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  "description": "Aldergrove Food Bank serves a growing need from its temporary church home, the Township opens its water park for summer, B.C. and Ottawa advance LNG Canada Phase 2, researchers call for more forensic nurses, plus Vancouver Rise FC and Vancouver FC return to action this weekend.",
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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-15T22:34:50.000Z",
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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\nIt's a grey, drizzly Friday in Langley with temperatures hovering around 10°C and showers expected to ease as the weekend rolls in.\n\nIn today's roundup: the Aldergrove Food Bank is meeting a growing need from its temporary home at St. Dunstan's Anglican Church, the Township opens its Outdoor Experience water park alongside a full summer recreation lineup, and B.C. and Ottawa quietly advance LNG Canada's Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat.\n\nResearchers are also pushing for expanded forensic nursing services across the province, and on the pitch, Vancouver Rise FC head to Halifax while Vancouver FC host Cavalry at the Langley Events Centre this weekend.\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### Aldergrove Food Bank serves growing need from temporary location\n\nPhoto by Joel Muniz / Unsplash\n\nThe Aldergrove Food Bank is now operating out of St. Dunstan's Anglican Church after leaving its FreshCo mall location in April.\n\nManager Mary van Zuuk said about 90 families visit each week, down from 100, because some east-side clients can't afford the extra bus trip.\n\nBoard chair Bill Strain told reporter Saman Dara that demand keeps climbing, with seven to 10 new families added each week across Langley.\n\nThe rising cost of living continues to push more neighbours into food insecurity, even as volunteers serve hot soup and let clients pick their own groceries with dignity.\n\nRead More\n\n### Township of Langley Opens Water Park Season, Announces Summer Recreation Lineup\n\nThe Township of Langley's Outdoor Experience water park opened May 15, with sessions now bookable 10 days in advance for Township residents and 7 days for non-residents.\n\nThe Township also announced free family activities at parks every weekend in June for Recreation and Parks Month, plus Seniors' Week programming from June 1 to 7 featuring free socials, low-cost fitness classes, and drop-in activities.\n\nSummer camp registration is open, and swimming lesson registration begins Friday, June 19 at noon for Township residents. A corrected date was issued after an earlier newsletter listed June 17.\n\nA virtual waiting room system will be in place for online registration to prevent website crashes. The Township has also added a new reservable group space at the water park that accommodates up to 50 guests.\n\nPublic recreation infrastructure like this matters, especially for families priced out of private programming. Worth bookmarking the dates.\n\nRead More\n\n### B.C. and Federal Governments Advance LNG Canada Phase 2 Expansion in Kitimat\n\nPhoto by Chris LeBoutillier / Unsplash\n\nThe B.C. and federal governments have reached an agreement to advance LNG Canada's Phase 2 expansion in Kitimat, unlocking hundreds of thousands of dollars in incremental funding.\n\nThe announcement arrives as both levels of government continue to bet heavily on fossil fuel export infrastructure, even as Canada's climate commitments demand rapid emissions reductions.\n\nLNG expansion remains deeply controversial among climate advocates and many Indigenous communities in the region.\n\nThe project's footprint on Haisla Nation territory and its downstream emissions profile raise serious questions about who benefits and who bears the long-term environmental cost.\n\nThe framing of LNG as a \"transition fuel\" has been repeatedly challenged by climate scientists who warn that new fossil fuel infrastructure locks in decades of emissions.\n\nRead More\n\n### B.C. Researchers Call for Expanded Forensic Nursing Services Across the Province\n\nA researcher on intimate partner violence is calling on British Columbia to increase funding for forensic nurses, citing significant service gaps for survivors across the province.\n\nForensic nurses provide critical care to people who have experienced sexual assault and intimate partner violence, collecting evidence and connecting survivors with support. Access to these services should not depend on where someone lives.\n\nThe call underscores a broader pattern in B.C. health care: essential services for vulnerable people are unevenly distributed, with rural and smaller communities often left underserved.\n\nFor Fraser Valley residents, where waitlists and service gaps are already a daily reality, provincial investment in this area would be a concrete step toward treating survivor support as the health care priority it is.\n\nRead More\n\n### Vancouver Rise FC chase first points in Halifax\n\nImage credit Vancouver Rise FC, Northern Super League\n\nVancouver Rise FC travel east to face Halifax Tides FC at Wanderers Grounds on Monday, May 25 at 2 p.m.\n\nThe trip marks their third straight road match, and Rise FC have a strong record in Halifax, going unbeaten there last season with seven goals scored and just one allowed.\n\nCaptain Quinn said the team needs to get back to basics and string together longer stretches of play after flashes of strong form in recent matches.\n\nFans will also get a first look at new signing Audrey Francois, a 22-year-old forward who arrives from Harvard with eight goals and eight assists in her final NCAA season.\n\nRead More\n\n### Vancouver FC host Cavalry in Langley showdown\n\nVancouver FC host Cavalry FC on Sunday at the Langley Events Centre.\n\nThe Eagles are still chasing their first-ever league win over the Calgary side, though they've troubled Cavalry plenty before.\n\nLast season, Vancouver FC knocked Cavalry out of the TELUS Canadian Championship on penalties and drew five of their six other meetings.\n\nBoth clubs arrive in form after league and cup wins, so kickoff at 6 p.m. PT should bring a tight, competitive match.\n\nRead More\n\n* * *\n\n###  What did you think?\n\nHelp us improve! 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  "title": "Langley Roundup: News for May 15th, 2026",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-15T22:34:50.996Z"
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