[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":479},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-list":3,"article-\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-new-council-first-regular-meeting-november-2026":189,"article-people-\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-new-council-first-regular-meeting-november-2026":428},[4,21,35,49,60,73,83,94,107,116,125,135,148,158,167,177],{"path":5,"title":6,"description":7,"date":8,"publishedAt":9,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":12,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-new-council-first-regular-meeting-november-2026","Delta City Council holds its first regular meeting on November 16","The new council meets at the North Delta Centre for the Arts on November 16 at 7 p.m. It has committed to 14 specific actions in its first 90 days, covering accountability, housing and city spending.","2026-11-08","2026-11-08T08:01:00-07:00","voche.me editors","Long read",[13,14,15,16,17],"Delta City Council","Delta First","One Delta","Achieving for Delta","municipal government",null,"Illustration of an empty council chamber with name placards and microphones on a curved table",false,{"path":22,"title":23,"description":24,"date":8,"publishedAt":25,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":27,"image":32,"imageAlt":33,"imageCredit":34,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-delta-artisan-gift-market-november-14-2026","North Delta Artisan and Gift Market returns to Heath Elementary on November 14","The free market runs Saturday, November 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Heath Elementary School in North Delta, with local artisans, food trucks and a coat drive.","2026-11-08T08:03:00-07:00","Election news",[28,29,30,31],"North Delta","community event","artisan market","Rotary Club","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-delta-2026\u002Fai\u002Fnorth-delta-artisan-gift-market-november-14-2026.webp","Illustration of an indoor artisan market with craft stalls and handmade goods on display","Illustration made with AI for voche.me",{"path":36,"title":37,"description":38,"date":39,"publishedAt":40,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":41,"image":46,"imageAlt":47,"imageCredit":48,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-extreme-weather-shelters-saturday-november-7-2026","Delta's three extreme weather shelters open Saturday night","Three shelters across North Delta and Ladner will be open Saturday night, November 7, as heavy rain and wind continue across the region.","2026-11-07","2026-11-07T08:50:00-07:00",[42,43,44,28,45],"safety","housing","extreme weather","Ladner","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F240111-NDR-M-ColdWeatherAlert-WEB-Crossroads-United-Church-1.jpg?w=1024","Crossroads United Church in North Delta, one of the city's extreme weather shelters","Crossroads United Church photo \u002F North Delta Reporter",{"path":50,"title":51,"description":52,"date":39,"publishedAt":53,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":54,"image":18,"imageAlt":59,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-highway-99-tunnel-project-what-residents-need-to-know-november-2026","Delta and the Highway 99 tunnel project: what the new crossing means for Ladner and Tsawwassen","An ex-project director is calling for a bridge rather than the tunnel under construction. Delta's new council has a promise to press the Province for a timely replacement.","2026-11-07T08:52:00-07:00",[55,56,57,45,58],"transport","Highway 99","George Massey Tunnel","Tsawwassen","Illustration of a highway tunnel portal in a flat river delta landscape",{"path":61,"title":62,"description":63,"date":64,"publishedAt":65,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":66,"image":70,"imageAlt":71,"imageCredit":72,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-new-council-board-of-education-take-office-november-2026","Delta's new mayor and council and board of education take office","Melissa Granum was sworn in as mayor on November 2, 2026, alongside six councillors and seven school trustees, beginning a four-year term with a 90-day plan focused on accountability and transparency.","2026-11-06","2026-11-06T07:47:54-07:00",[67,68,69,14,15,16],"Mayor","City Council","School Board","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F261103-NDR-M-Granum-swearing-in-1-C.jpg","Melissa Granum delivers her inaugural address after being sworn in as Delta's new mayor on November 2, 2026.","James Smith \u002F North Delta Reporter",{"path":74,"title":75,"description":76,"date":64,"publishedAt":77,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":78,"image":80,"imageAlt":81,"imageCredit":82,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fnorth-delta-secondary-bam-food-drive-december-2026","North Delta Secondary students aim to collect 3,200 food items for Deltassist","Student leaders at North Delta Secondary are running their eighth annual food drive, with a goal of 3,200 non-perishable items for Deltassist Family and Community Services. Donations are accepted through December 16.","2026-11-06T07:52:06-07:00",[79,28],"Schools and community","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F11\u002F261102-NDR-M-BAM-food-drive-leaders-EDIT.jpg?w=1024","Student leaders from North Delta Secondary who are running the 2026 BAM Community Care Drive food drive","Delta