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Thank you for your support and encouragement. It means more to me than I can say.<br />
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<i><b>I could not attend tonight's meeting due to being home with our children but my husband was there. I watched live on the iPad. </b></i></span><br />
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<i><b>Thank you so much for fighting for us. It was evident you tried every angle you could and we are forever grateful. Thank you for taking your job seriously and fighting for the residents. It is clear that you love Langley and appreciate those who live here.</b></i></span><br />
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<i><b>We are very grateful and I wish there was a way we could show it!</b></i></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.kimrichter.com/Blog/uploaded_images/kim-151-2-735234.jpg" style="background-color: white; color: #888888; font-size: x-large; line-height: 18px; text-decoration: initial;"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.kimrichter.com/Blog/uploaded_images/kim-151-2-735224.jpg" style="-webkit-box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; border: 1px solid rgb(238, 238, 238); box-shadow: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.0980392) 1px 1px 5px; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px; padding: 5px; position: relative;" /></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;"><strong>This LFP posting above is by Kim Richter</strong> - a 5 term Langley Township Councillor who was a management consultant and presently is a </em><em style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">Business Management </em><em style="background-color: white; color: #222222; line-height: 18px;">educator at Kwantlen Polytechnic University. Kim also hosts Langley Free Press and is the LFP Publisher. </em><em><strong>View her full bio and <a href="http://www.kimrichter.com/Blog/2005/12/category-kim-richter.html" target="_blank">read all her LFP postings at this link</a></strong></em><em style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="line-height: 18px;">. Guest editorials are welcome and draft editorials should be forwarded by email for consideration of publication on LFP.</span></span></em></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-85990688425484487502013-01-24T06:18:00.000-08:002013-01-25T15:19:43.418-08:00Councillor David Davis Says a Strong No to the Ward-Sparrow Councillor Muzzling Motion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After watching the above video, if you are concerned about this restriction of democracy in Langley Township please <b><span style="color: red;">write a letter or e-mail to The Editor</span></b> of the local & regional newspapers and express your concerns about the anti democratic <b><span style="color: red;">Ward-Sparrow Councillor Muzzling Motion</span></b>.<br />
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Curious how Councillor Richter was the only Councillor called out of order yet the other Councillors spoke to the motion and were not called out of order.<br />
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Richter maintains the <b><span style="color: red;">Ward-Sparrow Councillor Muzzling Motion </span>violates Section 2B (Freedom of Expression) of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms.</b><br />
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After watching the above video, if you are concerned about this restriction of democracy in Langley Township please <b><span style="color: red;">write a letter or e-mail to The Editor</span></b> of the local & regional newspapers and express your concerns about the anti democratic <b><span style="color: red;">Ward-Sparrow Councillor Muzzling Motion</span></b>.<br />
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Curious how Councillor Richter was the only Councillor called out of order yet the other Councillors spoke to the motion and were not called out of order.<br />
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Richter maintains the <b><span style="color: red;">Ward-Sparrow Councillor Muzzling Motion </span>violates Section 2B (Freedom of Expression) of the Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms.</b>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com220338 65 Avenue, Langley, BC V2Y 3E3, Canada49.1206429 -122.6599241999999849.1206024 -122.66000319999998 49.1206834 -122.65984519999998tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-82920446364861780122012-03-20T23:30:00.000-07:002012-03-20T23:30:28.546-07:00Langley Township Council Final Election Expenses Declaration Results<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">This LFP Editor is preparing my editorial commentary that will be posted herein in a few days. Visit LFP regularly to read my upcoming editorial comment at this location on these results and my analysis of the numbers. - LFP EDITOR</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/86172726/Langley-City-and-Sch-Brd-Election-Expense-Summary-Nov-2011" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Langley City and Sch. Brd. Election Expense Summary Nov 2011 on Scribd">Langley City and Sch. Brd. Election Expense Summary Nov 2011 </a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.771464646464647" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_28613" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/86172726/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-t497mhklxuro0tp5pro" width="100%"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-28981840323929490782011-12-07T16:47:00.008-08:002015-04-16T19:02:39.575-07:00Lots of Thank You's - Very Light on Platforms & Vision - New Council Inauguration Speeches<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="258" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/PBXr50aYVp0" width="448"></iframe><br />
