Community

The Prime Minister's Volunteer Awards recognize the exceptional contributions of volunteers, local businesses and innovative not-for-profit organizations in improving the well-being of families and their communities

Langley’s International Festival is a celebration of community and cultural diversity which will take place on Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 27 and 28 at Willoughby Park.

Two Langley nursing students will each receive a $2,000 bursary to help pay for their education.

Organizers of the B.C. Thanksgiving Food Drive hope to reverse that, giving hope not only for Thanksgiving Day but beyond. The food drive is a provincial initiative created to help feed thousands of families in B.C. who rely on food banks for their basic nutritional needs. Presented by various community groups, the local event in Langley runs the week of Sept. 11 to 17, when volunteers will deliver flyers with donation bags to select homes throughout the area.

Environmental enthusiasts are invited to bring their friends and join Langley Environmental Partners Society and the Bertrand Creek Enhancement Society on Saturday, Aug. 20

An all-night vigil, searching for summer stars, takes place Friday night (Aug. 19) at Aldergrove Lake Regional Park.

Turkey and egg farmers from Langley and other parts of the Fraser Valley will take to the links on Wednesday, Aug. 31, in support of a good cause — Union Gospel Mission.

Hayley Leech of Aldergrove is a member of the Fort Langley Jiggers, an offshoot of the “Compaigni V’ni Dansi” Canadian company that teaches and performs traditional and contemporary Metis dance.