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Students and staff took part in neighbourhood walks and a district-wide livestreamed ceremony on Sept. 29, honouring children who never returned home, residential school Survivors, and their families and communities.
Delta police have identified the woman found dead after a fire near River Road on Aug. 26 as 34-year-old Richmond resident Natasha Clifton and are seeking public information.
Federal approval follows B.C.’s environmental assessment certificate for FortisBC’s Tilbury Phase 2 LNG expansion on Tilbury Island in Delta.
The district completed roof, library, parking and building-system upgrades over the summer, while several projects remain underway or are scheduled for completion this fall.
Treat Accessibly is encouraging households to move treat stations to accessible locations so more children can take part in Halloween on Oct. 31.
Two people were taken to hospital in stable condition after a fishing boat sank near the Tsawwassen ferry terminal, prompting rescue efforts and delays on several B.C. Ferries sailings.
A North Delta well-being check on Friday afternoon ended with one person safely taken into police custody after barricading themself inside a Sunshine Hills home.
Delta police called the Lower Mainland Emergency Response Team after a person barricaded themselves inside a Nicholson Road residence Friday afternoon. No injuries were reported.
Burnsview Secondary Grade 12 student Tanaz Aulakh-Kahlon won three gold medals, set a 400-metre hurdles meet record and earned the Leroy Washburn Award in Regina.
Students should not use e-scooters to travel to school or on school grounds, while B.C. regulations set age limits for e-scooter and e-bike use.
Ladner pitcher Matt Wilkinson has spent three weeks with the San Francisco Giants after a May trade and is adapting to major-league hitters and a heavier schedule.
The district trained with police, fire and City of Delta staff and will continue annual exercises for controlled student reunification after emergencies.
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