Editor: I see the Langley Visitors Centre has closed down (The Times, May 22). No wonder. It was a terrible location, not near any tourist attractions, not near the highway and no easy access.
We, as volunteers, have manned the Tourist Information Booth, donated and built by Marcon Construction on the grounds of the Fort Langley Community Hall, for the past four years. We kept our statistics and tracked our visitors who came for directions, information or just for a chat, to tell us how lovely Fort Langley is. They came from all over the world.
We averaged about 3,000 during peak summer season. We picked up all the tourism information booklets from the Tourism Langley office to supply our booth, but could never get anyone from there to come and work a shift with us.
The booth was, and still is, open Thursdays through Sundays from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m., when we have enough volunteers, The shifts are usually two to three hours.
The booth is open from the May long weekend until after Labour Day, and on a few other special occasions as well. We currently are looking for volunteers again, (no age limit), to work a few shifts this season.
If you are interested, contact Bays Blackhall of the heritage society in the train at the train station. She would love to hear from you.
It’s a lot of fun, meeting and talking to people from everywhere, helping them out and promoting the businesses here in Fort Langley. You can also send an email to: fortlangleycommunityhall.com
Come down for a chat and see what it’s all about.
Sandy Cameron,
director,
Fort Langley Community Hall