[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":460},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-governance-review-november-2026":224,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-governance-review-november-2026":425},[4,20,33,44,59,67,77,89,102,112,123,135,144,155,165,179,191,202,214],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":17,"imageAlt":18,"imageCredit":17,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-shelter-rain-warning-november-2026","Langley shelter opens emergency mats during heavy rain warning","Gateway of Hope on Langley Bypass opened 20 extra mats on November 10 as a frontal system brought up to 50 mm of rain to the region, with a flood watch in effect for the Fraser Valley.","2026-11-11","2026-11-11T11:16:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Election news",[13,14,15,16],"shelter","flood warning","housing","Langley Township",null,"Illustration of a community shelter entrance on a rainy night with lights inside",false,{"path":21,"title":22,"description":23,"date":8,"publishedAt":24,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":26,"image":17,"imageAlt":32,"imageCredit":17,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-governance-review-november-2026","Langley Township council orders a review of every governance change from 2022 to 2026","The new council voted unanimously at its November 4 special meeting to audit four years of bylaw and policy changes, giving staff 60 days to report back.","2026-11-11T11:13:00-07:00","Long read",[27,28,29,30,31],"Township Council","Langley Strong","Progress for Langley","governance","bylaws","Illustration of open binders and policy documents on a council table in a civic chamber",{"path":34,"title":35,"description":36,"date":8,"publishedAt":37,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":38,"image":17,"imageAlt":43,"imageCredit":17,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsurrey-langley-skytrain-guideway-november-2026","Surrey-Langley SkyTrain guideway construction reaches 65 per cent complete","The 16-kilometre elevated guideway for the SkyTrain extension is 65 per cent built, with the Langley-side launcher now working through Willowbrook station and road restoration begun where segments are done.","2026-11-11T11:17:00-07:00",[39,40,41,16,42],"SkyTrain","transit","Willowbrook","transport","Illustration of an elevated SkyTrain guideway under construction above a suburban road",{"path":45,"title":46,"description":47,"date":48,"publishedAt":49,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":50,"image":56,"imageAlt":57,"imageCredit":58,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-2026","Three Remembrance Day ceremonies across Langley Township on November 11","Fort Langley, Aldergrove and Murrayville each hold their own ceremony on November 11, 2026, with parades, two minutes of silence and receptions open to all residents.","2026-11-10","2026-11-10T09:14:43-07:00",[51,52,53,54,55],"Remembrance Day","community","Fort Langley","Aldergrove","Murrayville","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-langley-township-2026\u002Fai\u002Flangley-township-remembrance-day-ceremonies-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a stone cenotaph in a cemetery surrounded by red poppy wreaths","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":60,"title":61,"description":62,"date":48,"publishedAt":63,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":64,"image":65,"imageAlt":66,"imageCredit":58,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fmurrayville-remembrance-day-november-2026","Murrayville Remembrance Day ceremony marks its 10th year on November 11","The ceremony at Murrayville Cemetery on 44 Avenue begins at 10:20 a.m. on November 11, with parking at the Langley Golf Centre and a livestream for those at home.","2026-11-10T09:16:14-07:00",[51,52,55,16],"\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-langley-township-2026\u002Fai\u002Fmurrayville-remembrance-day-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a cenotaph in a cemetery with poppy wreaths at its base",{"path":68,"title":69,"description":70,"date":48,"publishedAt":71,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":72,"image":75,"imageAlt":76,"imageCredit":58,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnoel-booth-elementary-vandalism-closure-november-2026","Noel Booth Elementary closed for two days after weekend vandalism","Someone broke into the school over the weekend and discharged fire extinguishers in multiple areas. The closure covers both Monday November 9 and Tuesday November 10.","2026-11-10T09:17:19-07:00",[52,73,74,16],"schools","Langley School District","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-langley-township-2026\u002Fai\u002Fnoel-booth-elementary-vandalism-closure-november-2026.webp","Illustration