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The Langley Township Council's new term was kicked off with this past Monday's Inaugural Mayor & Council swearing in ceremony. This <b>LFP Editor</b> was quite surprised and frankly quite disappointed overall with the speeches made at this first new council meeting of Township Council.<br />
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Yesterday I expressed this very concern with our LFP Publisher, <b>Kim Richter</b>, who suggested I give this new council some slack, which I will. We should not forget, that as <a href="http://www.langleytimes.com/news/135203343.html" target="_blank">Times Journalist Natasha Jones says in her article</a>: <i>"In sharp contrast to the hostile atmosphere that dominated Langley Township politics for the past three years, Monday’s inaugural meeting of Township council was an exercise in civility."</i> Very much so. How very refreshing.<br />
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I did congratulate <b>Richter</b> on her speech as I also equally do for Councillor <b>Charlie Fox</b> and our new Mayor <b>Jack Froese</b>. These three were the only ones on council who expressed what they each hope to champion in their new 3 year term in office. And only Richter & Froese spoke about the visions that they each had for Langley Township.<br />
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I mentioned to <b>Richter</b> that the swearing in ceremony was certainly a great event for the Council members as always, especially for the newest council members and their families, friends and supporters. But it was sadly lacking, in my opinion, in any commitments or vision from most of Council to the Township taxpayers and voters that elected them! This lack of commitment and especially any common vision was the single greatest tragic failure of the previous <b>Green</b> Council. So where was the promise of meat, especially for us Township taxpayers who elected this council?<br />
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Upon reading the <a href="http://www.langleyadvance.com/news/mayor+council+take+their+seats/5819134/story.html" target="_blank">Langley Advance's Mathew Claxton Langley Advance article</a>, it struck me that he too was perhaps indirectly highlighting the same lack of promise and commitments as well. One reasonably should have expected that three points would have been included in the individual council members speeches:<br />
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<li>A brief re-cap of their past accomplishments (especially incumbent Councillors) </li>
<li>Generous thanks to all that supported and helped them get elected </li>
<li>But most importantly to provide an outline, summary and hopefully a vision of what they hope to champion and accomplish in their upcoming three year new term.</li>
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As I said the 2nd was overwhelmingly exacted with tons of thank you's and the third was totally absent in this Editor's opinion except for <b>Richter</b>, <b>Fox</b> & <b>Froese</b>. Kudos to those three for that and talking about the future and their concrete commitments to us the taxpayers.<br />
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Judge for yourself and watch my edited video with all the council's platforms/promises that I could find and scrape together. I reviewed and edited in as many and all references to ANY visions, promises or commitments made by each and all members of this new council. Quite frankly I had to stretch it to find and to include any promises or commitments from most of this new council. Watch the relevant Council member's promises in this video and <b>Richter</b>'s speech/promises can be viewed separately at the top of this posting.<br />
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The next and final two LFP videos are just ceremonial footage that shows the new council's entrance and oath signing ceremony highlights and the last shows both Pastor <b>Brent Cantelon</b>'s invocation and the Kwantlen First Nation's blessing ceremony.<br />
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After Watching the videos in detail, this Editor has eight unsoliticed suggestions to Township Council that could help make this Council a success:<br />
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<li>Drop past affiliations/IOU's with the defeated VLN & the so-called 6 pack.</li>
<li>Get a quick grip on any power tripping, personal egos & agendas. There is no "I" in team!</li>
<li>Share the information wealth and duties equally and leave no council member behind. </li>
<li>Use your individual council member's strengths. Never fear or shun them.</li>
<li>Immediately work towards a joint council list of reasonable and doable common goals for this 3 year term and a consensus for a longer term vision for Langley Township</li>
<li>Get taxpayers input and buy in to this council's goals & vision. </li>
<li>Make the 3 year goals a reality and start building on the long term vision.</li>
<li>Always, always, ALWAYS listen to the taxpayers! </li>
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<i>P.S. Let's be very clear here. This is the Editor's opinion. Not the Publisher's. This Editor simply wishes there had been more meat and commitment to action in the speeches. It is not a criticism of anyone on the new Council. But it is a criticism of content. I am as thrilled as everyone else is with this new council and I am very hopeful for this new Council's future progress and achievement. But I will always hold any council's feet to the fire. So enough of the fluff. Now get on with the substance of governing. >>>><b>LFP EDITOR</b><<<<</i></div>
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b><u>Below is the Poll by Poll Election Results </u></b><b><u>of the Nov 19th 2011 Township of Langley Election</u></b></div><br />
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</tbody></table>This LFP Editor has just had enough of the Green VLN slate-mates in unison parroting their ridiculous deception attempt trying to convince us that they are Independents yet also a Slate! It becomes even more ludicrous when they line up and repeat this one after another at every debate. So I decided to finally highlight and point out this inane Green VLN slate attempt to word craft and word weave this B.S. to us, the Langley Township voters, in the above very short 47 second video. I hope you find it as amusing as I did.<br />
