Advanced polls in Langley are open and the number is up from last year. As election fever hits the township of Langley, BC amidst its municipal contest, interest in advance polls is strong evidence that voters are keenly following the riding and convinced on who ought to win early. Voters will elect their next mayor and city councillors to further improve and develop the already thriving Langley business community.

Printing companies in the Langley BC areas and other small businesses from various industries are invited to take part in the Greater Langley Chamber of Commerce events for the month of October. For non-members considering becoming part of the Langley Chamber of Commerce, there are enormous advantages to pursuing membership. Members have access to advertising, networking events, promotional opportunities and directory membership. Perhaps the most important benefit to membership, however, is an invitation to upcoming seminars and events.

October will be a busy time for charitable and community events in Langley BC and there seems like no better time for new printers in the area to come forward and advertise their services to the public and community sponsored organizations. Not only will organizers appreciate efforts to help promote and advertise causes in print, but printing companies in the Langley area may also make invaluable business connections and establish networks in their own communities.

A co-operative effort on August 23rd in Langley has ensured that a mosaic of art graces the walls of Fort Gallery, the only exhibit in Langley where paintings are stacked one upon the other and are grouped according to subject and ideas. The set-up is intended to permit the largest number of paintings to be shown at one time, filling the walls with everything from landscape to abstract.

Fort Langley encouraged various members of its citizenry to explore the meaning of Canada Day during the city’s publicly sponsored fun festivities at historic Fort Langley.

3S, a commercial print company based in BC and serving areas like Langley and Richmond, has regrettably closed its doors and will no longer offer printing services to the public.

Langley resident Playwright Shane Cochon’s 2008 production about forgiveness and coming together in the wake of tragedy will receive both local and international attention after being accepted as an official submission at the Vancouver International Fringe Festival.

More than 250 high school students across the province of B.C are coming together and are showing via banner printing and on canvas what Earth Day and the integrity of the environment means to them. The artistic representations, called Earthwise, will be showcased at the Newton Cultural Centre in Surrey, BC from April 1 to April 30. The exhibit will then move to the Langley Centennial Museum in Fort Langley, BC from May 4 to June 19. Art juries will nominate winners in this first province-wide arts competition for high school students. Students from more than 53 public and private schools from all across the province of BC will participate in the event.