Lauren Chalus: Township of Langley councillor

Lauren Chalus was elected to Township of Langley council on October 17, 2026, with 14,650 votes, running with the Langley Strong slate. The main source for her background is her own slate profile, so this page repeats what she has published. The Township had no individual page for her when we checked.

Background

Her Langley Strong profile says she has lived in the Salmon River area of the Township for more than ten years. It describes a career in stakeholder and Indigenous relations engagement: nearly four years in stakeholder relations on the Trans Mountain Expansion Project, earlier summer and outreach roles with the City of Mission and FortisBC, and later work at BC Hydro.

On education, it lists a Bachelor of Environment in Resource and Environmental Management from Simon Fraser University with a minor in Indigenous Studies, and a certificate in Indigenous research. The profile says she has spoken as a resident at public hearings on planning and farmland issues and has been a guest co-host on the Legends of Langley podcast. The Advance Times lists her among the Langley Strong councillors elected in 2026.

Business and community affiliations

As listed on her Langley Strong profile:

• Employer: stakeholder engagement advisor at BC Hydro, leading engagement on capital, distribution and infrastructure projects (the page’s heading uses the title Indigenous Relations and Stakeholder Engagement).
• Business ownership: none listed.
• Community roles: member of the Township’s Heritage Advisory Committee.

Official disclosures: Elections BC publishes candidates’ campaign financing disclosure statements for local elections, due 90 days after the election, so the Township 2026 statements should appear there in early 2027. Councillors also file a statement of financial interest with the Township; ask the Township’s corporate office via the Mayor and Council page how to view it.

On the record

Campaign commitments (2026)

• “I will read every report, ask the difficult questions” — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026
• “I will always share what I know” with residents who contact her about issues, timelines and key decision points — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026
• Return Township Hall to “transparency, accountability and fiscal responsibility” — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026
• Give Heritage Advisory Committee advice “meaningful consideration” and treat public input as more than “performative consultation” (summary) — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026
• Plan growth with the infrastructure to match, and protect community character and heritage (summary) — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026
• “every project carries a public price tag and a plan to pay for it before work begins.” (slate platform) — Langley Strong: fair share for every Langley community, Sept 14, 2026

Quoted

• “I will read every report, ask the difficult questions” — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026
• “I will always share what I know” — Langley Strong: Lauren Chalus, page updated Sept 12, 2026

This section exists so readers can check later whether commitments were kept. Know of something on the record we’ve missed? Send us the source.

Related pages

• 2026 Township of Langley election results
• Township of Langley council: who they are and how to reach them

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