News Releases Archives

2013

• May 22, 2013 - Reminder - Don't Keep Pets in Vehicles During Warm Weather
• May 16, 2013 - March 13, 2013 - Council Meeting Highlights
• May 10, 2013 - Heritage Strategy Update Gets Underway
• May 8, 2013 - May 6, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• May 7, 2013 - New Delta Community Animal Shelter Open for Business
• May 2, 2013 - Delta Council & School Board Celebrate Completion of Land Exchanges
• May 1, 2013 - April 29, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 17, 2013 - April 15, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 16, 2013 - Delta's first Trades & Technical Career Fair scheduled for May 8, 2013
• April 11, 2013 - Delta Receives Funding to Construct a Picnic Shelter at North Delta Community Park
• April 10, 2013 - Mayor Recognized for Revitalization of Industrial Lands Initiative
• April 10, 2013 - April 8, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• March 26, 2013 - Earth Week Photo Contest Underway
• March 15, 2013 - March 11, 2013 - Council Meeting Highlights
• March 6, 2013 - March 4, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• February 26, 2013 - North Delta Inn Out of Compliance with Zoning Bylaw
• February 21, 2013 - February 18, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• February 19, 2013 - Harris Barn Receives Federal Government Funding
• February 12, 2013 - Heritage Week Award Recipients Announced
• February 8, 2013 - Delta Receives Age-friendly BC Grant for North Delta Seniors' Bus
• February 5, 2013 - February 4, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• January 30, 2013 - January 28, 2013 Council Meeting Highlighs
• January 28, 2013 - Delta Launches Live & On-Demand Webcasts of Council Meetings
• January 25, 2013 - Fraser Valley Regional Library - Family Appreciation Day February 8, 2013
• January 24, 2013 - Mayor Opposes Regional Policing Model
• January 24, 2013 - Family Literacy Week - January 21-25, 2013
• January 23, 2013 - Media Advisory - Mayor to Discuss Missing Women Commission of Inquiry Recommendations
• January 15, 2013 - January 14, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights
• January 15, 2013 - Delta Launches a New Garbage and Recycling Collection Schedule App
• January 14, 2013 - Corporation of Delta and CUPE Local 454 Reach Four-Year Collective Agreement
• January 8, 2013 - January 7, 2013 Council Meeting Highlights

