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A Mission pastor is at the heart of a growing effort to meet the needs of the citys most vulnerable at one cen-tralized spot. Hope Central now provides 12 meals per week and organizers of the make-shift program have big plans for the future.

We started about 14 years ago as a church hauling wagons up and down the alleys in Mission to people who didnt have food, said Greg Elford, pastor with New Heights Church, located at Hope Central on North Rail-way Avenue.

New Heights became more involved after meeting people in need. It partnered with the Union Gospel Mis-sion to provide three or four weekly meals and a drop-in program.

When Union Gospel closed its drop-in in August 2012 after more than two decades in operation, Elford saw a void.

We noticed that the Union Gospel had really been a vital part of sustain-ing food for many people, said Elford.

He called on agencies, churches, community mem-bers, the city, and the RCMP for a meeting to analyze the gaps and brainstorm a solu-tion.

New Heights emerged as a natural place to re-open a drop-in and meal program.

But Elford didnt just resume where Union Gos-

pel left off. He has greatly expanded support, and Hope Central now provides six cooked breakfasts and six suppers each week year-round.

The church hired a coor-dinator, Carrie Prentice, and has Hope Central on a three-stage plan: relief, rehabilita-tion, and development.

Relief was this first year of providing meals and basic supplies, such as toilet-ries. About 13 churches are represented in volunteers, and different businesses in town, from homegrown bakeries to big box stores

donate food to feed 40-60 people per sitting. Funding is through private donations and grants.

The next step is rehabilita-tion, which Hope Central is just starting. Elford, Prentice, and dozens of volunteers are opening the centre as a drop-in starting in January.

A lot of people use the facility as their home base Were offering community as well as food and a warm place to be, said Elford.

People will be welcomed to hang out, relax, and take part in services that can move them ahead.

Because we have such a

consistent clientele, or par-ticipants as we call them, we figured theres an oppor-tunity to introduce the peo-ple we have credibility with to services that can actu-ally help them make some progress in their lives, said Elford. Our hope is to invite all the different agencies in the city that work with peo-ple on the street, or could work with them, but have no access to them, to come and be part of our drop-in program.

Elford is in talks with dif-ferent agencies to provide advocacy work, life skills

training, literacy, budgeting, computer access, haircut-ting services, and cooking classes. One agency might also provide care for peoplesfeet; as Elford explained, thehomeless spend long days outside in the rain, and theirfeet are often in poor shape.

Elford wants to see busi-nesses and service groupsworking alongside commu-nity agencies at Hope Cen-tral to help people improvetheir lives.

One of our big goals is breaking down barriersbetween people in the com-munity, said Elford.

Always thinking abouthow to move people out of poverty permanently, HopeCentral has started a uniquestrategy to foster a sense of ownership among its vis-itors. People who use ser-vices are invited to partici-pate in the maintenance of the place sweep the floor, clean the bathroom, etc. inexchange for a ballot in adraw to win a monthly giftcard.

Hope Central has placed alarge paper tree on the wall,with volunteers and partic-ipants tracing their hands on opposite sides. Organiz-ers measure success by how many participants end upalso tracing their hands asvolunteers.

For more information, peo-ple are welcome to drop in toHope Central, 33129 North Railway Ave., or contact Car-rie Prentice at [email protected].

Hope Central offers drop-in centreNew Heights Church fills gap left after Union Gospel Mission closed last year

Hope Central volunteers George Smith and Dean Ross hand trays of bread to coordinator Carrie Prentice. The group on North Railway Avenue provides a dozen meals a week to clients in need.

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One of our big goals is breaking down barriers between people in the community.

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Carol Aun Mission Record

Mission Christmas Bureau volunteers handed out close to 700 food hampers and gifts to local families this year, but only reached about half of the organiza-tions fundraising goal.

This week, as bureau coordinator Phil Hope closes down the temporary office at the Junction Mall, he is thanking all the volunteers and donors for their help.

We are so grateful, he said.In the week leading up to Christmas,

Interwrap invited Hope to its Christmas luncheon and presented him with a $3,300 cheque. On Dec. 19, the bureau also received a $2,850 cheque from the Mission Chamber of Commerce.

The annual Christmas at the Clarke concert was also successful, noted Hope, but the events final donation results have not yet been tallied. Proceeds from the evening are split between the Christ-mas Bureau and the Womens Resource Society of the Fraser Valley.

We really appreciate what John Agnew (concert producer) does every year, said Hope.

