Baldi Creek Trail Paving and Widening Completed, Enhancing Accessibility

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.

Newly Widened and Paved Baldi Creek Trail. Select Image to Enlarge.

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.

Big Moves for Langley City in 2026

Happy New Year! In 2025, we accomplished many things as a City; the highlight for me was the grand opening of the Fraser Highway Oneway project in the fall. I wanted to look ahead to the coming year and highlight what I think will be some of the big moves for Langley City as we head into this fall’s local government elections.

The first will be the reopening of Douglas Recreation Centre this winter. The rec centre is undergoing a $4.4 million renovation that will add 74 new childcare spaces on the previously unused second floor. I’m excited for recreation programming to return to the facility.

In March last year, Langley City’s Citizens’ Assembly on Community Safety got up and running. This group included 29 people from our community, chosen through a lottery, to develop recommendations on how we can meaningfully improve safety by shifting from reactive responses to proactive solutions. They will be presenting their recommendations publicly this winter, and I look forward to supporting moving forward with their recommendations.

One of the long-standing “asks” from our community has been to build a performing arts centre and expand aquatics recreation options. Planning for a performing arts centre dates back to the 1990s. These are big asks that require community consent before they can be built. These two projects are part of Invest Langley City, our community's 10-year vision for significant infrastructure. Over the coming months, people in our community will be able to be directly involved in the decision-making process for a potential new performing arts centre, expanded Timms Community Centre, and expanded aquatics recreation options, with the opportunity to provide direction to council through a ballot question or questions as part of the fall local government election.

One area where we still need to move the needle on is for people who are experiencing homelessness with complex needs in our community. The provincial government will need to come to the table with support, including treatment options and housing for these folks. I would like to see the provincial governments provide concrete timelines on when these supports will be rolled out in our community. This will require continued advocacy from Langley City Council and our community as a whole.

There is a lot to do over the next 10 months, and I’m excited for what we can accomplish as a community.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

With Langley City Council meetings wrapped up for the year and Christmas just around the corner, I will be taking a break from blogging. I’ll be back blogging on January 5th.

I hope you are able to spend some time with the people who are important in your life this holiday season.

Make a Difference by Joining a Langley City Council Committee

Do you love Langley City and are looking for a way to help contribute to making our community the place to be? Do you have a passion for improving our environment and parks, enhancing community safety, making our community more accessible, ensuring buildings have great design that fits the context of our city, growing economic opportunities, providing more opportunities for the arts and artists, or helping people discover our history?

If you answered yes, volunteering on a Langley City Council committee may be a good fit for you. You can have a direct say in influencing the direction of your community and get to meet other like-minded folks.

Environmental Sustainability Committee members at Community Day operating the waste sorting station.

I was involved in various versions of Langley City’s Environmental Sustainability Committee, and it helped influence my decision to eventually run for City Council.

If you’d like to learn more about how to volunteer for a Langley City Committee, please visit Langley City’s website. You must apply by January 9, 2026.