2012

• December 18, 2012 - December 17, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• December 17, 2012 - Funding to Dredge Local River Channels Announced
• December 17, 2012 - Storm Update #3 - Flooding Risk Subsides
• December 17, 2012 - Delta's Recreation Pass Program Expands to include Children from Grades 5 to 7
• December 16, 2012 - Storm Watch Update #2
• December 15, 2012 - Storm Alert for Waterfront Areas of South Delta, Westham Island & Tsawwassen First Nation
• December 12, 2012 - December 10, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• December 10, 2012 - Delta Staff Unite to Raise Record Amount for United Way
• November 27, 2012 - November 26, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• November 22, 2012 - New Delta.ca Website Address Launched
• November 20, 2012 - November 19, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• November 15, 2012 - Tour de Delta gets 1.2 UCI International Status for Road Race
• November 13, 2012 - Queen's Diamond Jubilee Teas Celebrated in Delta
• November 8, 2012 - Mayor Jackson Receives Award of Excellence at Emergency Preparedness BC Conference
• November 6, 2012 - November 5, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• October 31, 2012 - Highway 99 Corridor Improvements
• September 26, 2012 - Burns Bog and Fraser River Delta Declared Wetlands of "International Importance"
• September 17, 2012 - Mayor Jackson & Delta Recognized for Initiating Innovative Brownfield Development
• September 14, 2012 - Public Ideas Fair on North Delta Area Plan September 19, 2012
• September 10, 2012 - Delta Recognized for Taking Action on Climate Change
• July 19, 2012 - Long-time Delta Resident Receives Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
• July 19, 2012 - July 16, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• July 18, 2012 - North Delta Area Plan Survey Available Online
• July 16, 2012 - Land Exchanges Secure Farmland, School, Recreation and Green Areas in Delta
• July 10, 2012 - Delta Heritage Commission Scholarship Recipients Announced
• June 28, 2012 - New Commercial Centre Proposed for Boundary Bay Airport's Industrial Lands
• June 28, 2012 - Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Project Highlights Commitment to Improving Transportation Infrastructure
• June 23, 2012 - Fraser River Freshet Flooding Update
• June 21, 2012 - Fraser River Freshet Flooding Update
• June 21, 2012 - New Sunstone Park Celebrated in North Delta
• June 20, 2012 - Fraser River Freshet Flooding Update
• June 18, 2012 - June 11, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• June 11, 2012 - Grand Opening of New Little House Society Building Celebrated
• June 1, 2012 - New Little House Society Building Celebration
• May 31, 2012 - Official Grand Opening to Celebrate South Delta Recreation Centre's New Lobby and Gymnasium
• May 30, 2012 - May 28, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• May 29, 2012 - Delta Acquires Historic Barn for Preservation at Kirkland House
• May 16, 2012 - Volunteers Sought for Tour de Delta
• May 16, 2012 - May 14, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• May 14, 2012 - Rick Hansen 25th Anniversary Relay En Route to Delta!
• May 14, 2012 - Summer 2012 Leisure Guide Now Available
• May 11, 2012 - May 7, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 26, 2012 - April 23, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 18, 2012 - 13th Annual Delta Triathlon
• April 18, 2012 - April 16, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 16, 2012 - Mayor Jackson encourages Delta kids to take part in her Annual Garden Contest for Kids
• April 10, 2012 - Delta to Kick-off Earth Week at 10th Annual Watershed Fish Release
• April 6, 2012 - Sungod Swim Club Resumes Training
• April 3, 2012 - April 2, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• March 28, 2012 - Earth Hour: 8:30-9:30 pm, March 31st, 2012
• March 28, 2012 - Sustainable Gardening Workshops - Spring & Summer 2012
• March 14, 2012 - March 12, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• March 13, 2012 - Delta Recognized for Taking Action on Climate Change
• March 6, 2012 - March 5, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• March 5, 2012 - Changes at Ladner Harbour Wharf, Improving Public Access
• February 24, 2012 - February 20, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• February 22, 2012 - Solar Hot Water Projects to Reduce Delta's Carbon Footprint
• February 21, 2012 - Food Waste Recycling Program to Start this April
• February 8, 2012 - February 6, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• February 7, 2012 - 2012 Heritage Award Winners Announced
• February 2, 2012 - January 30, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• January 18, 2012 - January 16, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights
• January 17, 2012 - Design-Build Contract Award for New Animal Shelter Approved
• January 10, 2012 - Feral Rabbit Management Plan to Get Underway in Civic Precinct
• January 9, 2012 - January 9, 2012 Council Meeting Highlights

