Welcome to Delta, British Columbia, Canada
Your Delta (Ladner, Delta South, Tsawwassen)
area contact is Jim and Joyce Williams (REMAX ridgemeadows realty.) Please refer to the "Relocating to Delta" section to the right for
the phone number and email address to contact Jim or Joyce directly about the REMAX MLS real estate homes for sale including residential houses,
apartments, condos, duplexes, acreages and farms not listed for sale here.
Delta summary
Delta is a district municipality in British Columbia, Canada. Located south of Richmond, it is bordered by the Fraser River to the north, the United States
(Point Roberts, Washington) to the south and the city of Surrey to the east. Delta is composed of three distinct communities: Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta.
Prior to European settlement, Delta's flatlands and coastal shores were inhabited by the Tsawwassen indigenous peoples, of the Coast Salish First Nations . The
land was first sighted by Europeans in 1791, when Spanish explorer Lieutenant Francisco de Eliza mistook the area for an island and named it "Isla Capeda". The
first Europeans to settle in the area were Thomas and William Ladner, who began farming the area in 1868. Farming and fishing helped the community grow quickly
over the next few decades. In 1879, the area was incorporated to become "Delta", and the village of Ladner was made as its administrative centre.
Due to its geography, Delta was a relatively isolated community. The completion of the George Massey Tunnel in 1959 linking Ladner to Richmond and Vancouver
along with the opening, in 1960, of the Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal and the Highway 99 being rerouted from the King George Highway in Surrey in 1962 to a new
route through Delta, ended Delta's isolation and resulted in a massive 400% population growth over the next 20 years. The 1986 completion of the Alex Fraser
Bridge connecting North Delta to New Westminster and Vancouver also helped Delta's growth. Search For Delta REMAX MLS real estate homes for sale
including residential houses, apartments, condos, duplexes, acreages
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