Letters

Consumers haven’t seen food price increases of the current magnitude for four decades. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)

LETTER: Rising food costs stun Langley City senior

Writer concerned about people’s ability to afford nutritious food

  • Nov 15, 2022
Consumers haven’t seen food price increases of the current magnitude for four decades. (Darryl Dyck/Canadian Press)
Seasonal supervisor Doug Grande was part of the team from Cobra Electric that installed Remembrance Day banners around Fort Langley recently. (Richard Jewer/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Installer moved by stories behind Fort Langley banners

Veterans’ names and photos are on Remembrance Day banners put up around the village

  • Nov 10, 2022
Seasonal supervisor Doug Grande was part of the team from Cobra Electric that installed Remembrance Day banners around Fort Langley recently. (Richard Jewer/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Handgun ban won’t prevent crime, writer argues

Canada and U.S. can’t be compared when it comes to gun issues, letter writer says

  • Nov 9, 2022
Langley Township and City provide garbage receptacles where people can deposit their bags of dog poop. (Langley Advance Times files)

LETTER: Doggy doo is a doggy don’t for Langley resident

People should not let their dogs do their business on other people’s lawns, writer argues

  • Nov 8, 2022
Langley Township and City provide garbage receptacles where people can deposit their bags of dog poop. (Langley Advance Times files)
Send your letter to the editor via email to news@langleyadvancetimes.com and include your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media Files)

LETTER: Langley fire crews impress resident after relative injured

Murrayville man calls firefighters ‘hometown heroes’

  • Oct 31, 2022
Send your letter to the editor via email to news@langleyadvancetimes.com and include your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media Files)
Shirley Sawatsky attended the Otter Co-op anniversary as the local co-operative marked a century. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Langley woman among many who used to work for co-op

Otter Co-op marked a century of operation with a celebration recently

  • Oct 30, 2022
Shirley Sawatsky attended the Otter Co-op anniversary as the local co-operative marked a century. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)
A section of a Parksville cemetery is designated for green burials. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley needs to allow green burials

Sections of other B.C. cemeteries are designated for alternative forms of interment

  • Oct 29, 2022
A section of a Parksville cemetery is designated for green burials. (Black Press Media files)
Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley elections may be over but residents should stay active in the community

Lots of community groups and charities would welcome helpers

  • Oct 24, 2022
Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Black Press Media files)
Send your letter to the editor via email to news@langleyadvancetimes.com and include your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Time will tell if Langley voters made the right choices

Walnut Grove resident has her fingers crossed

  • Oct 22, 2022
Send your letter to the editor via email to news@langleyadvancetimes.com and include your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media files)
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley man ruminates on difference between knowledge and wisdom

Painful Truth opinion column got local resident thinking about things like IQ

  • Oct 21, 2022
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Black Press Media files)
Business improvement associations (BIAs) exist in many B.C. communities and not only host events but are involved in public safety and community issues. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: B.C.’s BIAs call on new councils and other levels of government to take action on crime and safety

“This is a collective crisis, and we need a collective response”

  • Oct 17, 2022
Business improvement associations (BIAs) exist in many B.C. communities and not only host events but are involved in public safety and community issues. (Black Press Media files)
Forensic investigators were on scene in mid-December 2021 at the Langley City home of Naomi Onotera, the day police confirmed her husband has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. (Langley Advance Times files)

LETTER: Resident irate that Langley murder victim’s home up for sale

House should be razed, letter writer argues

  • Oct 15, 2022
Forensic investigators were on scene in mid-December 2021 at the Langley City home of Naomi Onotera, the day police confirmed her husband has been arrested and charged with manslaughter. (Langley Advance Times files)
Image is from the election website for Val van den Broek. (screen grab)

LETTER: Langley City resident critical of mayor’s claims

Letter writer says incumbent taking credit for projects controlled by province or federal government

  • Oct 7, 2022
Image is from the election website for Val van den Broek. (screen grab)
Voters choose new municipal and school board members Oct. 15, 2022. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Langley, it’s vital that you vote after doing homework on the candidates

The election for municipal councils and school boards is Oct. 15

  • Oct 6, 2022
Voters choose new municipal and school board members Oct. 15, 2022. (Dan Ferguson/Langley Advance Times)
Have an opinion you’d like to share? Submit letters to the editor through our website, via email or the postal service. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley counsellor’s death has family thinking about the impact he had

Jim Smith was a founder of Langley Family and Youth Services more than 40 years ago

  • Oct 3, 2022
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Send your letter to the editor via email to news@langleyadvancetimes.com and include your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley City senior calls on wealthy, unions, and churches to help solve homelessness

Those owning unused land and all levels of goverment also called to be part of the solution

  • Oct 2, 2022
Send your letter to the editor via email to news@langleyadvancetimes.com and include your first and last name, address, and phone number. (Black Press Media files)
Before coal train rolls along White Rock’s waterfront to get to export facilities, they pass through other Lower Mainland communities, including Langley. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley resident’s bike ride soiled by coal dust

Letter writer concerned by passing coal train in North Langley

  • Oct 1, 2022
Before coal train rolls along White Rock’s waterfront to get to export facilities, they pass through other Lower Mainland communities, including Langley. (Black Press Media files)
Langley City council held a special meeting Sept. 20, 2022. (Screen grab)

LETTER: Langley City council meeting dynamics eye-opening

Municipality posts its virtual council meetings online for public to watch

  • Oct 1, 2022
Langley City council held a special meeting Sept. 20, 2022. (Screen grab)
Deanna Horn was recently in Langley Memorial Hospital when her husband, Brian, had a medical emergency, and they are impressed with the staff and facility. (Deanna Horn/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Couple impressed with care in Langley’s expanded emergency department

Local residents wanted staff to know they are appreciated

  • Sep 30, 2022
Deanna Horn was recently in Langley Memorial Hospital when her husband, Brian, had a medical emergency, and they are impressed with the staff and facility. (Deanna Horn/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
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LETTER: Langley voter has some questions about municipal election slates

Voters encouraged to look closely at ballots when making their choices

  • Sep 29, 2022
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