See how Langley City mapped every local business—and what population waves reveal about the future.
Hi fellow economic developer,
Welcome back to Field Notes—your weekly dispatch from the world of data, dashboards, and community insight. Whether you’re planning for the future, working on a grant, or just love a good chart, we’re glad you’re here.
Now more than ever, communities are looking for ways to support local businesses— and this map helps make it visible and actionable. Built as part of the CityViz data platform, Langley City’s interactive Business Directory plots all active business licences with physical locations in the city. With filters by 2-, 3-, and 4-digit NAICS codes, it’s easy to explore specific industries, highlight neighbourhood clusters, or power up a Shop Local campaign.
Want to support your own local business initiatives with tools like this? Reach out—we’d love to help.
🛠 Reading between the lines of a community’s future
We love when a visualization is both beautiful and revealing—like this one showing a Canadian 🇨🇦 community’s aging population, a shrinking youth share, and flat workforce growth. These shifts raise big questions for the future, but also opportunities to plan smarter, support aging well, and strengthen community resilience.
Every Thursday, we open the Zoom room to talk data, tools, community insight, and visual storytelling. It’s informal, wide-ranging, and open to anyone—whether you're deep in a dashboard or just exploring ideas.
🕐 New start time alert! We’ve shifted the session slightly—see updated times below.
