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Langley's Next Students Need Streets Built to Carry Them
Three of every four new Langley students will live in apartments, townhouses, or condos. The housing is locked in. Whether the streets can safely carry them to school is still up to council. Brookswood's bike bus already shows what works when families and infrastructure line up....
Why Langley Renters Need Unions
In Langley’s strained rental market, rising costs and weak protections expose a deep power imbalance. Build Canada Homes and BC Builds promise more supply, but Canadian tax law rewards the REITs squeezing tenants like her. The missing ingredient: tenant unions, and Langley doesn't have any yet....
What Gender-Affirming Care Really Means
Gender-affirming care is one of the most misunderstood topics in Canadian healthcare. On Trans Day of Visibility, we break down what the process actually looks like, what the science says, and why getting this right is a matter of life and death....
Township Budget Approved, but the Math Is Getting Tight
Langley Township Council approved its 2026 budget 5-4, adding firefighters and RCMP while hiking taxes 3.97%. But with debt servicing at $47M and borrowing room shrinking fast, independent councillors and community watchdogs say the math is getting dangerous....
Gas Hit $2 a Litre. Your Next Vehicle Should Have Pedals.
Gas in Metro Vancouver just crossed $2 per litre thanks to Trump's war in Iran. Most car trips are under five kilometres. Here's why a bike might be the best investment you make this year....
Citizens' Assembly to Langley City: Stop Letting People Fall Through the Cracks
Langley City's Citizens' Assembly has proposed an Advocacy and Service Navigation Framework to end the cycle of fragmented services and missed referrals. Trained navigators would give residents a single point of contact for housing, health, and safety support....
Langley's MPs Back the Iran War. Do You?
Canada must not join Trump and Netanyahu's war on Iran. With 165 schoolgirls dead in Minab, toxic oil fires choking Tehran, and Langley's MPs in a party backing the war, it's time to call your representatives and demand zero military involvement....
Two of Langley's MLAs Voted to Gut Human Rights Law. We Deserve Better.
Two of Langley's three Conservative MLAs voted to advance a bill repealing the entire BC Human Rights Code. The third was absent without explanation. They call it procedural courtesy, but they blocked other far-right bills before. So why not this one?...
The US Launched a War. Langley Will Feel It.
The US and Israel launched a massive war on Iran Saturday morning. A girls' school was bombed, killing dozens of children. Here's how this affects Langley residents and what you can do right now, from filling your gas tank to cutting ties with the tech companies powering the war machine....
What Minneapolis Teaches Langley About Fighting Back
Minneapolis has been fighting back against a federal immigration crackdown — and winning lessons worth learning. Here's what Langley needs to know about community defense, Resilient Neighbourhood Networks, and why naming MAGA out loud still matters....
The Wild West on Langley's Sidewalks Has to End
Langley City Council is calling on the province to create clear rules for e-scooters, electric wheelchairs, and mobility devices. The goal: get them off crowded sidewalks and onto bike lanes before someone gets hurt. The current rules are decades out of date....
Langley City Citizens Assembly's Resilient Neighbourhood Networks Plan to Build Safety From the Ground Up
Langley City's Citizens' Assembly has endorsed Resilient Neighbourhood Networks, a community-led safety model built on trust, skills, and connection. Here's what they are, why the research supports them, and how you can get involved before March 13....
Canada Has Laws to Punish Epstein's Enablers. So Why Wait?
Tens of millions of Epstein files reveal powerful enablers who faced no consequences. This morning, former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct. Canada has a law to sanction child trafficking facilitators. We've used it 1,038 times but never for Epstein. Why?...
Inside Langley City's Citizens' Assembly Experiment
Langley City's Citizens' Assembly brought together 29 randomly selected residents to deliberate on community safety and wellbeing. Their work, touching 3,200+ community members, produced seven consensus recommendations now before council....
MP Jansen Packs Church to Defend Legal Loophole for Hate Crimes
Conservative MP Tamara Jansen rallied 600 people at a Cloverdale church to oppose Bill C-9, defending a "good faith" religious exemption that has never once succeeded in Canadian court. Meanwhile, hate crimes against LGBTQ+ Canadians have surged 388% since 2016....