2011

• December 13, 2011 - Quay Property Management selected for Ladner Waterfront Redevelopment
• December 5, 2011 - Delta Launches Social Media Sites
• November 29, 2011 - Delta Employees United Way Fundraising Reaches Record Amount
• November 27, 2011 - Flood & Storm Advisory Lifted - Update #3
• November 27, 2011 - Flood & Storm Advisory Update #2
• November 27, 2011 - Flood & Storm Advisory Update
• November 26, 2011 - Flood & Storm Advisory
• November 26, 2011 - Pump Station and Dike Upgrades Help Address Delta's Flooding and Environmental Concerns
• November 25, 2011 - Storm Surge Warning Update
• November 24, 2011 - Storm Surge Warning
• November 15, 2011 - November 7, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• November 14, 2011 - Boundary Bay Airport Solar Power System
• November 8, 2011 - New Animal Shelter
• October 26, 2011 - October 24, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• October 25, 2011 - 2011 Local Government Elections Update
• October 21, 2011 - October 17, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• October 21, 2011 - New Annacis Wastewater Centre Celebrated
• October 20, 2011 - Delta Receives "Most Fiscally Responsible" Award
• October 18, 2011 - School Rain Garden Planting Underway
• October 6, 2011 - October 3, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• September 30, 2011 - Delta Receives a Heritage B.C. Award of Honour for Westham 100 Celebration
• September 27, 2011 - Mayor Jackson Celebrates New Gymnasium at South Delta Recreation Centre
• September 23, 2011 - Legal Opinion Released on Request for Council Members to Declare Position on Southlands
• September 22, 2011 - Delta Seeking Proposals for Downtown Ladner Waterfront
• September 22, 2011 - September 19, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• September 22, 2011 - North Delta Recreation Centre Expansion Concept Supported as 2012 Funding Consideration
• September 21, 2011 - Mayor Jackson Celebrates Canada's First National Tree Day
• September 20, 2011 - Scott Road Revitalization to Get Underway with Mayor's Invest North Delta Standing Committee
• September 16, 2011 - Roberts Bank Rail Corridor Upgrades Benefit Communities, Boosting Asia-Pacific Trade
• September 15, 2011 - Boundary Bay Airport Initiatives Stimulate Investment
• September 13, 2011 - September 12, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• September 13, 2011 - Council Approves Landmark Agreement for Delta Shake & Shingle Landfill Site
• September 8, 2011 - Recognition of Delta's Firefighters
• September 8, 2011 - August 29, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• August 22, 2011 - August 15, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• August 16, 2011 - Animal Shelter's Kitten & Cat Carnival a Big Success
• August 11, 2011 - Delta Heritage Commission Scholarship 2011
• August 5, 2011 - Rotary WaterWorks Grand Opening
• August 3, 2011 - July 25, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• July 14, 2011 - July 11, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• July 5, 2011 - June 27, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• June 24, 2011 - June 20, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• June 22, 2011 - Community Garden Initiated at Hellings Elementary
• June 17, 2011 - Holly Elementary Celebrates New Playground
• June 15, 2011 - June 13, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• May 30, 2011 - Grand Openings Showcase Delta's Recreation Infrastructure
• May 27, 2011 - Recreation Infrastructure Improvements over the Last Decade
• May 24, 2011 - Mayor Jackson & Chamber Host Local Business Meeting
• May 18, 2011 - May 16, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• May 13, 2011 - 2011 Climate Smart Program Initiated
• May 12, 2011 - May 9, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• May 4, 2011 - May 2, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 19, 2011 - April 18, 2011 Council Meeting Highlights
• April 14, 2011 - Public Hearing Terminated - Century Group to Submit another Proposal
• April 14, 2011 - Water Playground Ground Breaking - Diefenbaker Park
• March 26, 2011 - Mayor's Summit on the Future of the Southlands
• March 23, 2011 - Free Sustainable Gardening Workshops
• March 17, 2011 - Radiological Activity in Japan
• March 11, 2011 - Website Events Calendar Enhancements
• March 8, 2011 - Public Hearing Adjourned - Mayor's Summit Announced
• March 1, 2011 - New Emergency Cross Over Gates Announced
• February 11, 2011 - Anti-Bullying Forum - Take a Stand/Lend a Hand
• February 3, 2011 - Heritage Week 2011

