Dec 13, 2024 · A fire has been contained at former B.C. Premier Bill Vander Zalm’s property in Ladner. Delta Fire Chief Guy McKintuck told the Optimist that at 2:37 p.m., firefighters were dispatched to the property at 3553 Arthur Drive. “Incident command observed smoke coming out of all sides of the building,” said McKintuck.

Dec 10, 2024 · A large farm parcel in Tsawwassen, that was the source of much neighbourhood and city anger a few years ago, is once again up for sale. On the market for more than four months, the 47-acre property with no house, located at 5761 6 Ave., is listed at $35,988,800.

Dec 4, 2024 · Operating in Delta since 1971, the Tilbury LNG facility went through a first phase of expansion in 2018. Delta Optimist file

Dec 31, 2024 · A woman facing two charges of attempted murder will undergo a 30-day fitness assessment at the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Coquitlam. A brief hearing took place in Surrey Provincial Court on Monday (Dec. 23) with the next court appearance set for Jan. 27, 2025.

Dec 23, 2024 · Delta council last week gave final approval for a zoning amendment and development permit for an application to build a 40-unit townhouse development in Ladner.

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Jan 3, 2025 · Several development applications in Tsawwassen will soon be making their way to council’s table in 2025, the first full year of Delta’s new Official Community Plan (OCP)

Dec 19, 2024 · Every year the Optimist seeks out some of the best Christmas light displays in the South Delta area.. Below is a list of submissions from readers along with a few other suggestions if you are planning a Christmas light tour during the holiday season.

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Jan 11, 2025 · For the first time ever, volunteers who drive cancer patients to treatment appointments throughout the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley covered more than one million km in a single year, according to the Volunteer Cancer Drivers Society (VCDS).