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</tbody></table>At last night's last election event at the Langley Event Center which by-the-way the <a href="http://langleyfreepress.blogspot.com/2011/11/why-is-mayor-green-his-vln-slate_04.html" target="_blank">Green VLN Slate and slate-mates continually criticize</a>, the Langley Township Election candidates had their final public hurrah before this Saturday's election. One by one they introduced themselves and there after mingled with the audience answering individual questions. This event was organized by an election candidate herself, <a href="http://www.sonyapaterson.com/" target="_blank">Sonya Paterson</a>. Good job Sonya. Unfortunately there were far too many empty audience seats. I'm told that the poor weather may have been the issue.<br />
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</tbody></table><div style="text-align: right;"></div>There was even a Gang-Green anti-slate protester in attendance who parodied the Gang-Green slate's red stop sign ads. Well known anti Gang-Green VLN slate critic Suhki Dhami wore a sandwich board imprinted with our own <a href="http://langleyfreepress.blogspot.com/2011/11/get-your-own-i-dont-want-slates-in.html" target="_blank">LFP designed Rick Green anti-slate stop sign</a>. He downloaded this from LFP and had it blown up onto the sandwich boards. Very creative Suhki.<br />
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This picture of Suhki wearing the sandwich boards almost brought tears to this Editor's eyes! One can only Imagine what emotions Gang-Green must have had tonight upon first seeing Suhki wearing the sandwich boards at the all candidates meet and greet tonight. Pictured wearing the sandwich board is the frequent Green VLN slate critic Suhki Dhami flanked on both sides by two election candidates, <a href="http://votemurrayjones.com/" target="_blank">Murray Jones</a> and our very own Publisher and Langley Township Council re-election candidate <a href="http://kimrichter.com/" target="_blank">Kim Richter</a>. By LFP EDITOR</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlWvyLyD5c5GWYCoVfyQFA_h_XVzNLc7Aqy7xEd3dyLlREjmLBZIcSy9bYvuML0QbynNT4tbRJyQak7BCp9vLyF_69MF31cRIXZboQVbQlLMsaTqRG8lon-6UQPdHlpAozkiK/s1600/IMG_1629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdlWvyLyD5c5GWYCoVfyQFA_h_XVzNLc7Aqy7xEd3dyLlREjmLBZIcSy9bYvuML0QbynNT4tbRJyQak7BCp9vLyF_69MF31cRIXZboQVbQlLMsaTqRG8lon-6UQPdHlpAozkiK/s400/IMG_1629.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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Share your opposition to Municipal slates, especially Langley Township's Rick Green Slate! Print, Share or Email this posting to your own lists of Email, Facebook, Twitter, Blog, etc. friends.<br />
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At the bottom left side of this LFP Posting are convenient and simple buttons to automatically Email, Blog, Facebook and Twitter to your friends to more easily share this LFP Posting. Anyone & everyone can then get their own copy of this Langley Anti-Slate Poster to proudly display where you stand on slates.<br />
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Get your own poster by clicking on this following link: <a href="http://www.kimrichter.com/images/stopVLNbg.jpg"><b>"I Don't Want Slates In Langley!</b>"</a> Then simply print it out (<i>use keyboard Ctrl & P to print it out after clicking the link</i>). Print it in either colour or B&W. This same poster link is also available on this LFP sidebar on the upper left sidebar by clicking the STOP SIGN and then keyboard Ctrl & P to print it out. This poster/flyer prints out on a full 8.5 x 11 inch standard sheet of paper. If you want, maybe even consider a local printer to get hundreds of flyers or posters!<br />
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Keep in mind that the deadline is election day this Saturday & the last candidates meet & greet debate is tomorrow night at Langley Events Center! Bring lots of flyers!<br />
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You can then tape these posters to the inside of your windows, car windows, any wall, or just share or hand them out at least to your immediate neighbours, friends, etc. If you wish, Email this link or deliver this link to any T-Shirt provider like Dogs Ear in Willowbrook mall and get a T-shirt, mug, etc., printed! Enjoy and help Langley stay truly independent by going Viral with <a href="http://www.kimrichter.com/images/stopVLNbg.jpg"><b>"I Don't Want Slates In Langley!</b>"</a> by LFP EditorUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-33875940990887169362011-11-14T20:31:00.011-08:002015-04-16T19:11:28.418-07:00Langley Township School Trustee Candidate Megan Dykeman Featured On CBC National News: "Putting on the Glitz"Langley beauty pageant makes the national news! Watch Langley Township School Trustee Candidate Megan Dykeman (running for election this Saturday) who was featured on last night's CBC National News (November 13, 2011) :<b><i> <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/The_National/1233408557/ID=2167347990">"Putting on the Glitz"</a> . </i>Mouse Clik<i> </i></b><b><i><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/video/#/News/TV_Shows/The_National/1233408557/ID=2167347990">"Putting on the Glitz"</a> </i></b><b><i> </i>to view it.</b><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b>(P.S. On another topic this Editor thanks you the LFP readers, as Langley Free Press celebrated a new high yesterday of over 800 views in one 24 hour period alone! That's about 25000 a month. Thank you!)</b></span></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-37539153773347998202011-11-12T23:07:00.002-08:002011-11-12T23:12:45.376-08:00Langley Firefighters Support Mel Kositsky for Mayor & Kim Richter as one of the 8 for CouncilThe Langley Township Firefighters after extensive research officially published their list that they support for council in Langley Township.Their 4'x8' signs pictured here were sprouting up throughout the Township.<br />
