Al Anderson Memorial Pool
Expanding the existing Al Anderson Memorial Pool and making possible renovations to the existing facility provide year-round leisure, fitness and expanded recreation opportunities for all ages.
Invest Langley City
Your City. Your Choice.
We're thinking about your future. As Langley City grows, we have the opportunity to invest in expanding facilities that support the health and well-being of residents.
These two facilities are:- An expanded Al Anderson Memorial Pool and/or
- An expanded Timms Community Centre with a new Performing Arts and Cultural Centre.
The ask: Learn about both projects, including concepts, estimated costs, and potential tax implications.
The action: Complete the survey below to share if these projects continue to be community priorities. Your responses will help inform our next round of engagement.
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Timms/Performing Arts and Cultural Centre
Expanding the existing Timms Community Centre and including a Performing Arts and Cultural Centre provide additional recreation programs, create a hub for cultural and artistic expression and attract newcomers and tourists.
Learn about project costs and potential funding options.
Our community has been interested in a Performing Arts and Cultural Centre and an Aquatic Centre for decades. Following consistent community support and several years of work and research, we are now finalizing concepts, high-level cost estimates and funding scenarios for these projects.
We invite you to share your questions and thoughts on how these projects could be funded by participating in our second phase of engagement this April.
A final engagement phase is planned for late spring with the dates to be confirmed.
What is Invest Langley City
Our community-informed plan looks beyond the 5-year financial plan.
Key facts about Invest Langley City:
- Delivers lasting value through practical, smart investments built with everyone in mind
- Focuses on unfunded facilities and public spaces
- Builds on your input
- Provides guidance to Council for future decision making
How we got here
Both these projects reflect consistent community support and over 15 years of research:
Timeline
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Timeline item 1 - complete
2013
Task Force established to carry out planning for the PACC
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Timeline item 2 - complete
2014
PACC feasibility study identified a need for improved arts facilities and recommended further assessment, consultation and visioning.
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Timeline item 3 - complete
2018
Updated PACC feasibility study and needs assessment confirmed strong demand for performing arts spaces, and recommended Timms Community Centre as the preferred site.
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Timeline item 4 - complete
2022
Parks, Recreation and Culture Plan recommended continued review of potential for a PACC, an indoor aquatic facility, renovations to the existing pool and upgrades/expansion of the Timms Community Centre.
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Timeline item 5 - complete
2023-2025
PACC conceptual designs updated to align with 2018 feasibility study recommendations.
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Timeline item 6 - complete
2025-2026
Aquatic Centre Feasibility Study identified concept options and explored community feedback.
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Timeline item 7 - complete
2025
Invest Langley City Phase 1 engagement found 60% support for one or both projects.
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Timeline item 8 - complete
2026
High-level cost estimates and potential taxation impacts confirmed.
2006: Completed the Al Anderson Memorial Pool Expansion and Renovation Study.
- Key findings: Explored expansion options including outdoor, indoor/outdoor, and fully indoor pools, as well as new recreational spaces.
2023: Completed the City's Park, Recreation and Culture Plan
- Key findings: Recommended continued review of the potential for an indoor aquatic facility; and suggested co-locating a new indoor facility and/or possible upgrades at the existing pool
2025-2026: Launched a new Aquatics Feasibility Study to assess current needs and options with community input, including public engagement opportunities.
- Key findings: Visit this webpage to learn about key findings and next steps.
2014: Conducted a study in partnership with the Township of Langley, Langley School District, Kwantlen Polytechnic University, and Trinity Western University.
Key findings
- Significant need for improved arts facilities.
- Existing spaces are inadequate for current and future activities.
- Recommended a comprehensive needs assessment, stakeholder consultation, and collaborative visioning.
2013: Established the Performing Arts and Culture Task Force to help design the centre.
2018: Updated the 2013 work, focusing on the feasibility of a cultural facility in downtown Langley City.
Key findings:
- Strong demand for performing arts spaces and a children’s museum, with local organizations and schools as primary users.
- Recommended locating the PACC at Timms Community Centre, a central site near City Hall and the library, offering high visibility, good access, and potential as a cultural catalyst.
2023: Completed the City's Park, Recreation and Culture Plan
- Key findings: Recommended the City continues the process of reviewing the potential for a performing arts centre.
Funding
Langley City is exploring all funding opportunities to reduce the amount of tax-supported borrowing required, including revenues from fees charged to developers, government grants, internal reserves, partnerships, sponsorships and naming rights, casino revenues and user fees.
If both proposed projects move forward, the City anticipates borrowing $60 million for both projects per year over three years, repaying this loan over a term of 30 years. For planning purposes, the interest rate is estimated at 4.6%.
What this would mean for homeowners
In terms of highest possible taxation impact to fund the construction and operation of these projects.
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$20 per month
Average single-family home
$244/year ($976 over 4 years) -
$10 per month
Average multi-family home
$104/year ($414 over 4 years)
Community opinion poll
Subject to what we learn this spring and Council approval, we intend to launch a non-binding community opinion poll concurrent with the local general election on October 17, 2026. With this poll, we would want to ensure Langley City voters have an opportunity to share their views to help guide the incoming Council in deciding on which projects to move forward. See our timeline for additional information.
Your early feedback laid the groundwork!
In fall 2025, we hosted in-person and online public engagement opportunities to educate the community about Invest Langley City and invite initial thoughts and questions. Thank you for participating! Your feedback helped informed our upcoming engagement process.
What we learned
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About 60% support for one or both projects
We saw 61% support in-person (interactions at pop-ups) and 58% support online (survey responses).
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People want more information and engagement
Common themes and questions were about location, components, costs, funding, tax implications, studies, and the need for the projects.
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Other values and priorities in our community
We recognize growing needs in areas like healthcare, housing and supports for seniors and families, and are encouraging all levels of government to continue advancing these services that they have responsibility for.
How we received your feedback
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In-person (99 interactions)
We held two pop-ups at Timms Community Centre and shared Invest Langley City information at other City events last fall.
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Online survey (88 responses)
We asked the community for their initial thoughts, their questions, information needs, and engagement preferences.
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Project webpage (582 web visits)
We launched this webpage to educate the community and promoted it through posters, our eNewsletter, and a press release.
