Delta Optimist
Three in four Canadians want government services to be available online post COVID-19
Interac survey shows Canadians agree the pandemic has emphasized the need for digital IDs, but continue to cite security as a key adoption concern
Cannabis company continues to cut
Even more cuts are coming to Canada’s biggest cannabis company, which for a time had an East Ladner greenhouse set to become one of the world’s biggest. In a further restructuring move, Canopy...
New free ferry service will connect Point Roberts residents with mainland Washington
Residents of the peninsula community accessible by land only through Canada now have a way to get to Blaine and Bellingham
Delta cannabis grower now selling seeds
A large-scale East Ladner greenhouse operation that made the switch to cannabis is now getting into the seed business. Pure Sunfarms last week announced it’s continuing to expand its product...
COVID related scam finds the wrong target
Sometimes scams come the old fashioned way – via mail. Const. Dustin Classen, of the Delta police economic and technical crime unit, found a suspicious stock market promotion in his mailbox last...
No refunds for flight cancellations
You were looking forward to your dream vacation or nice little gateway before coronavirus – now travel restrictions are in place and your flight has been canceled. Don’t count on the airline giving...
COVID-19: Provincial, Supreme courts closing or reducing services
Both the provincial and supreme courts in B.C. are reducing services or shutting down courtrooms altogether as the effects of the COVID-19 continue to ripple through day-to-day life. The provincial...
Bridge could replace Massey tunnel plan
Will Delta get a new bridge after all? That’s now a possibility as two options for a George Massey Tunnel crossing replacement were on display for residents at an open house Thursday, one being a...
A Canadian 'chicken and taters' fast food brand expands further in Metro Vancouver
There's going to be a new spot for "chicken and taters" soon in Metro Vancouver, as a 50-year-old Canadian fast food chain expands further in the region. Mary Brown’s Chicken & Taters will be...
Century-old Ladner Village building to be demolished
A century-old building in Ladner Village will finally be coming down. Delta council has approved a demolition permit to make way for a two-and-a-half-storey mixed use building in the 4800-block of...