10/21/2025
Iâm delighted to see information being shared about federal funding for a performing arts centre at the Langley Events Centre. Details on the funding are shown below.
Hereâs some information on the history of this project and the federal funding. When I was a Member of Parliament, I met with former Mayor Jack Froese and his council to find out their top priority for federal funding. I was asked to work on securing a significant amount of funding for a performing arts centre as their highest priority, having previously secured $10.5M in my first term for the Aldergrove Community Centre. I secured a commitment of $21M during the 2021 federal election for this project, if my party formed government - which we did. I then followed the Townshipâs application for this funding. As is the case with any large project, costs began to increase before any funding decision was made. Knowing that the price for the proposed project was increasing, I worked on - and secured - an additional $4M to take the federal contribution to $25M - the maximum available under the specific funding stream for this type of project.
From what Iâve been able to figure out, the Township has yet to formally accept the funding and then can move to design and construction phases of the project. Given that this was the top infrastructure request for federal funding by the Township, and given the scale of federal support, this is why I have made completion of this project as my top priority during the current by election.
Yes - other projects are also needed such as a community centre for Willoughby and a new and relocated Fire Hall 8 for North Langley. But with $25M on the table in federal funding for a project requested by the Township and for which I invested a lot of time and effort to secure for our community, I remain committed to seeing this through to completion. The performing arts centre is part of the plans for the Events Centre by 2040. The project will only get more expensive, and this federal funding will lapse if the project isnât completed by 2029.
You can learn more by checking out an article in the Advance Times Oct. 21 online edition by Matthew Claxton. I tried sharing the link here and in Comments but Meta has blocked it.