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There are no words to adequately describe this Editor's disgust at the travesty pretending to be a genuine and legitimate Mayor's Candidate debate held at the Brookswood Secondary school gym. The debate was promoted as a non partisan forum to hear the views of the three Langley Township Mayor candidates on legitimate community concerns: the environment, development and community input to council decisions. The reality was far removed from this description. The event was not a debate but a "Rick Green VLN love-in" by very partisan debate organizers. <br />
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While the beginning was innocuous enough with opening statements from the three Mayor candidates, it rapidly disintegrated into a "bash Mel Kositsky and Jack Froese" session as evidenced by the questions posed by the event organizers themselves and their partisan supporters. Every question asked was designed to showcase Rick Green at the expense of Mel and Jack. How sad that legitimate community groups would allow their credibility to be so badly damaged. As a small sample watch the following video.<br />
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Discussion by many during the break and after the so-called debate expressed<br />
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Kudos to both Mayor candidates Jack Froese & Mel Kositsky for behaving like gentlemen in the face of such uncalled for and vicious attacks. The Rick Green VLN slate after the meeting were demonstratively thrilled with how one sided in their favour the debate had been. <br />
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Hopefully, public apologies may help repair the damage done to these groups' credibility and objectivity tonight. Otherwise like "Vote Lies Now", can anyone ever reasonably and legitimately believe what they say anymore? How very sad and disappointing. This was nothing more than a staged VLN event to garner local media headlines in the last week before the election. The question is will the local media take the Rick Green VLN bait?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-37868392254983348442011-11-10T01:01:00.001-08:002011-11-10T13:53:05.993-08:00Langley Advance Editor Bob Groeneveld's Take on the Three Township Mayor Candidates<script src="http://player.ooyala.com/player.js?video_pcode=xobms6AdYCCdgiz_Qwxh2JOYMmEU&width=480&height=360&&embedCode=FxN3J5MjrhJetU3darhS8-jwd8eQOlGU&deepLinkEmbedCode=FxN3J5MjrhJetU3darhS8-jwd8eQOlGU">
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What amazes this LFP Editor is that formerly rational people, respected people, old friends and political pundits in the Township (who now fervently write in comments to LFP, the Times, etc.) still desperately cling to a seemingly messianic devotion to a Mayor whose true personality and attributes have been revealed time and again over the past three years by several independent consultants, lawyers and others. Yet these pundits are still willing to throw out the<br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">In this Editor's opinion, Councillor Richter has finally simply said that she believes there should be NO room AT ALL for any dishonesty or lies by ANY of our elected politicians. How simple and basic can this message be? </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;"><b>Yet apparently there are those who believe there is an acceptable level of dishonesty for some politicians. So just what is this level and what extent is acceptable then?</b> <b>1 lie? 3? 10? Big lie? Small lie? Medium Lie? Simple Lie? Compounding Lie? Cover-up lie?</b></span><br />
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How very sad and disturbing to think that any of us would believe any level of deception is OK.<br />
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I agree with Councillor Richter and we should all agree that there should be zero-tolerance of this from ANY of our elected politicians. Otherwise the fragile and imaginary line of truth and reality in the sand will fade quickly and disappear. What will then be the true loss to our community, society and families? How do we ever justify this to our children? Think about it.<br />
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A final important closing quote from Councillor Kim Richter:<b> "On November 19th, I hope that Township taxpayers will vote Zero-Tolerance for any politician lying while in a publicly held and publicly paid office."</b><br />
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<i>P.S. I encourage anyone to select any or all portions of this Editorial and re-tweet, re-post, share or simply write letters to the Papers. Go Viral!</i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-34252184791630951742011-11-07T23:23:00.026-08:002011-11-08T06:17:22.706-08:00Kim Richter Hopes Taxpayers Vote Zero-Tolerance on Nov 19th for any Politician Lying while in Public OfficeWatch all 3 Videos <span style="background-color: transparent;">of Councillors Richter, Fox & Ferguson </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">below here in this LFP posting. These three Councillors had the most significant Council responses to </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">Cllr. Grant Ward's Motion calling for a formal Committee of Inquiry into the complete Mayor Green Brownshack Affair. Mayor Green's response was his standard deflection and attempts to ignore the facts.</span><br />
