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Here, you'll find everything from municipal services to sustainability initiatives by the Township.
Can't find what you're looking for? Need to Report a Problem or Submit a Request?
Here, you'll find everything from municipal services to sustainability initiatives by the Township.
Can't find what you're looking for? Need to Report a Problem or Submit a Request?
.Learn more about what your Township does in this section, access council meeting minutes, videos and agendas, take a look at the Township's strategic initiatives and more.
Brookswood-Fernridge Community Plan
2021 By-election Name Order on Ballot
2021 Filed Nomination Packages
Learn more about what your Township does in this section, access council meeting minutes, videos and agendas, take a look at the Township's strategic initiatives and more.
Learn more about what your Township does in this section, access council meeting minutes, videos and agendas, take a look at the Township's strategic initiatives and more.
.Discover admission fees, drop-in schedules, special events details, a parks listing with amenities, and current field status reports. You can also access information on community and recreation centres.
Discover admission fees, drop-in schedules, special events details, a parks listing with amenities, and current field status reports. You can also access information on community and recreation centres.
Discover admission fees, drop-in schedules, special events details, a parks listing with amenities, and current field status reports. You can also access information on community and recreation centres.
.The Langley Centennial Museum, located in the historic village of Fort Langley, is owned and operated by the Township of Langley.
The Township of Langley provides access to an unparalleled transportation network, world-class amenities and supplies, a skilled labour force, and some of Metro Vancouver's most affordable housing and business rates - including one of the region's most competitive tax rates.
Welcoming up to 100,000 rotary and fixed-wing traffic movements per year, YNJ is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country. The airport is home to 55 aviation businesses providing everything from chartered helicopter and fixed-wing flights to aerospace innovation, parts manufacturing, and maintenance
The Township of Langley provides access to an unparalleled transportation network, world-class amenities and supplies, a skilled labour force, and some of Metro Vancouver's most affordable housing and business rates - including one of the region's most competitive tax rates.
Welcoming up to 100,000 rotary and fixed-wing traffic movements per year, YNJ is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country. The airport is home to 55 aviation businesses providing everything from chartered helicopter and fixed-wing flights to aerospace innovation, parts manufacturing, and maintenance
The Township of Langley provides access to an unparalleled transportation network, world-class amenities and supplies, a skilled labour force, and some of Metro Vancouver's most affordable housing and business rates - including one of the region's most competitive tax rates.
Welcoming up to 100,000 rotary and fixed-wing traffic movements per year, YNJ is one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country. The airport is home to 55 aviation businesses providing everything from chartered helicopter and fixed-wing flights to aerospace innovation, parts manufacturing, and maintenance
Not sure where to find Township facilities, want to get involved by volunteering, or appear as a delegation to council? Take a look at this section.
Not sure where to find Township facilities, want to get involved by volunteering, or appear as a delegation to council? Take a look at this section.
Not sure where to find Township facilities, want to get involved by volunteering, or appear as a delegation to council? Take a look at this section.
.The Open Data Catalogue aims to increase the availability of information managed by the Township of Langley by providing data in common, machine readable formats. Whether you are an entrepreneur, academic, or a member of the community, we encourage you to use this data.
A draft Community Forest Management Strategy has been prepared for the Township of Langley and was received by Council on December 13, 2021.
The draft Strategy identifies a comprehensive set of 80 actions to be implemented over the next 30 years, in response to trends in declining tree canopy, climate change, and pressure from urban development and agriculture. It advocates for a Township-wide tree canopy target of 31% and a target of 30% for lands within the Urban Containment Boundary. The actions are organized into the following five broad categories:
The next public engagement opportunity for the Community Forest Management Strategy is taking place in January 2022. We want your input on the Draft Community Forest Management Strategy.
On April 15, 2019, the Township of Langley set out to create a Community Forest Management Strategy and to review the Tree Protection Bylaw 2019 No. 5478. The update to the Tree Protection Bylaw was completed in July 2021, following the review and recommendations of the Tree Protection Advisory Committee. Information on the updated Bylaw can be found on the tree protection webpage.
On May 6, 2021, the first Online Public Open House for the Community Forest Management Strategy was held. View a recording of the open house presentation.
