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Elford L. Nundal was born in Ballantyne, Alberta on July 30, 1919. He moved to Langley with his parents Samuel Henry Nundal (1890?-1961) and Catherine Nundal (1882?-1973). He graduated from veterinary college at Guelph Ontario at the top of his class in 1943, and founded the Langley Animal Clinic in Langley. During WWII he was a member of the War Time Bureau Technical Personnel. He served as a Langley school trustee in the 1950s, and was a Township of Langley Alderman 1975-1985. Nundal was elected Township mayor in a by-election in 1985 after the death of W. C. Blair, and served as mayor until he retired from politics in 1986. In October 1991 he was awarded the B.C. Veterinary Association's M.C. Award of Merit, recognizing his outstanding contribution to the veterinary profession. Nundal and his wife, Ada ( -1984) had three daughters: Joanne, Sharon, and Carol.
Term Source: The majority of this information was provided by tributes to Nundal published in the Langley Times and Langley Advance in January 1992.

Mayor of the Langley Township in 1993.

Aubrey Searle was a B.C. Hydro employee. He was elected to fill the remaining 20 month term of Bob McClelland's term as alderman on city council in 1973. He was mayor of Langley City from 1981 to 1982, and served as an alderman from 1986 - 1993. He had three children.

The Township of Langley, B.C., comprising Langley, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Langley Prairie, Derby, Milner, Aldergrove, Otter, Salmon River Uplands, and Glen Valley, was incorporated in 1873. The City of Langley, B.C., covering the Langley Prairie region, was incorporated as a separate entity in 1955. Langley was named after Thomas Langley, a prominent stockholder in the management of the Hudson's Bay Company. He had inherited his brother's stock in the Company in 1793 and was selected as a member of the committee in 1807. He held this position until his death in 1829.

The Township of Langley, B.C., comprising Langley, Fort Langley, Murrayville, Langley Prairie, Derby, Milner, Aldergrove, Otter, Salmon River Uplands, and Glen Valley, was incorporated in 1873. The City of Langley, B.C., covering the Langley Prairie region, was incorporated as a separate entity in 1955.