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In times of division and fear, plasma donation is direct mutual aid.
Your donation literally save lives while building community. Blood centers need donors now.
Let's show up for each other, eh?
www.langleyunion.ca/why-you-shou...
#Canada #healthcare #publichealth #cdnpoli #bcpoli #mutualaid
Your donation literally save lives while building community. Blood centers need donors now.
Let's show up for each other, eh?
www.langleyunion.ca/why-you-shou...
#Canada #healthcare #publichealth #cdnpoli #bcpoli #mutualaid
Why You Should Consider Donating Plasma
Canada imports over 80% of its plasma from paid U.S. donors, costing nearly $1 billion annually. Plasma proteins can't be made in labs - they must come from human donors to treat immune disorders, hem...
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November 26, 2025 at 11:55 PM
In times of division and fear, plasma donation is direct mutual aid.
Your donation literally save lives while building community. Blood centers need donors now.
Let's show up for each other, eh?
www.langleyunion.ca/why-you-shou...
#Canada #healthcare #publichealth #cdnpoli #bcpoli #mutualaid
Your donation literally save lives while building community. Blood centers need donors now.
Let's show up for each other, eh?
www.langleyunion.ca/why-you-shou...
#Canada #healthcare #publichealth #cdnpoli #bcpoli #mutualaid
🗳️ Langley Township byelection heats up! Compare all 7 candidates on housing, transit & debt. Plus: BC orcas in crisis, workers on strike & local soccer teams make history. ⚽🐋
Langley Roundup: News for October 17th, 2025
Friday's Langley roundup covers the Township byelection with candidates clashing on growth and transit, BC public service workers striking for fair wages, endangered orcas fighting for survival, and Vancouver FC and Rise Academy making waves in continental competitions.
www.langleyunion.ca
October 17, 2025 at 9:09 PM
🗳️ Langley Township byelection heats up! Compare all 7 candidates on housing, transit & debt. Plus: BC orcas in crisis, workers on strike & local soccer teams make history. ⚽🐋
It's voting time in Langley Township!
Here is your complete candidate guide for the Township's Oct 25 byelection. Compare all seven candidates on housing, transit, debt, safety, and more.
www.langleyunion.ca/the-omnibus-...
#Langley #FraserValley #LangleyTownship #byelection #bcpoli
Here is your complete candidate guide for the Township's Oct 25 byelection. Compare all seven candidates on housing, transit, debt, safety, and more.
www.langleyunion.ca/the-omnibus-...
#Langley #FraserValley #LangleyTownship #byelection #bcpoli
Complete 2025 Langley Township Byelection Guide
Compare all seven candidates in Langley Township's October 25 byelection across 11 key issues. See where Sabti, Whitmarsh, Aldag, van den Broek, Watson, Chhina, and Seth stand on housing, fiscal respo...
www.langleyunion.ca
October 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
It's voting time in Langley Township!
Here is your complete candidate guide for the Township's Oct 25 byelection. Compare all seven candidates on housing, transit, debt, safety, and more.
www.langleyunion.ca/the-omnibus-...
#Langley #FraserValley #LangleyTownship #byelection #bcpoli
Here is your complete candidate guide for the Township's Oct 25 byelection. Compare all seven candidates on housing, transit, debt, safety, and more.
www.langleyunion.ca/the-omnibus-...
#Langley #FraserValley #LangleyTownship #byelection #bcpoli
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Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.
October 1, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Jane Goodall's work insisting, with evidence from her brilliant and tenacious fieldwork, that we were not so separate from animals, and they were much more like us than the Eurocentric theorists asserted, was so important.
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follow for updates: www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblo...
October 1, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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If @justinmcelroy.bsky.social wants more #WarOfTheLangleys content, he could speculate on which mayor will post a transit selfie first...the one on the @translink.ca Mayors Council, or the one who allegedly doesn't own a car?
#bcpoli #fraservalley #transit #gobytransit #transline
#bcpoli #fraservalley #transit #gobytransit #transline
This local news outlet in Langley is challenging both mayors to ride transit this week! Will it work? #GoByTransitWeekYVR
Challenge Issued: Mayors Must Post Transit Selfies!
