02 The story
Delta’s suburban north
North Delta began as Annieville, a riverside settlement where one of the first commercial salmon canneries on the Fraser opened around 1870. For decades the area was forest, small farms and scattered homes on the bluffs above the river. It grew quickly after the Second World War and again from the 1970s, filling with family homes on winding, hilly streets.
Today North Delta is home to a diverse population, including a large South Asian community. Scott Road, which forms the border with Surrey, is the main commercial street, with plazas, grocery stores and restaurants, and Scottsdale Centre near 72nd Avenue is a key shopping hub. Kennedy Heights and the area around 84th Avenue have more local shops and services.
Forests, bog and recreation
Watershed Park, on the east side near the Surrey border, is a forested park with walking and biking trails and natural springs. To the west, the Delta Nature Reserve has a boardwalk into the edge of Burns Bog, one of the largest raised peat bogs on the West Coast. It is a quiet, unusual landscape of moss, shrubs and pines.
For recreation, the Sungod Recreation Centre has a pool and ice rink, and the North Delta Recreation Centre, the area’s oldest sports complex, has an arena, curling sheets and an outdoor pool. River Road along the Fraser offers views of the river and the Alex Fraser Bridge.
North Delta suits families, commuters and anyone who wants green space close by. Traffic on Scott Road and Nordel Way can be heavy at peak hours, so the RapidBus is often the easier way to reach SkyTrain.
