Election 2026 · Open letter
A “push for accountability.” Does it apply to Delta City Council?
On September 24, 2026, Councillor and mayoral candidate Dylan Kruger wrote to provincial party leaders about the Beedie Long-Term Care Centre and an Urgent and Primary Care Centre in North Delta. He posted on X that it is “time to put politics aside and unite Delta,” and that he is “demanding immediate action” in “this crucial push for accountability.”
His letter states: “Delta residents deserve clear answers and a government that will deliver the healthcare infrastructure our growing community needs.”
Delta City Council is also a government. Councillor Kruger sits on it.
DCC Now sent him an open letter on September 25, 2026, copied to Mayor George V. Harvie and Members of Council, asking the same kind of questions about the City of Delta’s own record.
The questions
- His post says “restarting” Beedie. His letter says “completing.” Has the project been paused or stopped? If so, when, and by whom?
- His post says he is “demanding immediate action.” His letter asks parties to “clearly state” commitments and timelines. Which is it?
- The post says “put politics aside.” The letter calls the provincial election call “reckless.” How do those statements fit?
- He wrote “on behalf of the residents of Delta,” on One Delta letterhead, signed as a mayoral candidate. In what capacity? Was it authorized or discussed by Council?
- The petition is on onedelta.ca. Will signers’ names and contact details be used for campaign purposes? Will the petition be delivered to Victoria, and when?
- What specific actions has Delta City Council taken this term on Beedie LTC and a North Delta UPCC — resolutions, letters, land, zoning, or permitting — and on what dates?
- The letter relies on a 2026 City of Delta primary-care assessment. Is it public? What action has Council formally taken in response, and when?
- On May 29, 2023, Council voted unanimously, with Kruger chairing as Acting Mayor, not to adopt a Code of Conduct bylaw. When will Council adopt an enforceable Code of Conduct bylaw under the Community Charter?
- If residents deserve clear answers from Victoria, will Mayor and Council commit to a written standard and timeframe for responding to residents’ correspondence?
- Will refused delegation requests, the reasons given, and who made each decision be made part of the public record? By what date?
Written responses are due Friday, October 2, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. Pacific, to info@dccnow.com. The Mayor and any member of Council may respond to the Council questions by the same date.
All responses will be published in full, without editing. Where no response is received, that will be noted as “no response received.”
A push for accountability should apply equally to the government the writer currently serves on.
DCC Now does not endorse candidates or slates. Written replies sent to info@dccnow.com will be published in full.
Sarbjot Singh Locham
Resident & Editor
DCC Now – Delta Community Concerns
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