Location: 20370 82nd Avenue, Langley, British Columbia, Canada
Plans announced: 25 May 2006
Groundbreaking: 4 August 2007
Public open house: 9 April through 24 April 2010, excluding Sundays
Cultural celebration: Saturday, 1 May 2010, Langley Events Centre, British Columbia
Dedication: Sunday, 2 May 2010, three sessions
Property size: 11.6 acres or 4.7 hectares
Building size: 28,165 square feet
Building height: Vertical height above ground is 140 feet, crowned with a gilded angel Moroni statue
Exterior features: Exterior stone: Branco Siena granite from Brazil. Art glass: Made in Kelowna B.C. by Warren Edis of Glass Artist
Interior features: Flower motif: British Columbia’s provincial flower, the Pacific dogwood, is used in decorative painting, carpet sculptures, and furniture fabrics. Color scheme: Green, light blue and soft gold, reminiscent of the natural colors in the sea, sky and evergreens of the Pacific Northwest. Interior stone: Primary flooring, Cream Marfil from Spain; accent stone, Sarah Beige from Pakistan. Woods: Majority of interior wood, beautifully grained Makore hardwood from Africa’s west coast; lighter wood is maple. Chandeliers: Schonbek with Swarovski Crystal from Austria. Bronze door hardware: Custom designed evergreen motif by Linda Marshall and Stan Watts. Murals: Giclee print from Leon Parson’s original in Idaho
Architects: Abbarch Architecture and GSBS of Salt Lake City, Utah
Contractor: Dominion Fairmile Construction
When dedicated, this temple will be the 131st operating temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worldwide, and the 7th in Canada. The Vancouver British Columbia Temple will serve some 22,000 Latter-day Saints in 91 congregations throughout British Columbia and northern Washington state.