NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)

The Township of Langley is a district municipality east of Surrey, located south of the Fraser River in southern British Columbia. It is not to be confused with the City of Langley. Image File history File links Langley_flag. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (846x701, 76 KB) Summary Location of Langley (district municipality), Greater Vancouver Area, British Columbia Licensing File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Langley, British Columbia (district municipality) ... A mayor (from the Latin mÄior, meaning larger, greater) is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. ... Kurt Alberts is the mayor of Langley Township in British Columbia. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters to a parliament. ... Mark Warawa (born May 7, 1950) is a Canadian politician. ... The Conservative Party of Canada (French: Parti conservateur du Canada), colloquially known as the Tories, is a right-leaning conservative political party in Canada, formed by the merger of the Canadian Alliance and the Progressive Conservative Party of Canada in December 2003. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... Subcategories There are 5 subcategories shown below (more may be shown on subsequent pages). ... Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only... Fraser River watershed The Fraser River is the longest river in British Columbia, Canada, rising near Mount Robson in the Rocky Mountains and flowing for 1400 km (870 mi), into the Pacific Ocean at the city of Vancouver. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation - House seats - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total - Land - Water (% of total) Ranked 5th 944,735 kmÂ² 925,186 kmÂ² 19,549 km... Mayor Peter Fassbender Councillors Jack Arnold Ted Schaffer Gayle Martin Terry Smith Sharla Mauger Teri James Population (2006 - Statistics Canada) 23,606 Area 10. ...

Government structure

The Township of Langley is composed of an eight-member council and a mayor. All members of council are elected to three-year terms in elections that take place in late November.

Community attractions

The Township of Langley is home to a number of well known structures. They include the Willowbrook Shopping Centre, the Famous Players Colossus Theatre Complex, Fort Langley, the Twilight Drive-in, the Canadian Museum of Flight, numerous parks, beaches, and horse farms - which garner Langley the title of "Horse Capital of British Columbia." Langley is also home to the Langley Ukulele Ensemble. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article may require cleanup. ... Fort Langley, is a Parks Canada National historic site, a former trading post of the Hudsons Bay Company, now located in the village of Fort Langley, British Columbia. ... The Canadian Museum of Flight (formally the Canadian Museum of Flight Association since 1998) is an aviation museum at the Langley Regional Airport in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. ... Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. ...

History

The Township is home to the birthplace of British Columbia, the historic fur trade post of Fort Langley. An Alberta fur trader in the 1890s. ... Fort Langley, is a Parks Canada National historic site, a former trading post of the Hudsons Bay Company, now located in the village of Fort Langley, British Columbia. ...

The first Europeans to stay in the area permanently were the traders of the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC). In 1827, Fort Langley was built on the banks of the Fraser River, in the area now known as Derby Reach. It was one of a string of trading posts built up and down the Pacific Coast to compete with American fur traders for the rich pelts available in the region. The Hudsons Bay Company (HBC; Compagnie de la Baie dHudson in French) is the oldest commercial corporation in North America and is one of the oldest in the world. ...

The first fort, built with two bastions, a wooden stockade and several buildings, proved to have been built too close to a fast-moving part of the river, in an area prone to flooding. It was rebuilt in 1839 farther upstream. As the HBC's network of forts in the interior grew, Fort Langley became a hub for farming, smithing and for shipping furs back to Europe. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Canadian National Railway (CN; AAR reporting marks CN, CNA, CNIS), known as Canadian National Railways (CNR) between 1918 and 1960, and Canadian National/Canadien National (CN) from 1960 to present, is a Canadian Class I railway operated by Canadian National Railway Company headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. ...

In 1858, gold was discovered in the Fraser River in what is now the interior of British Columbia. With thousands of gold prospectors streaming into the province, the British government created British Columbia as a colony. James Douglas was sworn in as the new colony's first governor in Fort Langley, which was briefly the capital of the new region. The fort also became important as a supply station for the miners heading up the river toward the gold fields.

