In the Community

It opened over three decades ago to ease congestion at the Massey Tunnel. Connecting North Delta with Richmond and New Westminster, the now heavily used Alex Fraser Bridge officially opened on Sept. 22, 1986.

Events start Monday in Ladner and wrap up next Saturday

The story below was originally posted by Michael DesMazes, RCAF historian for Boundary Bay and Abbotsford, on the RCAF Boundary Bay 1941-1945 Facebook page.

For a month they paddled – and paddled and paddled and paddled.

The Richmond Olympic Parkrun will mark its 150 th event this Saturday, Sept. 14 and organizers are inviting everyone to come out and take part. The free 5K walk/jog/run is open to absolutely anyone and goes every Saturday at 9 a.m.

Let's take a step back in time to 1912 and check out the Ellis family home located in Ladner Village at the northwest corner of Delta and Bridge streets, opposite municipal hall. The house was occupied by the family from 1911 until 1919.

Let’s go back to 1986 and check out the heated battle between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Chicago Black Hawks over North Delta’s Gary Nylund. Sports pages that year, including the Sept.

This is the fifth annual event celebrating and supporting grandparents who have taken on the care of their grandchildren

Let's take a step back in time and visit a Ladner business from yesteryear. The above Delta Archives photo from 1910 shows businessman John Reagh with his two children and dog in front of John Reagh's Shoe Store.

The 1983 photo above shows the Ladner Centre shopping mall on Delta Street with Pinky Laundry, Lux's Delicatessen, Delta Bakery, Delta Beauty Salon, Ladner Florist Shoppe and TJ's Restaurant.