We're challenging Langley Township Mayor Eric Woodward and City of Langley Mayor Nathan Pachal to post transit selfies before Go By Transit Week ends Sunday, October 5. Tag @movementyvr and use #GoByTransitWeekYVR to show our leaders champion the transit system Langley residents depend on.
www.langleyunion.ca
October 1, 2025 at 3:53 AM
If @justinmcelroy.bsky.social wants more #WarOfTheLangleys content, he could speculate on which mayor will post a transit selfie first...the one on the @translink.ca Mayors Council, or the one who allegedly doesn't own a car?
#bcpoli #fraservalley #transit #gobytransit #transline
#bcpoli #fraservalley #transit #gobytransit #transline
In case anyone was wondering how much consultation @langleytownship.bsky.social had with the animal shelter, they notified the #LAPS team yesterday, which is also the same day they posted a job listing for their in-house replacements.
www.civicjobs.ca/jobs?id=107515
#LangleyBC #LangleyTownship
www.civicjobs.ca/jobs?id=107515
#LangleyBC #LangleyTownship
Animal Control Officer - Township of Langley | CivicJobs.ca
Canada's largest source for municipal jobs. Think local! Work for your community.
www.civicjobs.ca
September 11, 2025 at 5:00 AM
In case anyone was wondering how much consultation @langleytownship.bsky.social had with the animal shelter, they notified the #LAPS team yesterday, which is also the same day they posted a job listing for their in-house replacements.
www.civicjobs.ca/jobs?id=107515
#LangleyBC #LangleyTownship
www.civicjobs.ca/jobs?id=107515
#LangleyBC #LangleyTownship
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“Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage”
Air Canada flight attendants to defy back-to-work order, remain on strike: union | CBC News
Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage, the Canadian Union of Public Emplo...
www.cbc.ca
August 17, 2025 at 2:55 PM
“Air Canada flight attendants will defy the back-to-work order and remain on strike after the federal government ordered binding arbitration to end the work stoppage”
Large fire at Fraser Highway and 201A St in #LangleyCity this morning
August 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Large fire at Fraser Highway and 201A St in #LangleyCity this morning
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If you're in the #Langley area this afternoon, the Vancouver Bandits have some preseason #CEBL basketball action that promises to be a good time.
www.showpass.com/may-10-game/
www.showpass.com/may-10-game/
Vancouver Bandits Inaugural Pre-Season Game - Langley Events Centre - Langley - May 10, 2025
Get ready for tip-off! The Vancouver Bandits are back in action for our inaugural pre-season game on Saturday, May 10th at the Langley Events Centre as we face off against the Sikh Warriors from ESPN'...
www.showpass.com
May 10, 2025 at 11:06 PM
If you're in the #Langley area this afternoon, the Vancouver Bandits have some preseason #CEBL basketball action that promises to be a good time.
www.showpass.com/may-10-game/
www.showpass.com/may-10-game/
Here's a hot take for the #MLS contingent...
Right now, the Whitecaps are a better team than Inter Miami - and it's not really that close.
Sure, Messi is the GOAT, but #VWFC just hung up a 5-1 aggregate result. That's brutal.
#Whitecaps #InterMiami #Concacaf #ChampionsCup #football #Vancouver
Right now, the Whitecaps are a better team than Inter Miami - and it's not really that close.
Sure, Messi is the GOAT, but #VWFC just hung up a 5-1 aggregate result. That's brutal.
#Whitecaps #InterMiami #Concacaf #ChampionsCup #football #Vancouver
May 1, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Here's a hot take for the #MLS contingent...
Right now, the Whitecaps are a better team than Inter Miami - and it's not really that close.
Sure, Messi is the GOAT, but #VWFC just hung up a 5-1 aggregate result. That's brutal.
#Whitecaps #InterMiami #Concacaf #ChampionsCup #football #Vancouver
Right now, the Whitecaps are a better team than Inter Miami - and it's not really that close.
Sure, Messi is the GOAT, but #VWFC just hung up a 5-1 aggregate result. That's brutal.
#Whitecaps #InterMiami #Concacaf #ChampionsCup #football #Vancouver
Hey, you!
Quit scrolling and go vote! (You can still read your phone while you're waiting in line.)
Advance voting is open - it's time to go!
Use the Elections Canada website to find out everything you need to know about when and where to vote:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
#Canada #cdnpoli
Quit scrolling and go vote! (You can still read your phone while you're waiting in line.)
