Is a major suburb of Vancouver as a well as a district municipality. It is bordered on the south by the Canada/United States border and on the east side by Surrey, on the west side by Georgia Strait, to the north by the mighty Fraser River by the north. Delta became when 2 pioneers, Brothers Thomas and William Ladner arrived and began doing farm work in 1868, and the community was soon built by the Fraser River. Delta’s major population centers are Ladner, Tsawwassen, in the southwest of the district and also North Delta in which Surrey has strong links to. Agriculture and farming play a huge part in Delta’s economy. The George Massey Tunnel, which has made Delta more accessible to automobile traffic, was built in 1958 over the Fraser River, linking Delta with Richmond and making Delta’s population grow even more. BC Ferries Corporation has a ferry terminal at Tsawwassen which takes passengers to Vancouver Island and Victoria. Delta is also served by an airport which serves Charter and private flights to nearby communities. Burns Bog and the Reifel Bird Sanctuary are two of Delta’s major attractions in addition to being major environmental-sensitive areas. Delta is also served by the Roberts Bank Superport which ships wheat and coal to the United States. Delta is named after a nearby river delta that was formed hundreds of years ago by the river's silt. Delta was incorporated as a district on November 10th, 1879 and has remained that way ever since.
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