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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · 3d

🗳️ Langley Township byelection heats up! Compare all 7 candidates on housing, transit & debt. Plus: BC orcas in crisis, workers on strike & local soccer teams make history. ⚽🐋

Langley Roundup: News for October 17th, 2025

Friday's Langley roundup covers the Township byelection with candidates clashing on growth and transit, BC public service workers striking for fair wages, endangered orcas fighting for survival, and Vancouver FC and Rise Academy making waves in continental competitions.

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · 4d

It's voting time in Langley Township!

Here is your complete candidate guide for the Township's Oct 25 byelection. Compare all seven candidates on housing, transit, debt, safety, and more.

www.langleyunion.ca/the-omnibus-...

#Langley #FraserValley #LangleyTownship #byelection #bcpoli

Complete 2025 Langley Township Byelection Guide

Compare all seven candidates in Langley Township's October 25 byelection across 11 key issues. See where Sabti, Whitmarsh, Aldag, van den Broek, Watson, Chhina, and Seth stand on housing, fiscal respo...

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 20d

Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.

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Naomi Klein @naomiaklein.bsky.social · 20d

follow for updates: www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · 20d

If @justinmcelroy.bsky.social wants more #WarOfTheLangleys content, he could speculate on which mayor will post a transit selfie first...the one on the @translink.ca Mayors Council, or the one who allegedly doesn't own a car?
#bcpoli #fraservalley #transit #gobytransit #transline

Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · 20d

This local news outlet in Langley is challenging both mayors to ride transit this week! Will it work? #GoByTransitWeekYVR

Challenge Issued: Mayors Must Post Transit Selfies!

We're challenging Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward and City of Langley Mayor Nathan Pachal to post transit selfies before Go By Transit Week ends Sunday, October 5. Tag @movementyvr and use #GoByTransitWeekYVR to show our leaders champion the transit system Langley residents depend on.

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Sep 11

To be clear, they are giving the only functional animal protection team in Langley only 30 days to vacate the facilities and also find homes for the more than 350 cats and dogs living in the shelter.

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Sep 11

In case anyone was wondering how much consultation @langleytownship.bsky.social had with the animal shelter, they notified the #LAPS team yesterday, which is also the same day they posted a job listing for their in-house replacements.

www.civicjobs.ca/jobs?id=107515

#LangleyBC #LangleyTownship

Animal Control Officer - Township of Langley | CivicJobs.ca

Canada's largest source for municipal jobs. Think local! Work for your community.

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · Aug 17

“Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage”

Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC News

Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...

www.cbc.ca

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Aug 17

There is a lot of debris in the road and even across the street in the parking lot and behind Mr Lube. Thankfully Emilio Finati's seems to have escaped the worst for now

The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Aug 17

Langley City and Surrey fire teams are here

The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Aug 17

Large fire at Fraser Highway and 201A St in #LangleyCity this morning

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Denis Agar (he/him) @denisagar.bsky.social · Jun 24

Look at this absolutely stunning jersey

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Bandits Honor Filipino Community With Heritage Jerseys

The Vancouver Bandits unveiled Filipino heritage jerseys raising funds for Lapu Lapu Day Festival tragedy victims. Designer Edmond Santelices created meaningful patterns honoring Filipino culture. Sat...

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · May 10

If you're in the #Langley area this afternoon, the Vancouver Bandits have some preseason #CEBL basketball action that promises to be a good time.

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Vancouver Bandits Inaugural Pre-Season Game - Langley Events Centre - Langley - May 10, 2025

Get ready for tip-off! The Vancouver Bandits are back in action for our inaugural pre-season game on Saturday, May 10th at the Langley Events Centre as we face off against the Sikh Warriors from ESPN'...

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The Breakdown AB @thebreakdownab.bsky.social · May 1

Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation ain’t having the separatists rhetoric from Smith or her ilk…

#abpoli #ableg #cdnpoli

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · May 1

Here's a hot take for the #MLS contingent...

Right now, the Whitecaps are a better team than Inter Miami - and it's not really that close.

Sure, Messi is the GOAT, but #VWFC just hung up a 5-1 aggregate result. That's brutal.