2010

• December 15, 2010 - 2010 BC Municipal Spending Watch Report
• December 15, 2010 - 2010 United Way Campaign
• December 13, 2010 - New Fire Truck Unveiled
• November 3, 2010 - Remembrance Day in Delta
• October 29, 2010 - Mackie Park Works Nearing Completion
• October 29, 2010 - Celebration of Life for Edgar Dunning
• October 29, 2010 - Tsawwassen Area Plan Bylaw Abandoned
• October 27, 2010 - Walkway Closure
• October 26, 2010 - Mayor's Garden Contest Winners
• October 26, 2010 - Halloween Patrol
• October 25, 2010 - Passing of Edgar C. Dunning
• October 22, 2010 - A Night of 'Frightening Family Fun' in Ladner
• October 12, 2010 - Mackie Park Works Underway
• October 5, 2010 - Mayor & Council congratulate Delta businesses who participated in the Climate Smart Program
• October 5, 2010 - Mangalore, India Economic Development Initiative
• September 30, 2010 - Park Safety Concerns
• September 14, 2010 - Update - Burns Bog International Designation
• September 14, 2010 - Ipsos Reid Citizen Satisfaction Survey Results
• August 30, 2010 - Delta's Grade Five and Six Recreation Pass Program
• August 30, 2010 - Delta Hosts the U.S. Marine Corps Band in Concert on September 8th
• July 30, 2010 - Ladner Apartment Fire
• July 28, 2010 - Unsolicited Tsawwassen Survey
• July 28, 2010 - North Delta Apartment Fire Update - July 28, 2010
• July 27, 2010 - North Delta Apartment Fire Update
• July 26, 2010 - Delta Legalizes Secondary Suites
• July 23, 2010 - Secondary suite bylaws slated for final adoption
• July 12, 2010 - Stanley Cup on its way to Delta
• June 20, 2010 - Centennial Beach Playground Expansion - Opening Ceremony
• June 3, 2010 - Climate Smart Program Launched in Delta
• May 31, 2010 - Delta Officially Named a Solar Community
• May 27, 2010 - Chief Constable Awarded Order of Merit of the Police Forces
• May 7, 2010 - Delta Serves Notice to Withdraw from GVRD Labour Relations Bureau
• April 26, 2010 - New Burns Bog website launched by the Corporation of Delta
• March 31, 2010 - Municipal Clerk Appointment
• March 25, 2010 - Memorial Service for Councillor George Hawksworth
• March 22, 2010 - Message from Mayor Lois E. Jackson & Delta Council on the passing of Councillor George Hawksworth
• March 9, 2010 - Director of Engineering Appointment
• February 27, 2010 - Storm Surge Advisory Lifted
• January 27, 2010 - February 9th Olympic Torch Relay Routes for Delta
• January 18, 2010 - Storm Surge Update

2009

• December 30, 2009 - High Tide Advisory/Flood Risk: January 1-4, 2010
• December 10, 2009 - Delta's Wellness Committee Initiates a Christmas Food Train
• December 10, 2009 - Delta's 2009 United Way Campaign
• December 10, 2009 - Delta's Emergency Program Manager Receives Two Awards
• October 19, 2009 - Halloween Safety in Delta's Parks
• October 7, 2009 - Delta Receives Two Climate Change-Related Awards at 2009 UBCM Convention
• September 1, 2009 - Delta's Grade Five & Six Recreation Pass Program
• August 19, 2009 - Fire Hazard Order Update
• August 12, 2009 - Fire Hazard Advisory Continuing
• July 29, 2009 - Fire Hazard Advisory
• June 9, 2009 - Delta Heritage Commission Scholarship 2009
• April 6, 2009 - Slope Failure - 5297 Upland Drive
• March 24, 2009 - Transformer Fire - Chancellor Apartment Towers, North Delta
• February 20, 2009 - Vancouver Landfill Fire Update
• February 4, 2009 - Vancouver Landfill Fire
• January 21, 2009 - Pattullo Bridge Closure
• January 20, 2009 - Slope Failure - Tsatsu Shores Area
• January 8, 2009 - Rainfall Flooding Concerns

