Deltans could soon be living in the City of Delta.
That bit of news came at the tail end of Monday's Delta council meeting when Mayor Lois Jackson mentioned that during a visit last month to the Port of Antwerp and the Port of Rotterdam in Europe, a Delta delegation, which included herself, was mistaken as representing a business and not municipality. That's because Delta's official title is the Corporation of Delta.
Jackson asked CAO George Harvie for a staff report on what it would take to change Delta's name to the City of Delta and Harvie responded it's something they've already looked at. Staff supports the name change. The idea will be discussed later this week at a business plan workshop.
Delta was incorporated in 1879 and at that time was given its present name. A municipality is deemed a corporation when it becomes a self-governing entity under the laws of the province it is located. In fact, every municipality is a corporation, according to Delta.
"Although many municipalities have adopted shortened versions of their identities that don't include the word Corporation, such as 'City of' or 'Township of,' Delta chooses to hold our original name because it honours our history and encompasses Delta's diverse region and three distinct communities," according to the municipality's website.
