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  "description": "Championship basketball, frozen transit plans, infrastructure decisions, cross-border peace, and a Canadian headed for the moon. It's a packed Friday in Langley and beyond. Here's your daily roundup.",
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  "textContent": "💚\n\n****Support Local News—Spread the Word****\nThe best way to help __The Langley Union__ grow is simple: share this newsletter. Forward it to a friend, mention it to your family, or post it on social media and encourage others to subscribe.\n\nHappy Friday, Langley!\n\nAfter days of atmospheric river chaos across the Fraser Valley, the sun has finally shown its face, and it's a mild 13°C out there. Soak it in!\n\nToday's big story is the Junior All-Native Tournament, which wraps up its championship finals across multiple Langley venues.\n\nMeanwhile, BC Transit has frozen all bus expansions outside Metro Vancouver for 2027, killing a planned Fraser Valley route in the process.\n\nLangley City is asking for public input on two major Invest Langley City projects, a Langley activist marks one year of cross-border peace rallies at Peace Arch Park, and the Vancouver Giants close out their season at Langley Events Centre tomorrow night.\n\nPlus, Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is one step closer to the moon as Artemis II rolls toward the launch pad.\n\n## Sign up for The Langley Union\n\nGet daily news updates and feature community stories from the only independent source that is 100% owned and operated in Langley, BC.\n\nSubscribe\n\nEmail sent! Check your inbox to complete your signup.\n\nNo spam. No paywalls. Unsubscribe anytime.\n\n### Tiny Creatures, Giant Mission: Greater Vancouver Zoo's Conservation Efforts\n\nThe Greater Vancouver Zoo is stepping up its game when it comes to protecting Canada's smallest and most vulnerable species.\n\nA new behind-the-scenes video showcases the zoo's partnership with Wildlife Preservation Canada, revealing the intensive care and breeding programs designed to boost populations of endangered species.\n\nThese programs focus on creatures that often don't get the spotlight—the tiny animals whose disappearance could trigger devastating ecological consequences.\n\nThe zoo's staff work meticulously to create the perfect conditions for these species to thrive and eventually return to their natural habitats.\n\nRead More\n\n### Langley City Wants Your Input on Invest Langley City's Biggest Projects\n\nLangley City is asking residents to weigh in on two major infrastructure proposals: an expanded Timms Community Centre with a performing arts space, and a new or renewed aquatic facility.\n\nBoth projects could go to voters as part of the next municipal election. The City is hosting pop-up events, an in-person open house on April 14, and a virtual session on April 29, with an online survey open from April 7 to May 1 on Let's Chat, Langley City.\n\nIf you care about what gets built in this community, now is the time to show up and say so.\n\nRead More\n\n### Junior All-Native Tournament Crowns Champions Today in Langley\n\nB.C.'s biggest youth basketball tournament wraps up today as the 2026 Junior All-Native Tournament reaches its championship finals across multiple Langley venues.\n\nThe week-long event features seven age groups, with U13 and U17 divisions battling through knockout rounds at locations including Langley Events Centre, R.E. Mountain Secondary, and Walnut Grove Secondary.\n\nTickets for today's championship games are $10 (free for kids 12 and under and seniors 65 and over) and available at showpass.com.\n\nLive streams of all games are available for free at cfnrfm.ca/jant.\n\nRead More\n\n### Atmospheric River Triggers State of Emergency in Fraser Valley\n\nHeavy rain from a series of atmospheric rivers has prompted a local state of emergency in the Chilliwack area and evacuation alerts for nearly 40 homes.\n\nEnvironment Canada warns that the Fraser Valley and parts of Metro Vancouver could see up to 130 millimetres of rain, with Coquitlam already recording 133 millimetres as of Thursday afternoon.\n\nA mudslide in Coquitlam stranded residents and damaged power lines on Thursday.\n\nThe system is expected to move out Friday, but meteorologists say a prolonged dry period will be needed before conditions stabilize.\n\nRead More\n\n### B.C. Shelves All Transit Expansion Plans Outside Metro Vancouver\n\nPhoto by Ewan Streit / Unsplash\n\nBC Transit has frozen all bus service expansions for 2027, telling communities across the province there is simply no money in the budget.\n\nThe cuts hit the Fraser Valley directly, killing a planned route that would have connected Agassiz and several First Nations to Mission and the West Coast Express.\n\nLast year, municipalities committed funding for 119 new buses, but BC Transit could only match 56 of them, and now even that limited progress has stalled.\n\nWhen a province keeps pushing denser housing and climate action but won't fund the transit to make it work, maybe the problem it's more of a revenue problem than a spending problem (**_cough..._** tax the rich!**..._cough_**)\n\nRead More\n\n### Canadian Labour Movement Pushes to Declare Israeli Goods 'Hot Cargo'\n\nLabour For Palestine is organizing ahead of the Canadian Labour Congress convention in May, where delegates will vote on a resolution to declare all trade with Israel \"hot cargo\" that workers can refuse to handle.\n\nThe campaign builds on successful resolutions passed at four provincial labour federations last year, including Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.\n\nThe resolution also calls on the CLC to cut ties with Israel's Histadrut labour federation, whose chair was photographed signing a missile bound for Gaza in 2023.\n\nCanadian labour law limits the scope of what workers can do, since solidarity strikes are illegal, but organizers say the hot cargo declaration gives workers a concrete way to act on the Palestinian trade union call to end institutional complicity.\n\nRead More\n\n### Canadian Astronaut's Moon Mission Inches Closer as Artemis II Rocket Rolls Out\n\nHistory is literally rolling toward the launch pad as the Artemis II rocket carrying Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen begins its journey to the platform.\n\nNASA has confirmed that the rollout process has begun, marking a major milestone ahead of the planned April flight date that will see Hansen become the first Canadian to travel around the moon.\n\nThe rollout is a slow, methodical process, but it signals that preparations are entering the final phase.\n\nHansen will join three NASA astronauts on this historic mission, which represents Canada's most significant participation in space exploration since the early days of the International Space Station.\n\nFor Canadians watching, it's a moment of national pride and a reminder that our contributions to space exploration continue to punch above our weight.\n\nRead More\n\n### Giants Gear Up for Season Finale Against Blazers\n\nThe Vancouver Giants are heading into their final games of the season with a home-and-home series against the Kamloops Blazers.\n\nFresh off a 3-2 overtime victory against the Seattle Thunderbirds, the Giants (25-38-1-2) will travel to Kamloops Friday night before returning home to the Langley Events Centre on Saturday for their season closer.\n\nWhile the Giants won't be making the playoffs, there's still pride on the line, especially after losing three straight to Kamloops earlier in the season. The Blazers, meanwhile, are fighting to solidify their playoff seeding, tied in points with Spokane but trailing in the all-important wins tiebreaker.\n\nFor Langley fans, it's one last chance to see their team in action before the offseason, and the Giants will be looking to send their supporters home happy.\n\nRead More\n\n* * *\n\n###  What did you think?\n\nHelp us improve! Take a quick 60-second survey to share your thoughts on this article.\n\n Take the Survey ",
  "title": "Langley Roundup: News for March 20th, 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-03-20T21:00:21.415Z"
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