Langley’s community forest includes all trees, forests, vegetation and soil across the Township’s landscapes, including trees growing on public and private lands, whether in parks, schools, streets, parking lots, backyards, stream corridors, agricultural and rural land, and apartment and strata properties.
The community forest provides important benefits to the community such as capturing and cleaning stormwater, reducing heat, improving mental health and providing habitat for wildlife. However, the community forest is also facing challenges from fragmentation due to land use and climate change.
The Community Forest Management Strategy provides opportunities for the community to help establish a shared vision and priorities over the coming decades. It builds on the Community Forest Assessment Report that was prepared in 2019 to summarize information about the state of the community forest.
You are invited to participate in the final public engagement events for the Community Forest Management Strategy. Provide feedback on the future of our community forest!
Initial engagement for Langley’s Community Forest Management Strategy was completed in May and June of 2021. The engagement during Stage Two focused on the vision, goals, principles, and targets for the Community Forest Management Strategy.
Stage Two Public Engagement Summary:
Stage Two Public Engagement Information:
The Township of Langley’s Community Forest Management Strategy is being prepared in four stages. We are in the final stage of the strategy process. We are requesting public input in January 2022. Completion of the strategy is targeted for March/April of 2022.
The term ‘community forest’ (often referred to as ‘urban forest’) refers to all trees, vegetation, soils and associated processes found on public and private land, in natural forests, parks, schools, streets, parking lots, stream corridors, urban areas, agricultural and rural areas, apartment and strata properties and in backyards. You can learn more about the status of Langley’s community forest in the Community Forest Assessment Report.
Langley’s community forest is facing significant challenges from development, forest fragmentation and climate change. The Community Forest Management Strategy will provide a clear vision, guidance, and measurable targets to sustain the community forest and maximize benefits to the community in the next decades.
The Township’s Urban Forestry section provides programs and services to manage the community forest. It is informed by several higher-level Township plans including the Sustainability Charter, Official Community Plan and Climate Action Strategy.
On private land, the Township regulates space available to retain or plant trees with the Zoning and Subdivision and Servicing Bylaws. The Township regulates trees through the Tree Protection Bylaw and Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw implementing measures for the retention, protection and replacement of private trees.
On public land, the Township manages street and park trees as well as natural areas, including more than 27,000 inventoried street and park trees. The Township plants 550-600 trees in streets and parks, 50 trees in natural areas and 300-400 replacement trees annually.
The first step of the Tree Protection Bylaw 2019 No. 5478 review is complete. This step included a staff report (Tree Protection Bylaw (One Year Review) on the effectiveness of the Bylaw during its first year of implementation. The second step of the Bylaw review includes input from the Tree Protection Advisory Committee, and the Community Forest Management Strategy. A revised Tree Protection Bylaw will be proposed in conjunction with the completed Community Forest Strategy in the fall of 2021. The revised Bylaw will present improved measures for protecting trees within the Township.
The Community Forest Management Strategy will consider the Township as a whole, including both urban and rural areas.
Urban tree canopy cover includes green infrastructure within the Urban Containment Boundary such as community parks, neighbourhood parks, pocket parks, protected riparian areas, wildlife corridors, boulevards and street greenways.
Rural areas occupy approximately 75% of the Township’s land base and hold significant clusters of trees and forests. Rural forest clusters include Crown lands owned by the Federal and Provincial Governments; regional parks owned by Metro Vancouver; Municipal Nature Park, Ponder Park and Williams Park owned by the Township; riparian areas; private woodlots; and hedgerows. Many of these rural forest clusters provide critical ecological linkages between urban areas and are integral parts of the regional ecosystem in the Lower Mainland.
There are several reasons for the timing of the CFMS as a Council directive:
For more information, contact the Community and Policy Planning Department at cfms@tol.ca.
Social Sustainability
Our Social Sustainability Goals and Objectives
Children and Youth
Child Care Action Plan
Community Involvement and Support
Health and Wellness
Housing
Housing Action Plan Update
Poverty Reduction
Seniors
Age- and Dementia-friendly Action Plan
Social Sustainability Strategy