Step back in time and learn about the heritage and culture of Delta while enjoying the beautiful outdoors.
The City of Delta is offering guided heritage walking tours for the first time this summer.
Delta parks, recreation and culture education coordinator Stephanie Haddaway said the tour program is a way for the community to remain connected with its past.
“We are ramping up our programming in preparation for the new cultural centre and looking at providing different services and build interest in history and heritage,” said Haddaway. “This is a chance to bring natural heritage into what we are doing.”
The first two tours were held earlier this month in Port Guichon and Ladner’s Landing. She said both were well attended.
“The tours are designed for the whole family. Bring your dogs and enjoy learning about history and the community in a natural setting. It’s something different and a fun thing to do,” she said.
Up next are tours in Boundary Bay on Thursday, July 26 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and Saturday, July 28 from 1:30 to 3 p.m.
Starting at Cammidge House in Boundary Bay Regional Park, the tour will provide information about the natural history, people and industries of Boundary Bay.
Two other tours will take place in early August in North Delta -- Thursday, Aug. 9 from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and Saturday, Aug. 11 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The starting point for the tours is the Tidewaters Liquor Store, 10190 River Rd.
For millennia the Fraser has shaped the land and the people living along its banks. The tour will explore the history of the Fraser and explain how it has shaped the community.
