Jack Froese
{{short description|Canadian politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| honorific-prefix = His Worship
| name = Jack Froese
| image = Langley Mayor Jack Froese 2014 (cropped).jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Stanley Jack Froese
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| residence = Township of Langley, British Columbia
| office = Mayor of the Township of Langley, British Columbia
| term_start = December 5, 2011
| term_end = November 7, 2022
| predecessor = Rick Green
| successor = Eric Woodward
| party =
| spouse = {{marriage|Debbie Froese|1973|2020|end=died}}
| children = 3
| occupation = Politician, Turkey Farmer, Police Officer
}}
Stanley Jack Froese is a Canadian politician who served as mayor of the Township of Langley, British Columbia, Canada from 2011 to 2022.
Early life
Jack Froese attended Abbotsford Senior Secondary School, graduating in 1972.{{cite web |title=Froese makes bid for mayor’s seat |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/froese-makes-bid-for-mayors-seat/ |website=Aldergrove Star |date=15 April 2011}} Froese moved to Langley in 1979, where he purchased a farm and operated a turkey farm called JD Farms Specialty Turkey.{{cite web |title=Froese Family – We Heart Local BC |url=https://www.weheartlocalbc.ca/farmers/froese-family/}}{{cite web |last1=Schmidt |first1=David |title=Not Just a Dream |url=https://www.canadianpoultrymag.com/not-just-a-dream-1559/ |website=Canadian Poultry Magazine |accessdate=7 June 2020 |date=5 January 2009}} Froese also worked as a police officer in the Vancouver Police Department, retiring in 2004.{{cite news |title=Election: Langley Township mayoralty candidate Jack Froese |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/municipal-election/election-langley-township-mayoralty-candidate-jack-froese/ |work=Aldergrove Star |date=18 October 2018}}
Mayor of Langley
Jack Froese was first elected mayor in 2011, defeating incumbent mayor, Rick Green.{{cite web |title=Langley Township election results 2011: Jack Froses elected Mayor |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/179819/langley-township-election-results-2011-jack-froses-elected-mayor/ |website=Global News |language=en}} 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.{{cite web |last1=Ferguson |first1=Dan |title=Langley Township mayor among Diamond Jubilee medal recipients |url=https://www.langleyadvancetimes.com/news/langley-township-mayor-among-diamond-jubilee-medal-recipients/ |website=Langley Advance Times |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=5 December 2012}}{{cite web |title=His Worship Jack Froese |url=https://www.gg.ca/en/honours/recipients/126-249584 |accessdate=29 May 2020}} On January 9, 2020, his wife, Debbie, passed away due to cancer at the age of 66.{{cite news |title=Update: Langley mayor’s wife loses battle with cancer |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/breaking-langley-mayors-wife-loses-battle-with-cancer/ |accessdate=29 February 2020 |work=Aldergrove Star |date=9 January 2020}}
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.{{cite web |title=Surrey Langley SkyTrain takes major step forward as Mayors’ Council votes to proceed with final business case |url=https://www.curecongestion.ca/2019/07/25/surrey-langley-skytrain-takes-major-step-forward-as-mayors-council-votes-to-proceed-with-final-business-case/ |website=Cure Congestion |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=25 July 2019}}{{cite news |last1=McElroy |first1=Justin |title=Mayors approve moving forward on Surrey SkyTrain extension — but only as far as Fleetwood |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/mayors-council-skytrain-extension-1.5224829 |accessdate=1 March 2020 |work=CBC News}} On October 2, 2019, he voted to replace the Massey Tunnel with a new, 8-lane tunnel.{{cite web |last1=Wood |first1=Graeme |title=New eight-lane tube to replace George Massey Tunnel endorsed by Metro Vancouver |url=https://www.nsnews.com/new-eight-lane-tube-to-replace-george-massey-tunnel-endorsed-by-metro-vancouver-1.23965056 |website=North Shore News |accessdate=1 March 2020}}
During Froese's term as mayor, Froese spent $7.7 million on the expansion of the Langley Events Centre.{{cite web |title=Mayor defends LEC expansion process |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/mayor-defends-lec-expansion-process/ |website=Aldergrove Star |date=17 September 2012}} 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.{{cite news|first=Glenda|last=Luymes |title=Highway 1 crash numbers double in two years in Fraser Valley|url=https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/highway-1-crash-numbers-double-in-two-years-in-fraser-valley |date=2 July 2018 |language=en}}{{cite news |last1=Daflos |first1=Penny |title=Major Hwy. 1 upgrades expected to save time on commutes |url=https://bc.ctvnews.ca/major-hwy-1-upgrades-expected-to-save-time-on-commutes-1.4395538 |work=British Columbia |date=25 April 2019 |language=en}}{{cite web |last1=Colpitts |first1=Heather |title=Langley’s stretch of the freeway will become six lanes wide |url=https://www.theprogress.com/news/langleys-stretch-of-the-freeway-will-become-six-lanes-wide/ |website=Chilliwack Progress |accessdate=1 March 2020 |date=28 March 2017}}
On April 11, 2022, Froese announced that he would not seek re-election in that year's municipal election and his retirement from politics.{{cite news |last1=Claxton |first1=Matthew |title=VIDEO: Froese not running for mayor again in Langley Township |url=https://www.aldergrovestar.com/news/video-froese-not-running-for-mayor-again-in-langley-township/ |access-date=1 July 2022 |work=Aldergrove Star |date=11 April 2022}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.tol.ca/your-township/mayor-and-council/mayor-jack-froese/ Mayor Jack Froese]
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Category:Year of birth missing (living people)
Category:Mayors of Langley, British Columbia (district municipality)