The Langley Heritage Society’s annual Douglas Day Dinner is coming this Friday November 17th at the Fort Langley Community Hall. Douglas declared the colony of British Columbia at Fort Langley in November of 1858. Thanks to the National Historic Site, we’ll have some of his personal artifacts on display. Douglas was a man of mixed blood, who forged ties with Indigenous peoples, Blacks, and other minorities. He signed the first treaties on Vancouver Island, and was instrumental in maintaining this region as a British colony — not the next American state. A toast to Old Square Toes!Douglas Day