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Editorial: The boycott is working. Now let's double down
The White House just admitted the boycott is working, then punished Canada for it with new 50 per cent tariffs. Our answer: double down. Here are the Langley businesses and BC getaways that keep every dollar home, from farm stand sourdough to car-free islands and Indigenous-owned hot springs....
What's really going on with the Langley City code of conduct dispute
A councillor is taking Langley City to court, the legal budget has hit $500,000, and an election is months away. But the loudest versions of this story are the least accurate. Drawing entirely on the court filings, the bylaw, and the investigator's reports, here is what actually happened, in order....
At Trinity Western, the Closet Has Outlived the Covenant
Seven years after Trinity Western University lost its Supreme Court fight over the Community Covenant, the campus has fallen quiet. For queer students, that quiet is not progress. The documented record and anonymous testimony point in one direction: things have gotten worse....
Canada Day 2026: what's happening across Langley
Canada Day 2026 events across Langley City and Township: McLeod Athletic Park's fireworks return, Douglas Park's Wednesday market and concert, Fort Langley's Farm Museum activities, and self-directed options in Aldergrove and Murrayville....
Editorial: Langley City should join the call for a low-income transit pass
Langley City Council votes Monday on Mayor Nathan Pachal's motion asking the province to expand the BC Bus Pass Program to all low-income Metro Vancouver households. It costs the city nothing. It commits no new spending. Council should pass it. Here's how to tell them....
Should the Langleys amalgamate, and what does the evidence actually say?
Township Mayor Eric Woodward seems to want the Langleys reunited. Three decades of evidence, including Ottawa's costly experiment, suggests amalgamation would deliver none of the promised savings while raising costs for City residents and diluting representation for rural Township residents....
Five years after the heat dome, a deal worth signing
Five years ago tomorrow, the BC heat dome began killing 619 people. On the anniversary of those deaths, climate organizers are asking MPs to sign the People's MOU, a citizen's counter-offer to the Carney-Smith pipeline deal. Here is what is in it, and where to show up if you can....
Before the smoke arrives: a Langley wildfire preparedness guide
Provincial officials say BC's drought is worse than before the 2017, 2018, and 2021 fire years. Here is how to prepare your home and family now: an emergency bag, a $130 DIY air filter, where to find clean air, and how to check on the people who need it most....
Township-led RCMP split adds $900,000 to Langley City budget
Langley City is paying nearly $1 million in the latest budget cycle to defend its interests in the 'War of the Langleys': the Township-driven dissolution of the joint RCMP detachment, plus a parallel judicial review with a sitting councillor....
Township rushes vote on bylaw consolidating power for majority slates
A Township of Langley bylaw heading to a fast-tracked Monday vote would lower the threshold to censure councillors from two-thirds to simple majority and end the rule giving every councillor equal time as Acting Mayor....
Bike lanes are cheap. The fight against them isn't.
On World Bicycle Day, the math on bike lanes is embarrassingly favourable. They cost less than road lanes, cut healthcare costs, ease traffic, and help kids get to school safely. So why is fighting them the political flex of Langley's 2026 election?...
Tenant bylaw exempts Township's growing rental portfolio
Langley Township is proposing its first Tenant Protection Bylaw, but the bylaw won't apply to the Township itself or its Housing Trust Society, which is building 368 rental units backed by hundreds of millions in publicly-guaranteed debt. The hearing is May 25....
A New Season for The Langley Union
For eighteen months, I've run The Langley Union as a personal labour of love. To keep doing the work well, I need help. Today I'm launching three membership tiers and a tip jar to support independent local journalism in the Langleys....
Beat Food Inflation and Support a Local Farm: Join a CSA
Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz is pushing global food prices toward another major shock. The last time inflation hit Canadians hard, grocery giants used the chaos to widen their margins. Joining a local CSA now is a way to lock in food prices and keep your money in the community....
Health Inspectors Keep Finding the Same Issue at Wendel's
Three Fraser Health routine inspections at Fort Langley's Wendel's Bookstore & Cafe have been flagged for the same critical food safety issue. Each follow-up cleared. But the recurring problem points to questions worth asking about a beloved community business....