From the March 29, 2017 Langley Advance:
The Aldergrove business community is ready to get behind a relocated Langley Good Times Cruise-In.
“I think this is a great opportunity for Aldergrove,” said Rob Wilson, president of the Aldergrove Business Association (ABA).
Last week, organizers of the Cruise-In, one of the largest annual car shows in Canada, announced that they were seriously looking at moving the event from its longtime Langley City home to the Township – specifically downtown Aldergrove.
The Cruise-In’s board, headed by president Wayne Patterson, is trying to quickly get permits to close streets, contact their vendors, and reach out to the Aldergrove community about the impacts. On Monday they met with the ABA, which is looking forward to the change of venue.
“Should it move, there are a lot of positive impacts it could have on Aldergrove,” said Wilson.
Wilson, who attends the Cruise-In in Langley City every year with his kids, said there are still some logistics to be worked out before the Cruise-In can take place in Aldergrove.
“If they ask for our assistance on that, we’d be glad to help,” he said. …