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Dredging's 'been long time coming' Delta mayor says

It looks like the local secondary channels of the Fraser River could be dredged this summer.


 
Sediment build up

Long-awaited dredging likely set for summer

It looks like the local secondary channels of the Fraser River could be dredged this summer.


 

Delta not able to handle fuel spill, Victoria told

Delta wants the provincial government to know the municipality does not have the ability to deal with spills or fires that could result from the proposed project to bring jet fuel up the Fraser River.


 

Paton questions amount spent on public libraries

Delta staff is looking into the regional budgeting process for library services after questions from civic politicians last week.


 

More bog land to be protected

Delta council started the process this week to protect more acreage in and around Burns Bog.


 

More of Burns Bog protected with move of Delta-owned parcels

Delta Mayor Lois Jackson says she's "stoked" that her civic government has added more than 1,000 acres of land into the Burns Bog Ecological Conservancy Area, for a total now of nearly 6,200 acres.


 
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Plan afoot to unite Delta as one riding

Civic politicians are on board with proposed changes to federal election boundaries that would re-establish Delta as a single riding.


 
Fraser River

Delta-commissioned report makes fiscal case for dredging

Delta has taken another step in its efforts to get federal funding to dredge local channels of the Fraser River with the release of an economic impact assessment.


 
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Civic politicians back single federal riding

Civic politicians are on board with proposed changes to federal election boundaries that would reestablish Delta as a single riding.


 

Delta's councillors vote themselves a hefty pay raise

Delta's civic politicians voted to give themselves a raise Monday night.


 

Delta council members vote themselves raise

Civic politicians voted to give themselves a raise Monday night.


 

Unlike the lower Fraser River, Delta's argument holds water

I came home from work a few weeks ago to see the strangest thing: my neighbour's house was beached like a sick whale.


 

Delta commits $2 million to dredge river

Delta is taking the lead on the dredging issue in the hopes that a financial commitment from the municipality will spur other levels of government to loosen the purse strings.


 

Delta urges senior gov't to address traffic congestion

Delta is pressing Victoria and Ottawa to address traffic congestion issues in the region.


 

Old museum building needs a fix

It's well known the historic building housing Delta's museum has a plethora of problems, but it won't be upgraded anytime soon unless grant money is somehow obtained.