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Our History

Photo courtesy of the Delta Museum and Archives Society (Image 1980 52 236)
Photo courtesy of the Delta Museum and Archives Society (Image 1980 52 236)

Delta Chamber History starts here. Since 1910, our organization has been the voice of business in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Our vision is simple ... "strengthening commerce and industry because Delta matters."

If your business is in Delta, you need to be a member of the Delta Chamber of Commerce. If you are a Chamber member, drop in and tell us about your business and your plans so we can help you connect with new customers, suppliers, opportunities and each of our communities.

The Delta Chamber of Commerce is a federally-registered, non-profit corporation of businesses and community organizations. It was originally established as the Delta Board of Trade on March 26, 1910 and, in 1961, changed its name to the Delta Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber is governed by the Board of Trade Act administered by Industry Canada.

It serves as the only Chamber of Commerce in the City of Delta, British Columbia, Canada to create and maintain a prosperous environment for business, industry and commerce in our community, province and country.

Past Presidents and Chairs | Delta Chamber History

  • 1910 - W.J. Lanning
  • 1911 - Alex Davie
  • 1912 - R.E. Kittson
  • 1913 - D.A. McKee
  • 1914 - W.A. Kirkland
  • 1915 - D.B. Grant
  • 1916 - S.W. Fisher
  • 1917 - R.A. Coleman
  • 1918 to 1920 - Dr. A.A. King
  • 1921 - Q.A. Murphy
  • 1922 - W.H. Wilson
  • 1923 - Alex Davie
  • 1924 to 1925 - W. Staples
  • 1926 - C.H. Trim
  • 1927 - A.T. Fawcett
  • 1928 - J.L. Guichon
  • 1929 - A. Mitchell
  • 1930 to 1931 - W.C. McKnight
  • 1932 - J.A. Mathews
  • 1933 to 1935 - W.F. Granger
  • 1936 - E.T. Calvert
  • 1937 - George Wallace
  • 1938 - R.L. Fisher
  • 1939 - Dr. I.C. Grimson
  • 1940 to 1943 - Roy Davis​
  • 1944 - E.C. Miller
  • 1945 - George North
  • 1946 to 1947 - Oliver Murphy
  • 1948 - Norm Napier
  • 1949 - Art Swenson
  • 1950 - Edgar Dunning
  • 1951 - Rolly Oliver
  • 1952 - Steve Riddell
  • 1953 - Herb Ivens
  • 1954 to 1955 - Clarence Taylor
  • 1956 to 1957 - Norm Bishop
  • 1958 to 1959 - Roy Davis
  • 1960 & 1962 - Lawrence Goodwin
  • 1963 to 1964 - Ernest Burnett
  • 1965 to 1966 - A.W. Mitchell
  • 1967 - Al Epp
  • 1968 - Roy Davis
  • 1969 to 1970 - Norm McEvoy
  • 1971 - Ernie Bexley
  • 1972 to 1973 - A.W. Mitchell
  • 1974 - John R. Morrison
  • 1975 to 1977 - John Friesen
  • 1978 to 1979 - Len Haier
  • 1980 to 1981 - John L. Savage
  • 1982 to 1983 - Howard McCarthy
  • 1984 - Blair Ledingham​
  • 1985 - Leslie Abramson
  • 1986 to 1987 - Ron Stewart
  • 1988 - Glen Buckley
  • 1989 - Michael Owen
  • 1990 to 1991 - Barbara McCurdy
  • 1992 - Dennis McJunkin
  • 1993 - John Thomas
  • 1994 - Don Souch
  • 1995 - K. Arthur-Leung
  • 1996 - Dale Stevenson
  • 1997 - Phil Hooper
  • 1998 - Bob Ferguson
  • 1999 - Peter Sziklai
  • 2000 - Archie Novakowski
  • 2001 - John Appleby
  • 2002 - Gerald Beltgens
  • 2003 - Lowell Breckon
  • 2004 to 2005 - Alex Copeland
  • 2006 to 2007 - Maria DeVries
  • 2008 to 2009 - Greg Muirhead
  • 2010 - John Appleby
  • 2011 - Ian Tait
  • 2012 - Kelly Guichon
  • 2013 to 2014 - Orville Nickel
  • 2015 to 2016 - Dave Hamilton
  • 2016 to 2018 - Les Voros
  • 2019 to 2021 - Yvonne Anderson
  • 2022 to Present - Rosanne Horner
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