Langley City

Langley RCMP are asking for witnesses in a recent non-fatal hit and run on 203rd Street and Fraser Highway. (Black Press Media files)

SUV clips mobility scooter rider in Langley hit and run

Police are asking for dashcam footage or witnesses who can help

 

Brown areas are within a five-minute walk of one of the planned local SkyTrain stations. Areas in tan are within a 10-minute walk. (Langley City OCP)

Most land on City SkyTrain route already bought by developers: realtor

Langley City land assemblages are ready to be redeveloped over the next few years

 

Leith White is a candidate for one of the two Langley City seats on the Langley School Board. (Leith White/Special to the Langley Advance Times) Leith White is a candidate for one of the two Langley City seats on the Langley School Board. (Leith White/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

Langley pastor switches from run for school board to City council

Leith White announced the change recently

 

The Township of Langley Civic Facility. (Langley Advance Times files)

Municipal spending up in Langleys, says Fraser Institute report

A report by the fiscally conservative Fraser Institute shows that municipal spending…

The Township of Langley Civic Facility. (Langley Advance Times files)
B.C. Court of Appeal in Vancouver. (Black Press Media files)

Rough elevator ride leads to lawsuit against strata, Langley City

Elevator was a hazard that injured nine-member family, suit claims

B.C. Court of Appeal in Vancouver. (Black Press Media files)
At the historic picnic at Michaud House in Langley City on Sunday, July 31, Réjean Bussières and Joanne Plourde performed in character as French Voyageurs from early history. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Langley City heritage picnic shines a light on the almost-forgotten history of the Voyageurs

Before Davy Crockett, before Daniel Boone, French-Canadian explorers journeyed west

At the historic picnic at Michaud House in Langley City on Sunday, July 31, Réjean Bussières and Joanne Plourde performed in character as French Voyageurs from early history. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
A Langley RCMP officer in Langley City in 2019. Langley City has a much higher crime severity index than the surrounding Township, but geography may play a key role, according to Statistics Canada. (Langley Advance Times file)

Langley City takes brunt of regional crime, statistics show

Regional commercial hubs like Langley City often see higher crime rates

A Langley RCMP officer in Langley City in 2019. Langley City has a much higher crime severity index than the surrounding Township, but geography may play a key role, according to Statistics Canada. (Langley Advance Times file)
Langley City mayor Val van den Broek has made allegations of bullying and harassment against unnamed councillors, saying she has endured “name calling, intimidation, personal attacks and facial mocking and mimicking during council meetings, events and community meetings, by other Langley City council members.”(file)

Langley City Mayor Val van den Broek claims she has been subject to bullying and harassment by other council members

Claims she has endured ‘name calling, intimidation, personal attacks and facial mocking and mimicking’

Langley City mayor Val van den Broek has made allegations of bullying and harassment against unnamed councillors, saying she has endured “name calling, intimidation, personal attacks and facial mocking and mimicking during council meetings, events and community meetings, by other Langley City council members.”(file)
Construction has started on the former site of the Villa Fontana for a new affordable housing apartment building in Langley City. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

New middle-income housing to replace burned Villa Fontana in Langley City

Project financed by provincial HousingHub program

Construction has started on the former site of the Villa Fontana for a new affordable housing apartment building in Langley City. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Langley Advance Times files)

LETTER: Leave low-income apartment in Langley City alone

People on fixed incomes and the poor can’t afford skyrocketing rents, writer argues

  • Aug 3, 2022
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Langley Advance Times files)
Do you have a question you’d like to see put to the Langley City council? Email your idea to editor@langleyadvancetimes.com.

AT YOUR SERVICE: In light of SkyTrain coming, Langley City embarks on parking study

Question-and-answer feature calling on those elected to office in Langley

Do you have a question you’d like to see put to the Langley City council? Email your idea to editor@langleyadvancetimes.com.
Joanne Estelle Plourde (centre) sang a traditional song at a previous local history event. (Langley Advance Times files)

Area’s French heritage in spotlight at Langley picnic

Gardens of Michaud House and nearby Portage Park sites for event

Joanne Estelle Plourde (centre) sang a traditional song at a previous local history event. (Langley Advance Times files)
Robyn Froese is a Canadian singer songwriter based in Vancouver. Her band performed at McBurney Plaza on Saturday, July 23. The event was part of DLBA’s summer series offering live music. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)

Hundreds join for a live concert at McBurney

Two more to come as part of the summer series

Robyn Froese is a Canadian singer songwriter based in Vancouver. Her band performed at McBurney Plaza on Saturday, July 23. The event was part of DLBA’s summer series offering live music. (Tanmay Ahluwalia/Langley Advance Times)
A woman laid a wreath of flowers at a Tuesday night (July 26) vigil for the victims of the Langley shootings at Innes Corners Plaza in Langley City. She was one of around 100 people who attended. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Vigil for shooting victims held in Langley City

‘These are my people’ says organizer, a former homeless person

A woman laid a wreath of flowers at a Tuesday night (July 26) vigil for the victims of the Langley shootings at Innes Corners Plaza in Langley City. She was one of around 100 people who attended. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
A buggy and medical debris at the parking lot in Langley City where a woman was shot and critically injured Monday. A vigil is being organized for nearby Innes Corners Plaza. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Informal vigil to support Langley’s vulnerable in wake of shooting

Gathering at Innes Corners set for Tuesday evening, July 26

A buggy and medical debris at the parking lot in Langley City where a woman was shot and critically injured Monday. A vigil is being organized for nearby Innes Corners Plaza. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Langley City Mayor Val van den Broek spoke at the press conference Monday, July 25 about the four shootings that took place across City and Township. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)

Langley’s political leaders react with shock, sorrow to mass shooting

Township and City mayors both thanked police, offered condolences to victims’ families

Langley City Mayor Val van den Broek spoke at the press conference Monday, July 25 about the four shootings that took place across City and Township. (Matthew Claxton/Langley Advance Times)
Stephan Steinfest, who lives on the street in Langley City, predicted there will be more shootings of homeless people as harassment escalates. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

VIDEO: Homeless say Langley shootings are escalation of harassment they already endure

Concern that it might happen again

Stephan Steinfest, who lives on the street in Langley City, predicted there will be more shootings of homeless people as harassment escalates. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
An SUV near 200th Street and the Langley Bypass was riddled with bullet holes in the shooting incident Monday morning. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

Mounties release details on Langley shooting spree

Motives remain unclear, but most victims homeless, vulnerable people

An SUV near 200th Street and the Langley Bypass was riddled with bullet holes in the shooting incident Monday morning. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Rows of planters lining Glover Road are the final touches to a $2.9 million overhaul of Glover Road between the Langley City boundary and the downtown core. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)

Why there are planters along Glover Road in Langley City

They are the finishing touches to a $2.9 million overhaul of the road, above and below ground

Rows of planters lining Glover Road are the final touches to a $2.9 million overhaul of Glover Road between the Langley City boundary and the downtown core. (Roxanne Hooper/Langley Advance Times)
An SUV near 200th Street and the Langley Bypass was riddled with bullet holes in the shooting incident Monday morning. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

UPDATE: Suspect and two victims dead in Langley shooting

Emergency alert sent, police urge public to stay away from downtown

  • Jul 25, 2022
An SUV near 200th Street and the Langley Bypass was riddled with bullet holes in the shooting incident Monday morning. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)