Langley City · October 17, 2026
36 years in the City. Civil engineering technologist. Three-term councillor.
A Community for Everyone
Langley City First — Mayor Nathan Pachal + six council candidates. Paul’s page feeds the slate. The full platform lives at langleycityfirst.ca.
Coach of the Year
Langley Minor Hockey, 2007
40-year ticket
Civil engineering technologist
LMLGA president
29 local governments
Coronation Medal
Awarded for service to the community
Why Paul
Paul and Christine have raised four kids here — three boys and a girl — over 36 years. He played and coached his whole life. He still talks about hockey, cycling, travel, and a city that has what you need and still feels like a town.
Under that is a 40-year engineering practice and three terms on council, including every committee the City runs. Regional work — LMLGA and UBCM — is how a small city gets heard when SkyTrain, housing, and health dollars are decided in Victoria and Ottawa.
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Proof, not slogans
Five cards that match his work — infrastructure, safety, housing, SkyTrain, parks. The rest of the platform stays on the slate site.
His lane
Done. Forty years as a civil engineering technologist: pipes, roads, zoning, and servicing. On this council, Fraser Highway’s one-way got a $19 million renewal, the paving program kept moving, and a new signal went in at 45A Avenue and 208 Street.
Next. Keep servicing ahead of growth. Press for downtown parkade funding and keep the 200 Street overpass on the regional table.
This council
Done. Nine new firefighters and a fire prevention officer — one crew around the clock became two. Five new police officers and a new bylaw officer. A Community Safety Department, and an emergency program with people ready when something goes wrong.
Next. More police, community safety officers, and fire capacity sized for SkyTrain. Downtown and parks safety ambassadors. Washrooms cleaned more often. Partnerships to clean up parks.
This council
Done. BC Builds workforce housing near transit. Below-market rental near the coming SkyTrain. Tenant protections, including a right to return when buildings redevelop.
Next. Advocate for co-op housing. A Standard of Maintenance bylaw. An aging-in-place strategy. A faster housing design catalogue that does not mean a careless one.
His lane
Done. An active-transportation network is underway. Station-area planning has already been in front of the Advisory Design Panel, which Paul has chaired. The point of regional work at LMLGA and UBCM is simple: housing, health, and transit money does not originate on Douglas Crescent.
Next. A seniors’ shuttle to SkyTrain. Share programs. An e-mobility safety plan. Parking and servicing that exist before the crowds, not after.
This council
Done. A tree bylaw and an urban forest strategy. Trails widened and paved. A washroom at Douglas Park. Field upgrades at City Park. Longer pool seasons and more community events are part of the same idea.
Next. A climate and greenspace framework. More paths widened, Douglas Park first. Neighbourhood life that is walkable — amenities without turning the City into a pass-through.
One ballot
He is not running solo. Top six council names win. Take the slate with you.
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Saturday, Oct 17
8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Timms Community Centre
20399 Douglas Crescent, Langley City
Advance, same place