School District \u002F North Delta Reporter",{"path":84,"title":85,"description":86,"date":64,"publishedAt":87,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":88,"image":91,"imageAlt":92,"imageCredit":93,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fwind-warning-delta-tsawwassen-november-6-2026","Wind warning in effect for Tsawwassen and South Delta on Friday","Environment Canada issued a wind warning for Metro Vancouver on November 6, 2026, covering Tsawwassen and Boundary Bay. Sustained winds near 70 km\u002Fh are expected through Friday afternoon.","2026-11-06T07:50:42-07:00",[89,90],"Safety","Weather","https:\u002F\u002Fnorthdeltareporter.com\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002Fsites\u002F28\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FWindy20wind20Unsplash.jpg?w=1024","Trees bending in strong wind","Unsplash \u002F North Delta Reporter",{"path":95,"title":96,"description":97,"date":98,"publishedAt":99,"author":10,"category":100,"tags":101,"image":104,"imageAlt":105,"imageCredit":106,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fladner-trunk-road-overpass-strike-highway-99-november-2026","Semi-trailer strikes Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Highway 99, closing southbound lanes","A white Kenworth tractor-trailer struck the Ladner Trunk Road overpass on Wednesday morning, forcing the closure of both southbound lanes on Highway 99. BC Highway Patrol is asking for witnesses and dashcam video.","2026-11-05","2026-11-05T07:35:00-07:00","News brief",[56,45,102,103],"Transportation","BC Highway Patrol","https:\u002F\u002Fsmartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\u002Fvancouversun\u002Fwp-content\u002Fuploads\u002F2026\u002F11\u002FCROP_overpass-damage-26-1918-copy.jpg","Damage to the Ladner Trunk Road overpass after a semi-trailer struck it on November 4, 2026","BC Highway Patrol via Vancouver Sun",{"path":108,"title":109,"description":110,"date":111,"publishedAt":112,"author":10,"category":11,"tags":113,"image":18,"imageAlt":115,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-new-council-sworn-in-november-2026","Delta's new city council is sworn in and assigns its first roles","Mayor Melissa Granum and six councillors took their oaths on November 2 and made appointments to Metro Vancouver, TransLink and other bodies. The first regular meeting is set for November 16.","2026-11-04","2026-11-04T08:33:00-07:00",[68,14,15,16,114],"inaugural meeting","Illustration of a city hall council chamber with empty chairs behind a raised dais",{"path":117,"title":118,"description":119,"date":120,"publishedAt":121,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":122,"image":18,"imageAlt":124,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-townhouse-driveway-83-ave-new-council-november-2026","Delta's new council to rule on townhouse driveway dispute in North Delta","City staff say a developer's two-driveway plan for two four-unit townhouse sites on 83 Avenue would cut street parking from seven spaces to one.","2026-11-02","2026-11-02T08:33:00-07:00",[68,123,28],"Housing","Illustration of a suburban street with townhouses and street parking",{"path":126,"title":127,"description":128,"date":129,"publishedAt":130,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":131,"image":18,"imageAlt":134,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-council-building-bylaw-amendments-2026-11-01","Delta's new council to give final approval to building and development bylaw changes","The outgoing council gave preliminary approval to amendments to two bylaws on Oct. 26; the new council will vote on final approval at its first meeting on Nov. 2.","2026-11-01","2026-11-01T08:31:34-07:00",[68,14,16,15,132,133],"bylaws","building permits","Illustration of government documents and a rubber stamp on a desk with a city hall visible through a window",{"path":136,"title":137,"description":138,"date":139,"publishedAt":140,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":141,"image":146,"imageAlt":147,"imageCredit":34,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-hospital-endoscopy-unit-funded-2026-10-31","Delta Hospital endoscopy unit fundraising complete after $500,000 Beedie gift","The Delta Hospital and Community Health Foundation reached its $8 million goal for a new endoscopy unit after Ryan and Cindy Beedie donated $500,000, completing the campaign.","2026-10-31","2026-10-31T09:18:00-07:00",[142,143,144,145],"Delta Hospital","Healthcare","Community","Delta BC","\u002Fimages\u002Fnews\u002Fbc-delta-2026\u002Fai\u002Fdelta-hospital-endoscopy-unit-funded-2026-10-31.webp","Illustration of a clean modern medical examination room with equipment in a hospital.",{"path":149,"title":150,"description":151,"date":139,"publishedAt":152,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":153,"image":18,"imageAlt":157,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-housing-target-progress-2026-10-31","Delta barely cleared its last housing target and faces a harder one ahead","Delta surpassed its provincial housing target by one unit in the year to September 2025, but the number required for the next year is 18 percent higher and construction has slowed.","2026-10-31T09:05:00-07:00",[123,145,154,155,156],"City of Delta","Housing Target","Province of BC","Illustration of new townhouses under construction on a suburban street on a sunny