Langley Record Investigative Exclusive

Our Editorial Board has been extremely busy visiting various offices in Langley, Delta, Surrey and Vancouver to bring you the very best in investigative journalism. After all, with one newspaper in Rick Green's pocket by his own admission, you can't expect much from the local rags that are barely keeping their heads above water. One in particular that won't send their editor packing despite that editor losing touch with all reality and failing to understand today's Langley Township.

(THIS SECTION REMOVED BASED ON ACTION BY OUR LEGAL COUNSEL)

Be watching this space as the news unfolds.

So Much For Openness and Transparency

At yesterday's Township Council, Cllr. Kim Richter announced a Notice of Motion that would require Township staff to advise her and other members of council of all Freedom of Information (FoI) requests from the general public. Council would receive copies of requested documents and more. This is a huge departure from her "openness and Transparency" double-speak election platforms. It is clearly a knee-jerk reaction from Richter in her futile attempt to target this blog.

Richter's folly has far reaching implications and legal challenges ahead. Imagine a Township staff member who files an FoI request in a whistle blower case? Now all of council will receive the details of this staffer's request and exposes that person to possible action or dismissal. WOW, we do hope the local CUPE and other unions are paying attention to this latest Richter silliness. Yes, the same Kim Richter who last year was championing a Whistle Blower Policy for the Township, now this week seeks to rally her uniformed troops together with desk lamps and magnifiers to snuff out freedom and liberty for the general public.

When our Editorial Board caught wind of this nonsense this morning, we immediately tasked our legal council to check on the legality of this nonsensical motion and to alert provincial officials of this attempt to is regulate their domain and usurp Provincial Privacy Legislation.

As the original FoI that reached the Langley Record through unconventional means involved Mayor Green and not Cllr. Richter, this has set off new alarm bells here at The Langley Record. Does Township Councillor Kim Richter have something to hide? Something so damaging that she must try to stifle or frustrate our rights and freedoms?

We had obtained election disclosures some time ago and was going to publish several years of Cllr. Richter's disclosure documents. Quite simply, Cllr. Kim Richter is not worth much of our time. But stay tuned as The Langley Record digs deep to uncover more news in a Langley Record Exclusive Investigation forthcoming. News that the local media deny you each and every week.