Re-elected to Langley Township Council on October 17, 2026, with 16,280 votes, fourth of the 20 council candidates. By her own account a councillor since 1999, elected eight times, longer than anyone in the Township's history; the Township's page lists her seventh term from 2018. She joined Langley Strong in May 2026, voted against the 2026 budget, and ran on a performing arts centre, rural roads and lighting with a renewed Rural Plan, farmland kept in the Agricultural Land Reserve, and a wider business tax base in place of higher rates.
Kim Richter was re-elected to the Township of Langley Council on October 17, 2026, with 16,280 votes, fourth of the 20 candidates, in the Township's official count, declared by the Chief Election Officer on October 21, 2026. The Township's results page prints Langley Strong as her elector organization. The Township's page for her, which still describes her 2018 re-election as her seventh term, lists her as a councillor and a director of the Greater Vancouver water and sewerage districts; its results give her 10,007 votes in 2018 and 8,756 in 2022. By her own account she was first elected in 1999 and has taught business management at Kwantlen Polytechnic University since 1993. The Advance Times reported on May 5, 2026 that she and the three other councillors outside Mayor Eric Woodward's majority joined Langley Strong. The minutes of March 9, 2026 record her vote against the 2026 to 2030 financial plan and her seconding of Blair Whitmarsh's fiscal plan motion. At the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting she said the Township needed to deliver on a performing arts centre.
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Asked at the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting on September 21, 2026 about arts and culture, she said the Township needed to deliver on the performing arts centre, which she called long overdue for the community, the Advance Times reported. Pillar 2 of the platform promises clear answers on the status and funding of a performing arts centre.
“I think we need to deliver on the performing arts centre, which is long overdue for this community.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Advance Times · Township council candidates field flurry of questions, September 24, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
In Langley Strong's community pillar release of September 14, 2026 she said rural Langley is half the Township and that respect there means a renewed Rural Plan, roads residents can drive at night, lighting where it is needed and a bylaw department that responds. Pillar 2 of the platform lists rural roads, lighting and bylaw enforcement among rural Langley's priorities, and Pillar 7 promises to review and update the Rural Plan.
“A renewed Rural Plan, roads you can drive at night, lighting where it's needed, and a bylaw department that shows up.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
On her Langley Strong page she writes that the Agricultural Land Reserve is food security and flood management, that there is enough land inside the urban boundaries to grow, and that when an exclusion application comes forward the burden of proof belongs to the applicant. Pillar 7 of the platform promises to do whatever it takes to keep farmland as farmland.
“When an exclusion application comes forward, the burden of proof belongs to the applicant, not to the residents who have to live with the result.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Kim Richter, Re-elect Kim Richter for Township Council (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), VoteMate · Kim Richter, Langley Strong for Langley Township Council, 2026 BC Local Elections (opens in a new tab).
In Langley Strong's small business release of September 20, 2026 she said every employer that chooses Abbotsford or Surrey over Langley is a bill that lands on Langley homeowners, and that a wider tax base is how to protect them. Pillar 4 of the platform promises to attract employers to grow the non-residential tax base.
“A wider tax base, not higher rates, is how you protect homeowners.”