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At tonight's last council meeting of this Langley Township Council before the election on Nov 19th, Councillor Kim Richter voted against any more money being spent by taxpayers for an inquiry as proposed by Councillor Grant Ward to inquire into the Mayor Green Brownshack fiasco. Council voted 6-2 to defer the decision to the new council to decide on an inquiry. Only Richter & Green voted against the motion. Obviously not for the very same motives! Richter essentially said that the Township taxpayers should be the court of final opinion on <span style="background-color: transparent;">Election day </span><span style="background-color: transparent;">November 19th . See her video above and a complete transcript of her speech also below where she specifically said:</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"The Lidstone Report concluded the Mayor <b><u>misled</u></b> several times. </i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Mayor <b><u>misrepresented</u></b> and his actions were <u><b>dishonest</b></u>.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>The Mayor was caught.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>He was punished.</i></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It’s over."</i></div><div style="text-align: left;">Richter continued: </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><i>"Had the Mayor been honest from the outset, not one dime and not one minute of legal time would have been spent on this matter. ...</i><i style="background-color: transparent;">This matter needs to be left with the electorate for final resolution."</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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Some of the most passionate and sincere commentary this Editor has ever heard from Councillor's Charlie Fox and especially Steve Ferguson. They were speaking to Councillor Grant Ward's Motion calling for a formal Committee of Inquiry on the pertinent details surrounding the entire Lidstone Report and the particulars relating to all matters arising from the Mayor Green Brownshack affair and cover up. This motion was at the end of debate and was essentially referred to the next new council for their decision on holding an Inquiry.<br />
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This posting by LFP EDITORUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-60859080993968472192011-11-04T14:46:00.002-07:002015-04-16T19:07:10.883-07:00Why is Mayor Green & his VLN Slate attacking the Langley Events Center?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">Staying true to form, Mayor Rick Green continues to promote “misleading information”. Over the past week, he has been running a series of political advertisements in all the local newspapers in support of himself and his Vote Langley Now (“VLN”) Slate. These political ads definitely contain “misleading</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">The Mayor and his VLN Slate ads prominently display the following phrase:</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white;">“Paid a settlement of $8.83 million for the financial mismanagement of the Langley Events Centre “no P3 Agreement” fiasco.”</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent;">Those are pretty strong words. In this Editor’s opinion, the above statement clearly implies that there was financial mismanagement on the part of the private partners and that they were bought out for $8.83 million because of it. What evidence is there of financial mismanagement? (If I were one of the private partners, I’d be on the phone to my lawyer right now!).</span><br />
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Let’s examine the real facts.<br />
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<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">There was never any “financial mismanagement”. The Langley Events Center was a design/build contract for ~ $57 million. It was built on budget and on time.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The Township received $22.5 million from provincial and community partners towards the construction of this facility: $15 million (Province) + $3.5 million (Trinity Western University) + $3 million (Langley School District #35) + $1 million (Langley Gymnastics). </span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">Therefore, the cost to the Township was $34.5 million ($57 million - $22.5 million).</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">In 2011, an independent real estate appraisal valued the completed Langley Events Center at $100 million.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The agreement between the Township and the private partners was based on the “Chilliwack Model” which specified a $5.53 million baseline development fee and a 20 year operating framework.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The Langley Events Center is ~75% larger than the Chilliwack facility and the private partners left after 2 years rather than the 20 years to which they were entitled.</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The $8.83 million settlement was calculated as $5.53 million (Baseline Chilliwack Model) + $3 million (for a 75% increase in facility size over Chilliwack and a private partner exit fee after 2 years of operation rather than 20 years).</span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: transparent;">The final cost to the Township is therefore $43.33 million: $34.5 million construction + $8.83 million development and exit fee to the private partners.</span></li>
<li><b style="background-color: yellow;">Bottomline: The Township has a $100 million facility that it paid $43.33 million for.</b></li>
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The Langley Events Center is a major asset in this community (and region) for sports and events tourism. It has literally put Langley ‘on the map’ and is bringing in more revenue every year from significant sports tournaments and conferences which of course all have considerable spill-off effects into hotel, restaurant, and other small business revenues in this community.<br />
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You decide: How is an asset costing $43.33 million and valued at $100 million a bad deal for Langley taxpayers? This is a 43 cents on the dollar investment!<br />
