Dee Dee Wall, President
Dee Dee has been on the board for 5 years, 3 years as the Vice President and in 2021 took on the President’s chair and is ready for the President’s chair once again. As a long time Fort Langley resident, her commitment to preserving the hall for future generations is centre front as she fondly remembers her childhood growing up in the village and taking part in community activities.
Dulcie Thompsen, Vice President
Dulcie returned to the board shortly at the beginning of 2022 after a short hiatus because she couldn’t live without us and we couldn’t live without her. She has been part of this community all her life and loves the hall and wanted to make sure that we were all taking good care of her.
Sandy Cameron, Treasurer
Sandy and her husband Ed have lived in Fort Langley since 2002. She has served on the Board since 2012, in most executive positions and is dedicated to the community and the ongoing conservation of this historical iconic landmark. “We honour those that cared for her before us and it is our duty to continue to keep her looking beautiful with help from the people in our community.”
Tom Hammel, Secretary
Tom joined the Board of Directors in 2021. With experience as Operations Director of the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival and board positions at the Langley Historical Society, Tom brings a wealth of experience to the FLCIS board. Tom spends his spare time making music with his bands, Derby Town and The Palomars and recently joined TrailerHawk playing steel guitar. He often plays as a solo performer or taking care of sound requirements for community events.
Sharon DeLalla, Director
With over 20 years of non-profit leadership and management experience and an absolute love of all things historic, the FLCIS was delighted to welcome Sharon aboard at the 2021 AGM. With her past experience sitting in the ED chair while Brigitte escaped to Europe for 6 weeks, she now has a working knowledge of running the ship and is ready to jump in at a moment’s notice.
Alison Hewitt, Director
Alison has lived with her husband Mark in Fort Langley since 2001. She retired from teaching high school in SD35 after 37 years, but continues on call periodically. After studying Horticulture/Landscape Design at Kwantlen for 2 years, she is looking forward to helping out with the design of the gardens at the hall. Alison sings alto with the Amabilis Singers, a mixed choir in New West and serves on their Board, as well as on the Board of the FLCA. In her spare time, you’ll find her paddling OC6, kayaking, gardening, reading, cooking, hiking, camping or travelling. Oh, and she loves her cats.
Barb Coulter, Director
The FLCIS welcomed Barb Coulter to the board at the June 2023 AGM. Barb has volunteered extensively in many theatre groups including Langley Little Theatre, from directing, acting and front of house. Her love of history made her a perfect fit for the narrator role in Creative Compass’s production of Wheels of Time, a journey through the history of life at the CN station in Fort Langley.
Brigitte Seib, Executive Director
Since Fall 2019, Brigitte has been taking care of the daily operations of the Fort Langley Community Hall and Society administration. From grant writing, hall management, event organization and answering the phone, Brigitte is the friendly voice you will hear at the other end of the line when you call, 604 897 5155.
Did You Know?
In the 1930’s a group of young men held a series of 3 dances to raise money to paint the newly constructed Fort Langley Community Hall, but refused to hand it over when the plan was revealed to paint the hall chocolate brown.
The gable board was originally painted a cream colour and was later requested by a director to be painted blue. The teal blue arrow is painted blue to this day in the honour of long time board member, George Young.
*Langley Centennial Museum Photo #2770
Did You Know?
The Fort Langley Community Hall is NOT a Township Building. The iconic building and property has been lovingly maintained by the Fort Langley Community Improvement Society since 1925 when the old town hall grounds were purchased from the municipality for $137.13, the amount of the taxes owing. The construction of the building began in 1930 and on March 6, 1931 an inaugural dance was held as the formal opening of the current building. Since 1931, the Fort Langley Community Hall has been at the heart of many events and festivals.
Did You Know?
Did You Know?
The original location of the first town hall was on the North-East corner of the property where the current kiosk building is located today. Check out this historic photo and you can see the old town hall to the left , the highest building just up the road from St. Georges church.
*Langley Centennial Museum Photo #0222