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 of the Langley Strong platform promises a full forensic audit of Township finances in the team's first 100 days, with the findings published, including how $177 million was borrowed through a society the Township owns.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises that the forensic audit will be the last thing funded by the Mayor's Contingency Fund, which will then be abolished.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises that debt taken on by any body the Township owns will count against the Township's borrowing limit and need the same approval from residents as any other borrowing.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to hold tax and fee increases to the lowest level the Township's finances allow, with a multi-year outlook. Pillar 6 repeats it for the costs seniors pay. The platform names no rate.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises a clear, public timeline to pay down the Township's debt, with progress reported against it every year.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to build only what the Township can pay for: phased projects with a complete, legal funding plan in place before work begins, showing any borrowing, the repayment cost and the operating cost before the vote, and to seek partnerships, grants and naming rights to lower the cost to taxpayers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to move the Township's housing society, and the $177 million of debt behind it, to an established non-profit housing provider once the buildings are finished and full, and to end the exemption that, by the platform's account, lets the Township and its society escape the Township's own tenant protection bylaw.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to restore one bill for municipal and regional services, to make billing simpler for residents and cheaper to collect.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises an independent review of utility and water billing so that bills reflect the cost of service.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises a modern budget process with consultation, staff reporting and council or committee of the whole discussions, all done in public.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises to bring back a long-term financial plan with real borrowing limits and reserve targets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises a Council Finance Committee meeting at least quarterly to improve oversight and accountability.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 1 promises an independent panel to identify best practices in other municipalities and put forward a bylaw and process for indemnification, the Township paying legal bills for elected officials, that it calls fair and transparent.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges forensic audit of Township finances in first 100 days, September 8, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to complete the infrastructure projects already under way across the Township.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to plan every neighbourhood with local residents through consultation, and to give community associations a direct line to Council. Pillar 3 adds that the Township will return to the tables of the organizations and charities where decisions about local services are made.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises a parks and recreation facilities plan that names what each community needs, sets aside the funds in priority order and includes triggers for moving projects forward, so that daily needs such as fields, recreation and services exist close to home.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to begin planning now to replace the Walnut Grove Fire Hall, which it calls aging and insufficient, and to refresh the community's trees, medians and sidewalks.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to move heavy trucks out of Fort Langley village by improving other routes and working with TransLink and the Province, and to work with the federal government and rail companies on safety at the rail line.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to work with the federal government, Metro Vancouver and Kwantlen First Nation to dredge Bedford Channel at Fort Langley.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to explore a small outdoor swimming pool for Fort Langley, delivered in a less expensive way. It names no site or cost.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises better bylaw enforcement on illegal dumping, truck parking and ditch filling in rural Langley, and Pillar 9 promises tighter enforcement against illegal tree removal and dumping.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to do the small things first in Aldergrove: repair buckled sidewalks, fill potholes, make roads safer, improve lighting and add police presence against petty crime.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to restore the naming rights deal for the Aldergrove pool with Otter Co-op and to put the money into programs for Aldergrove children.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to work with Aldergrove Minor Baseball to replace the batting cage facility, and with local residents and groups to identify and prioritize other recreation needs, such as an upgraded track, a cricket field, a gymnasium or a second sheet of ice.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to move a community centre for Brookswood into the planning phase, shaped by local residents, with a stated level of growth that triggers construction, and to work with the school district to install pickleball courts at Brookswood Secondary.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises a long-term plan for the aging W.C. Blair pool and park in Murrayville, made with the people who use it, with the pool's hours extended back to their level before COVID and the sidewalks to local schools connected.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to build a Willoughby community centre and library, with the price tag, the funding plan and the timeline published before work starts, and to get clear answers on the status and funding of a performing arts centre.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 2 promises to recover part of the operating costs of the Township's new facilities by selling naming rights to local companies and finding sponsors and partners.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises a regional alliance with neighbouring municipalities to press the Province and TransLink to improve roads and add transit on congested corridors.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises to reopen conversations with TransLink and the provincial and federal governments so that Langley stops leaving grant money and infrastructure dollars unclaimed.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises to meet the Langley School Board at least once a year and to create a working group of three councillors and three trustees.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 3 promises to work with the Kwantlen, Katzie, Semiahmoo and Matsqui First Nations on issues of concern to residents, while protecting private property rights and Township-owned land.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Bridges, not battles: a plan to make working together pay, October 6, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to reinstate the Township's Economic Development Department, with a mandate to attract investment and grow local jobs, funded in place of the mayor's advisors and appointees.