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After reading Mayor Green’s Vote Langley Now (VLN) political slate ads and reviewing the real facts on the Langley Events Center, one cannot help but ask: Does “VLN” really stand for “Vote Lies Now”?<br />
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Can you really believe anything this Mayor and his slate say? And why do they keep attacking the Langley Events Center?<br />
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<i style="background-color: transparent;"><b>P.S. I encourage anyone to take excerpts in part or in whole of this posting to send or republish this message to others by Letters to the Editor, news articles, Facebook, Twitter, etc. Election candidates feel free to quote the true facts above. Go viral. Help set the record straight & true!</b></i>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-5763323328981345842011-11-01T10:18:00.000-07:002011-11-01T10:18:32.302-07:00Mel Kositsky Kicks Off Mayoralty Campaign - Says: "This election is all about trust. The trust... has been broken. It can never be repaired."<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHGVVmEWYv3QC1FtcKApNIIFiUfjvW74j0RoV8io8fEVmfyWQAoih_x9oYwp-pHK0oqPtj7wYc4HKgfEUQxV2hbvJHsR4nIu7jyTVGnDeQ-vbbibqw9BhwKbQVEDJEncBu1zz/s1600/IMG_1316.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieHGVVmEWYv3QC1FtcKApNIIFiUfjvW74j0RoV8io8fEVmfyWQAoih_x9oYwp-pHK0oqPtj7wYc4HKgfEUQxV2hbvJHsR4nIu7jyTVGnDeQ-vbbibqw9BhwKbQVEDJEncBu1zz/s200/IMG_1316.JPG" width="200" /></a>Sunday Oct 30Th at 1 PM and for the rest of the afternoon many people wandered in and out of Councillor Mel Kositsky's new Walnut Grove campaign office on it's grand opening to which the public and politicians at large were invited to. Mel is hoping to beat the rookie Incumbent Mayor Rick Green and the political newcomer/challenger Jack Froese to become the next Mayor of Langley Township in what could well be a tight 3 way race.<br />
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Ironically Mayor Green praised Councillor Kositsky before Mel himself announced his intention to challenge Mayor Green. Green said he was running a slate against all the incumbent council except for Mel because he essentially only endorsed and<br />
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Many believe that which ever of the two incumbent Mayor Green challengers demonstrates the best and most momentum over the crucial next 10 or so days will most likely get a large wave of support by the uncommitted and by those who feel anybody but the incumbent should win.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">This Editor has transcribed these Mel's Speech highlights:</div><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg3jg58XMBam6oq73ZshJjh-S38LC2ZRnWK1MWc6Cv7mI5vk3le-T_8IEhkdGRI03LnmiyrUnKeqk1VHGd22gyGCMr0NpmmS_L72C0TQ9f9NAIw1C0Pqg2YAnTi2mR4cWkmBX/s1600/IMG_1317.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwg3jg58XMBam6oq73ZshJjh-S38LC2ZRnWK1MWc6Cv7mI5vk3le-T_8IEhkdGRI03LnmiyrUnKeqk1VHGd22gyGCMr0NpmmS_L72C0TQ9f9NAIw1C0Pqg2YAnTi2mR4cWkmBX/s200/IMG_1317.JPG" width="200" /></a><i>"This election is all about trust. Trust is the reason I'm running.The trust in Langley Township has been broken. It can never be repaired."</i><br />
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<i>"We have had a very difficult time. We had arguments among ourselves over how we are going to deal with that broken trust."</i><br />
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<i>"We need to do a long term financial strategy again...together with a long term growth study and bring them together...and you need transportation as well."</i><br />
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<i>"How do you develop your community, your transportation networks and how do you pay for it? We will be working on that together bringing the best financial minds along with the planning minds. We have wonderful staff. You just have to trust them. That's not going on in City Hall right now."</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6-wIcJvmiWQI-eE0JEFRFlsRvCMLSoRPJTNNxxnA_egSskCdfY0xnmqAHf-16ASwxIdwI5sC0JDACw366VFJINByBxBccO80JhyjIu52nGQzSFYH9J51NWDWpCVg-33RbYeS/s1600/IMG_1319.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo6-wIcJvmiWQI-eE0JEFRFlsRvCMLSoRPJTNNxxnA_egSskCdfY0xnmqAHf-16ASwxIdwI5sC0JDACw366VFJINByBxBccO80JhyjIu52nGQzSFYH9J51NWDWpCVg-33RbYeS/s200/IMG_1319.JPG" width="200" /></a><i>"It's all about co-operation. We don't agree but Langley City doesn't want to get married (amalgamation/reunification) again, so we have to co-operate and make things work the best we can."</i><br />
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<i>" Key issues in the next term will be the settlement of our (Langley Township) union contracts. Civil servants, CUPE and the fire fighters. Renewal of the RCMP contract and continued orderly growth and planning."</i><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoY0l3aEonBgUQM6Zv26yEcCyP6bop9-D-lhOKdIIkGxPCR-Czn5mCIA0bfaYPeejj8l9sO3xz9HikE7ybkyqt2rGuyxinL5O4kzMhGEQhuGR97l645tCRELpaXI3hYoE4ALI/s1600/IMG_1315.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzoY0l3aEonBgUQM6Zv26yEcCyP6bop9-D-lhOKdIIkGxPCR-Czn5mCIA0bfaYPeejj8l9sO3xz9HikE7ybkyqt2rGuyxinL5O4kzMhGEQhuGR97l645tCRELpaXI3hYoE4ALI/s200/IMG_1315.JPG" width="200" /></a><i>"But more importantly.... Agricultural viability study underway...Heritage conservation study... Economic development strategy... Parks and Recreation master plan upgrade.... Water resources Management plan... They are all up for action in the next (Township Council) term."</i><br />
