Happy 153rd birthday to the Township of Langley 🎂
Today we've got coverage of the formation of the Township - first was the 1872 announcement that the Yale Road was finally under construction - and here we are 154 years later with the SkyTrain being built along the (mostly) same corridor. Then came the proclamation of The Langley Fence District in January 1873 (should anyone want to read the 1869 Fencing Ordinance, I can post it in the comments if requested) and finally on 26 April 1873, Langley was declared a municipality.
This was followed by the first call for an election, the first election results, the first time a Langley politician's name was spelled wrong by the press and the first council meeting. Incidentally, 19 years later was the first time some of the residents of Aldergrove tried to separate from Langley Township.
#storiesmatter #localhistory #ourcommunity