day.",{"path":159,"title":160,"description":161,"date":139,"publishedAt":162,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":163,"image":18,"imageAlt":166,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-police-distracted-driving-enforcement-2026-10-31","Delta police issued 80 tickets in two days during distracted driving campaign","Delta police issued 80 violation tickets and warnings during the Thanksgiving weekend as part of a province-wide distracted driving campaign. The fine for phone use while driving is $368.","2026-10-31T09:45:00-07:00",[89,164,165,145],"Delta Police","Traffic","Illustration of a police officer standing beside a road holding a device on a clear day.",{"path":168,"title":169,"description":170,"date":139,"publishedAt":171,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":172,"image":18,"imageAlt":176,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-snap-school-travel-pilot-2026-10-31","Delta launches school travel safety pilot at five elementary schools","The City of Delta, Fraser Health and the Delta School District are running a pilot program at five elementary schools to find ways to make the trip to school safer for students.","2026-10-31T09:32:00-07:00",[173,89,174,145,175],"Schools","Transport","Delta School District","Illustration of children walking on a sidewalk toward a school on a sunny morning.",{"path":178,"title":179,"description":180,"date":139,"publishedAt":181,"author":10,"category":26,"tags":182,"image":18,"imageAlt":188,"imageCredit":18,"updated":18,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"pinned":20},"\u002Fnews\u002Froberts-bank-terminal-2-project-of-national-interest-2026-10-31","Federal government designates Roberts Bank Terminal 2 as a Project of National Interest","The federal government gave Roberts Bank Terminal 2 in Delta a new designation on Friday that clears the remaining permits for the $5.9 billion port expansion to proceed.","2026-10-31T08:51:00-07:00",[183,184,185,186,187],"Port","Infrastructure","Deltaport","Roberts Bank","Melissa Granum","Illustration of a container port facility at the water's edge under a clear blue sky.",{"id":190,"title":6,"aiMetadata":191,"author":10,"body":205,"candidates":356,"category":11,"date":8,"description":7,"extension":364,"faq":365,"image":18,"imageAlt":19,"imageCheckedAt":18,"imageCredit":18,"imageScene":396,"linkedin":397,"linkedinPostUrl":18,"meta":405,"metaDescription":18,"navigation":407,"path":5,"pinned":20,"primarySourceUrl":408,"publishedAt":9,"seo":409,"seoTitle":18,"sourceId":410,"sourceIsPaywalled":20,"sources":411,"stem":423,"storyType":424,"tags":425,"topicKey":426,"updated":18,"__hash__":427},"news\u002Fnews\u002Fdelta-new-council-first-regular-meeting-november-2026.md",{"summary":192,"keyTopics":193,"semanticKeywords":198},"Delta's new council led by Mayor Melissa Granum holds its first regular meeting on November 16, 2026. The council has pledged 14 actions in its first 90 days, including restoring a public question period, adopting a code of conduct, reviewing the Official Community Plan, and launching a zero-based budget review.",[13,194,195,196,197],"first 90 days plan","council accountability","Official Community Plan","November 16 meeting",[199,200,201,202,203,204],"Delta municipal government","Melissa Granum mayor","Delta First council","question period Delta","OCP review Delta","Delta council 2026",{"type":206,"value":207,"toc":347},"minimark",[208,217,222,254,258,261,264,271,284,290,293,305,311,318,322,325,329,332,336,339],[209,210,211,212,216],"p",{},"Delta City Council's first regular meeting under Mayor ",[213,214,187],"a",{"href":215},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmelissa-granum"," is scheduled for Monday, November 16, at 7 p.m. at the North Delta Centre for the Arts, 11425 84th Avenue, according to the North Delta Reporter. The new council was sworn in on November 2 and has listed 14 specific actions it says it will start in its first 90 days.",[218,219,221],"h2",{"id":220},"who-sits-on-council","Who sits on council",[209,223,224,225,229,230,234,235,239,240,234,244,248,249,253],{},"Mayor Granum ran with Delta First, as did councillors ",[213,226,228],{"href":227},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Falexander-fischer","Alexander Fischer",", ",[213,231,233],{"href":232},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Ftammy-hansen","Tammy Hansen"," and ",[213,236,238],{"href":237},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fjat-puri","Jat Puri",". Delta First holds four of the seven seats, giving it a majority. Councillors ",[213,241,243],{"href":242},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fsylvia-bishop","Sylvia Bishop",[213,245,247],{"href":246},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fdaniel-boisvert","Daniel Boisvert"," ran with One Delta. Councillor ",[213,250,252],{"href":251},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Falicia-guichon","Alicia Guichon"," ran with Achieving for Delta. All seven were sworn in on November 2 at a ceremony where Justice Tina Dion administered the oaths, as the North Delta Reporter reported.",[218,255,257],{"id":256},"what-the-council-committed-to-do","What the council committed to do",[209,259,260],{},"Delta First published its First 90 Days plan before the election and the new council announced at its November 2 inaugural meeting that it would follow it, as the North Delta Reporter reported. All items