#Whitecaps #InterMiami #Concacaf #ChampionsCup #football #Vancouver

The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Apr 18

Hey, you!

Quit scrolling and go vote! (You can still read your phone while you're waiting in line.)

Advance voting is open - it's time to go!

Use the Elections Canada website to find out everything you need to know about when and where to vote:

www.elections.ca/home.aspx

#Canada #cdnpoli

Elections Canada - Home page for the 2025 Federal Election

Find all the information you need to know to vote in the 2025 federal election. You will learn whether you are registered to vote, where to vote, what your riding is, who the candidates in your ridin...

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Jen St. Denis @jenstden.bsky.social · Apr 18

You might have noticed Blanchet referring to EU tariffs on Canadian oil because of removing the carbon tax, this is what he was talking about thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...

How Poilievre’s Energy Policies Could Cost Canada Money | The Tyee

The industrial carbon tax incentivizes companies to lower emissions. Losing it could hinder trade.

thetyee.ca

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Apr 18

Full story is getting published tomorrow morning, but the #PWHL is coming to #Vancouver as soon as next year!

#hockey #womenshockey #Canada #BCnews #BritishColumbia

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Luke LeBrun @lukelebrun.ca · Apr 18

Here is Ricochet Media's @ethancox.bsky.social dressing down Ezra Levant for disrupting the leaders debate

"What I don't like Ezra is you preventing us from being able to ask questions on behalf of the public -- you created a circus here"

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Apr 16

🚅✈️Imagine getting from Langley to YVR in 35 minutes — or Whistler in under 2 hours.

The MVX Nexus rail proposal could transform regional transit, but it needs public and political support to move forward.

Big vision. Big potential. 🚆

www.langleyunion.ca/langley-town...

#LowerMainland #BCpoli

Langley Township Reviews MVX Regional Rail Proposal

The MVX Nexus proposes a 350-km regional rail system linking Whistler to Chilliwack, offering Langley residents faster commutes and new housing and job opportunities. With reduced travel times and a b...

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Apr 13

If you get the chance, going to watch Vancouver FC at the LEC (or any other Canadian Premiere League soccer team) is a fantastic way to have some fun and also support the Canadian sports ecosystem
#Vancouver #FraserValley

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Apr 12

Open-heart surgery. A lost election. And now… a comeback?

John Aldag is stepping back into federal politics—with a new heart and renewed fire.

Read his story of resilience + why he’s running again:

www.langleyunion.ca/john-aldags-...

#BCpoli #cdnpoli #cdnelection #Canada

John Aldag’s Comeback: From Open-Heart Surgery to Federal Election Bid

After a health scare and political pivot, John Aldag returns with renewed purpose. In an exclusive interview, the former MP opens up about recovery, resilience, and his vision for Langley Township-Fra...

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The Langley Union @langleyunion.ca · Apr 11

🎉 Our 2025 Langley election hub is live!
Use our custom tools to find your riding via postal code, meet your candidates, track key dates & more.
Use the tools and share with friends/family.
Stay informed. Vote with confidence.
www.langleyunion.ca/election
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #Election2025 #Langley

2025 Canadian Federal Election Resources

Enter your Langley postal code to find your 2025 federal riding and local candidates. Stay informed and make a plan to vote.

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Michelle Gamage @michellegamage.bsky.social · Apr 9

Pierre Poilievre says he'd shut down overdose prevention sites if elected. These sites fall under provincial jurisdiction. Yesterday Health Minister Josie Osborne said, to paraphrase: 'lol you will absolutely not shut these life-saving sites down. Try me.'
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...

B.C. vows to retain overdose-prevention sites no matter who wins federal election

“These are services that save lives and they connect people to the supports and the people they need to talk to access those supports,” says Health Minister Josie Osborne

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Movement: Metro Vancouver Transit Riders @movementyvr.bsky.social · Apr 5

If you live in Vancouver, please vote in the byelection today - Saturday - anytime until 8pm! Here's our report card.

If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...

Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...

If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
https://movementyvr.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Vancouver-By-Election_-How-do-the-Parties-Stack-up-on-Transit.pdf

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