Advance voting is open - it's time to go!
Use the Elections Canada website to find out everything you need to know about when and where to vote:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
#Canada #cdnpoli
Elections Canada - Home page for the 2025 Federal Election
Find all the information you need to know to vote in the 2025 federal election. You will learn whether you are registered to vote, where to vote, what your riding is, who the candidates in your ridin...
www.elections.ca
April 18, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hey, you!
Quit scrolling and go vote! (You can still read your phone while you're waiting in line.)
Advance voting is open - it's time to go!
Use the Elections Canada website to find out everything you need to know about when and where to vote:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
#Canada #cdnpoli
Quit scrolling and go vote! (You can still read your phone while you're waiting in line.)
Advance voting is open - it's time to go!
Use the Elections Canada website to find out everything you need to know about when and where to vote:
www.elections.ca/home.aspx
#Canada #cdnpoli
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You might have noticed Blanchet referring to EU tariffs on Canadian oil because of removing the carbon tax, this is what he was talking about thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
How Poilievre’s Energy Policies Could Cost Canada Money | The Tyee
The industrial carbon tax incentivizes companies to lower emissions. Losing it could hinder trade.
thetyee.ca
April 18, 2025 at 4:49 AM
You might have noticed Blanchet referring to EU tariffs on Canadian oil because of removing the carbon tax, this is what he was talking about thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
Full story is getting published tomorrow morning, but the #PWHL is coming to #Vancouver as soon as next year!
#hockey #womenshockey #Canada #BCnews #BritishColumbia
#hockey #womenshockey #Canada #BCnews #BritishColumbia
April 18, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Full story is getting published tomorrow morning, but the #PWHL is coming to #Vancouver as soon as next year!
#hockey #womenshockey #Canada #BCnews #BritishColumbia
#hockey #womenshockey #Canada #BCnews #BritishColumbia
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Here is Ricochet Media's @ethancox.bsky.social dressing down Ezra Levant for disrupting the leaders debate
"What I don't like Ezra is you preventing us from being able to ask questions on behalf of the public -- you created a circus here"
"What I don't like Ezra is you preventing us from being able to ask questions on behalf of the public -- you created a circus here"
April 18, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Here is Ricochet Media's @ethancox.bsky.social dressing down Ezra Levant for disrupting the leaders debate
"What I don't like Ezra is you preventing us from being able to ask questions on behalf of the public -- you created a circus here"
"What I don't like Ezra is you preventing us from being able to ask questions on behalf of the public -- you created a circus here"
🚅✈️Imagine getting from Langley to YVR in 35 minutes — or Whistler in under 2 hours.
The MVX Nexus rail proposal could transform regional transit, but it needs public and political support to move forward.
Big vision. Big potential. 🚆
www.langleyunion.ca/langley-town...
#LowerMainland #BCpoli
The MVX Nexus rail proposal could transform regional transit, but it needs public and political support to move forward.
Big vision. Big potential. 🚆
www.langleyunion.ca/langley-town...
#LowerMainland #BCpoli
Langley Township Reviews MVX Regional Rail Proposal
The MVX Nexus proposes a 350-km regional rail system linking Whistler to Chilliwack, offering Langley residents faster commutes and new housing and job opportunities. With reduced travel times and a b...
www.langleyunion.ca
April 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
🚅✈️Imagine getting from Langley to YVR in 35 minutes — or Whistler in under 2 hours.
The MVX Nexus rail proposal could transform regional transit, but it needs public and political support to move forward.
Big vision. Big potential. 🚆
www.langleyunion.ca/langley-town...
#LowerMainland #BCpoli
The MVX Nexus rail proposal could transform regional transit, but it needs public and political support to move forward.
Big vision. Big potential. 🚆
www.langleyunion.ca/langley-town...
#LowerMainland #BCpoli
If you get the chance, going to watch Vancouver FC at the LEC (or any other Canadian Premiere League soccer team) is a fantastic way to have some fun and also support the Canadian sports ecosystem
#Vancouver #FraserValley
#Vancouver #FraserValley
April 13, 2025 at 11:55 PM
If you get the chance, going to watch Vancouver FC at the LEC (or any other Canadian Premiere League soccer team) is a fantastic way to have some fun and also support the Canadian sports ecosystem
#Vancouver #FraserValley
#Vancouver #FraserValley
Open-heart surgery. A lost election. And now… a comeback?