below are the party's own account of what it pledged: no council vote has yet taken place on any of them.",[209,262,263],{},"The plan groups its commitments into three areas.",[209,265,266,270],{},[267,268,269],"strong",{},"Accountability"," covers four actions. The council says it will develop an enforceable code of conduct for elected officials with independent oversight; end block voting, in which all members of a slate vote together on every item; restore the public question period at council meetings, which the outgoing council had removed; and repeal a practice that let city management approve development permits and variances without a council vote. The last of these changes who signs off on building decisions: under the current practice, city staff decide, with no council vote. Delta First says it will return that power to elected councillors.",[209,272,273,274,278,279,283],{},"The question period restoration is tracked at ",[213,275,277],{"href":276},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmelissa-granum#promise-restore-question-period","#promise-restore-question-period",". The code of conduct is tracked at ",[213,280,282],{"href":281},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmelissa-granum#promise-council-code-of-conduct","#promise-council-code-of-conduct",".",[209,285,286,289],{},[267,287,288],{},"Liveability"," covers six actions. The council says it will: open a public review of Delta's Official Community Plan with sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta; examine the Ladner Village revitalization strategy; re-establish citizen advisory committees in five areas (traffic safety and transportation, art, history and culture, sports, recreation and parks, environment and urban planning, and agriculture and food security); commission a legal analysis of provincial development legislation; create tree protection bylaws; and assess police and fire resources against population growth.",[209,291,292],{},"Delta's Official Community Plan is the city's guide to land use, density and development. It sets out what can be built where across Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta. A review would let residents say how they want each neighbourhood to grow before the plan is updated. The outgoing council had eliminated citizen advisory committees, which had given residents a formal way to give advice on specific topics between elections.",[209,294,295,296,300,301,283],{},"The OCP review is tracked at ",[213,297,299],{"href":298},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmelissa-granum#promise-ocp-public-review","#promise-ocp-public-review",". The advisory committees are tracked at ",[213,302,304],{"href":303},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmelissa-granum#promise-citizen-advisory-committees","#promise-citizen-advisory-committees",[209,306,307,310],{},[267,308,309],{},"Affordability"," covers four actions. The council says it will: launch a zero-based budget review of all city departments and of council's own budget; establish transparent budget reporting; create a strategy for non-market and affordable housing supply; and examine city funding of external organizations that lobby on the city's behalf. Under a zero-based budget review, every spending line must be justified from the beginning each year. The current practice carries forward last year's budget as the starting point.",[209,312,313,314,283],{},"The budget review is tracked at ",[213,315,317],{"href":316},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Fcandidates\u002Fmelissa-granum#promise-review-city-spending-public-reporting","#promise-review-city-spending-public-reporting",[218,319,321],{"id":320},"what-the-mayor-said-at-inauguration","What the mayor said at inauguration",[209,323,324],{},"Mayor Granum told the North Delta Reporter at the November 2 swearing-in that the new council would bring \"compassion and a determination to work together.\" She said \"a healthy council should challenge ideas, ask difficult questions, and bring different perspectives to the table.\" She thanked outgoing Mayor George Harvie and the departing councillors for their service.",[218,326,328],{"id":327},"the-board-of-education","The Board of Education",[209,330,331],{},"The seven trustees of the Delta Board of Education (School District 37) held their inaugural meeting on November 3. Their first regular meeting of the new term is December 8, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the School Board Office, 4585 Harvest Drive, Delta, according to the Delta School District's published meeting schedule at deltasd.bc.ca. The district's website lists Joe Muego as Board Chairperson. All board meetings include a 30-minute public question period, and individuals may ask one question with one follow-up.",[218,333,335],{"id":334},"what-residents-can-do","What residents can do",[209,337,338],{},"The November 16 council meeting is open to the public. The agenda will be posted on the Monday before the meeting, available at delta.ca\u002Fcity-hall\u002Fdelta-council. The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the North Delta Centre for the Arts, 11425 84th Avenue.",[209,340,341,342,346],{},"If the council restores the public question period as it has pledged, residents will be able to ask questions directly at the meeting. The ",[213,343,345],{"href":344},"\u002Fbc\u002Fdelta-2026\u002Ftracker","promise