Over the holiday season, between Christmas and New Year's, my in-laws from the Ottawa area visited. My mother-in-law enjoys longer walks, so I took her on several throughout Langley City, including up through Buckley Park, Penzer Park, Sendall Gardens, Brydon Lagoon, and throughout the floodplain. She was pretty impressed with the extensive park and trail network and genuinely impressed by the floodplain and surrounding greenspace.
I used to live right next to the floodplain, and it's one of the things that makes our community special and enhances the quality of life for people who live here. Past Councils and the community have made significant investments into the floodplain trail network over the decades, including enhancing accessibility by paving the Nicomekl Trail network well before my time in politics in Langley City.
One of the busier segments in our trail network is the Baldi Creek Trail between 200th/Michaud Crescent and 53rd Avenue. It connects up to the Nicomekl Trail network and Brydon Lagoon. Late last year, the Council approved a tender to pave the trail and widen it from 2.5 metres to 3 metres. This work was recently completed.
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| Newly Widened and Paved Baldi Creek Trail. Select Image to Enlarge. |
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| Before Photo of Baldi Creek Trail. Select Image to Enlarge. |
I’m proud to carry on the decades-long work to enhance the accessibility of our trail network for all users, regardless of ability.
I’ve always known that our trail network is special, so whenever someone from out of town visits and has some time, they will find themselves on a walk with me through it. It is a jewel of Langley City.
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