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises firm time limits on permit and licence decisions, with the Township's times published and compared with its neighbours, and an end to using fees and approvals as leverage over job creators.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises a 3-1-1 style service standard so that applicants can see exactly where their file sits and who is responsible for it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to examine and remove duplicate regulations on businesses already regulated by other levels of government, such as farms and the airport.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to open conversations with the federal government about the long-term future of the Department of National Defence lands south of the 264 Street and Highway 1 interchange, and to investigate dedicating part of them to industrial space designed to respect the environment.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to refocus the Fraser Highway Employment Lands Plan on land fronting Fraser Highway itself, leaving out Old Yale Road and the residential neighbourhoods near it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises to work with the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure to create truck parking in the Highway 1 corridor.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 4 promises an audit and review of Tourism Langley, which is funded by the hotel tax, to check that tourism operators get value and that every community attraction is promoted.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises that Council and the School Board will advocate as one voice for new schools in Willoughby and Brookswood, expansions where classrooms are full, and faster provincial approvals.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to work with the school district to plan parks, sidewalks, child care and recreation alongside new schools, so that every new school is a community hub.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to restore the Township's policy of buying land next to school sites to add park options.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to build up the child care pipeline: identify daycare sites, streamline approvals and, where necessary, discount licences and permits for licensed providers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises free admission to Township recreation facilities for children under 12 and the Summer Fun Pass for teenagers in other seasons, paid for by doubling the admission and program fees of people who live outside the Township and by sponsorships and grants.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises investment in sidewalks, wild spaces, parks, accessible playgrounds and recreation in every community, and Pillar 2 promises that fields, recreation and services exist close to home.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises a Langley Youth Council made up of local high school student council presidents, bringing its ideas to Council at least once a year.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises rotating displays of kindergarten to grade 12 student art in Township facilities and offices, and regular performance spots for young musicians and dancers at events the Township already runs, extended across the Township with sponsors and volunteers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises a Key to Langley Kids' Passport with local businesses: children who visit attractions such as the zoo, farms, the pool and museums get stamps and, when complete, a pin from the Mayor. The platform says private operators who want to be listed would fund it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to work with the School District to investigate and pilot a lifeguard accreditation program for students and a swimming lessons program during school hours as part of physical education.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to partner with local youth organizations on a youth jobs initiative that encourages Langley businesses to hire local teenagers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 5 promises to champion housing options young families can afford, to speed up approvals, to keep needless costs off new homebuyers and to encourage multi-generational housing where appropriate. It names no number of homes.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Free rec for kids under 12, and one voice for new schools, September 16, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to press the provincial government to restore property tax deferral rates for seniors that the platform calls fair, after the interest rate on new deferrals rose.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises that seniors will not be left behind when the Township moves services and forms online, with paper options for those who prefer them.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to treat extreme heat as a safety issue for elders: open cooling centres during heat waves and work with the Province to help low-income seniors get air conditioning units.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises dedicated seniors' spaces in existing recreation facilities and investment in seniors' programming and in parks and recreation that seniors of every mobility level can use.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises a pilot of seniors' small groups in each community, with local groups wherever possible, and closer relationships with the organizations and service clubs that care for seniors.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises a seniors' shuttle pilot with community partners to connect the Township's communities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises a review of snow clearing and winter service so that seniors are not stranded during snowfalls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to champion housing options that let seniors stay in the community they built. It names no project.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 6 promises to lobby the Agricultural Land Commission to make it easier for seniors to stay on their farm properties without losing farm status.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong to seniors: we will fight to hold the line, September 11, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to respect farmers' use of their land with faster, simpler answers instead of years of process, and to make the rules for farm-based businesses the same whether or not the business is in the Agricultural Land Reserve.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to review, update and implement the Township's 2013 Agricultural Viability Strategy, and to help farms with agri-tourism marketing and rural signage.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to petition BC Assessment and other provincial agencies to allow farm status for horse boarding, counting animal care as a farm practice.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to work with the Agricultural Advisory Committee and others on an emergency management plan for livestock in rural areas, focused on getting animals to safety in a disaster.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to work with the provincial government and post-secondary institutions to attract a veterinary school to Langley.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 7 promises to protect Langley's heritage sites and landmarks, to require new development to fit the form and character of the neighbourhood around it, and to draw on heritage volunteers and advisory committees to set priorities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Farmland stays farmland, and Langley's history stays standing, October 2, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to back the Township's firefighters and police officers with the staffing and resources to keep pace with growth. It names no number of officers.