noted LEC director of business development Jared Harman. “The provincial [basketball] championships are probably the best example of that. We have over 100 teams competing and probably a handful of them are from Langley,� Harman said. “The others are from out of town, shopping at the Willowbrook mall, eating at [local] restaurants, and staying at [local] hotels. That kind of thing is a huge benefit for the community.�

The LEC is Langley’s largest entertainment facility, housing an arena bowl that holds up

to 5,276 fans, private suites, an event lounge, 25,000-square-foot triple gymnasium, banquet hall, meeting rooms, the Langley Gymnastics Foundation facility, several offices, and the Willoughby Community Centre featuring a fitness centre with a cardio and weight room and fitness studio.

A recently completed expansion added a double gymnasium, an indoor turf/dry floor facility, and additional change room, storage, and support space on the southeast side of the original building.

With so much to offer to so many in one area, the LEC can accommodate a cornucopia of events and activities, which Harman noted is one of its strongest assets.

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“One of things we’ve prided ourselves on is our ability to put together a full service experience, not only for the fans but for people coordinating the events,” Harman said. “In our history, we’ve held events that have attracted an adverse group of sports, and not just hockey and basketball. That’s one of the great things about this building.

It has so many different elements.

Where we really benefit is having the ability to offer a tournament and event where everything people need is in one location.”

Throughout the year, the LEC is home to a variety of sports teams including its newest tenant, the Vancouver Stealth professional lacrosse franchise.

The Stealth relocated to Langley from Everett, Wash., in July, marking pro lacrosse’s return to B.C. after a decade-long absence.

Other high profile tenants include Trinity Western University’s men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams, TWU’s varsity hockey team, the Langley Rivermen junior A hockey team, and the Langley Thunder junior A and senior A lacrosse teams.

The number of big events hosted by the LEC over the past five years is large. Just a few are: • Holiday Festival on Ice figure skating show featuring the likes of Elvis Stojko, Joannie Rochette, Kimmie Meissner, and Kurt Browning; • The National Lacrosse League’s 2013 championship game;

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MEDICAL FACILITIES

Langley has an array of health care professionals and services.

by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

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Helping out The health care system in Langley would be much worse off if not for the efforts of community groups.

For decades the Langley Memorial Hospital Auxiliary has enhanced local health care.

In addition to providing bedside services, the auxiliary operates the hospital gift shop which is an important source of auxiliary revenue.

The auxiliary funded a recent expansion of the shop to better serve the hospital community.

As well, the auxiliary – essentially a large volunteer force – runs Penny Pincher thrift store, which not only provides vital revenue that is plowed back into local health care, but also offers up some really cool stuff (nobody tell Macklemore and Ryan Lewis).

Each Langley neighbourhood had an auxiliary taking on duties that freed up doctors and nurses, such as sewing bandages and bed linens.

Although the current hospital itself dates back to the 1960s, and was preceded by a “cottage hospital” acquired in the 1940s, the Langley Hospital Auxiliary has journals dating back to 1916, detailing the activities, in immaculate script, of the

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earliest of the local auxiliaries, such as the Thimble Club.

By 2000, all of the neighbourhood auxiliaries had merged into the current single entity.

The modern auxiliary does less sewing, but still contributes every year through raising money. Twice a year, members supply items for patient care off a capital equipment “wish list.”

The auxiliary recently donated $500,000 to the maternity ward expansion campaign at Langley Memorial Hospital.

Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation This is a busy bunch. Over the past couple of years the foundation has been rounding up $5.35 million for the $6.5 million maternity ward expansion expected to be complete by 2015.

That’s been accomplished through community fundraisers, the foundation’s annual events such as annual gala and golf tournament, and other events supporters in the community plan.

The project consolidates maternal and neonatal resources into one area of the hospital and positions the community for the future.

The reason for the change is the rapid growth in Langley and its immediate neighbours, and the huge numbers of new mothers coming to the hospital.

The maternity clinic currently sees more than 10,000 patient visits every year.

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The number of births is expected to hit 2,336 by the year 2020, which would be a 28 per cent increase from the year 2009.

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In addition to all these services within the hospital compound, there are doctors and health offices in the facilities next door, and a variety of clinics, diagnostic labs, pharmacies, and public health units throughout the Langleys.

