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For the Kids, in Coleton’s Memory
Open houses seek input on development Aldergrove Star
KURT LANGMANN PHOTO
The Nelson family were touched by the North Otter elementary school community’s installation of a park bench in memory of Coleton Wayne Reid Nelson at the school’s new playground. Coleton’s parents Brenda and Wayne Nelson (at right) were joined by their daughter Chrystie McClurg and her family, husband Jake, and their sons Cade and Ryker. (See Coleton’s story inside this edition).
Seniors issues focus of local candidates Aldergrove Star
Seniors issues will be front and centre at the all candidate meeting for LangleyAldergrove on October 5 in Aldergrove. Planning a future that will see seniors able to age in place, maintain their independence, participating and contributing in our community, is the focus of the meetings. A wide range of issues will be debated - pension and income security to ensure that seniors are not dropping below the
poverty line, increased housing options for aging in place, better transportation and improved medical supports such as home care, and assistance with extend health benefits – vision and hearing, dental, cost of medical supplies and mobility aids. This meeting will help to inform voters on seniors’ issues and everyone is welcome. The meeting for the LangleyAldergrove riding will be held Monday,
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Oct. 5, 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Aldergrove Legion, 26607 Fraser Highway. Langley-Aldergrove is a new riding. For information about the riding a voter resides in, how to register and information on advanced polls, visit www.elections. ca. To find out if you are on the voters’ list visit https://ereg.elections.ca/. Deadline for voter registration is Tuesday, Oct. 13 and Election Day is Oct. 19. Phone number of the local elections office is 1-866545-0622.
When it comes to managing growth and developing neighbourhoods, people have many different viewpoints. The Township of Langley wants to hear them all - and wants to know the various ways residents would like to have their say regarding planning and development in their communities. A series of open houses will be held this fall by the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Public Engagement. Residents are encouraged to come by any time during the open houses to share their ideas and opinions on how they would like to better engage with the Township regarding planning and development projects and processes. These three drop-in, interactive events will be held: · Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5 – 9 p.m. in the Banquet Room of the Langley Events Centre in Willoughby, 7888 – 200 St. · Thursday, Oct. 22, 5 – 9 p.m. in the Main Hall of the Aldergrove Kinsmen Community Centre, 26770 - 29 Ave. · Saturday, Oct. 24, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. in the ABC Room of the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood, 20699 - 42 Ave. The open houses will assist the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Public Engagement, appointed by Mayor Jack Froese to explore ways to better connect with the public on planning and development issues. The committee’s goal is to make recommendations to council for improvements to existing policies and practices, to ensure meaningful two-way dialogue occurs consistently between citizens, stakeholders, and government when it comes to development. Members of the public can drop in any time during the open houses to offer their thoughts on how they would like to better engage with the Township on these issues, and to learn what other municipalities are doing to connect with their residents. “Population growth and development in the Township are important topics that affect all of us, and the community deserves a voice in the decisions being made,” said Froese. The public can also connect with members of the standing committee by email at engage@tol.ca or online at tol.ca/ engagetol. The engageTOL webpage provides information on the committee, its activities and findings, and gives residents another opportunity to provide input. Residents are encouraged to visit the engageTOL webpage to submit comments and sign up to receive email alerts on future updates and notifications. Information collected through the open houses, website, emails, research, and other activities conducted by the committee will be analyzed by Modus, a consulting firm specializing in planning, design, and community engagement. The data will be used to form a new development engagement policy, guidelines, and suggested tools for Township Council’s consideration in late fall.
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