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<a name='more'></a> has a great picture. "Mel for Mayor - It's Time" logo is catchy short and to the point. The artwork is bold, colourful & very professional. The overall sign graphics is modern classy, professional and dead on. First prize blue ribbon on signs goes to Mel Kositsky. He wins hands down by a country mile. Mel's sign has swag!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEHwCx-CHrDDIiTcaIKXKVEF_Izf7gS1DIzS6qlrs-lhtloDaUSEIIJLfsx2GlDdK413deTsYZT2ZUE92G1bV7iIrheXSiA4ZOvTkS4mhs3hrYzDjIEqz2EwLZ58PtU74VeMC/s1600/IMG_1329.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEHwCx-CHrDDIiTcaIKXKVEF_Izf7gS1DIzS6qlrs-lhtloDaUSEIIJLfsx2GlDdK413deTsYZT2ZUE92G1bV7iIrheXSiA4ZOvTkS4mhs3hrYzDjIEqz2EwLZ58PtU74VeMC/s320/IMG_1329.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>Jack Froese's signs come in second and not a close second either. We question why there was no picture considering as Jack is a political newcomer and voters won't be able to put a face on his candidacy. But his sign scores points by having his name larger than anyone else's signs. Name is key but again the huge 'Mel for Mayor' logo is still far more catchy and memorable. Colours are nice but the baby blue is too understated, too soft and easy going and not quite as clear in bringing out the message. Too soft is not a message any Mayor ever wants to portray in this Editor's opinion. Jack's full length body picture in his print ads would have been much more effective on his<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq054nisxr64iEHGaqzo6aWAifjYct6kPPVzWPmxnI-I58kuMkZly507OVeF0nPnOH93nH8LwT7pkvu4JYK1qlToOCn6SLmgKutRGeRCEH7ikYH2-p13u0m4toJU3_dxqP4yN/s1600/IMG_1324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq054nisxr64iEHGaqzo6aWAifjYct6kPPVzWPmxnI-I58kuMkZly507OVeF0nPnOH93nH8LwT7pkvu4JYK1qlToOCn6SLmgKutRGeRCEH7ikYH2-p13u0m4toJU3_dxqP4yN/s1600/IMG_1324.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizq054nisxr64iEHGaqzo6aWAifjYct6kPPVzWPmxnI-I58kuMkZly507OVeF0nPnOH93nH8LwT7pkvu4JYK1qlToOCn6SLmgKutRGeRCEH7ikYH2-p13u0m4toJU3_dxqP4yN/s320/IMG_1324.JPG" width="320" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The clear Mayors' sign wars loser is incumbent Mayor Rick Green with this tragic mish mash that essentially says: " don't look at me I'm ugly, busy, boring and </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">hard</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> on the eyes". Why would anyone design it so Rick is in black & Green is in Red? His name and his slate-mate's names are lost in this busy amateurish collage that a two year old would create. Green's name is </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">clumsily</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> off </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">center and the names and sheer volume of writing/information is tiresome, tacky and plain ugly. Whoever designed this sign must have gone to the design school of s</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">chlock</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">. The slate-mates should put their graphic designers out of their misery and never use this firm for anything but perhaps graphics for more somber events. I specifically point out the black sign border and the double solid black line through the top third that reminds </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">one</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> of a wake not an election! But then again maybe the designer of this sign foresees the future and is really a sabotaging closet Kositsky or Froese supporter,</span><br />
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This last picture shows you what unpainted wood looks like. This is Green's sign and note the small slats of cheap wood but look closely at the intricate craftmanship of the wood supporting the sign. NOT! This sign and it's support construction screams cheap-tacky once again. Maybe this is an indicator of the true support propping up Green and his slate-mates.<br />
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In summary 9.5 out of 10 for Kositsky. 7 out of 10 for Froese. Green's signs were so far below that I leave it up to you to assign a value out of 10. Enjoy.<br />
by LFP EDITOR<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="clear: right; color: black; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: left;">After only a cursory view this Editor noted that Councillor Kim Richter filled it out completely. I did not yet check out the other truly independent candidates' profiles. But Mayor Rick Green and his slate-mates continue to attempt their now well known trademark </span><a href="http://langleyfreepress.blogspot.com/2011/10/arent-you-fed-up-yet-with-word.html">word weaseling and baffle-gabbing</a> political sham-scam. On the profile page under each slate-mates name it lists party and <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/municipal-election/candidate.html?canid=107">each slate-mate shows the Vote Langley Now party</a>. But in the latter Sun's question: "Are you running with a municipal party or slate? Mayor Rick Green does not answer and his slate-mate <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/municipal-election/vancouversunsurey.html?survid=0POX8w6v3Ubo">Tony Malyk does answer and he says NO</a>! In answer to the very next question : " If 'Yes', which party or slate?" <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/municipal-election/vancouversunsurey.html?survid=5P5egKh5WYr9">Mayor Rick Green answers: "A Team of Independents not a slate."</a> and to this same question his slate-mate <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/municipal-election/vancouversunsurey.html?survid=0POX8w6v3Ubo">Tony Malyk's answer is blank</a>. Meanwhile the other slate-mates don't answer anything, anywhere.<br />
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Plain and simple they are a slate and a party because they are officially registered as such. To try to say they are not is simply not true at all in this editor's opinion and here's that magic word again misleading! <br />
