Premier David Eby paid several Langley City business owners a visit on Saturday, April 1.

Lasting about an hour, the walking tour, organized by Langley MLA Andrew Mercier and Downtown Langley Business Association Executive Director Teri James, included included stops at Oxford Ice Cream, Passionate Homes, Everything But The Groom, Cozy Bean Bakery and Cafe, and Farm Country Brewing.

As his visiting wrapped up, Eby, who called it 含羞草研究社渁 really neat tour,含羞草研究社� talked about the impending arrival of rapid transit and its impact on the business community.

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Eby indicated more measures of support for small businesses could be coming.

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Mercier said the visit was the premier含羞草研究社檚 idea.

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James said she and Mercier wanted the tour to include a range of different businesses, 含羞草研究社渟ome of the ones that have been here for a long time, and a variety of the kinds of businesses that we visited as well, some food, some retail.含羞草研究社�

She said she was proud of the response.

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More photos from the day can be viewed online at the .

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