Mayor Eric Woodward

First elected to office in 2018, Mayor Eric Woodward is currently serving his first term as Mayor of the Township of Langley after serving the previous 2018-2022 term as a Councillor.

Growing up in Langley, Eric was part of the emerging internet industry at a young age, forming and selling several successful companies before committing himself to the community.

Current community service

Eric serves the community as:

• Chair, Metro Vancouver Regional Planning Committee
• Director, Metro Vancouver
• Director, Municipal Finance Authority of BC
• Mayors’ Council Representative, TransLink Board of Directors
• Member, Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation
• Member, Metro Vancouver Finance Committee
• Member, Metro Vancouver Financial Plan Task Force
• Member, Metro Vancouver Mayor’s Committee
• Member, Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Committee
• Member, Metro Vancouver Caucus of Committee Chairs
• Member, Metro Vancouver George Massey Crossing Task Force
• Member, Fraser Valley Regional Library Board
• Member, Board of Variance
• Member, Langley Tourism Board of Directors
• Co-Chair, Healthier Communities Partnerships Committee
• Director, Eric Woodward Foundation

Past community service

Eric served the community as:

• Member, School District #35 Liaison Committee
• Alternate Member, Salvation Army Gateway of Hope Community Council
• President, Fort Langley Business Improvement Association
• Vice-Chair, Langley Memorial Hospital Foundation
• Member, Economic Development Advisory Committee
• Alternate Member, Fraser Valley Regional Library Board
• Member, Langley Supportive Housing Project Community Advisory Committee
• Member, Recreation, Culture, and Parks Advisory Committee
• Member, Heritage Advisory Committee

Professional career

While working on his degree at the University of British Columbia, Eric pursued a network management and software development career. He left UBC during his fourth year to co-found his first technology company, Internet Direct. He then co-founded Mail.com and DomainWorks, which he later sold to focus his efforts on the community.

From 2005 to 2015, Eric acquired and renovated the facades of several buildings in Fort Langley and completed the LEED Gold Coulter Berry Building in 2016. Improvements for Fort Langley are now being pursued within the Eric Woodward Foundation with all financial benefits thereof for charitable purposes.

Eric has a BA in Political Science from the University of British Columbia.

Contact the Mayor

Township of Langley Civic Facility
20338 65 Avenue
Langley, BC V2Y 3J1
Phone: 604-533-6000
Email: ewoodward@tol.ca