of an empty school hallway with caution tape across a closed door",{"path":78,"title":79,"description":80,"date":81,"publishedAt":82,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":83,"image":86,"imageAlt":87,"imageCredit":88,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-rents-drop-november-2026","Langley asking rents fell to $2,216 a month in October, the 19th highest in Canada","The November 2026 Rentals.ca and Urbanation report shows average asking rents in Langley down 5.5 per cent from a year ago, while Vancouver rents rose for the first time in over two 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outage","BC Hydro","Environment Canada","https:\u002F\u002Flangleyadvancetimes.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F893075636_122341207958227641_7086155469268864425_n.jpg?w=1024","Storm damage to power infrastructure in Langley after the November 2026 windstorm","Langley Advance Times",{"path":103,"title":104,"description":105,"date":106,"publishedAt":107,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":108,"image":110,"imageAlt":111,"imageCredit":101,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Ffort-langley-remembrance-day-november-2026","Fort Langley Remembrance Day ceremony is on November 11, with Glover Road closing at 9:45 a.m.","The Fort Langley Remembrance Day Society holds its annual outdoor ceremony on November 11, 2026, with a road closure on Glover Road and accessible parking for veterans and those who need it.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T08:20:00-07:00",[51,53,16,109],"community 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ceremony at the Langley Senior Resources Society",{"path":145,"title":146,"description":147,"date":127,"publishedAt":148,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":149,"image":152,"imageAlt":153,"imageCredit":154,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-forensic-audit-november-2026","Langley Township council votes 7 to 2 to order a forensic audit of Township finances","The new Langley Strong majority council voted at a special meeting on November 4 to audit the Township's books from late 2022 to the present, fulfilling a campaign promise, with the two Progress for Langley councillors opposed.","2026-11-06T17:14:00-07:00",[28,29,27,150,151],"finances","audit","https:\u002F\u002Flangleyadvancetimes.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F261105-LAT-MC-Jay-Lundgren-Council.jpg?w=1024","Mayor Jay Lundgren at the special Langley Township council meeting on November 4, 2026 where council voted to order a forensic 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Garbage, recycling and green cart collection shifts by one day for Wednesday and Thursday zones.","2026-11-06T17:23:00-07:00",[52,51,161,162],"Township of Langley","garbage collection","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-langley-township-2026\u002Fai\u002Flangley-township-remembrance-day-closures-november-2026.webp","Illustration of a curbside bin on a Langley Township residential street",{"path":166,"title":167,"description":168,"date":169,"publishedAt":170,"author":10,"category":25,"tags":171,"image":177,"imageAlt":178,"imageCredit":101,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-sworn-in-debt-respect-november-2026","Langley Township's new council is sworn in and addresses $800 million in debt","Mayor Jay Lundgren and eight councillors took office on November 2 and named the Township's borrowing as the first problem to solve. Lundgren has promised a forensic audit in his first 100 days.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T07:39:14-07:00",[172,173,174,175,176,28,29],"Mayor","Councillor","Inauguration","Debt","Forensic audit","https:\u002F\u002Flangleyadvancetimes.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F261103-LAT-HC-TOLinauguration_DSC_7718.jpg?w=1024","The Township of Langley council inaugural meeting on November 2, 2026, with an RCMP and fire department honour guard",{"path":180,"title":181,"description":182,"date":169,"publishedAt":183,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":184,"image":189,"imageAlt":190,"imageCredit":58,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-skating-lessons-skill-based-winter-2027","Langley Township is changing how it groups skaters for lessons in Winter 2027","The Township of Langley will group skating lesson participants by skill level instead of age starting in Winter 2027. Residents can register on November 27.","2026-11-04T07:41:35-07:00",[185,186,187,188],"Community","Recreation","Skating","Winter 2027","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-langley-township-2026\u002Fai\u002Flangley-township-skating-lessons-skill-based-winter-2027.webp","Illustration of an empty indoor ice rink with coloured pylons arranged for skating