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises negotiations with Langley City to move the Langley RCMP to a district model of policing, with community police offices, dedicated policing zones, and administration, detective, tactical and jail resources shared by both municipalities.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to widen the fire department's focus from suppression staff to public education, training, prevention and inspection, noting that the Township has the same four fire inspectors it had two decades earlier.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to work with the Langley RCMP to examine a Community Safety Officer program to handle street-level disorder.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to encourage the Langley RCMP to expand foot and bike patrols in summer where residents and businesses ask for them, and to expand the RCMP's volunteer program.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to bring the Langley RCMP, Metro Vancouver Transit Police, Township bylaws, outreach agencies and local businesses to one table to plan Willowbrook station-area safety, so the plan is in place before the first SkyTrain arrives in 2029.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises a standby Peer Support Unit within the Langley RCMP and the Township fire department, so members, call-takers and staff get support and check-ins after traumatic calls. The team announced it on August 25, 2026.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong calls for real mental health support for Langley's frontline heroes, August 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises a dedicated Operational Stress Intervention Dog for the Langley RCMP and the Township fire department, on the model of Calgary's program, with a local foundation or charity helping to fund its care.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong calls for real mental health support for Langley's frontline heroes, August 25, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to restore a public safety committee, with councillors and residents meeting quarterly to receive statistics and updates from the Langley RCMP, the fire department and Township bylaws.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to explore with fire officials the business plan, partners and feasibility of a firefighter training facility in Brookswood.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to address chokepoints, potholes and traffic safety issues on corridors and rural crossings, acting where the roads are the Township's and pressing other levels of government where they are not.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to require traffic calming and sidewalks, and cycling lanes where appropriate, to be delivered with new construction instead of being added years later, and to plan neighbourhoods as complete communities with services built alongside homes.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises a review of the gaps in the sidewalk network, with the fixes prioritized.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises investment in well-lit streets and safer neighbourhood design so that people feel secure walking after dark.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises pilot projects to test smart and synchronized traffic signals.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to work with the Province, e-scooter riders, families and police on safe practices and regulations for e-scooters, including speed caps, keeping them off certain roads and sidewalks, and helmets.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 8 promises to add a Council representative to the provincially mandated Accessibility Committee that meets quarterly with Township staff, and to make it easier for members of the public to join it.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · A retired cop and a former ER nurse helped write Langley Strong's safety plan, September 28, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises that the Township will not sell or mortgage parkland or future park sites to cover budget shortfalls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to review and update the tree protection bylaw with real tree-retention standards, to preserve tree canopy and green space as the Township grows.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to protect wildlife corridors, streams and fish habitat in every planning decision.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to partner with the Langley Environmental Partners Society, streamkeepers, schools and service clubs to plant trees and restore streambanks along the Fraser River, the Nicomekl River, Yorkson Creek, the Salmon River and Bertrand Creek.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to encourage rain gardens, bioswales and permeable surfaces in new developments so that stormwater soaks in where it falls.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises more natural parks in every area of the Township, with less landscaping and programming.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to keep finding ways to expand and connect the Arbour Ribbon, with the long-term goal of a trail from the Fraser River to the U.S. border.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to make Township infrastructure more resilient, designing stormwater systems, roads, facilities and emergency plans for flood, heat and other extreme weather.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 9 promises to work with Metro Vancouver to increase mosquito spraying in regional parks along the Fraser River.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Parkland stays green, and the tree rules will actually be enforced, October 7, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises consultation before major decisions, with the feedback visibly reflected at the Council table, and a guaranteed turn for residents who take time off work to speak, with no deferral to the next month.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises a clear rule that public money is never used to threaten the residents the Township serves or the colleagues councillors serve with. It names no bylaw.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to post every major decision and what it costs, in plain language.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to hold closed meetings only when the law requires it, to report out once the reason expires, and to publish quarterly totals of legal spending.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to schedule Council meetings at times working residents can attend and to keep Council open to feedback between meetings.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Pillar 10 promises to re-empower and restructure the Township's advisory committees and task forces around specific tasks, projects and questions Council wants advice on.
No vote or decision on this promise yet.
Where the promise was made: Langley Strong · Our Plan to Restore Respect, full platform (PDF), September 23, 2026 (opens in a new tab), Langley Strong · Langley Strong's tenth pillar: we will restore respect at Township Hall, October 10, 2026 (opens in a new tab).
Kim Richter was re-elected to the Township of Langley Council on October 17, 2026, with 16,280 votes, fourth of the 20 candidates for the eight seats, in the Township's official results declared on October 21, 2026. The Langley Advance Times reported that the Langley Strong team won the mayor's chair for Jay Lundgren, six of the eight council seats and all five Township seats on the Langley Board of Education. The new Council's inaugural meeting is on November 2, 2026.
