Women and children fleeing domestic violence will soon have increased access to safe refuge and support services in Delta, thanks to a recent purchase of a property by the B.C. government.

When Mitzi, a single mother of one, learned about the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI) and the supports that the program offers, it came at the perfect time for her family.

Starting this weekend, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure will be conducting tests of a cable collar drop system (like the system being used on the Port Mann Bridge) to see if this type of snow-clearing system would be feasible on the Alex Fraser Bridge.

Work clothes? Check. Books? Check. Tools? Check. A place to stay? Check. Students in the Delta School District are packing their bags and traveling to other B.C. communities for enhanced skills, technical, and trades training opportunities thanks to $5,000 for the school district from the Province’s Skills Training Access Grant.

Drivers are advised that the Alex Fraser Bridge has now been re-opened to traffic.

Drivers are advised that crews are temporarily closing the Alex Fraser Bridge for public safety reasons as snow and ice have been observed shedding from the outside cables into both traveling lanes.

Up to 29 British Columbians in Delta are getting the training they need for jobs in their community, thanks to a federal-provincial partnership under the Canada-B.C. Job Fund Agreement.

Students, teachers and staff at 27 schools in the Delta school district will benefit from $229,600 in provincial School Enhancement Program funding.  

Families in the Delta school district will benefit from improved transportation services, thanks to $41,933 in funding under the new provincial Student Transportation Fund.