Langley City staff are always looking for grants to help reduce the cost of providing services to our community. On April 13, Council approved applying for $69,800 through the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund. If we are succesful in the grant process, the grants will be used to connect our Emergency Operations Centre to the Alertable notification system to ensure the timely delivery of emergency messages, including appropriate processes for using the notification system. The grants will also be used to provide training to staff, purchase communication equipment, and purchase beds for the Emergency Operations Centre.
Council received a presentation from the New Westminster and District Labour Council on the upcoming Day of Mourning on April 28, 2026. It is an annual day of remembrance for workers killed and injured on the job, and serves as a call to action to improve workplace safety, as one person killed or injured due to their work is one too many. Recently, there has been a focus on mental health with bullying, harassment, and workplace stress as a focus area to improve workplace safety. If you are an employer, you can encourage your staff to observe a one-minute silence at 11:00 a.m. on April 28th. Langley City will be observing this moment of silence.
I previously posted about Maple Ridge’s proposal to change regional land-use for its North 256 Street Industrial Land and Surrey's proposal to change regional land-use for the Hazelmere Golf Course. As part of any proposal for regional land use change, the Regional District seeks feedback from all member jurisdictions. Council directed staff to provide a response to these two proposed regional land-use changes.
Council appointed Lana Kirkwood as the member representing the Indigenous community and Liam McCarney as a youth representative for Council’s Arts, Recreation, Culture & Heritage Committee. You can learn more about Council committees and how you can take part on the City’s website.
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