Activities
and Events
Courtesy Traveller's Hotel
Celebrate
Canada Day at Langley Airport
June 30
and July 1
We
are again working with the Canada Day Society to
help attract sponsors to this huge event. Every
year it attracts over 50,000 people. Our mission is
to find sponsors that wish to have a display at
this 2 day show. Sponsors can be on site, have
a booth and have the oppourtunity to showcase their
business to a huge audience over a 2 day period.
Contact us if you know a business or person
that would like to participate.. Sharon & Wally
at Traveller's Hotel - Langley BC. http://www.murrayvillehall.com
or e
mail: travellershotel@shaw.ca,
Phone 604 533 5569
Fraser
Valley Wine Festival
Plan to be in the Fraser Valley between
September 16 and September 25. There
will be lots happening at the wineries, hotels,
restaurants and entertainment venues. There are now
12 wineries in the valley in 7 municipalities
including Chiliwack, Abbotsford, Langley, Maple
Ridge, Surrey, Delta & Richmond. Scroll for
more activities.
Langley
Township Regional Airport
Story and photos by Ed Anderson
The
question that begs to be asked since it has been
much discussed is, do the business communities and
indeed the population at large, recognize and
appreciate the significance of airports?
Furthermore, is there an acceptance of their
importance and positive impact on the daily lives
of people, combined with the contributions those
airports make to existing business connections and
the generation of new business opportunities? One
would like to think so. But, on the other hand,
continuing negatives spun by questionable media
coverages, brought on, sometimes, by well intended
but misguided "NIMBY's" and political forays,
invariably affect the positives which the network
of more than 150 land based airports, water based
facilities, and heliports can indeed generate for
all of British Columbia. The potentials for
employment and prosperity are tremendous and we all
should be open to the rewards and benefits of
progress initiated by airports. A shining showcase
examples of successful airport operations is:
Langley Township Regional Airport - CYNJ - Tower
119.0
Location:
On 216 street & the Fraser Highway, 6 km from
the United States border, 45 minutes by road from
Vancouver
Businesses
on Site: There are upwards of 38 enterprises
situated within the airport perimeter covering
nearly all facets of the aviation industry, twenty
four of which are helicopter related. Also included
are three fixed wing flying schools, an R/C Model
fabrication business and a very impressive
Canadian
Museum of Flight
located in Hanger 3 which boasts a collection of 23
displayed aircraft. This General Aviation airport
is home to some 300 aircraft, commercial and
recreational including many pristine antiques and
classics. Airport businesses currently employ 160
full time and 40 part-time workers generating in
the area of 31 million dollars of commercial income
annually. Furthermore, Langley is an approved
CanPass Permit airport.
History: The
Township of Langley leased the airport (initially a
relief airfield under the British Commonwealth Air
Training Plan) from the federal government in 1945,
received it's permanent license in 1946, and
purchased the airport in 1967 to operate it as a
municipal airport. A restrictive covenant in the
sales agreement stated that the land could revert
back to federal ownership if the Township ceased
operating the property as an airport. In 1978, the
Township adopted a new policy to operate the
airport until 2001. In February 1990, Council
extended operation to 2015.
Langley
Regional Airport is built on 120 acres with a
2,100' north-south paved runway and a 2,300'
east-west grass strip. Only the paved runway has
night-time lighting. Runways are supported by a
taxiway system and paved parking area. The airport
is certified for public day and night VFR
operations with hours, 0800 to 2200, Monday to
Sunday. As of late there are two fresh new
Helipads, giving recognition that the Langley
Regional Airport is the largest helicopter airport
in Canada.
Community
Pride
Residents of
the Langley area not only have a thriving
successful airport to crow about, their Canada Day
celebrations are second to none. 2002 is the sixth
consecutive year for the festive affair which has
grown to be one of the largest Canada Day
Celebrations in the Province, having attracted
upwards of 60,000 people annually. The family
oriented two day event includes special flying
activities, aircraft static displays, a continuous
stage show, live musical entertainment, plenty of
children's rides, races, games, a petting zoo,
clowns, community exhibits by cadets, gymnasts,
firefighters, merchants and of course lots of
vendors. There has also been a Swearing-in Ceremony
of new Canadians each year. The highlight of the
July 1st activities is the fireworks display,
considered to be one of the best seen anywhere in
British Columbia.
More
Langley Activities
Spring Bridal Open House & Wedding
Fair - Thursday, April 7
Planning a wedding? Don't miss
our Spring Wedding Show and bring
your friends. The show is open from 5
to 8:30 PM with all the latest
wedding trends and ideas. Admission is
FREE, and you can relax and visit at
your own time and pace. For
more information call us
at 604 533 5569 or e-mail
travellershotel@shaw.ca There will be a
total of 50 plus vendors and lots
of great door prizes.
Health
& Fitness Fair at Murrayville
Community Hall -
Saturday, February
19 2005
This is a new initative of the
Murrayville Hall. We are
quite involved there and
this fair promises to be an exciting
event. The fair is on from 9:30
AM to 4 in the afternoon.
There are still a few spots
left for vendors that are
interested in promoting their
health/fitness product at this new
fair. Contact us for more information.
You can also visit the Murrayville Hall
Web site at http://www.murrayvillehall.com
or
e mail: travellershotel@shaw.ca,
604 533 5569
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Most
recently, Langley Regional Airport has become
homebase to a new addition to the world of
airshows, fly-in's and local community pride. We
are speaking of the "Fraser Blues," a now certified
formation air demonstration team of six aircraft -
a Mooney and five Nations, flown by:
Team Lead -
George Miller, Airport Manager, in the M20C
Mooney,
Right Wing - Willie Paterson, Cassidy, B.C.
Left Wing - Ray Roussy, Surrey, B.C.
#4 - Ed Stacey, Langley, B.C.
#5 - Ken Morely, WA, U.S.A.
#6 - Gord Ball, Abbotsford, B.C.
This team,
unlike most others are not in it for the dollars,
but rather for the pleasure of performing, the
enjoyment of accomplishment as a team, blended with
the satisfaction of knowing the spectators were
impressed and thrilled by the display of their
flying skills. Moreover, I have it on good
authority that the primary focus of the Fraser
Blues is to appear, not so much at the larger
airshows, but instead at community events and
fly-ins. 'Keep your ears on, they may be appearing
at an airport near you.'
Like any
solid family, the communities that work together
and play together, most often succeed
together.
Story and
Photos
by Ed
Anderson
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