March 28, 2024

Idea of leaving GVRD not dead yet

The Township of Langley hasn’t made any official moves to opt out of Metro Vancouver and joing the Fraser Valley Regional District, yet.

Township Mayor Jack Froese says one of the things needing a look is if the move would generate any cost savings for Langley.

He says “Council made a resolution to have a study to see what our costs and benefits are but that was deferred so I could have a conversation with the Minister of Transportation about some of the issues and our MLA’s and then we will be looking at doing a study to check that out but as far as officially making any moves to move out of the GVRD we haven’t done anything yet.”

Froese along with the Mayors of Langley City, Abbotsford, and Chilliwack met a few months ago to explore the idea.

Township councillor Kim Richter has twice tried to pass a motion to opt out of Metro Vancouver and create a new south of Fraser Regional District.

CKNW Vancouver News

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