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From YouTube: APRIL 4 2022 Statements Andrew Mercier
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
3rd Session
42nd Parliament
A
Since
the
1970s
langley
community
services,
society
has
been
providing
impactful
services
and
counseling
to
youth
adults
and
families
in
langley,
offering
support
with
substance
use
issues,
housing
challenges,
newcomer
settlement
and
more
these
valuable
programs
make
a
difference
in
countless
lives
and
are
helping
make
langley
a
more
inclusive
place
to
live.
And
I've
got
no
doubt,
mr
speaker,
that,
under
the
continued
leadership
of
my
friend,
sanjeev
nand,
the
executive
director
of
lcss
they're,
going
to
continue
to
make
that
progress.
A
You
know
for
at
least
the
next
50
years
or
until
sanjeev
retires
and
finds
a
suitable
replacement
candidate,
but
the
the
the
work
they
do
is
so
impactful
and
I'm
thinking
of
the
langley
local
immigration
partnership,
which
helps
coordinate
integration
and
settlement
services
for
new
canadians
in
langley.
A
And
it's
worth
noting,
mr
speaker,
that
in
2016
the
township
of
langley
had
the
highest
immigrant
population,
growth
in
british
columbia
at
21
and
a
half
percent,
and
the
city
was
just
behind
them
in
the
fifth
place,
the
city
of
langley
at
15
and
a
half
percent,
and
I
can
tell
you
with
skytrain,
coming
to
langley,
which
everyone's
excited
about
that
transit,
oriented
development
and
growth
is
going
to
continue
to
occur
and
it's
going
to
continue
to
mean
rapid
population
growth.
So
these
services
are
more
important
than
ever.
A
In
addition,
they
also
sponsor
a
poverty
law
program
that
has
pro
bono
legal
clinics
every
second
wednesday
of
the
month,
which
is
an
invaluable
service,
providing
access
to
justice
to
folks
throughout
langley.
So
I'd
ask
the
house
to
give
me
a
big
hand
and
a
big
congratulations.
Congratulations
to
langley
community
services,
society
on
their
50th
anniversary.