Langley is one of the fastest growing regions within the Fraser Health Authority, an area that stretches on both sides of the Fraser River from Delta and Burnaby in the west to Boston Bar in the east.

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COMMUNITY GROUPS

Non-profits and community groups are vital to Langley’s quality of life.

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Chances are, if you are at an event in Langley, it’s organized by or somehow involves a local service club or community group.

Many of the most popular events are courtesy of non-profits and community groups, whether it’s the annual Elks Pig Roast or the Langley Good Times Cruise-In car show which has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charities.

“The Langleys are home to over 6,000 volunteer board members who guide hundreds of nonprofit societies, and other informal groups, to provide services to individuals, and families throughout our communities,” said Dave Stark, the founder of Langley Together.

That’s an umbrella group for the non-profit sector and its aim is to help groups work together, reduce redundancy, and make their dollars stretch farther.

In this community, there are lots of service clubs, with familiar names like the Elks, Kinsmen, Kiwanis, Lions, Rotary, and the Soroptimists.

The Langley Field Naturalists, Langley Environmental Partners Society, several watershed groups, and salmon hatchery volunteers work on keeping the commnity green.

Encouraging the arts are groups such as the Langley Quilters’ Guild, the Langley Arts Council, the Fort Langley Artists Guild, and various art clubs.

Seniors remain active with groups like the Brookswood Seniors Centre, the OAP Hall Aldergrove, and the Langley Seniors’ Resource Centre.

On the health side of things, there’s community support groups for mental health, alcohol and drug addition, organ transplants, osteoporosis, fibromyalgia, arthritis, epilepsy, and pretty much every other disease and illness not to mention hospice.

There are family and parenting groups, mentoring groups like Big Brothers Big Sisters and the Fraser Valley Aboriginal Children and Family Services Society, multicultural organizations, and supports devoted to education and related issues such as learning disabilities and gift children.

Langleyites haven’t forgotten about the animals: there are groups for therapeutic horse riding, injured wildlife, abandoned pets, therapy animals for institutions, and training guide dogs.

And there’s others, too many to list, organizing concerts to fund the Langley Christmas Bureau or tree chipping to fund Scouting groups, hosting sports tournaments to provide recreation and healthy competition or business groups that fundraises for the Langley School District Foundation.

While business may make the community run, it’s Langley’s more than 600 non-profit and community groups that make this a community.

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Langley provides a home for a wide variety of faiths and denominations.

From the humble storefront church to sizeable edifices, religion comes in all shapes and sizes in Langley.

Since settlers started to arrive in the mid-1800s, they brought Catholic and Protestant churches, with denominations from the United Church to Baptists.

Some of Langley’s more prominent churches include St. Joseph’s Roman Catholic Church in Langley City, Christian Life Assembly on 56th Avenue, and St. Andrew’s Anglican on Old Yale Road.

Langley’s oldest churches are to be found in Fort Langley, where several small white buildings with narrow steeples testify to congregations’ and missionaries’ efforts in the 1800s.

St. Andrew’s United in the Fort was founded in the

1880s and is still home to a vibrant congregation.

The Salvation Army has a presence at its Gateway of Hope homeless shelter on the Langley Bypass.

Langley is home to British Columbia’s first Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (the Mormon faith).

It serves an estimated 22,000 Latter-day Saints in 91 congregations throughout B.C. and northern Washington State.

As immigrants have arrived from various parts of the world over the years, old churches have adapted or new ones sprung up to meet their needs.

Christian services can be heard in German or Korean in Langley, and in recent years both a Sikh temple and a Buddhist temple have been established in Aldergrove.

Many Langley churches are involved in charitable work that takes them into the wider community.

The annual Love Langley campaign involves several churches including Brookswood Baptist and Southgate, and involves random acts of kindness throughout the community.

Aldergrove’s Seventh Day Adventists rebuild entire homes for families that can’t afford needed renovations.

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Local university, Kwantlen Polytechnic, is consistently focused on future community leaders.

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By Ronda Payne

Fee, who lives in the area, also stays in touch with the Chambers, service clubs and other local organizations. Davis describes this as a relationship of “reciprocal support” to benefit the region.