tracker for Delta"," will be updated each time the council acts on one of its commitments.",{"title":348,"searchDepth":349,"depth":349,"links":350},"",2,[351,352,353,354,355],{"id":220,"depth":349,"text":221},{"id":256,"depth":349,"text":257},{"id":320,"depth":349,"text":321},{"id":327,"depth":349,"text":328},{"id":334,"depth":349,"text":335},[357,358,359,360,361,362,363],"melissa-granum","alexander-fischer","tammy-hansen","jat-puri","sylvia-bishop","daniel-boisvert","alicia-guichon","md",[366,369,372,375,378,381,384,387,390,393],{"question":367,"answer":368},"When is Delta City Council's first regular meeting?","The first regular meeting of the new Delta City Council is Monday, November 16, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the North Delta Centre for the Arts, 11425 84th Avenue. The meeting is open to the public, according to the North Delta Reporter's coverage of the inaugural address.",{"question":370,"answer":371},"What is the Delta First council's first 90 days plan?","Delta First published a First 90 Days plan on its own website listing 14 commitments across three areas: accountability, liveability and affordability. The council announced the plan at its November 2 inaugural meeting. All items are described as the party's own pledges, and no council vote has yet been recorded on any of them.",{"question":373,"answer":374},"What accountability commitments did the new council make?","According to the Delta First platform, the council committed to four accountability actions: developing an enforceable code of conduct for elected officials, ending block voting, restoring a public question period at council meetings, and repealing delegation of development permits and variances to management.",{"question":376,"answer":377},"What is the Official Community Plan review the mayor promised?","Mayor Melissa Granum promised to open a public review of Delta's Official Community Plan, with sessions in Ladner, Tsawwassen and North Delta. The Delta First platform calls it an immediate public review. The plan itself is the city's guide to land use and development. No start date or format for the sessions has been announced.",{"question":379,"answer":380},"What is the zero-based budget review the council committed to?","The Delta First platform describes a zero-based budget review of all city departments and of council's own budget, to be started in the first 90 days. Under this approach, every spending line must be justified from scratch each year, rather than starting from last year's figures. No timeline, scope or format for the review has been announced by the council.",{"question":382,"answer":383},"What is the affordable housing strategy the council committed to?","The Delta First platform says the council will create a strategy for non-market and affordable housing supply. No details about targets, timelines or funding sources have been announced. The mayor also promised a legal analysis of provincial development legislation, referring to provincial rules around housing density.",{"question":385,"answer":386},"When does the Delta Board of Education hold its first regular meeting?","The Delta Board of Education's first regular meeting of the new term is December 8, 2026, at 7 p.m. at the School Board Office, 4585 Harvest Drive, Delta. The meeting schedule is published on the Delta School District website at deltasd.bc.ca. Joe Muego is listed as Board Chairperson on the district's own website.",{"question":388,"answer":389},"Who sits on the new Delta City Council?","Mayor Melissa Granum and six councillors were sworn in on November 2, 2026. The councillors are Alexander Fischer, Tammy Hansen and Jat Puri (Delta First), Sylvia Bishop and Daniel Boisvert (One Delta), and Alicia Guichon (Achieving for Delta). Delta First holds a majority on council with the mayor and three councillors.",{"question":391,"answer":392},"What is the tree protection bylaw the council committed to?","The Delta First platform says the new council will create tree protection bylaws and enhanced design standards. No details about which trees would be covered, what the penalties would be, or when a bylaw would come to council for a vote have been announced.",{"question":394,"answer":395},"What citizen advisory committees did the council promise to restore?","The Delta First platform says it will re-establish citizen advisory committees in five areas: traffic safety and transportation, art, history and culture, sports, recreation and parks, environment and urban planning, and agriculture and food security. The outgoing council had eliminated these committees. No process for appointing members or a timeline for the first meetings has been announced.","An empty council chamber with a curved wooden table, name placards and microphones, lit by overhead lights before a meeting begins, no people present.",{"short":398,"long":399,"hashtags":400},"Delta's new council holds its first regular meeting November 16 at the North Delta Centre for the Arts. Here is what it has committed to do in its first 90 days.","Delta's new Mayor Melissa Granum and six councillors were sworn in November 2. Their first regular meeting is November 16 at 7 p.m. The council has pledged 14 actions in 90 days: restoring public question periods, adopting an enforceable code of conduct, launching an OCP review, and starting a zero-based budget review. 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