North Delta crosswalk celebrates 100 years of Royal Canadian Legion

Published 3:00 pm Friday, September 4, 2026

Members of Legion Branch 61, mayor and council, and Delta’s MP took part in a ceremony on Saturday, Aug. 29 dedicating a North Delta crosswalk in commemoration of the Royal Canadian Legion’s 100th anniversary.

The crosswalk is a project of Branch 61 in Ladner honouring those who served Canada in times of war, military conflict and peacekeeping “to keep the memory of their achievements and sacrifices alive for all Canadians,” and to create a greater awareness of the important work the legion does for the community.

The newly-painted crosswalk is located between the North Delta Public Safety Building and North Delta Recreation Centre, on the north side of 84th Avenue at 114th Street.

About 75 per cent of the funding was provided by Phil Sutton of Sutton Road Markings. Sutton’s company installed the crosswalk and another outside the Ladner Legion back in July in memory of his father, a navy veteran who raised his family in North Delta and served many years as the city’s volunteer fire chief.

Last weekend’s ribbon cutting ceremony was attended by invited speakers MP Jill McKnight, minister of veterans affairs and associate minister of defense, Mayor George Harvie and Phil Sutton, with event emcee Olwen Demidoff, president of Branch 61, who spoke on behalf of the Legion and read a statement from Delta North MLA Ravi Kahlon.

Also attending were all six Delta city councillors, Delta Fire Chief Dave Woods, Acting DPD Chief Ciaron Feenan, members of Branch 61’s executive, Sutton’s family, members of the North Delta Lions Club (who provided cake for the ceremony) and various community members.

Invited guests were piped into the ceremony by Zhongxi “Jonesy” Wu, a member of the Delta Police Pipe Band, alongside an honour guard formed by Delta police officers and firefighters.

Eleven-year-old Isabella (Bella) Philips, a member of the Sutton family, sang the national anthem, and North Delta singer Susanne Nordin performed a pair of “wartime” songs following the days’ speeches.