The Township's page for her says she was re-elected in 2018 for her seventh term; it has not been updated for 2022. Its results pages give her 10,007 votes in 2018, third of 23 council candidates, and 8,756 in 2022, seventh of 28. By her own account on the Langley Strong site she has been elected eight times since 1999, longer than anyone in the Township's history, and ran without a slate until 2026. The Township's page lists her as a director of the Greater Vancouver Water District and the Greater Vancouver Sewerage and Drainage District, and among her past roles co-chair of the Agricultural Advisory and Economic Enhancement Committee, the Seniors Advisory Committee and the Economic Development Advisory Committee, a member of the Mayor's Standing Finance Committee, and a director of the Metro Vancouver board, its housing corporation and its regional parks committee. By her own account the Metro Vancouver seat ran from 2018 to 2022.
The Township's page says she is a business management instructor at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and moved to the Salmon River Uplands from Calgary in 1986. By her own account she has taught at Kwantlen since 1993, holds a Bachelor of Arts, a Bachelor of Science and a Master's in Health Administration from the University of Ottawa, chaired the South Fraser regional health board and the Langley community health council, was a trustee of Langley Memorial Hospital, was a founding president of the North Otter Performing Arts Association and a director of Langley Family Services, and volunteered at the Langley Animal Protection Society. voche.me has not checked the degrees, the health roles or the volunteer roles. The Advance Times reported on May 5, 2026 that she, Margaret Kunst, Barb Martens and Blair Whitmarsh, the four councillors outside Woodward's Progress for Langley majority, had joined Langley Strong; on her page she writes that she keeps her own judgment on every vote.
Her votes in the last year of the term are on the record. The minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of March 9, 2026 record that the 2026 to 2030 financial plan bylaw passed first, second and third reading with Kunst, Martens, Richter and Whitmarsh opposed, that she seconded Whitmarsh's motion for a long-term fiscal responsibility plan, which the majority amended into a staff report before it carried, that she moved the motion on the flat-rate utility due date, and that she was the one vote against several amendments to the draft Transportation and Mobility Strategy. At the Chamber of Commerce all-candidates meeting on September 29 she said the Township had borrowed up to its limit, the Advance Times reported. The paper reported that at the June 15 meeting she said the Township's audited net debt had risen to $131.1 million from $8.5 million the year before and that the numbers were hard to accept, that she and Martens left the meeting citing conflicts of interest before the vote on the Council Procedure Bylaw changes, saying five members had a conflict related to a closed matter, and that she voted with the Langley Strong councillors for Martens' motion to lower the Five Corners roundabout speed limit to 20 km/h, which lost five to four. On July 30 the paper reported that she was the one vote against a Brookswood rezoning for fourplexes, wishing more trees on the site were kept. On July 27 it reported that she was absent from the closed-meeting vote that authorized up to $500,000 for the legal costs of Woodward and two councillors in a petition seeking their disqualification; the petition's claims had not been tested in court when the paper reported on it.
On her Langley Strong page she lists what she calls her work of the 2022 to 2026 term, including the debt financing summary report motion, a request for a provincial audit of the 2024 and 2025 budgets, the More Great Playgrounds motion and the blocking of a soil deposit application on 224 Street; that list is her own account, and voche.me has checked only the votes named above against the minutes and the Advance Times. Langley Strong's fire department fact check of October 10, 2026 says, citing the minutes, that she voted against the 2018, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026 financial plans and against the 2023 loan bylaw for the Brookswood fire hall, and that her stated reason each time was the borrowing; that is the organization's account.
At the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting on September 21, 2026 she said the Township needed to deliver on a performing arts centre, which she called long overdue, the Advance Times reported. In Langley Strong's community pillar release she said respect for rural Langley meant a renewed Rural Plan, roads safe to drive at night, lighting where it is needed and a bylaw department that responds; in its small business release she said a wider tax base and not higher rates was how to protect homeowners; and in its taxpayers release she called the Township's finances a crisis to be faced in public. On her page she writes that the Agricultural Land Reserve is food security and flood management, and that the burden of proof on any exclusion application belongs to the applicant.
Summarized from the campaign’s published profile. These are stated positions, not an assessment of results or a complete platform.
Asked at the Fort Langley all-candidates meeting on September 21, 2026 about arts and culture, she said the Township needed to deliver on the performing arts centre, which she called long overdue, the Advance Times reported.
The Langley Strong platform promises clear answers on the status and funding of a performing arts centre.
