ZWL NEWS EXPRESS

Township of Langley Mayor Eric Woodward has filed a defamation lawsuit against several political opponents in connection to an anonymous Facebook group and website that has been critical of his mayorship.  

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The lawsuit is against the person he defeated last election, one of his main critics on council and a number of other individuals.

"It was just not acceptable that these kinds of accusations would be made anonymously and advertised throughout our community," said Woodward in an interview with CBC News.

People named in the lawsuit include Rich Coleman, the longtime former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister 

 

Woodward's legal action — which was jointly filed by him and fellow Township of Langley councillors Rob Rindt and Timothy Baillie — began in May, and focused on the website The Langley Monitor and the Facebook group Langley Township Watch.