Letters

Jill Etheridge, of Malvern, England, has found a connection to family in Fort Langley while researching family history. This photo is from an Ushaw family wedding. Ushaw was a prominent family name in the community. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Family history buff in England hopes to connect with relatives in Fort Langley

DNA test finds link through her late mother’s cousin

  • Apr 10, 2022
Jill Etheridge, of Malvern, England, has found a connection to family in Fort Langley while researching family history. This photo is from an Ushaw family wedding. Ushaw was a prominent family name in the community. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)
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 driver prefers four-way stops over roundabouts

Construction of a new roundabout in the community has sparked a driving debate

  • Apr 9, 2022
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LETTER: Langley resident horrified by happenings in Ukraine war

World needs to condemn Putin and his followers, letter writer says

  • Apr 8, 2022
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LETTER: Langley resident calls on society to do better regarding homelessness

Recent 1,600-mile drive through U.S. shocked local letter writer

  • Apr 5, 2022
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Share your opinion via email, through our website or in a posted letter. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley resident wonders why muncipal elections don’t have ward system

Reader points to many other jurisdictions that have elected officials represent a particular area

  • Apr 4, 2022
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Some communities construct two lane roundabouts but most in the Lower Mainland are single lane entry. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Langley letter writer concerned about roundabout accidents

Local resident lives near new roundabout and hopes drivers learn rules on for it

  • Apr 4, 2022
Some communities construct two lane roundabouts but most in the Lower Mainland are single lane entry. (Black Press Media files)
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LETTER: Langley man asks Russia to add him to list of banned visitors

Local senior hopes he’s not hurting Putin’s feelings but not wanting to visit

  • Apr 3, 2022
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LETTER: Leadership not doing enough about crime by Langley’s street people

Letter writer said church tries to do good but not equipped to be a homeless shelter

  • Apr 2, 2022
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A little girl has written to Langley Township asking that a park she enjoys with her grandparents does not have part of it turned into parking.

LETTER: Eight-year-old doesn’t want part of Langley park to be parking lot

Sophie even wrote a haiku to express her enjoyment of the park

  • Mar 27, 2022
A little girl has written to Langley Township asking that a park she enjoys with her grandparents does not have part of it turned into parking.
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: Did Aldergrove task require three municipal workers?

Speed limit sign cleaning questioned by Township resident

  • Mar 26, 2022
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Strangers stepped up to help a Langley woman struck by a vehicle March 5, 2022.

LETTER: South Langley woman struck by vehicle helped by strangers

Letter writer wanted bystanders and ambulance staff to know what their efforts meant to her

  • Mar 24, 2022
Strangers stepped up to help a Langley woman struck by a vehicle March 5, 2022.
Some communities construct two lane roundabouts but most in the Lower Mainland are single lane entry. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Maple Ridge letter writer driven to offer roundabout primer

More roundabouts are being built around Lower Mainland to reduce collisions and keep traffic moving

  • Mar 23, 2022
Some communities construct two lane roundabouts but most in the Lower Mainland are single lane entry. (Black Press Media files)
Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman, in the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)

LETTER: Langley doctor wants world leaders to work towards peace for Ukraine

Letter writer is fasting and is encouraging politicians to do the same in a show of unity

  • Mar 20, 2022
Ukrainian servicemen help an elderly woman, in the town of Irpin, Ukraine, Sunday, March 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Andriy Dubchak)
Colleen MacKinnon wrote a letter to the editor after her daughter, a nurse at Langley Memorial Hospital, found this note on her car after parking on a public street. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Langley nurse chided about parking on public street

Pay parking for public and staff has resumed at Langley Memorial Hospital

  • Mar 19, 2022
Colleen MacKinnon wrote a letter to the editor after her daughter, a nurse at Langley Memorial Hospital, found this note on her car after parking on a public street. (Special to the Langley Advance Times)
Bank erosion, tree damage and other storm damage has a Langley resident concerned about Anderson Creek in Brookswood Park. (Jennifer Channon/Special to the Langley Advance Times)

LETTER: Let’s look after salmon in South Langley park

Letter writer contacted various agencies after autumn storm damage

  • Mar 18, 2022
Bank erosion, tree damage and other storm damage has a Langley resident concerned about Anderson Creek in Brookswood Park. (Jennifer Channon/Special to the Langley Advance Times)
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LETTER: Langley City math too costly for residents

Tax increase is too much when so many people are struggling financially, letter writer argues

  • Mar 17, 2022
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LETTER: Langley woman writes on behalf of Canadian with rare cancer

Myeloma is an incurable cancer of the blood

  • Mar 16, 2022
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Langley City council has given three readings to budget that includes a property tax increase for 2022. (Langley City website)

LETTER: Langley City tax increase piles on top of other cost hikes

City resident would like council to realize that the added cost is too much of a burden

  • Mar 15, 2022
Langley City council has given three readings to budget that includes a property tax increase for 2022. (Langley City website)
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 senior concerned about Putin’s real aims in attacking Ukraine

Canada and others need to stop business dealings with Russia and its supporters, letter writer says

  • Mar 14, 2022
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Langley Township council passed a tree protection bylaw in 2019, but one resident says the municipality does not do enough to preserve valuable trees. (Black Press Media files)

LETTER: Resident concerned about tree loss in his Langley neighbourhood

Letter writer wants Township to consider more than developer opinions

  • Mar 13, 2022
Langley Township council passed a tree protection bylaw in 2019, but one resident says the municipality does not do enough to preserve valuable trees. (Black Press Media files)