A deep dive into the performing arts centre plan The Township of Langley is planning to build a 1,600 seat performing arts centre. The Mayor says it will cost $85M. The Township’s own ACC bylaw says $150M. However, when you look at what comparable facilities are actually costing in BC right now, in Kamloops, Kelowna, […]
What One Subtitle in the Capital Budget Reveals The Township’s 2026 Capital budget shows $177M in borrowing consolidated into its debt calculations despite previous public assurances it would have no impact. In December I published an article ‘Willoughby Will Never Get Its Pool’, an investigation into Langley’s quickly diminishing credit limit. As a refresher, municipalities
250 is a bigger number than 166 and Why the Performing Arts Centre is in the ICU It is official, with the release of the 2026 budget report the Willoughby pool cannot be built as designed. The Township of Langley no longer has the funds or credit limit to build and pay for the Willoughby
The Township of Langley introduced a voluntary metered utility program last year. Metered utilities are generally a good thing, especially as costs for services from Metro Vancouver for both water and sewer are expected to climb. A metered utility can be a lot more fair: pay for what you use. If your neighbor has a
A land swap that solves nothing while adding millions in debt The Township of Langley just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with School District 35 and the Province to swap land and build a new elementary school. The deal gives the Township the current Willoughby Elementary site at 208th Street and 80th Avenue to build
Langley is a fast growing community that is facing serious challenges. We elected a mayor and slate that have tried to fix things by taking out unsustainable levels of debt. Instead of focusing on how decision will impact tomorrow they have been too focused on today. With that debt we’ve got a soccer palace, a
