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Lane closures on Highway 17 west of 56th expected until late August

I have been reading a book recently by David Janzen called The Intentional Christian Community Handbook; for Idealists, Hypocrites, and Wannabe Disciples of Jesus.

A petition against the proposed Point Roberts radio towers has already surpassed the 1,200-signature mark. To be submitted to the House of Commons, the petition requests federal government intervention into the BBC Broadcasting Inc.

A worker was killed earlier this week after being hit by a vehicle at an industrial site on River Road. Delta police say the man was struck by a front end loader on Tuesday afternoon at a wood chip fuel business in the 9400-block.

Whatcom County sets aside five days this fall to hear submissions on controversial project

The purpose of the Crime Beat is to educate and inform the public about some of the property crime trends occurring in South Delta and other files of interest.

Ladner's Stacey Lynden qualifies at regional competition

Ladner’s Stacey Lynden has earned a spot at the upcoming Canadian National Barista Competition in Ontario. She qualified for nationals by finishing fourth at a regional competition in Vancouver last Saturday at Rocanini Coffee Roasters.

The Optimist is taking a step back in time each week with Throwback Thursday. We’ll dig up an interesting item from the pages of the paper’s back issues and post it online. This week we go back to 2003. The Dec. 31, 2003 front page proclaimed Dr.

Former Delta councillor, and current Delta North MLA, Scott Hamilton was honoured earlier this month for his dozen years of service. First elected in 2002, Hamilton was in his fourth term on council when he won the Delta North seat for the B.C.