lessons",{"path":192,"title":193,"description":194,"date":195,"publishedAt":196,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":197,"image":199,"imageAlt":200,"imageCredit":201,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fsmith-athletic-training-centre-langley-township-2026-11-01","Langley Township's $130-million indoor soccer centre targets Spring 2027 opening","The 108,000-square-foot Smith Athletic Training Centre in Willoughby is on track to open in Spring 2027, giving youth soccer players a full-sized indoor field year-round.","2026-11-01","2026-11-01T15:38:06-07:00",[185,186,198],"Willoughby","https:\u002F\u002Fimages-dh-production-baselayer.dailyhive.com\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FSmith-Athletic-Training-Centre-Langley-Township-looking-northeast-over-spectator-seating-area-f.jpg?format=auto","Construction progress on Smith Athletic Training Centre in Langley Township, showing the timber arch structure under construction","Township of Langley \u002F Daily Hive",{"path":203,"title":204,"description":205,"date":206,"publishedAt":207,"author":10,"category":208,"tags":209,"image":17,"imageAlt":17,"imageCredit":17,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Fkim-richter-libel-lawsuit","Kim Richter is still being sued for libel by the mayor she helped defeat","Eric Woodward's defamation lawsuit names Langley Township Councillor Kim Richter. She denies any part in the videos and has countersued. No court has ruled, and no trial date is set.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T14:31:19-07:00","Accountability",[173,210,211,212,213,30],"lawsuit","defamation","fire trucks","censure",{"path":215,"title":216,"description":217,"date":206,"publishedAt":218,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":219,"image":222,"imageAlt":223,"imageCredit":101,"updated":17,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"pinned":19},"\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-rcmp-halloween-safety-2026-10-31","Langley RCMP warns drivers and parents ahead of Halloween night","Township of Langley residents need a permit to set off fireworks tonight, and police are warning drivers to slow down in residential areas.","2026-10-31T09:10:00-07:00",[130,131,16,220,221],"Halloween","fireworks","https:\u002F\u002Flangleyadvancetimes.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F10\u002F2026\u002F10\u002FHalloweenLangley2026.jpg?w=1024","Children trick-or-treating on a Langley street on Halloween night",{"id":225,"title":22,"aiMetadata":226,"author":10,"body":239,"candidates":362,"category":25,"date":8,"description":23,"extension":367,"faq":368,"image":17,"imageAlt":32,"imageCheckedAt":17,"imageCredit":17,"imageScene":393,"linkedin":394,"linkedinPostUrl":17,"meta":401,"metaDescription":403,"navigation":404,"path":21,"pinned":19,"primarySourceUrl":405,"publishedAt":24,"seo":406,"seoTitle":17,"sourceId":407,"sourceIsPaywalled":19,"sources":408,"stem":420,"storyType":421,"tags":422,"topicKey":423,"updated":17,"__hash__":424},"news\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-governance-review-november-2026.md",{"summary":227,"keyTopics":228,"semanticKeywords":233},"Langley Township's new council voted unanimously at its November 4 special meeting to direct Township staff to compile every bylaw, policy and procedural change made between December 1, 2022 and the meeting date, with a report due in 60 days covering the Council Procedure Bylaw, expense rules, code of conduct and public hearing rules.",[229,230,28,231,232],"Langley Township governance review","Council Procedure Bylaw","bylaw audit","new council",[234,235,30,236,237,238,29,28],"Langley Township council","bylaw review","Jay Lundgren","Margaret Kunst","Steve Ferguson",{"type":240,"value":241,"toc":353},"minimark",[242,246,249,254,257,260,263,267,275,282,290,296,303,307,310,318,321,325,328,331,334,338,341,344,347],[243,244,245],"p",{},"One week after taking office, Langley Township's new council voted unanimously to review every bylaw, policy and procedural change made over the previous four years. The motion, passed at a special meeting on November 4, 2026, directs Township staff to compile an inventory of all changes to governance rules made between December 1, 2022 and the meeting date.",[243,247,248],{},"Staff have 60 days to deliver the report. Matthew Claxton of the Langley Advance Times reported on the motion on November 11, 2026. The Aldergrove Star carried the same report.",[250,251,253],"h2",{"id":252},"what-the-review-covers","What the review covers",[243,255,256],{},"The motion covers a broad range of Township governance documents. According to the Langley Advance Times, staff must report on every \"bylaw, policy, regulation, delegation, terms of reference and standing resolution\" that was adopted, amended, repealed or replaced