Nathan Pachal

The Metro Vancouver Regional District is in the process of updating the Regional Growth Strategy. One area of focus is to strengthen policies around climate change and natural hazards risk reduction. Last week, Langley City council asked staff to provide a work plan for how our community can achieve net-zero carbon emissions before 2050, including incorporating current best practices on climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, focused around development and infrastructure projects. The timing couldn't be better. Learn more by following this link.

In 2020, in-person events could not occur. Even so, Langley City’s volunteer committees still enabled community-building experiences. Some examples are the virtual holiday light tour and summer community-wide scavenger hunt. Council also approved moving forward with replacing an older pedestrian bridge near 206A Street in the floodplain. Learn more, including other items from Monday’s council meeting, in my latest post.

In 2021 Langley City's water, sewer, and garbage fees are increasing. The sewer fee is increasing by 6 per cubic metre. The water fee is increasing by 9 per cubic metre. If you receive curbside garbage collection services from the city, the fee is increasing by $6.... Learn more, including the average household impact, by following the link.

Langley City council passed a motion yesterday stating that climate change constitutes an emergency in our community. Council asked City staff to provide a report on past and current initiatives to reduce GHG emissions in our community and put together a work plan on how to: 1.) Achieve community-wide net-zero carbon emissions before 2050 2.) Update our Sustainability Framework to incorporate current best practices on climate mitigation, adaptation, and resilience, focused... around development and infrastructure projects. Learn more by following the link.

Over the weekend, I read about the process in the early 2000s when the Quebec provincial government forced 28 municipalities in Greater Montreal to amalgamate. This unpopular decision resulted in 15 of the former municipalities demerging from the Montreal megacity. A complex City government structure of borough mayors, borough councillors, city councillors, and a mayor governs the areas that stayed within amalgamated Montreal to ensure local accountability.... Learn why this matters for Metro Vancouver and Langley by reading my latest post.