Working in the community today, creating the workforce of tomorrow and looking further ahead to ensure the community is filled with leaders. It’s a role Kwantlen Polytechnic University [KPU] understands well according to Alan Davis, the University’s President and Vice Chancellor.

“Careers contribute directly to the economic development of a region,” Davis said. “It’s our job to prepare people for both the workplace and for citizenship.”

As part of creating that committed, communityoriented alumni, members of the KPU team, including vice provost academic and KPU Langley Principal, Jane Fee, regularly meet with Economic Development staff with the City of Langley and the Township of Langley.

“Keeping all those channels of discussion open is important,” Davis noted. “It’s always a pleasure when we host anything, our local politicians and dignitaries are always there. They always come out and support us.”

Of course, maintaining a thriving campus and ensuring partnerships and people for the future takes more than valuable relationships. The ability to gauge the future interests of students and businesses is also essential. No small order.

“We are expanding our program base to include the brewing program,” Davis said of the newly announced program. “It meets the needs of a very fast growing segment and our students will learn everything from hops to table, including retail and all the aspects around that.”

Other programs with strong focal points in the Langleys include health care, horticulture – one of the best in the industry – and the school of music.

“The creative economy is a valuable part of any community,” Davis noted. “We want to be part of that, so we talk to the City and the Township and listen to their plans. There is an ongoing dialogue on music programming and a growing community belief of need.”

Another aspect of a growing economy is infrastructure and here too, KPU will be playing an important part. The KPU Tech Trades and Technology campus is an asset in developing skilled tradespeople, drawing businesses to the Langleys because of those tradespeople, and being a source of ongoing.

“There’s been a shift of thinking on the part of parents and teachers,” commented Davis. “We all recognize that getting an academic degree isn’t the only route to success. There are very good careers in the trades that merge academic thinking and skills.”

KPU is positioning itself, its students, alumni and the community for success now and in the future.

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In addition to teaching young people, Langley School District works to include parents and the community in learning.

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Langley offers choices in education, at every age.

In addition to Langley School District’s public education, the community is home to faith-based schools, two universities, and a number of private schools.

Langley’s school district is the seventh largest in the province, with its 40 school sites in almost every neighbourhood in the City and Township.

The district, with a 2013/2014 budget of $187 million, serves approximately 18,000 students, including more than 500 international students.

As well, Langley is home to numerous specialty elementary and secondary schools and programs.

Whether it’s a flair for art, a desire to gain a plumbing apprenticeship, a penchant for baseball, a love of bilingualism, or a partiality to religious education, Langley has a school that will fit the needs of most children and their families.

Students who are searching for an opportunity to take classes on their own time and at their own pace have a number of options, too, with high-tech home-schooling programs at Lochiel U-Connect Centre, and continuing education at the Langley Education Centre.

The school district also has alternative programs to help young people graduate from high school.

Apprenticeship programs in areas such as welding, horticulture, culinary arts, and hairdressing allow high school students to focus their education on more immediate goals.

Langley School District formed a partnership with others institutions, such as Kwantlen Polytechnic University, to allow students to spend part of their school year working in trades, acquiring experience, and gaining credentials toward certification, also building post-secondary credit while filling requirements for secondary graduation.

Agreements between the school district and the Kwantlen First Nation, as well as input from other groups through the community, help to build a strong and healthy cross-cultural educational environment.

The school district website offers information about the wide array of choice programs offered in Langley’s public schools – some provided on a district level, others school-based, and still others offered through the Career Education Department – as well as about general programs and services.

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POST SECONDARY EDUCATION

Trinity Western University and Kwantlen Polytechnic University are providing education for the future.

The Langley School District serves over 18,000 students and employs over 2,500 teachers, support staff and administrators that all work together to be an ‘innovative, inspiring and unified learning community’.

There are many Choice Programs in Langley Schools designed to meet the needs of learners of all ages as well as a broad range of services for those who may have special needs: District Choice Programs all follow the BC School Curriculum but adapt the way that curriculum is delivered to students. District Programs in Langley include: Fine Arts programs, Fundamental programs, French Immersion programs, the Langley Montessori Program and U-Connect Distance Learning.