during the four-year review period.",[243,258,259],{},"The Advance Times identified four specific areas in scope: the Council Procedure Bylaw, expense rules, the code of conduct, and public hearing rules. All four govern how council operates and how the public participates in its decisions.",[243,261,262],{},"Township CAO Chan Kooner told the Advance Times that some items related to closed meetings of council may require that any updates be delivered in a closed session of council rather than in public.",[250,264,266],{"id":265},"why-council-called-for-the-review","Why council called for the review",[243,268,269,270,274],{},"Mayor ",[271,272,236],"a",{"href":273},"\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjay-lundgren"," described the review as a step toward alignment inside the new council and with Township staff. He told the Advance Times: \"The intention is to make sure that these duties follow our traditional ways that have been done in the past, and to make sure that there's alignment between mayor, council, and the staff.\"",[243,276,277,278,281],{},"Councillor ",[271,279,237],{"href":280},"\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmargaret-kunst"," argued that changes made over four years to the Township's rules could have had unintended consequences on how the Township is governed, the Advance Times reported.",[243,283,284,285,289],{},"The review period starts December 1, 2022, the same start point as the forensic audit of Township finances that council passed at the same November 4 meeting. That ",[271,286,288],{"href":287},"\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Fnews\u002Flangley-township-council-forensic-audit-november-2026","forensic audit vote"," was 7 to 2, with the two Progress for Langley councillors opposed. The governance review passed unanimously.",[243,291,277,292,295],{},[271,293,238],{"href":294},"\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsteve-ferguson",", one of the two Progress for Langley members, told the Advance Times the governance review made sense on its own terms. He said: \"It doesn't hurt to clean up some bylaws.\"",[243,297,277,298,302],{},[271,299,301],{"href":300},"\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmichael-v-pratt","Michael V. Pratt",", the other Progress for Langley member, also voted for the review, the Advance Times reported.",[250,304,306],{"id":305},"the-connection-to-campaign-promises","The connection to campaign promises",[243,308,309],{},"The governance review is directly connected to several promises the new council made during the campaign. Langley Strong's platform, published October 10, 2026, promised to \"consult the public before major decisions,\" to \"guarantee residents who take time off work to speak get their turn,\" to schedule meetings \"when working residents can attend,\" and to \"hold closed meetings only when the law requires.\" The Council Procedure Bylaw is the document that sets out how those commitments become practice.",[243,311,312,313,317],{},"Mayor Lundgren's ",[271,314,316],{"href":315},"\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Ftracker","promise tracker"," on this site includes a commitment to run council meetings where residents can ask questions before decisions are made, and to give every resident who contacts the mayor's office a personal response with a timeline.",[243,319,320],{},"Councillor Kunst's tracker carries a promise to restore public participation rules so residents can speak before council votes. Changes to the Council Procedure Bylaw during the review period are directly relevant to both commitments.",[250,322,324],{"id":323},"how-the-two-motions-at-the-november-4-meeting-fit-together","How the two motions at the November 4 meeting fit together",[243,326,327],{},"Both the forensic audit and the governance review were on the agenda at the same November 4 special meeting, two days after the new council was sworn in. Each covers the same four-year period: December 1, 2022 to November 4, 2026.",[243,329,330],{},"The forensic audit is directed at Township finances: its books, spending decisions and financial management. The governance review is directed at how the Township is governed: its procedures, the rules of debate, how the public can participate and how councillors are expected to behave.",[243,332,333],{},"The forensic audit vote divided the new council 7 to 2. The governance review did not. That difference reflects the fact that Progress for Langley campaigned on some of the same governance concerns as Langley Strong, even when the two slates disagreed on the financial record.",[250,335,337],{"id":336},"what-comes-next","What comes next",[243,339,340],{},"Staff must bring their report back to council within 60 days of November 4, putting the deadline on or around January 3, 2027. That report will list