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Phil Melnychuk

Phil Melnychuk

Phil Melnychuk joins the Delta Optimist and Glacier Media after gaining experience at several community newspapers. His most recent job posting involved a position as city and provincial affairs reporter with the Maple Ridge News. Before that, he worked as a reporter at Business in Vancouver and as a desk editor at The Province newspaper.
He initially joined Lower Mainland Publishing in 1991 after accepting a position as editor of the Abbotsford Times.
He began working as a reporter and editor in the Edmonton area in Alberta, before relocating to the Medicine Hat News where he covered court and police beats.
Any positive comments about the Edmonton Oilers’ glorious past are always welcome.

Recent Work by Phil

Christmas dinner on again for Guatemalan greenhouse workers

Christmas dinner on again for Guatemalan greenhouse workers

Volunteers cook up a buffet dinner before Christmas for latino workers
Seniors, and others, punching it out, and punching out Parkinson’s

Seniors, and others, punching it out, and punching out Parkinson’s

Carm Fulford has been teaching boxing to all ages and skill levels for the past five years at South Delta Recreational Boxing Academy based at the hall.
Washington university looks at effects of pandemic measures

Washington university looks at effects of pandemic measures

Study concerns Point Roberts border
Local realtor seeks support for Christmas shoebox campaign

Local realtor seeks support for Christmas shoebox campaign

Her aim is to put the shoeboxes together for women and children either at risk or facing abusive relationships and domestic violence.
Work on slope in Fred Gingell Park unveils a weapon from the past

Work on slope in Fred Gingell Park unveils a weapon from the past

The sawed-off shotgun was found just a few steps from the first landing on the stairway to the beach. The stairway is just below the former site of the house of colourful Tsawwassen resident Pansy May Stuttard.
Firefighters will soon be dishing out the Christmas lolly

Firefighters will soon be dishing out the Christmas lolly

Society is starting is annual Christmas Days of Giving
Three new family doctors now serving South Delta

Three new family doctors now serving South Delta

Currently, 42 family doctors are practising in the area, three more than last year,
DPD looking at any lessons from report into mass killing in Nova Scotia

DPD looking at any lessons from report into mass killing in Nova Scotia

Report reviewed at Delta Police Board meeting
Make some new friends on the ice

Make some new friends on the ice

Seniors drop-in hockey twice a week at Tilbury Arena.
More derailment details await final TSB report

More derailment details await final TSB report

There were no injuries to the crew and no compromised hazardous material nor threat to the public according to BNSF officials