Township candidate Andy Shen says Mayor Eric Woodward swore at him before Thursday’s student climate forum at Trinity Western. Organizers say both slates sat out the forum, leaving three independents to answer questions. The mayor did not respond to our questions....
“Common sense” has become a popular phrase in recent elections. From Poilievre’s slogans to B.C.’s carbon tax cut, here’s why the phrase so often hides costly trade-offs, and the questions worth asking before the Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 elections....
Five Langley Township council candidates belong to neither slate. All five answered our questions on taxes, debt, housing and SkyTrain. Here is what they told us, and why independents could decide whether one slate controls council....
Progress for Langley incumbent council candidate Tim Baillie says his partner held the phone that filmed his drive on newly reopened 216 Street. The Facebook reel drew concerns online. Baillie says the video followed B.C. rules on electronic devices....
Only one of the four major slates in the Langleys makes cutting emissions an explicit platform commitment. Achieving for Langley City and Progress for Langley never mention climate change at all in their platforms....
Langley Strong has a 39-page plan to restore respect at Township Hall, and all eight of its mayor and council candidates answered our questions. We test it against our values on debt, housing, transit, renters and farmland, and note where the costs are still to come....
