Both Langleys elected new mayors with slate majorities. Congratulations to Jay Lundgren, Delaney Mack and every new councillor and trustee. Now comes the hard part: the Township’s growing debt, a pool vote Mack opposed, and the future of the City’s Innovation District....
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....
Five independents are running for Langley City council: Samuel Otim, Bruce Downing, Gurjit Dhillon, Val van den Broek and Jennifer Denman. We asked about housing near SkyTrain, renters, taxes and Invest Langley City. Here’s what they said, and how they could shape the balance of power....
“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....
Delaney Mack's Achieving for Langley City has had every chance to rule out an amalgamation referendum and hasn't, leaving the path open while the Township's mayor openly questions whether the City should exist. Nathan Pachal's Langley City First has firmly rejected a referendum....
