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Important Numbers 10-Digit Dialing Delta and surrounding areas are serviced by the 604 area code. When placing a call, all 10 digits of the number must be dialled.

emergency numbers AMBULANCE / FIRE / POLICE 911: TDD / TTY users dial 911 and continue to press the space bar of your TDD / TTY until your call is answered.

emergency numbers Delta Hospital 604.946.1121 Air or Marine Emergency 1.800.567.5111 Poison Control 604.682.5050 RCMP Coastal / Airport Watch Program 1.888.855.6655 Crisis Centre (South Delta, Ladner & Tsawwassen) 604.279.7070 Delta Police (Non-Emergency) 604.946.4411 Delta Emergency Program 604.952.3101

INFORMATION FOR DRIVERS BCAA Emergency Roadside Assistance 604.293.2222 Cell *222 ICBC Dial-A-Claim (24-hour) 1.800.910.4222 BC Ministry of Transportation Road Reports 1.800.550.4997

Tourist INFORMATION

WEBSITES Delta Chamber of Commerce deltachamber.ca Corporation of Delta corp.delta.bc.ca Tsawwassen First Nation tsawwassenfirstnation.com Tourism British Columbia hellobc.com Provincial Highways Road Reports drivebc.ca BC Ferries bcferries.com Environment Canada (BC weather) weatheroffice.gc.ca Canada Border Services Agency (customs information for visitors to Canada) cra-arc.gc.ca Canada / US Border Wait Times (border cameras) cbsa.gc.ca Washington State Department of Transportation (highways, weather & border info) wsdot.wa.gov/traffic Bank of Canada currency conversions bankofcanada.ca

Local driving distances from Delta to: km miles Vancouver (downtown) 28 17 Banff AB 845 525 Bellingham WA 62 38 Calgary AB 969 602 Cranbrook 835 519 Edmonton AB 1,146 712 Kamloops 340 211 Kelowna 381 237 Nanaimo 106 66 Portland OR 483 300 Prince George 772 480 Seattle WA 204 127 Spokane WA 654 406 Vernon 428 266 Victoria 100 62 Whistler 149 93

Delta Communities Historically Delta has been comprised of three communities: Ladner, North Delta, and Tsawwassen. The Tsawwassen First Nation Reserve is also a distinct residential area as is Point Roberts WA south of Tsawwassen. Delta District Municipality: Latitude: 49° 4' N Longitude: 123° 4' W Elevation: 2.0m Area: 184km2 (71 miles2) Ladner: Latitude: 49°05'30" N Longitude: 123°04'40" W North Delta: Latitude: 49°10'00" N Longitude: 122°55'00" W Tsawwassen: Latitude: 49°01'00" N Longitude: 123°05'00"W Tsawwassen First Nation: Latitude: 49°02'00" N Longitude: 123°06'00" W

Climate Daily mean temperatures: January: 2.8 Celsius, 37 Fahrenheit Daily max. 5.8C, 42F Daily min. -0.3C, 31F July: 16.9C, 62F Daily max. 22.5C, 73F Daily min. 11.4C, 53F Rainfall: January: 104.3 mm, 4.11 in July: 34.4 mm, 1.35 in Annual: 976.5 mm, 38.44 in Snowfall: January: 10.6 mm, 0.42 in Annual: 31.6 mm, 1.24 in Precipitation: January: 114.9 mm, 4.52 in July: 3.4 mm, 0.13 in Annual: 1008.1 mm, 39.69 in

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Delta Chamber of Commerce 604.946.4232 Tourism BC 1.800.HELLO.BC (1.800.435.5622) Metro Vancouver Information Centre 604.432.6200 TransLink (regional transit info) 604.953.3333 BC Ferries 1.888.BCFERRY (1.888.223.3779) Cell*223 Canada / US border crossings: The Boundary Bay border crossing connects Delta to Point Roberts WA. The Douglas / Peace Arch border crossing and Pacific Highway truck crossing are located approximately 22 km (14 miles) south of Delta, at Surrey BC / Blaine WA.

Driving Distances

Distances provided by www.th.gov.bc.ca and Google maps

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