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Also interesting is that when the Van Sun asks the question: "How much money do you expect to spend on your election campaign?" , Mayor Rick Green says "$50,000.00" and his slate-mate Tony Malyk answers: "N/A". Of course! It is generally known that the slate-mates are being primarily and largely centrally funded by the behind the scenes REAL MAYOR - Mr. DADDY WARBUCKS!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-3408463711825343462011-10-24T21:27:00.016-07:002015-04-16T12:30:22.368-07:00Rick Green is the Most Expensive Mayor Ever in the History of Langley Township<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not only has Langley Township Mayor Rick Green been the highest paid mayor in Langley Township history, but he has also had the highest expenses ever by any Mayor in Langley Township. See the below Scribd document on<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/70181169/Mayor-Remuneration-Expenses-1997-2010-2"> "Mayor Remuneration & Expenses - 1997 to 2010"</a> . We also understand that he often has Langley Township (Taxpayers) buy tickets to events he never even showed up for. One of them where he was a no-show was a very recent Gala event that cost Township taxpayers $150 a ticket to which he got 2 tickets for $300. This apparently is not unusual.<br />
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When Councillor Richter put a motion forward to roll back the Council's and the Mayor's ~50% salary increase in this past term, no one seconded her motion including Mayor Green whose own salary increased from the previous Mayor's salary of $64,922 to $93,722. The Mayor's silence on Richter's motion was deafening especially from someone who talks about 0-0-0 tax increases, but doesn't hesitate to<br />
<a name='more'></a>quietly accept and avoid any public discussion that he got a ~50% salary increase!<br />
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Finally add the unneccesary legal fees caused by this Mayor who it is now well proven did <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">"mislead"</span> his council as well as all the lawyers including his own earlier sought out legal opinion on the now infamous Mayor's <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">"Greengate & Cover-Up"</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> </span>affair.<br />
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What is the central theme in this election? It is honesty, integrity and prudent use of taxpayers dollars. In this Editor's opinion Mayor Rick Green fails on all three counts. How can this <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: yellow;">mayor and his "yes men slate-mates"</span> ever be trusted with our tax dollars?<br />
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</script>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-81763104214256402822011-10-17T21:48:00.005-07:002011-10-18T16:43:41.072-07:00With Sincere Sympathy To Kim and the Edey FamilyLangley Free Press's Publisher is Kim Richter. LFP will be taking a temporary hiatus out of respect for the loss of Councillor Kim Richter's mother who suddenly passed away in Ottawa just after 7 PM tonight. Kim was called away during the Township council meeting and advised of the tragedy.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpw24oyx6IzJg_cUBAl1qRNkpuIzYMAwECl4Ie_avQcsq_bDP11gOUjlXzU914tYE0JuDVyOmZ8fXzgymIsK_eUt_J9fMDhx1MVhsev3ThnGMCE2j1po8e0LhKKcK4XtvVc_L/s1600/Mary++and+Kim.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUpw24oyx6IzJg_cUBAl1qRNkpuIzYMAwECl4Ie_avQcsq_bDP11gOUjlXzU914tYE0JuDVyOmZ8fXzgymIsK_eUt_J9fMDhx1MVhsev3ThnGMCE2j1po8e0LhKKcK4XtvVc_L/s320/Mary++and+Kim.jpg" width="247" /></a></div>This Editor can confirm that Kim was extremely close to both her parents and most especially with her Mother Mary since<a href="http://langleyfreepress.blogspot.com/2006/11/condolences-to-councillor-kim-richter.html"> her father passed away</a> 5 years ago in November. Kim has every year spent her summer holidays with her Mother in Ottawa and the attached picture of her with her mother was taken at the end of August this year. This picture was taken at the Ottawa Airport when Kim was returning to Vancouver and is the last time she saw her Mother. Mary Mabel MacLeod Edey is survived by her sister, her 5 children and seven grand children. She was born in Milestone Saskatchewan on December 1st 1928. She shares the same December 1st birthday with her daughter Kim and Kim's daughter Graecen. We extend our deepest sympathy to the Edey family.<br />
By LFP EDITOR.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19932911.post-57622138269383213712011-10-14T17:52:00.003-07:002011-10-14T18:04:57.367-07:00Langley Township Municipal Election Candidates (Mayor/Council & Trustees) List in Ballot Order<a href="http://www.scribd.com/doc/68831381/Langley-Township-Election-Candidates-Ballot-Order" style="-x-system-font: none; display: block; font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 14px; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 12px auto 6px auto; text-decoration: underline;" title="View Langley Township Election Candidates Ballot Order on Scribd">Langley Township Election Candidates Ballot Order</a><iframe class="scribd_iframe_embed" data-aspect-ratio="0.772727272727273" data-auto-height="true" frameborder="0" height="600" id="doc_38811" scrolling="no" src="http://www.scribd.com/embeds/68831381/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-v29bu3dgjuzza90h5mz" width="100%"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Initial curious comments are that Steve Burton is not running for re-election for School Board and that a Mr Douglas Smuland is the only candidate that says he lives outside of Langley, in the City of Surrey. <br />
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27 Council candidates running for 8 seats - 3 Mayor candidates running for a single seat - 11 School Trustee candidates running for 5 seats. Let the games begin!<br />
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Go to <a href="http://www.tol.ca/AbouttheTownship/MunicipalGovernment/Elections/FiledNominationPapers.aspx">this link</a> to see all the candidates actual nomination papers to see who they got to nominate them.<br />
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Langley City Mayor, Council & Trustees <a href="http://www.city.langley.bc.ca/images/Election/declaration.pdf">can be seen here</a> and the Ballot order is in alphabetical order.<br />
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