School-based Choice Programs are programs that have been developed at neighbourhood schools, but which are open to students throughout the district if space is available.Students in School-based Programs take specialized courses while they continue in the neighbourhood program.

Examples include hairdressing, piping and plumbing, horticulture and carpentry.

Career Education Choice Programs allow students to take courses that earn them credits toward certification in a trade, or which earn them dual secondary/post-secondary credits while they are still in secondary school.

For more information on the Langley School District please visit www.sd35.bc.ca or your neighbourhood school.

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by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

Langley and Fraser Valley residents have more and more opportunities to live at home and study at nearby post-secondary schools.

That’s because Langley is home to Kwantlen Polytechnic University and Trinity Western University.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University Kwantlen is part of a four-campus university (Langley, Cloverdale, Richmond, and Surrey) that has made the transition from college to university.

The Langley campus has amenities for diverse learning.

Since Kwantlen first opened its doors more than 30 years ago, it has taught more than 200,000 people. It offers an evolving array of programs including business, liberal arts and science, design, health, trades and technology, apprenticeships, horticulture, and academic and career advancement.

New at the Langley campus is a LEED gold laboratory at the highly touted School of Horticulture.

As well, Langley is the site for the KPU brewmaster course, training people in the art of making beer.

In fact, KPU has more than 135 programs, including bachelor’s degrees, associate degrees, diplomas, certificates, and citations.

Trinity Western University Meanwhile, the privately operated Trinity Western University has been attracting students from around the globe for decades.

TWU believes that a Christcentred higher education helps prepare it students to take on the world.

Over the years, the private Christian university has achieved high marks in the annual McLean’s

magazine University Rankings.

TWU, which has about 4,000 students, offers in excess of 40 undergraduate majors, ranging from biotechnology, education, theatre and music, to psychology, communications and biblical studies. TWU’s 16 graduate degree programs include nursing, counseling psychology, marriage and family therapy, business, theology, linguistics, and leadership, and interdisciplinary degrees in English, philosophy and history.

TWU holds Canada Research Chairs in Dead Sea Scroll Studies, Developmental Genetics and Disease, and Interpretation, Religion and Culture.

It has also recently received permission to start a law school.

TWU doesn’t only focus on academics. Its sports teams are gaining reputations as tough competitors – but TWU asks more of its athletes than striving to win.

It has brought in the Complete Champion Approach that calls on students to devote themselves to development in five areas: academics, athletics, leadership, personal, and spiritual.

That’s why it’s not uncommon to learn about TWU students off in other parts of the world on missions trips offering not only sports clinics in impoverished areas, but also community development projects to help others.

INDEPENDENT SCHOOLING

Several private schools offer families educational alternatives.

by Heather Colpitts hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

Langley offers an array of opportunities for people who prefer to educate their children outside of the public school system.

Langley’s faith-based community has offered private Christian schools for more than half a century.

Langley Christian School has both elementary and middle/high campuses.

Established in 1955, Langley Christian School is an interdenominational Christian institute that works in partnership with parents to instill in students basic Christian values and provide for full educational needs.

Between its two campuses, Langley Christian School offers courses from pre-school through Grade 12.

Credo Christian High School began as William of Orange Christian School in 1955, and takes students right through Grade 12.

More independent education opportunities are offered in the Langley area through Aldergrove Christian Academy, Fraser Valley Adventist Academy, St. Catherine’s School, The King’s School, Fraser Valley Elementary School.

Various local churches also offer preschools.

There are a number of Montessori

schools, daycares, and programs available throughout the Langley area.

Fraser Valley Elementary is a nondenominational private school for kindergarten through Grade 5.

The Whytecliff Learning Centre has a learning centre in Langley, offering an alternative program for ages 13-19.

EXPECT MORE. At Trinity Western University, you’ll find top-ranked programs, caring professors, and unique opportunities like government internships and travel studies. With a wide array of undergraduate, graduate, and adult degree-completion programs, you’ll experience TWU’s Christ-centred approach to education and walk away equipped to make a positive impact in the world.

Langley, BC | TWU.CA

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GREATER LANGLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

One of Langley’s key business organizations for more than 80 years is its Chamber of Commerce.

by Matthew Claxton mclaxton@langleyadvance.com

Businesses come and go, the economy has its ups and downs, and the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce keeps on going.