2008

• November 25, 2008 - Changes to Delta's Yard Trimmings Collection Program Effective January 1, 2009
• November 17, 2008 - Power Line Construction in Tsawwassen
• November 3, 2008 - Synthetic Turf Fields - Lead Content Testing Results
• October 29, 2008 - Halloween Safety in Delta's Parks
• July 29, 2008 - Weather Alert
• July 16, 2008 - Tour de Delta
• July 2, 2008 - Mayor's Absence from the Corporation of Delta
• June 26, 2008 - Delta Council Posts Reward in Mackie Park Fire
• June 3, 2008 - Delta Heritage Advisory Commission to Receive Outstanding Achievement Award
• June 3, 2008 - Delta Heritage Scholarship Recipient
• April 29, 2008 - 9th Annual Delta Triathlon - Saturday, April 26th, 2008
• April 29, 2008 - Synthetic Turf Field and Lead Content
• April 15, 2008 - 2008 Power Smart Excellence Awards
• April 8, 2008 - 2008 Homeless Count - Delta
• March 27, 2008 - Earth Hour 2008
• February 15, 2008 - Heritage Week 2008
• January 14, 2008 - Sungod Recreation Centre Back to Regular Operations and Schedules
• January 2, 2008 - 28th Annual Polar Bear Swim Results

2007

• December 19, 2007 - Delta Donates Historic Tree Planks
• December 12, 2007 - Delta Receives Positive Feedback from Ipsos Reid Quality of Life Survey
• October 16, 2007 - Airplane Noise
• August 27, 2007 - Phone & Computer Outage at North Delta Facilities
• August 20, 2007 - Waterwise Contest Winners
• August 15, 2007 - Farm Odours
• July 23, 2007 - Tour de Delta
• June 6, 2007 - Flood Watch Update
• May 4, 2007 - Help Us Prevent Wire Theft
• May 2, 2007 - May 10th is World Move for Health Day in Delta
• May 1, 2007 - 8th Annual Delta Triathlon - Saturday, April 21, 2007

2006

• November 15, 2006 - Update: Power Outages Throughout Delta
• November 15, 2006 - Power Outages Throughout Delta
• November 15, 2006 - Emergency Reception Centre set up at Kennedy Seniors' Recreation Centre
• November 15, 2006 - Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) Activated
• November 10, 2006 - Storm Alert Update: Environment Canada Ended Wind Warning Advisory
• November 10, 2006 - Storm Alert Update: Portable Command Vehicle on Standby in Boundary Bay
• November 10, 2006 - Storm Alert: Potential Flooding in Boundary Bay and Beach Grove
• November 9, 2006 - Annual Heritage Awards Invitation for Nominations
• July 24, 2006 - Tour de Delta
• May 4, 2006 - James Urban Lecture on Successful Tree Planting
• February 15, 2006 - Gateway Program
• February 14, 2006 - Delta Hospital Emergency Department Open 24/7
• February 7, 2006 - Provincial Disaster Financial Assistance for Flood Victims
• February 6, 2006 - Flood Damage Assessment - Boundary Bay and Beach Grove
• February 5, 2006 - Clean-up in Boundary Bay and Beach Grove
• February 4, 2006 - Flooding in Boundary Bay and Beach Grove
• February 4, 2006 - Mayor Lois Jackson Declares State of Local Emergency
• January 10, 2006 - BC Utilities Commission Oral Hearing - Vancouver Island Transmission Reinforcement Project

2005

• December 16, 2005 - Treaty Settlement Land
• December 13, 2005 - Deltaport Environmental Assessment - Extension of Time for Public Comment
• October 27, 2005 - 2006 World Under 20 Pre-Competition
• October 6, 2005 - Burns Bog Fire - Property Enforcement Issues Follow-up
• October 1, 2005 - Official Opening of Holly Park Synthetic Turf Field
• September 19, 2005 - Burns Bog Fire
• September 15, 2005 - Burns Bog Fire
• September 14, 2005 - Burns Bog Fire
• September 13, 2005 - Burns Bog Fire
• September 7, 2005 - Firehall No. 7 - Tilbury - Grand Opening
• September 7, 2005 - Mountain View Park Playground - Grand Opening

2004

• December 9, 2004 - Delta Launches Legal Action