In Langley Strong's community pillar release of September 14, 2026 she said rural Langley is half the Township and that respect there means a renewed Rural Plan, roads safe to drive at night, lighting where it is needed and a bylaw department that responds.
Langley Strong · Langley Strong pledges fair share for every Langley community, with a public price tag on every promise, September 14, 2026She lists farmland and green space protected among her priorities, and writes that the burden of proof on any exclusion application belongs to the applicant, because there is enough land inside the urban boundaries to grow.
Langley Strong · Kim Richter, Re-elect Kim Richter for Township CouncilIn Langley Strong's small business release of September 20, 2026 she said every employer that chooses Abbotsford or Surrey over Langley is a bill that lands on Langley homeowners, and that a wider tax base, not higher rates, protects homeowners.
Langley Strong · Langley gets an F for small business; Langley Strong has the plan to fix it, September 20, 2026She lists affordability and responsible spending first among her priorities: a debt path explained plainly before it is voted on, and spending tested against what families already pay. In the taxpayers release of September 8, 2026 she called the Township's finances a crisis to be faced in public.
Langley Strong · Kim Richter, Re-elect Kim Richter for Township CouncilShe lists growth that is planned and not rushed among her priorities: orderly development with the roads, utilities, parks and schools sequenced with it.
Langley Strong · Kim Richter, Re-elect Kim Richter for Township CouncilShe lists seniors, health and climate resilience among her priorities: health and seniors' services that keep pace with an aging community, and preparation for flooding and severe weather.
Langley Strong · Kim Richter, Re-elect Kim Richter for Township CouncilResearched on 2026-10-30 through the seven search steps listed below: the Township's results page, declaration of candidates and About the Candidates page; the Township's council page, its page for Councillor Richter and its 2018 and 2022 results pages; the minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of March 9, 2026; her page on the Langley Strong site, the team page, the full platform, the releases of May 5, September 8, 14 and 20 that quote her, and the organization's fire department fact check; her VoteMate page; the Advance Times' candidate profile of October 8 and its reports of March 16, May 5 and 7, June 16, 17, 21 and 25, July 27 and 30, September 24, October 3, 7, 17 and 19, 2026.
Her vote counts, her committee roles and her votes of March 9, 2026 come from the Township's own pages and minutes. Her first election in 1999, her degrees, her Kwantlen years and her health board roles are her own account; the Township's page confirms the instructor post and a seventh term from 2018. Her Facebook and Instagram accounts, the ones she gave the Township, were not read, because both sites show a login page to scripts. Minutes other than those of March 9, 2026 were not read; the other votes named come from the Advance Times. The Advance Times' site search returned no results for her name on 2026-10-30, so her coverage was found through the council reports already saved for her colleagues.
The Township's page says she was re-elected in 2018 for her seventh term and lists her as a director of the Greater Vancouver water and sewerage districts. Its results give her 10,007 votes in 2018 and 8,756 in 2022. The first election in 1999 and the count of eight terms are her own account.
Township of Langley · Councillor Kim RichterThe Township's page lists her past seats as a director of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, its board, its housing corporation, its regional parks committee and its flood resiliency task force. The years are her own account.
Township of Langley · Councillor Kim RichterThe Township's page describes her as a business management instructor at the university. The start year is her own account, and voche.me has not checked it with the university.
Township of Langley · Councillor Kim RichterProposed questions for a future interview. They have not been sent to the candidate, and no answers have been supplied.
No questions and answers have been supplied.
Ask Kim Richter directly. We send it to the campaign, and publish the reply here if we get one.
Facts voche.me can state about Kim Richter's page itself, answered directly rather than left blank.
Kim Richter was elected Councillor with 16,280 votes, 4th of 20 in the official count. The Township of Langley published the count, and every candidate's total is on the results page.
No. This page is researched by voche.me from public sources, listed below, and is separate from Kim Richter's own campaign.
Kim Richter ran for Councillor with Langley Strong.
Yes. Kim Richter currently serves as Councillor, Township of Langley.
This profile lists 32 sourced references, each with the date voche.me checked it, in the Sources section below.
The "Questions & answers" section on this page lists questions voche.me would put to Kim Richter in a future interview. They have not been sent yet, so the page says plainly that no answer has been supplied instead of leaving the section blank.
The 2026 Langley Township municipal election, including the Councillor race, was decided on October 17, 2026.
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