Bank of Canada Raises Interest Rate to 2.50%: What Does This Mean for Residents?
The Bank of Canada raised its overnight rate to 2.50% on October 28. Here’s what the…
Read →Doerkson Takes Power: What the New Conservative Government Could Mean for Housing Rules, Local Control and the Massey Crossing
British Columbians woke up to a new Conservative majority. Here is what Doerksen has promised so…
Read →BC Conservatives win historic majority in Saturday’s provincial election
Preliminary results show the Conservative Party of BC winning 64 seats. NDP at 27, Greens at…
Read →“Housekeeping”? Read It Before Council Votes — Oct 26 Delta Council
The outgoing council’s last meeting asks for first, second and third readings of two “housekeeping” bylaw…
Read →“I’ll put my leadership thumbprint on the city.”
Exclusive interview with Delta’s new mayor Melissa Granum. She outlines first 100-day priorities — code of…
Read →Delta Voters Deliver Change: Congratulations to the Incoming Mayor, Council, and School Board
Delta voters have delivered change at City Hall. DCC Now congratulates the successful candidates based on…
Read →Residents Deserve a Full-Term Report Card
When a councillor begins raising money soon after being elected, residents have reasonable questions about priorities…
Read →Elected to Serve Residents: Election Fundraising Deserves Transparency
Residents deserve to know what council members accomplished this term. When officials raise money for re-election,…
Read →Private Recording Raises Closed-Meeting Questions: 5 Questions for Councilor Kruger and the City
A recording made by Randy Mann and used in the resolved Grewal v. Kruger case shows…
Read →Closed council meetings: Was this information authorized for public disclosure?
Recording of Coun. Dylan Kruger stating discussions are not for public distribution. Made by Randy Mann,…
Read →Delta’s election debate is about Bill 44. Where’s the Bill 25 record?
The June 30, 2026 provincial housing deadline has passed. Residents deserve to see how Delta met…
Read →What Delta Council Put in Writing on May 6, 2024
On May 6, 2024, Delta Council unanimously directed written limits on City event branding, special events,…
Read →For almost two years, a Delta resident emailed, texted, and phoned his councilor about an ongoing property issue with city staff and got no response. Now that same councilor is asking for votes to be mayor.
For almost two years, a Delta resident emailed, texted, and phoned his councilor about an ongoing…
Read →Who authorized Delta’s legal spending? The records are still missing
The fee totals are already on the record. This post asks who authorized the spending, and…
Read →Injured Captain and Passengers Help Save flydubai Flight After Cockpit Attack
A flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv landed safely in Saudi Arabia on September 30…
Read →What Delta’s 2026 Budget Shows About a Tax Freeze
Delta’s 2026 budget, what a tax freeze would run into, and what a city actually controls.…
Read →Eby’s “bit more” is a 2-point tax hike above $190,405 and 24.5% over $1 million
The October 4 BC NDP release says millionaires will “pitch in a bit more.” The table…
Read →Bill 44 and Bill 25: Who Decides What in Delta?
The Province sets the minimum units, the deadlines, and the exemptions. Delta council sets height, setbacks,…
Read →Todd Schierling is the BC NDP name for Delta North. What is on the record?
The BC NDP named Todd Schierling for Delta North on September 26. Fire captain, association president,…
Read →What the BC Conservatives have put on the record — and what is still missing
October 3 review of Lorne Doerkson's published pledges: no new taxes, LNG targets, SOGI and DRIPA…
Read →What Eby has put on the record to win votes — and what is still missing
October 4 review of David Eby’s published pledges: a proposed 10¢ gas-tax cut, grocery margin caps,…
Read →A $213,507.88 legal bill: what the City’s records show, and the question nobody has answered
City records show $213,507.88 plus GST in 2024–2025 legal fees on the Grewal–Kruger case. No insurance.…
Read →Who Approved These Delta Staff Pay Increases?
City pay lists show lasting senior-staff increases of about $91,000 to $117,000 from 2021 to 2025.…
Read →Two dead, two injured after vehicle hits pedestrians at Tsawwassen Mills
A collision in the Tsawwassen Mills parking lot on Wednesday morning killed two pedestrians and injured…
Read →The raise that vanished: Delta Senior Staff Pay
Delta’s own pay lists show 2024 spikes for several senior staff that did not hold in…
Read →Who Really Pays for the Tariffs? Not What the Politicians Say
Tariffs are billed to domestic importers, not foreign governments. In Canada, GST is calculated on the…
Read →Where is this term’s report card?
Council’s term ends Oct. 17. Campaign promises are public. One list of what this Council did…
Read →A “push for accountability.” Does it apply to the Delta City Council?
Councilor Dylan Kruger asked provincial parties for clear answers on Delta healthcare. DCC Now asked him…
Read →Delta Estimated $4,000 Per Attendee for the 2025 UBCM Convention — What Did Taxpayers Actually Pay?
A City of Delta report estimated $4,000 per councillor and staff member for the 2025 UBCM…
Read →Surrey Started Demolition—But Where Are the Final Arena Agreements and Complete Taxpayer Cost?
The land exchange is documented. The $360-million “net” figure still is not fully allocated in the…
Read →What Delta Repealed, What Replaced It, and What Changed for Residents
The record shows a broad rewriting of Delta’s governing machinery: old bylaws were repealed, authority was…
Read →When Four Votes Decide: How a Recurring Majority Reshaped Delta Council
DCC Now reviewed 78 Regular Council minute sets from Nov. 7, 2022 to July 13, 2026.…
Read →Same Night, Two Votes: The Dec. 2, 2024 Record on a North Delta Rec Center
English On Dec. 2, 2024, Kruger voted for the citywide recreation levy that funds Winskill, then…
Read →City of Delta Underground Overhead Utility Requirements for New Construction Have Changed Since February 2025
Delta’s rule for undergrounding existing overhead third-party utilities on new construction frontages changed in February 2025.…
Read →$213,507 in legal fees — and the City won’t say if it also paid a settlement
The City of Delta paid $213,507.88 plus GST to two law firms in 2024 and 2025…
Read →Residents plan information tables at North Delta and Ladner markets, Sept. 5–6
Organizers will be at the North Delta Farmers Market on Sept. 5 and the Ladner Village…
Read →Highway 99 Tunnel Work Is Increasing in Delta — Here’s What’s Happening Now
Highway 99 Tunnel Work Is Increasing in Delta — Here’s What’s Happening Now Exit 29 to…
Read →Delta Council Pay Growth
Delta Council Pay Growth (City of Delta Only): First Full Year in the Current Term to…
Read →Residents Gather Outside Delta City Hall Ahead of Council Meeting
On August 24, residents from North Delta, Ladner and Tsawwassen gathered outside Delta City Hall at…
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