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Langley AdvanceWelcome to the Neighbourhood, 2016
RECREATION
couple ofks each year,ley is the centree high schools
universe.
LANDREVILLE
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dmonton was oncereferred to as the“City of Champions.”
You could arguengley owns that titlef the Rockies, withcial and
national titleswon on a regular basiser one roof.e February and
intothe now sev-
r-old LangleyCentre offers
n versionAA collegeball’s “Marchss.”
s whennts centrees the highbasketballment capital, with num-
provincialments rangingunior girls to Quad Aking place inside
theaceted facility.this is just skimmingface of what the
LECoffer.
The events centre wasalready on the radar ofmost sports groups
in B.C.when, in the summer of2014, it was announcedthat the
Vancouver Stealthprofessional lacrosse team
would move to the LEC fromEverett, Wash.
The Stealth plays host toteams from across the con-tinent.
National LacrosseLeague teams from cities
such as Colorado, Minnesota,Toronto, Rochester, Calgary,and
Saskatoon visit the LECto play the Stealth.
Take the Stealth out of theequation, and the LEC is stillthe
place.
The multi-use facility grewexponentially in 2013, aspart of a
$7.725 million pro-ject announced that year.
The expansion includeda double gym, field houselocated east of
the main
building, an indoor turf/dryfloor facility, a new changeroom,
storage, and supportspace.
The LEC is also home tothe Langley Rivermen juniorA hockey team
as well asTrinity Western University’svarsity basketball,
volleyball,and hockey teams.
In the summer months,the Western LacrosseAssociation’s
Langley
Thunder play their homegames at the LEC.Langley’s sports
landscape
changed dramatically in June2009, when the LEC official-ly
opened its doors to thepublic.
On top of the recent addi-tions, the facility has a
triplegymnasium, gymnasticsfacility, arena bowl with aseating
capacity of up to5,500 people, and banquetspace.
arch Madness at Langley Events Centre
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Members of the Walnut Grove Gators senior boys basketball
teamcelebrated after winning the provincial title at the Langley
EventsCentre in March 2013. The LEC has become the home of B.C.high
school hoops championships over the past few years.
Troy Landreville/Langley Advance
The Langley Rivermen play their homegames at the Langley Events
Centre.
Troy Landreville/Langley Advance
The Vancouver Stealth has
drawn big crowds to theirNational Lacrosse Leaguehome openers at
the LangleyEvents Centre.
Golf opportunitiesaplenty in Langley Picturesque courses
cover the
local landscape.
TROY LANDREVILLE
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Golf is usually a year-round recrea-tion along B.C.’s temperate
West
Coast, including Langley, and thereare a huge assortment of
courses to
choose from in the community.The newest addition to the local
golf com-
munity is Pagoda Ridge Golf Course.The par 72, 18 hole course at
7887 264th
St. plays just beyond 7,000 yards from theback tees. Owned by
Lyall and Verna Brown,Pagoda Ridge opened Aug. 1, 2012.
Along with Pagoda Ridge, Langley is teedup for about as much
golf as an enthusiastcan handle.
Golf courses range from the executiveNewlands (21025 48th Ave.)
and PoppyEstates (3834 248thSt.) to the Redwoods18-hole course at
22011 88th Ave., whichincludes a practice facility.
The Fort Langley Golf Course (9782
McKinnon Cres.) offers a par 71, 18-holecourse.
Tall Timber Golf Course’s 18 holes, at23523 56th Ave.,
remain a family-run busi-ness that includes a practice
facility.
Belmont Golf Course, a full length cham-pionship course at 22555
Telegraph Tr.opened in 1992 and features six par threesand four
sets of tees.
For the more casual golfer, the LangleyGolf
Centre (21550 44th Ave.) is a par threecourse that has
appealed to all levels since1980.