Fundraising started slow this year and despite donations from students, com-munity organization, and individuals over the past couple of weeks, Hope es-timates only 50 per cent of its $150,000 has been reached.

Just because Christmas is over, were not done, said Hope. Further donationsthroughout the year are still appreciat-ed.

Donations can be brought to the FoodCentre, 32646 Logan Ave.

Carol AunMission Record

Water meter advocate Coun. Jeff Jewell isnt giving up on establishing a program in Mission to measure how much water is being used in each home.

At a special council meet-ing Dec. 18, he convinced his colleagues to take another step in that direction by im-plementing a sample meter-ing program to measure the water consumption of older homes.

Before the pilot project can begin, district staff must in-vestigate the costs and from which budget the funds will be drawn.

While Jewell would have preferred to put at least a voluntary metering program in place, he said the move is progress.

The main issue isnt about meters or the cost of imple-

menting them, said Jewell. Its about being equitable.

Residents already measure and pay for hydro and gas usage, and they should do the same with water, he noted, adding meters will bring fair-ness to taxpayers, the City of Abbotsford, with whom Mis-sion has a partnership when it comes to water and sewer services, and the next gen-eration.

Jewell explained the cur-rent generation of residents hasnt had to make a big investment in water because the infrastructure that is currently in place was paid for by the previous genera-tion.

The councillor believes two out of three Mission resi-dents are being overcharged for their water use because Abbotsford-Mission Water Sewer Commission data shows the average Mission

home consumes nearly twice as much as a home in Ab-botsford.

Water meters are required for all new construction in Mission, and council debat-ed establishing a voluntary metering program, but first wanted more information about older homes.

The newer residences are likely equipped with ener-gy-saving appliances and low-flow systems, reasoned Coun. Larry Nundal, who sug-gested houses in the West Heights area, which already have meters, be used in the study.

Its mid-point housing, said Nundal.

City of Surrey implement-ed a voluntary metering program more than 10 years ago while requiring all new construction to install water meters.

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ceived, said Jeff Arason,Surreys manager of utilities. Year after year, more peopleare signing up.

Residents in older homeswho dont have a meter pay a flat rate, which is determined each year by the amount of water not measured.

On average, residents inSurrey homes with metersuse about 400 cubic metres of water annually, while unmet-ered customers use about 750cubic metres.

Volunteers are general-ly the low-water users, andover time, it gets more expen-sive for the unmetered ones,noted Arason.

Surrey provides the meters, but the cost is incorporatedinto the annual utility bill payment. Surrey promotes the program through adver-tising and social media, butdoesnt have plans to makemeters mandatory.

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Mission Christmas Bureau volunteers Tom Osterberg and Liam Mackie distribute holidayhampers to registered recipients this week.

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The Rocks purchased the home, ren-ovated it, and paid for all municipal permits for the work, and have now offered it to the society for a low monthly rent.

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Carol AunMission Record

Elsie Lightburn has always liked sports. As a young girl, she loved track and field and field hockey. As she got older, she became a lifeguard and taught young children not to fear water.

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I like to volunteer, said Lightburn. I cant stand long, but I thought if I could do something, I would.

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She makes friends every day with her warm smile and friendly eyes, keeping her so-cially active.

Mission is hosting the B.C. Winter Games Feb. 20-23. Hundreds of volunteers

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To find out more about the Games and how you can get involved, visit bcgames.org or call 604-820-7529.

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Premier Christy Clark looks back on 2013

After a whirlwind year that started with a come-from-behind election win,Premier Chris-ty Clark sat down with mefor the traditional year-end interview in her Victoria office. Here are excerpts from that discussion. A longer ver-sion with video can be found under the Opinion tab of this newspapers website.

TF: Premier, you surprised a few people this year. What surprised you the most about 2013?

PCC: I guess it was the disconnect be-tween the pollsters and the pundits, and the public. I did have a sense all the time that the citizens were thinking something different in the run-up to the election campaign. I wondered, am I missing some-thing here, or are they missing something? And I guess it turned out that it wasnt me that was missing something.

TF: The liquefied natural gas export proj-ect is going to use a lot of natural gas, especially in the early years. Will B.C.s greenhouse gas reduction targets [20 per cent reduction by 2020, 80 per cent by 2050] have to be changed?

PCC: I dont have a clear answer on that yet. We are working with the companies on exactly how we are going to structure their environmental commitments and costs, and their elec-tricity costs versus using gas, the total royalty tax regime. Were looking at that as one package.

