🌱 The Fort Langley Farmers Market is back this Saturday
🚌 More buses coming to four local routes starting April 20
🏠 Asking rents in Langley dipped in March
🛒 New in Langley: a family grocery store and Save-On-Foods update
🎶 Reader spotlight: Valley Festival Singers' 50th anniversary
📅 What's on This Week: Activities Calendar

One of the best Saturday morning traditions in Langley is back.

The Fort Langley Village Farmers Market opens this Saturday April 18 and runs every Saturday through December 5, 2026, from 9am to 3pm at 9025 Glover Road, outside St. Andrew's Historic Chapel.

The market is an authentic BC Farmers Market with fresh local produce, field greens, vegetables, fruits, and fresh-cut flowers grown locally, fresh baked goods, hot food, BC artisans, local craft beer, and varietal BC wines and spirits!

The market typically starts with around 30 vendors in spring and grows through the summer, set against the backdrop of the historic St. Andrew's Chapel on Glover Road.

Free to attend. Rain or shine every Saturday from now until December. Hope to see you there at some point!

Four local bus routes are getting more service starting April 20. The 501 from Langley Centre to Surrey Central will add weekday afternoon service, running every 8 to 10 minutes between 2 and 3pm. The 531 from White Rock Centre to Willowbrook will see shorter wait times on weekdays. The 342 gets a new early morning weekday trip toward Newton at 4:57am. And the 562 from Langley Centre to Walnut Grove will now serve Trinity Western University on Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.

Good news if you rely on transit to get around!

According to data tracked by the Langley Union, asking rents in Langley showed a decline in March, no surprise as it’s a continuing trend seen across much of Canada. The shift reflects a mix of factors including increased rental supply, slower population growth, and changing market conditions. Whether it signals a longer-term trend remains to be seen.

West Coast Grocery Hub is expected to open this month at 5785 200 St. in Langley City, in the former ICR Thrift Store space. The family-owned shop will carry dry goods, produce, meat, baking, and frozen foods, plus a sweet shop, kitchen wares, and a food truck on site.

Jim Pattison Developments has received three readings of a rezoning bylaw for a large mixed-use development at 32 Avenue and 200 Street in Brookswood, including 452 apartments and a proposed Save-On-Foods. Still a few steps from shovels in the ground, but moving in the right direction for a neighbourhood that has been asking for more grocery options for years.

We received a lovely tip from a reader this week about an event worth knowing about.

The Valley Festival Singers are celebrating their 50th anniversary with three concerts this weekend. The first show is this Friday April 17 at Langley Mennonite Fellowship Church from 7 to 9pm. Two further performances take place at Calvin Presbyterian Church in Abbotsford on April 18 at 7pm and April 19 at 3pm.

The program includes Johann Sebastian Bach's Jesu, meine Freude, the same piece performed at the very first Valley Festival Singers concert back in 1976. The concerts also feature a professional string quartet and piano accompanist Betty Suderman, a founding member of the choir who has been with it since the very beginning.

Fifty years of choral music rooted in this community is a milestone worth celebrating. Purchase tickets here.

Shrek The Musical | Opens Fri April 17, runs to May 3 Massey Theatre, New Westminster. Two Willoughby kids in the cast. Purchase tickets here.

Fort Langley Farmers Market Opening Day | Sat April 18, 9am to 3pm 9025 Glover Rd. Free to attend. Every Saturday until December.

Clean Up Langley Day | Sat April 18, 9am to noon 15th annual Township-wide cleanup. Gloves and bags provided. Register at tol.ca/cleanup.

Vive les Voyageurs Festival | Sat April 18 Fort Langley National Historic Site. The 16th annual celebration of French-Canadian and Metis culture, with live music, traditional demonstrations, Metis beading, and storytelling with elders. Regular admission, free for youth 17 and under.

BC Wildlife Federation Salmon Town Hall | Sat April 18, 10am to noon SouthRidge Fellowship Church, 48 Ave. Free to attend.

Aldergrove Old Time Dance Band | Sat April 18, 12:30pm to 3:30pm OAP Heritage Hall, 3015 273 St. $10 members, $12 non-members.

ARRIVAL / Dreams Live | Sat April 18, 7pm Chief Sepass Theatre, Fort Langley. Tickets at the door.

Valley Bluegrass Music Society | Every Friday, St. Andrew's Church 9025 Glover Rd. $7 members, $10 non-members, cash only.

Open Mic at Artful Dodger Pub | Every Sunday from 5pm 2364 200th St. All ages until 9pm. Free.

Langley City has brought back its extra yard waste pickup pilot, running April 13 to May 22. Good timing with gardens waking up. Check here for your pickup schedule.