Langford, British Columbia

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**Langford, British Columbia, Canada**
Motto: “Golden in setting, determined in spirit”
Langford, British Columbia, Canada.
Census division
Regional District	Capital
Area:	39.55 km²
Founded	1851
Incorporated	December 8th, 1992
Population City	22,459 (2006)
Population density	567.8/km²
Time zone	Pacific: UTC -8
Postal code span	V9B - V9C
Latitude Longitude	48°26′55″N, 123°30′47″W
Elevation	76 m MSL
Highways	Highway 1, Highway 14
Waterways	Saanich Inlet
Mayor
Governing body	Langford City Council
http://district.langford.bc.ca
^1(sc) According to the Canada 2006 Census. ^2(gr) Geographic references.

Langford is a city of about 20,000 residents on southern Vancouver Island, within the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is considered one of Greater Victoria's Western Communities.

Langford was named after Captain Edward Langford, who established a Hudson's Bay Company farm in the area in 1851. Langford was incorporated as a district municipality in December 1992. Prior to incorporation Langford's reputation suffered because of some unattractive development; it was sneered at and referred to by some as a "dogpatch". Following incorporation, the City has made a concerted effort at attracting development and undertaking civic improvements, including the landscaping of the central business centre and the construction of new roads and pathways. A new park was built in remembrance of the veterans. Although the pace of development and some planning decisions (particularly "big-box" retail developments) have attracted criticism, the community continues to grow rapidly. It is the largest municipality in the Western Communities, and increasingly serves as the commercial hub for the area. Most recently, Langford has plans to build the first Canadian community based on the LEED environmental standard.Things to do in Langford include Luxton Fair and Western Speedway.

Notable physical features of Langford include the three prominent lakes (Langford Lake, Glen Lake and Florence Lake) and the Humpback reservoir, several peaks such as Mount Finlayson and Mount Wells, and the famous Goldstream Provincial Park. The Malahat Drive begins in Langford, and the Galloping Goose Regional Trail and the E and N Railway go through the city.

1 Neighbourhoods of Langford
2 Famous Persons
3 Education
4 Notable Features
5 External links

[edit] Neighbourhoods of Langford

Florence Lake
Glen Lake
Goldstream
Happy Valley
Luxton
Millstream
Ravenwood
Thetis Heights

[edit] Famous Persons

First Vancouver Island Nascar Driver, Clayton Groenendy
Len Barrie, NHL player.
Josh Simpson, Professional Soccer Player and current member of the Mens Canadian National Soccer Team

[edit] Education

Langford is a part of the School District 62 Sooke. As well Langford houses the small private christian school, Lighthouse Christian Academy

[edit] Notable Features

Langford is directly connected to its neighboring city Colwood, without being a native it is difficult to tell them apart. Current City Of Langford Council has been recently praised on the upkeep and tidyness of the downtown core. Langford council has set up a programme for affordable housing.Also Langford has built traffic circles which are helpful to the enviroment. Every year in mid December Langford hosts the annual fire truck parade which features decorated fire trucks from around the province.