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Delta throwback: Working Westham Island

Delta throwback: Working Westham Island

Let’s go back in time to 1940 and check out Joseph Tamboline Jr. with a Sikh farm worker threshing oats on Westham Island in the above photo. Joseph’s pioneer farm family have been integral parts of Westham Island and the Ladner community. Joseph Sr.
Throwback: Delta in the 1940s (PHOTOS)

Throwback: Delta in the 1940s (PHOTOS)

Let's do a throwback and check out these Delta Archives photos, as well as a few items from the pages of the Optimist , providng a glimpse of life here in the 1940s.
Special guests celebrate Reading Day at Cougar Canyon

Special guests celebrate Reading Day at Cougar Canyon

Cougar Canyon Elementary students were treated to a day of reading from some special celebrity guests on Thursday. Students Delta donned their pajamas and got comfy in their classrooms for Reading Day.
Tsawwassen Mills hosting cultural event Saturday

Tsawwassen Mills hosting cultural event Saturday

Tsawwassen Mills is inviting the community to join them this Saturday for a unique and exclusive cultural event. From 1 to 5 p.m. check out a variety of live demonstrations of traditional Chinese arts and crafts, plus take a gift home.
Renowned author, strategist to present in Delta

Renowned author, strategist to present in Delta

Are you looking to learn tips and strategies for more effective parenting? Are you looking to increase your connection to your child or teen while using discipline strategies that work and that enhance your relationship with your child or teen – inst
Delta throwback: Ladner Hotel (PHOTOS)

Delta throwback: Ladner Hotel (PHOTOS)

Let’s head back in time to early last century and check out the Ladner Hotel located on Wetsham Street, now called 48 th Avenue. In the early 1920s the hotel was destroyed by fire.
Delta throwback: More seats at local pubs

Delta throwback: More seats at local pubs

It became a lot easier to find a seat at your favorite watering hole in Delta in 2001. Council that year endorsed a number of applications to the provincial Liquor Distribution Branch by local pubs to boost their seating capacity.
Throwback: Winter days in Ladner (PHOTOS)

Throwback: Winter days in Ladner (PHOTOS)

Let's do a throwback on this winter day and check out some winter scenes from Ladner Village a century ago. Photos by the Delta Archives.
Greyhaven seeks volunteers

Greyhaven seeks volunteers

Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary in Ladner is seeking volunteers. Volunteers are needed for bird care, education and pet therapy and community events.
Delta throwback: Wadham's Cannery (PHOTOS)

Delta throwback: Wadham's Cannery (PHOTOS)

Let’s go way back in time to 1883. The above Delta Archives photos show the unloading salmon from a scow, possibly at Wadham’s Cannery in Ladner. By 1899, there were 16 canneries built on the south shore of the Fraser River in Delta alone.