John Aldag is stepping back into federal politics—with a new heart and renewed fire.
Read his story of resilience + why he’s running again:
www.langleyunion.ca/john-aldags-...
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #cdnelection #Canada
John Aldag is stepping back into federal politics—with a new heart and renewed fire.
Read his story of resilience + why he’s running again:
www.langleyunion.ca/john-aldags-...
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #cdnelection #Canada
John Aldag’s Comeback: From Open-Heart Surgery to Federal Election Bid
After a health scare and political pivot, John Aldag returns with renewed purpose. In an exclusive interview, the former MP opens up about recovery, resilience, and his vision for Langley Township-Fra...
www.langleyunion.ca
April 12, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Open-heart surgery. A lost election. And now… a comeback?
John Aldag is stepping back into federal politics—with a new heart and renewed fire.
Read his story of resilience + why he’s running again:
www.langleyunion.ca/john-aldags-...
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #cdnelection #Canada
John Aldag is stepping back into federal politics—with a new heart and renewed fire.
Read his story of resilience + why he’s running again:
www.langleyunion.ca/john-aldags-...
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #cdnelection #Canada
🎉 Our 2025 Langley election hub is live!
Use our custom tools to find your riding via postal code, meet your candidates, track key dates & more.
Use the tools and share with friends/family.
Stay informed. Vote with confidence.
www.langleyunion.ca/election
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #Election2025 #Langley
Use our custom tools to find your riding via postal code, meet your candidates, track key dates & more.
Use the tools and share with friends/family.
Stay informed. Vote with confidence.
www.langleyunion.ca/election
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #Election2025 #Langley
2025 Canadian Federal Election Resources
Enter your Langley postal code to find your 2025 federal riding and local candidates. Stay informed and make a plan to vote.
www.langleyunion.ca
April 11, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🎉 Our 2025 Langley election hub is live!
Use our custom tools to find your riding via postal code, meet your candidates, track key dates & more.
Use the tools and share with friends/family.
Stay informed. Vote with confidence.
www.langleyunion.ca/election
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #Election2025 #Langley
Use our custom tools to find your riding via postal code, meet your candidates, track key dates & more.
Use the tools and share with friends/family.
Stay informed. Vote with confidence.
www.langleyunion.ca/election
#BCpoli #cdnpoli #Election2025 #Langley
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Pierre Poilievre says he'd shut down overdose prevention sites if elected. These sites fall under provincial jurisdiction. Yesterday Health Minister Josie Osborne said, to paraphrase: 'lol you will absolutely not shut these life-saving sites down. Try me.'
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
B.C. vows to retain overdose-prevention sites no matter who wins federal election
“These are services that save lives and they connect people to the supports and the people they need to talk to access those supports,” says Health Minister Josie Osborne
www.timescolonist.com
April 9, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Pierre Poilievre says he'd shut down overdose prevention sites if elected. These sites fall under provincial jurisdiction. Yesterday Health Minister Josie Osborne said, to paraphrase: 'lol you will absolutely not shut these life-saving sites down. Try me.'
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
www.timescolonist.com/local-news/b...
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If you live in Vancouver, please vote in the byelection today - Saturday - anytime until 8pm! Here's our report card.
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
April 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
If you live in Vancouver, please vote in the byelection today - Saturday - anytime until 8pm! Here's our report card.
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
If you want to read the report card as a PDF:
movementyvr.ca/wp-co...
Where and how to vote:
vancouver.ca/your-go...
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Another great article by the Vancity Lookout: 'How to fill TransLink’s funding deficit and who will pay for it.'
www.vancitylookout.c...
www.vancitylookout.c...
April 3, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Another great article by the Vancity Lookout: 'How to fill TransLink’s funding deficit and who will pay for it.'
www.vancitylookout.c...
www.vancitylookout.c...
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I’m devastated, but I’m also angry. I’m angry because this is an attack on press freedom.
If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?
If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?
April 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
I’m devastated, but I’m also angry. I’m angry because this is an attack on press freedom.
If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?
If opportunities can be stripped from journalists simply because enough people repeat the same bad-faith narrative, how can anyone withstand the career impact of doing work that matters?