Every successful business, small or large, knows the importance of networking. An expensive endeavour for many companies to date, a new club is springing up in the Langley area that is making networking both effective and free, a rarity in the business community.

The Tourism Langley board is looking for a less expensive local home, according to its Board of Directors. Currently calling the Langley Events Centre Home, John Aldag of the Board has recently announced that a visitor’s centre committee is being asked to review the tourist board’s tenure there.

Balanced budgets and spending cutbacks are buzzwords in all levels of government these days. The future privatization of public assets is a topic that touches residents of any community and receive a lot of future press and attention in the city of Langley.

Going green has been a constant crucial environmental campaign and two local Langley dealerships are promoting a new program to encourage BC drivers to opt for greener driving technology.

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.