every change made during the review period. Council will then decide what, if anything, to change back or update.",[243,342,343],{},"The Advance Times noted that some governance changes may require discussion in a closed session of council before council can act on them publicly.",[243,345,346],{},"The dates and agendas of regular Langley Township council meetings are posted at tol.ca.",[243,348,349,350,352],{},"Residents can follow Mayor Lundgren's commitments and those of each councillor on the ",[271,351,316],{"href":315},".",{"title":354,"searchDepth":355,"depth":355,"links":356},"",2,[357,358,359,360,361],{"id":252,"depth":355,"text":253},{"id":265,"depth":355,"text":266},{"id":305,"depth":355,"text":306},{"id":323,"depth":355,"text":324},{"id":336,"depth":355,"text":337},[363,364,365,366],"jay-lundgren","margaret-kunst","michael-v-pratt","steve-ferguson","md",[369,372,375,378,381,384,387,390],{"question":370,"answer":371},"What did Langley Township council vote to do at its November 4 special meeting?","Council voted unanimously to direct staff to compile an inventory of every bylaw, policy, regulation, delegation, terms of reference and standing resolution that was adopted, amended, repealed or replaced between December 1, 2022 and November 4, 2026. Staff have 60 days to deliver the report, the Langley Advance Times reported on November 11, 2026.",{"question":373,"answer":374},"Which policies and bylaws are part of the review?","The motion covers the Township's Council Procedure Bylaw, expense rules, code of conduct and public hearing rules, along with other governance and administrative regulations changed during the same four-year period, according to the Langley Advance Times on November 11, 2026.",{"question":376,"answer":377},"Who voted for the governance review, and was it unanimous?","The motion passed unanimously at the November 4 special meeting. All nine members of council voted for it, including Mayor Jay Lundgren and councillors from both Langley Strong and Progress for Langley. Councillor Steve Ferguson, one of the two Progress for Langley members, told the Advance Times: 'It doesn't hurt to clean up some bylaws.'",{"question":379,"answer":380},"What did Mayor Lundgren say about the purpose of the review?","Mayor Jay Lundgren told the Langley Advance Times: 'The intention is to make sure that these duties follow our traditional ways that have been done in the past, and to make sure that there's alignment between mayor, council, and the staff.' He said this on November 11, 2026, in Matthew Claxton's report on the motion.",{"question":382,"answer":383},"When will staff report back on the governance review?","Staff have 60 days from November 4, 2026, putting the deadline on or around January 3, 2027. The report will list all changes to bylaws, policies and procedures made during the review period. Council will then consider what, if anything, to change back or update.",{"question":385,"answer":386},"Does this review relate to any campaign promises made by the new council?","Yes. Mayor Lundgren's promises include running council meetings where residents can ask questions before decisions are made, posting every major decision in plain language, and scheduling meetings when working residents can attend. The Council Procedure Bylaw directly governs how those meetings run. His full tracker is at https:\u002F\u002Fvoche.me\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Ftracker.",{"question":388,"answer":389},"Is this governance review connected to the forensic audit ordered the same day?","Both motions were voted on at the same November 4 special meeting and both cover the period from December 1, 2022 to the meeting date. The forensic audit covers Township finances and passed 7 to 2 with the two Progress for Langley councillors opposed. The governance review covers bylaws and procedures and passed unanimously. They are separate motions.",{"question":391,"answer":392},"What can a Township resident do with this information?","Residents can follow the new council's decisions on the promise tracker at https:\u002F\u002Fvoche.me\u002Fbc\u002Flangley-township-2026\u002Ftracker. The staff report on the governance review is due within 60 days of November 4, 2026, and council will consider it at a public meeting. Meeting dates are listed on the Township's website at tol.ca.","A stack of open binders and policy documents on a council table, with a nameplate in front of an empty chair, inside a civic chamber.",{"short":395,"long":396,"hashtags":397},"Langley Township council unanimously ordered a governance review of four years of bylaw changes at its first special meeting.","One week after taking office, the new Langley Township council voted unanimously to review every bylaw and policy changed since December 2022. 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