For the first time in 19 years Delta has a new mayor, as voters have selected George Harvie for the job.
He won with 12,325 votes, according to CivicInfo BC, narrowly defeating Jim Cressford, who had 10,533 votes and Sylvia Bishop with 7,353.
WATCH: Newly elected Delta mayor George Harvie on fixing infrastructure
Harvie replaces long time mayor Lois Jackson who was first elected as a city councillor in councillor in 1972 and won the mayor’s job in 1999. Jackson’s name was not on the ballot this election.
Newcomers Alicia Guichon, Lois E. Jackson, Dan Copeland, and Dylan Kruger were elected to council along with incumbents Jeannie Kanakos and Bruce McDonald.
Below is the full list of mayoral and councillor candidates.
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Candidates
Mayor
Sylvia Bishop – Team Delta slate
Jim Cessford – Independents Working For You slate
George Harvie – Achieving for Delta slate
Moneca Kolvyn
Alex Megalos
Vytas Vaitkus
Council
Robert Campbell (incumbent)
Dan Copeland
Craig DeCraene
Chen Du
Darcy Green
Param Grewal
Alicia Guichon
Kay Khilvinder Hale
Joan Hansen
Lois E. Jackson
Jeannie Kanakos (incumbent)
Kim Kendall
Dylan Kruger
Lori Mayhew
Bruce McDonald (incumbent)
Sandeep Pandher
Garry Shearer
Mike Smith
Cal Traversy
Simran Walia
Boundary
Delta is a city that encompasses a number of communities: North Delta, Tsawwassen and Ladner. They’re located south of the Fraser River, across from Richmond. Tsawwassen shares a border with Point Roberts, which is in the United States.
Population (2016)
102,238
History
A Spanish explorer first sighted Delta in 1791 — thinking it an island, he called it “Isla Capeda.”
Settlers came amid the Gold Rush of 1858.
Some saw the potential for farming in the Fraser River delta, and vowed to return when they had finished searching for gold.
Fishing and farming would become the backbone of Delta’s economy. Salmon canning happened commercially for the first time on Canada’s west coast close to Annieville, and a cannery would be built on Deas Island as well.
Yet another cannery was build on the northern side of Chilukthan Slough.
Delta was incorporated in 1879, and the municipality was administered from Ladner.
Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)
$127,019/$111,736
Crime Severity Index (CSI) — 2016
53.59 (-0.61)/93.63 (-0.17)
Violent Crime Severity Index (CSI) — 2016
30.36 (-35.06)/74.85 (-9.81)
Political representation
Federal
Carla Qualtrough (Liberal)
Provincial
Ravi Kahlon (BC NDP) — Delta North
Ian Paton (BC Liberal) — Delta South
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