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Jack Froese

Jack Froese

Canadian politician

Stanley Jack Froese is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of the Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada from 2011 to 2022.

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Early life

Jack Froese attended Abbotsford Senior Secondary School, graduating in 1972.[1] Froese moved to Langley in 1979, where he purchased a farm and operated a turkey farm called JD Farms Specialty Turkey.[2][3] Froese also worked as a police officer in the Vancouver Police Department, retiring in 2004.[4]

Mayor of Langley

Jack Froese was first elected mayor in 2011, defeating incumbent mayor, Rick Green.[5] Froese was then re-elected in 2014 and 2018, and is currently serving his third term as mayor. During 2012, Froese was awarded the Diamond Jubilee medal.[6][7] On January 9, 2020, his wife, Debbie, passed away due to cancer at the age of 66.[8]

Froese is currently serving as the Vice-Chair of the Mayors' Council on the Translink board. In July 2018, he voted to approve a Skytrain extension from King George Station in Surrey to Langley City.[9][10] On October 2, 2019, he voted to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new, 8-lane tunnel.[11]

During Froese's term as mayor, Froese spent $7.7 million on the expansion of the Langley Events Centre.[12] He also pledged $27 million in funding for widening a stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway from Langley to Aldergrove, which was known for congestion and crashes.[13][14][15]

On April 11, 2022, Froese announced that he would not seek re-election in that year's municipal election and his retirement from politics.[16]

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    "Langley Township election results 2011: Jack Froses elected Mayor". Global News.
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    Ferguson, Dan (5 December 2012). "Langley Township mayor among Diamond Jubilee medal recipients". Langley Advance Times. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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    "Update: Langley mayor's wife loses battle with cancer". Aldergrove Star. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
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    "Surrey Langley SkyTrain takes major step forward as Mayors' Council votes to proceed with final business case". Cure Congestion. 25 July 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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    McElroy, Justin. "Mayors approve moving forward on Surrey SkyTrain extension — but only as far as Fleetwood". CBC News. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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    Wood, Graeme. "New eight-lane tube to replace George Massey Tunnel endorsed by Metro Vancouver". North Shore News. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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    "Mayor defends LEC expansion process". Aldergrove Star. 17 September 2012.
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    Luymes, Glenda (2 July 2018). "Highway 1 crash numbers double in two years in Fraser Valley".
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    Daflos, Penny (25 April 2019). "Major Hwy. 1 upgrades expected to save time on commutes". British Columbia.
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    Colpitts, Heather (28 March 2017). "Langley's stretch of the freeway will become six lanes wide". Chilliwack Progress. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  16. [16]
    Claxton, Matthew (11 April 2022). "VIDEO: Froese not running for mayor again in Langley Township". Aldergrove Star. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
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