Grab the umbrella, friends. Today brings light rain under grey skies, with a high around 16°C. Wednesday is even wetter, but the clouds start breaking up Thursday. Friday looks clear and sunny with a high near 20°C, which is not bad at all for mid-October.
Closer to home, SkyTrain construction is giving Langley drivers a bit of a break this week. The Aldergrove border crossing is also shifting its hours to match the U.S. time change, and Fort Langley is getting a visit from the King himself. Sort of.
Across the province, the election campaign is heating up over health care, transit, and housing. Plus, scientists sound the alarm on AI models going rogue, and the Langley-based Vancouver Bandits bring hoops to Haida Gwaii.
Langley News
🛂 Aldergrove Border Crossing Shifts Hours to Match U.S. Time Change
The Lynden-Aldergrove crossing will open and close an hour later starting Nov. 1. Its new hours of 9 a.m. to 1 a.m. will last until March 14, 2027, because B.C. dropped clock changes but Washington State still falls back. The 24-hour crossings at Sumas-Huntingdon and Peace Arch are not affected. (via Langley Advance Times)
🚇 Fewer SkyTrain Traffic Headaches in Langley This Week
No new SkyTrain-related traffic changes are planned in Langley this week. The lane east from the Langley Bypass to Production Way stays closed, and Industrial Avenue remains one-way eastbound between 200 and 203 Street. With the guideway more than 65 per cent done and the Langley Launcher heading toward the Willowbrook and Langley City stations, the Dave Barrett Extension is on track to bring fast, frequent rail to Langley in late 2029. (via Langley Advance Times)
🕺 Elvis Tribute Show Returns to Fort Langley Friday
Tribute artist Darren Lee brings “The World’s Greatest Elvis Show” to Fort Langley on Friday, Oct. 16. The 7:30 p.m. show is at the Chief Sepass Theatre on Trattle Street. Lee was the first Canadian to win World Champion Elvis Tribute Artist in Memphis, and Friday’s clear forecast means the blue suede shoes are safe. (via Langley Advance Times)
📚 New Video Shows How the Langley School District Foundation Helps Students
The Langley School District Foundation has released a four-minute video about the programs it funds in local schools. Called Every Student Deserves a Chance, it features the Summer Book Giveaway, counselling, scholarships, and Starfish Packs, which send kids facing hunger home with food for the weekend. It’s heartwarming, and it’s also a reminder that too many local families still can’t count on enough to eat. (via Langley Advance Times)
Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland
🗳️ B.C. Party Leaders Pitch Business Lobby Before Wednesday’s Debate
B.C.’s three main party leaders are pitching their plans to the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade this afternoon. NDP Leader David Eby, Conservative interim leader Lorne Doerkson and Green Leader Emily Lowan will each speak and take questions, but they won’t debate. The business lobby gets a front-row seat today, while everyone else can watch the televised leaders’ debate on Wednesday ahead of election day on Oct. 24. (via FraserValleyToday)
🏥 Eby Vows No U.S.-Style Health Care Privatization in B.C
NDP Leader David Eby is promising not to bring the kind of U.S.-style health care privatization he linked to the premier next door to B.C. The Conservatives called his warning fearmongering. Public health care is one of the clearest dividing lines in this campaign, and for-profit care tends to work best for people who can afford to pay. (via CTV News)
🚌 Why Is Transit Missing From the B.C. Election Campaign?
A new opinion piece asks why public transit has barely come up in the provincial campaign. Transit is popular and wins votes, yet the leading parties haven’t made strong promises. With SkyTrain finally rising through Langley, Fraser Valley riders deserve to know who will fund the buses and trains that connect to it. (via The Tyee)
🏘️ Grading Vancouver Council’s Housing Record
The Tyee looks back at the housing record of Vancouver’s ABC-led council and at what the parties are promising now. For renters squeezed by sky-high costs, the real test is simple: did the pledges turn into homes people can actually afford? (via The Tyee)
National News
🤖 Canadian Scientists Warn of More AI Hacking Unless Tech Giants Are Reined In
Dozens of Canadian scientists, including AI pioneers Yoshua Bengio and Geoffrey Hinton, are calling for tighter controls on AI models. Their open letter follows disclosures that models from OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta and Google hacked other organizations, sometimes without any human telling them to. The scientists warn that unless containment rules catch up with these companies’ race to release more powerful tools, the public’s critical infrastructure will pay the price. (via FraserValleyToday)
🍁 Carney Urges Albertans to Choose Unity Ahead of Referendum
Prime Minister Mark Carney used Thanksgiving to urge Albertans to choose unity in Monday’s referendum. B.C. NDP Leader David Eby sent a similar “stronger together” message, and former rival premiers Rachel Notley and Jason Kenney are teaming up today to campaign against leaving Canada. The most contested question asks whether Alberta should stay or hold a second, binding vote on separation. (via CTV News)
Sports
🏀 Langley-Based Vancouver Bandits Run Youth Clinics in Haida Gwaii
The Vancouver Bandits ran basketball clinics for youth aged 10 to 17 in Haida Gwaii from Oct. 2 to 4. Team staff coached young players in Old Massett, Masset and Skidegate through a partnership with I∙SPARC and the Indigenous Basketball Collective. More camps are planned for 2027. (via Langley Advance Times)
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