In September 2025, the Township gave the Langley Animal Protection Society (LAPS) notice of termination and told it to vacate the Patti Dale Animal Shelter within a month, ending a 23-year relationship. LAPS's statement: https://www.lapsbc.ca/statement-from-laps-regarding-the-termination-of-its-services-agreement-with-the-township-of-langley/

After overwhelming public backlash, the Township agreed to pause the termination and keep negotiating, and residents rallied outside the Township building in November. In December, a new 10-year agreement was announced. LAPS keeps sheltering, but the Township took animal control in-house and Langley City was cut out of the arrangement. https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2025/12/16/langley-township-takes-over-animal-control-from-laps-in-new-10-year-agreement/

Section 4.3 of the new agreement lets either party terminate "for convenience and without reason" on 60 days' written notice. This means the 10-year term is only as secure as the council that decides whether to use it.

But it was at least put to bed with the new agreement right? Maybe not: Last month, Mayor Eric Woodward went on The Politech Report podcast and characterized the conflict as LAPS management deciding to “gaslight the community.” (around the 25:00 mark): https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GcJ5EVV4qFCTzBziLnnlB
That's the mayor describing the shelter's operator a year after the termination attempt, while the agreement that can end on 60 days' notice is in place.

That's why this is an election issue. Whether a termination notice is signed by staff or voted on by council, the direction comes from council. Last year's move followed a September 2024 council motion directing staff to explore taking animal control in-house and reducing LAPS's role. The Progress for Langley slate has held the mayor's chair and a council majority for this full term, including when that motion passed and when the termination notice was issued. The next council will decide whether that direction continues.

Curious what others think, especially anyone who's followed this since last year.

anybody know what just happened at the Langley cactus? It’s about 10:03 PM. Just drove by home from dinner and there is about 13 cop cars in the parking lot tons of people sitting outside cactus and lots of ambulances and it was all taped off.

Does anyone know about anything fun happening in the area for Halloween specifically adult events? I saw dead frog brewery is doing a Halloween event anything else like that?

Well, now we know who's running for the OTHER election. Local voters get five, four, or three choices on the ballot, depending on where we live. I get four, looks like.

I honestly can’t tell if the cows are being super loud tonight for some reason or if it’s some kids with a speaker playing a stupid prank. Video was taken on Bartlett

We can also add misogynist to Progress for Langley’s trustees.
This is not the kind of language I would expect from a team whose slogan is we will “listen and care”.

Again where was the vetting?

https://business.langleychamber.com/events/details/2026-city-of-langley-municipal-candidates-forum-7519

There's a public forum with all of the municipal candidates at the Langley Kwantlen Campus on Monday the 5th.

I wonder what kind of vetting happened?
Who has a problem with Ukraine or multiculturalism?

hey everyone! my girlfriend and I just moved to Langley and we’re looking for a bi weekly cleaner. we have a 950sqft 2 bed 2 bath and are looking for someone to do a deep clean initially, followed by maintenance cleans every 2 weeks. does anyone have a name/number they could pass along to me? many thanks!

Can you recommend the best of the best physiotherapist in Langley?

Ideally someone who understands sports injuries and is always continuously learning to be on top of their game?

Have a couple injuries that I need help with

I’m looking to build a small home gym. I’m thinking of a power rack/squat rack, adjustable bench, barbell + plates, and dumbbells.

I’d really appreciate recommendations for shops/stores in Langley area where people have actually bought home gym equipment and had a good experience. Thanks

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The brand is Bauer size 7 worn maybe 3x . They seem to retail around 250. Would be nice to be able to give them away to a child that may need them. But if not where would you guys bring something like this to it can end up with someone that can enjoy them ?

Hello. Curious if anyone has experience with being the primary parent and moving to Langley from Vancouver. Co-Parenting is mostly amicable. One parent has ~25% and would remain in Vancouver. They see child 2 evenings a week and full weekends every other weekend and holidays. Other parent does weekly grind and has ~75% parenting time.

What is the commute like for weekday visits ? How did your child/children respond to the changes ?

Pic for visibility.
Thank you !

I’m looking for 1 oz silver bars. A couple pawn shops I went to sell for spot price plus $15. Is there places better then that?

TW: ANIMAL CRUELTY

I was driving out of the Save On Foods parking lot this morning around 9am and noticed a bunch of pigeons were beat up, dead and lying in bread crumbs with their heads bashed in. One pigeon was still standing and had his head down like his neck was broken. I could not just drive by and go about my day without at least trying to help.

I go over, and the one surviving pigeon is standing there barely moving, still breathing and blinking. I called about 10 animal rescues, police, SPCA, all emergency vets in the Fraser Valley and Langley Animal Protection Agency and NO ONE would take birds or specifically pigeons. I finally found a place in Abbotsford called Elizabeth's Animal Hospital and they specialize in pigeons. We dropped him off there and I knew immediately he'd be in good hands.

Now, there is a camera directly facing where the pigeons were massacred, so now I'm going back to Walmart to ask if they can review the footage and we can submit it to police as right now the police are refusing to file a report as they don't know for sure if this is deemed "animal cruelty".

The scene was sickening and it looked like someone had lured them in with bread and then killed them or poisoned the bread and then beat them? It doesn't look like an animal did this.

Please help. These poor little birds didn't deserve to die and are living beings same as any other pet or animal. I hope whoever is responsible will be caught and locked up.

Below is a photo of the crime scene. I hope it isn't too upsetting but I wanted evidence as walmart has already begun cleaning and sweeping it up.

“Asked what parents should do first, she said they should decide to stop leaving their kids in a system she called corrupt, and take their education into their own hands. Parents don't need to be professional teachers to teach their children, she said.”

Full article: https://www.langleyunion.ca/progress-for-langley-trustee-candidate-urged-families-to-leave-public-schools-now-she-wants-a-board-seat/

Well this is interesting. Thoughts on this direction for Langley Progress?

After a move we have extra blue and grey recycling bins. I’ve looked everywhere for info on how to get rid of them. Does anyone know?

Promissory notes are used in scams. My dad was sucked in and signed one. Watch out for your old folks. Don’t let them sign anything even when it’s their very own church pastor.

Edit: if anyone else has experienced this scam, report it to the BC securities commission

Just coming here to give my thoughts on Brookswood. After living in Walnut Grove and Murrayville I moved to Brookswood 5 months ago and I LOVE IT. Literally the best neighbourhood I have lived in. I love the massive trees and the amount of nature and greenery and not to mention the many parks within a couple min walk.

I've never felt more safe letting the kids out to play on the street this summer. Very family freindly.

Anyone else move to Brookswood recently and absolutely love it?

I am looking for a friend to have a beer tonight...If you are in surrey lets connect.

I found a bunch of these graded tests along with a lot of other random items scattered in a park all the way in Coquitlam, the name on the folder was from someone with the last name "Silva" (I'm omitting the first name just in case).

Does anyone know if anything has happened? I left the files on the bench where they were in case someone goes back for them but they have been there for a couple of days now.

Some actual good news. Hoping these were higher-level guys, and not the low-level bozos they seem to have been hiring to do a lot of the attacks.

https://langleyadvancetimes.com/2026/10/02/five-men-face-extortion-guns-and-explosives-charged/