The chamber was founded in 1931, the same year that the Langley Advance began publication.

It was the support of the chamber that helped the fledgling newspaper survive during the Great Depression.

It has spent the past 80-plus years advocating for the interests of Langley businesses, from sizeable outposts of international firms, all the way down to self-employed folks working out of their home offices.

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The chamber has a business resource centre that offers everything from access to publications, to help registering a company name in B.C., to a number of programs for start ups, said Lynn Whitehouse, the chamber’s executive director.

That includes helping very small businesses get some benefits.

“A business of one often has difficulty accessing group insurance,” Whitehouse noted.

On the macro side, the chamber tries to smooth the way for government policies that will make it easier for local businesses to operate.

That can mean cutting red tape through such programs as the Mobile Business Licence, which began in 2012 and includes both the Township and City of Langley, along with seven other nearby communities.

Those applying for a business licence in those communities could simply apply for one permit, rather than repeating the paperwork over and over again to work in multiple communities.

It was a program that the chamber had been calling for for some time.

The group has also been advocating for extended hours for the Aldergrove border crossing to help businesses that shipped goods south of the line.

On behalf of its many nonprofit groups, the chamber has called for more stable funding from the provincial government.

When it comes to politics, the chamber promotes engagement and has pushed the community towards higher voter turnout, and hosts all-candidates meetings before elections.

Becoming a chamber member, or attending one of the monthly dinners it hosts, also offers the ability to connect with other local businesses, either as suppliers or customers.

Langley’s mayors provide annual “state of the community” updates, the head of the local RCMP detachment speaks about crime and crime prevention, and regional and provincial leaders bring a wider perspective to chamber members. Speakers have covered controversial topics like rail traffic and oil pipelines.

Finally, the chamber has a video conferencing centre, which is used to let locals connect with seminars held outside of Langley, anywhere in the world, thus allowing participants to save both money and travel time.

PROTECTIO N SERVICES

Langley’s protective services are in the business of making this community safer.

by Heather Colpitts

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hcolpitts@langleyadvance.com

Lots of aspects of business and development are obvious – location, location, location… tax rates, parking requirements.

What about protective services?

From Emergency Planning to policing, fire departments to the BC Ambulance Service, the protective services and amenities around Langley bring a level of stability to the business and development community.

Langley is policed by the RCMP with a main detachment in Murrayville, along with Community Policing Offices in Walnut Grove, Langley, Brookswood, Aldergrove, and Murrayville.

The Langley RCMP has created special programs and initiatives to make the community safer, such as its Prolific Offender program to track habitual criminals, who are often linked to property crime.

Langley’s RCMP contingent is part of the integrated policing initiatives that cover an extended region, giving this community use of the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), the Lower Mainland District Forensic Identification Services (LMDFIS), Lower Mainland District Police Dog Services (LMDPDS), the British Columbia Integrated Gang Task Force (BCIGTF), the Lower Mainland District Emergency Response Team (LMDERT), and the Lower Mainland District Traffic Services (LMDTS).

The RCMP also relocated its helicopter base to Langley Regional Airport.

The RCMP’s active auxiliary program helps put more eyes and ears out on the street, as well.

Langley is part of the new Lower Mainland Real Time Intelligence Centre, which uses technology to help solve crime by better integration of information and having several agencies working under the same roof.

Langley Township and City share emergency planning work which itself brings to the table an array of government agencies and organizations. It’s involved with planning, preparedness, and training for response to and recovery from major emergencies or disasters, as well as training citizens and businesses on emergency preparedness.

That includes emergency social services, emergency building inspection, emergency amateur telecommunications, and even a team to help those impacted by small scale disasters.

Langley has eight fire halls, and both the City and Township fire departments have first responder qualifications for medical emergencies.

In fact, about 80 per cent of local fire department calls involve a need for medical assistance.

Both the police and fire department are asked to review development and building submissions to provide their expert opinions.

When most people look at a new building, they may not realize the police had a hand in its design, through such efforts as Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED).

All these agencies have experts who can provide safety talks tailored to the business community.

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