There are changes afoot at the Langley Events Centre.

The LEC has contracted with Recreation Excellence – or “Rec Ex” – to operate its arena component.

Subsequently, arena maintenance staff employed by the current operating company were released on Monday. Rec Ex will provide the maintenance services for the LEC, so those jobs were deemed redundant.

Employees who were terminated can contact Rec Ex and be re-employed if they applied and were selected.

Rec Ex also operates the George Preston Recreation Centre in Brookswood and the Aldergrove Arena, among other facilities.

The LEC officially opened on June 13, 2009. It is home to the Willoughby Community Centre and eight sports teams, including the British Columbia Hockey League’s Langley Chiefs, Trinity Western University Spartans Athletics, Western Lacrosse Association’s Langley Thunder, and the International Basketball League’s B.C. Titans.

The more than 250,000-square-foot facility houses a 5,000-seat arena, a triple gymnasium, a certified gymnastics training area, and a 500-seat banquet hall.

The centre hosts such events as hockey, lacrosse, basketball, volleyball, gymnastics, trade shows, concerts and many other types of events.