When the capital was moved to New Westminster, Fort Langley's importance began to decline. The Hudson's Bay Company subdivided and sold its farm on Langley Prairie. Logging and farming replaced fur trading as the dominant local industries. Member of Parliament Peter Julian (NDP) Dawn Black (NDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly Chuck Puchmayr (NDP) Mayor Wayne Wright Councillors Jonathan Cote Calvin Donnelly Bill Harper Betty McIntosh Bob Osterman Lorrie Williams Location , Population (2001) 54,656 Immigrant Population 15,025 (28%) Languages English(Official) 78% French(Official) 1...

Education

Schools

Langley Township is served by the School District 35 Langley. It also contains one francophone elementary school, which is part of the province-wide CSF (conseil scolaire francophone), School District 93. School District 35 Langley is a school district in British Columbia. ... The Conseil scolaire francophone de la Colombie-Britanique (also known as Francophone Education Authority or school district 93) is the French-language school board for all French schools located in British Columbia. ...

Colleges and universities

Langley is home to Trinity Western University, a private Christian liberal arts university, and the Langley satellite campus of Kwantlen University College, a public undergraduate university college. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Christians believe that Jesus is the mediator of the New Covenant (see Hebrews 8:6). ... In the history of education, the seven liberal arts comprise two groups of studies, the trivium and the quadrivium. ... Kwantlen University College (usually abbreviated to Kwantlen) is a degree-granting undergraduate university college with four campuses located in the South Fraser region of British Columbiaâ€™s Lower Mainland. ...

Recent developments

Recently, the Township of Langley has moved its Municipal Hall to a different area. The original Hall was placed in the "core area" of the Township. The new Civic Facility, however, is located in the growing Willowbrook area. A complete move was completed in February 2006. The new facility also includes a new library, fitness room (which incorporates a special type of hardwood floor room) and a new community policing station. The new facility's address is 20338 - 65 Avenue in Langley, British Columbia, Canada. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 579 pixel Image in higher resolution (5000 Ã— 3620 pixel, file size: 5. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 Ã— 579 pixel Image in higher resolution (5000 Ã— 3620 pixel, file size: 5. ...

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Communities

Population 5,000 Aldergrove is a small city in The Township of Langley. ... Brookswood is an area of Langley Township in British Columbia, Canada. ... Fort Langley, the birthplace of British Columbia was established as a fort and trading post of the Hudsons Bay Company in 1827. ... Walnut Grove is a small community located in nothern Langley, British Columbia. ...

Surrounding municipalities

Image File history File links Compass-rose-pale. ... Pitt Meadows is a District Municipality in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. ... Location of Barnston Island. ... Location of Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge is a District Municipality in British Columbia, located east of Vancouver, on the Fraser River. ... Mission is a Canadian city, in the province of British Columbia and is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River, overlooking the Fraser Valley. ... Image File history File links Compass-rose-pale. ... Surrey is a Canadian city in the province of British Columbia that is within the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD), and geographically it is at the centre of the larger region known as the Lower Mainland of BC. It is the provinces second-largest city by population, surpassed only... Mayor Peter Fassbender Councillors Jack Arnold Ted Schaffer Gayle Martin Terry Smith Sharla Mauger Teri James Population (2006 - Statistics Canada) 23,606 Area 10. ... Image File history File links Template_CanadianCityGeoLocation_North. ... Partial skyline of Abbotsford as viewed from Mill Lake. ... Image File history File links Template_CanadianCityGeoLocation_West. ... Image File history File links Template_CanadianCityGeoLocation_East. ... Image File history File links Template_CanadianCityGeoLocation_South. ... Nickname: The Peace Arch city Location in the state of Washington Coordinates: Country United States State Washington County Whatcom County Incorporated May 20, 1890 Area - City 22. ... Lynden is a city located in Whatcom County, Washington. ... Sumas is a small city in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. ...

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Municipalities of the Greater Vancouver Regional District

Population over 100,000: Burnaby \| Coquitlam \| Delta \| Langley Township \| Richmond \| Surrey \| Vancouver
Population over 50,000: Maple Ridge \| New Westminster \| North Vancouver District \| Port Coquitlam
Population under 50,000: Anmore \| Belcarra \| Bowen Island \| Langley City \| Lions Bay \| North Vancouver City \| Pitt Meadows \| Port Moody \| West Vancouver \| White Rock
Unincorporated areas: Barnston Island \| Passage Island \| Bowyer Island \| University Endowment Lands