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Langley Strong Fact Check #1

Fact Check: No, School Trustees Aren’t “Blocking” the New Willoughby Elementary The claim: In a Facebook comment posted July 30, Mayor Eric Woodward told a resident that the new school planned for 208 Street and 80 Avenue (and by extension, a community centre for Willoughby at the elementary school site) “is once again waiting on […]

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Press Release

Langley Strong Opposes Rushed Bylaw Changes That Undermine Council Fairness and Democratic Checks

STATEMENT FROM LANGLEY STRONG June 11, 2026, LANGLEY TOWNSHIP, BC — The Langley Strong team is calling on the Township of Langley Council to immediately halt and defer proposed changes to its Council Procedure Bylaw, scheduled for a vote this Monday, June 15. If passed, Bylaw No. 6234 will remove critical governance protections that ensure fair […]

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Media Coverage

Willoughby businessman joins council race with Langley Strong | Langley Advance Times

The Langley Strong slate has announced another council candidate. Shumail Ibrar Javed is a local technology executive and Willoughby resident, according to an announcement from the civic electoral organization. “Every resident deserves to be heard before decisions are made, not after,” Javed said in the statement. “Good governance means setting priorities thoughtfully and planning carefully, […]

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Media Coverage

Fox to run for school board under Langley Strong banner | Langley Advance Times

Sitting Langley school trustee Charlie Fox has announced he will run again this fall, but this time with the newly established Langley Strong slate. Fox was announced as the latest recruit to the new local electoral organization which is challenging Township Mayor Eric Woodward and his Progress For Langley team. Fox was a longtime educator […]

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Press Release

Langley Strong welcomes Council candidate Shumail Javed and incumbent Trustee Charlie Fox to the team

LANGLEY, BC, May 26, 2026 — Langley Strong has announced two new candidates joining its team for the October 17, 2026 Township of Langley municipal election: Shumail Javed for Township Council and Charlie Fox for the Langley Board of Education. Charlie Fox is the first School Trustee candidate to be announced under the Langley Strong […]

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Media Coverage

Two more candidates for new Langley Strong slate | Langley Advance Times

Langley Strong has announced two more candidates who will run for Township council seats under the group’s banner this October. Lauren Chalus and Teresa Townsley will run alongside the four sitting Township councillors who have joined the slate – Councillors Margaret Kunst, Barb Martens, Kim Richter, and Blair Whitmarsh – plus their mayoral candidate, Jay […]

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