However that turns out, though, this opportunity to export natural gas to Asia is the single biggest opportunity we have ever had as a province to reduce green-house gas emissions around the world. In shipping this to China, we are going to help them wean themselves off some of the dirtiest coal anybodys burning any-where in the world.

TF: If B.C. is going to get credit for dis-placing coal use in Asia, shouldnt B.C.s coal exports, even though its metallurgi-cal coal, count in our greenhouse gas total as well?

PCC: I know that the academics and pundits are going to get all mired in com-

peting sets of numbers and studies. For me, we have a chance to do good for the world, and were going to take it.

TF: On oil pipelines, your agreement in No-vember with Alberta Premier Alison Redford involves B.C. supporting

her effort for a national energy strategy. What do you see it doing in the future?

PCC: The big idea that shes trying to pursue with that is a strategy that will connect us east to west in energy. Energy grids are much better connected north to south than they are east to west. So shes trying to pursue a pan-Canadian strat-egy for the exchange of energy, whether thats hydroelectricity or natural gas or

whatever it is.We havent been intimately involved

with it until recently, so well see where it goes.

TF: Theres a perception out there, fu-elled by the opposition, that you cam-paigned against oil pipelines and now youre turning the tanker around, as it were, to be in support of them. What do you say to that?

PCC: Its typical of the other guys to re-interpret and misquote. Thats what they do. Theyre in opposition. What I said was, we have five conditions that must be met in order for heavy oil to be considered to go ahead in British Columbia. That has not changed.

The five conditions remain in place. As of today, none of them have been met. The only thing that is different today, from before the election, is that now I no longer stand alone in supporting the five condi-tions. I have one other premier supporting me, and thats Alison Redford.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and col-umnist for Black Press. Twitter: @tomfletcherbc Email:[email protected]

For me, we have a chance to do good for the world, and were going to take it.

Tom Fletcher

B.C. Views

Mission council voted in fa-vour last Wednesday of proceed-ing with a pilot program which will bring the district one step closer to water metering.

Coun. Jeff Jewell succeeded in convincing other local politi-cians to go ahead with the ini-tiative, which will see a sample metering program implemented to measure water consumption in older homes, as newer homes are already metered.

Its an encouraging step for-ward, but remains a small ad-vance of an issue that is so fun-damentally important.

The District of Mission is one of the few communities in the Lower Mainland/Fraser Valley which does not meter water use in all homes.

Given the preciousness of this finite resource, its time Mission gets fully on board and leaves

behind the flat-rate fee entirely.We see this as a simple matter

of fairness and efficiency.If you use more, pay more.

If youre cautious with water usage, you should be rewarded with lower utility bills.

Mission and Abbotsford share a water system, and since our neighbours to the south are me-tered, they can say unequivo-cally how much they use, which compels Mission to pay the re-mainder of the tab.

Water metering is the next logical step, and one that is overdue.

To rebel against this common and well-received practice is il-logical.

Numerous communities have demonstrated that installing meters on homes reduces usage, and this is something for which we should all strive.

Time to meter water QUESTION OF THE WEEK

LAST WEEK WE ASKED:

Should the District of Mission eliminate fl at-rate water fees?

To answer, go to the Home page of our website: www.missioncityrecord.com

Would you support council meeting times changing?

Heres how you responded: Yes 57% No 43%

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St. PaulsPresbyterian Church http://pccweb.ca/stpauls-mission 8469 Cedar Street 826-848110:30 am Worship & Children's Church

Minister: The Rev. Rebecca SimpsonYou are welcome

Mission shoppers helped raise $2,350 for the Christmas Bureau this year through the Chamber of Commerces Pay it Forward program.

Over the last month, the business group thanked local shoppers for supporting Mission businesses by donating five cents for every receipt collected to the Christmas Bureau.

Volunteers counted the 46,986 receipts and the Chamber topped off the donation with an addition-al $500, bringing the total to $2,850.

Chamber vice-president Anne Harper presented the cheque to Mission Community Services Society (which operates the Christmas Bureau) chair Bob Ingram and executive director Sanjay Gulati at the chambers annual Christmas luncheon Dec. 19.

We are happy to see that residents continue to value and support local businesses by choosing to shop local, said Sean Melia, Chamber president.

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BC Hydros imposi-tion of manual meter reading fees has per-suaded most holdouts to accept a wireless smart meter.

BC Hydro imposed a $35 monthly fee start-ing Dec. 1 for custom-ers who refuse to part

with their mechanical electricity meters, after offering the 68,000 cus-tomers who still had them the option of ac-cepting the new meter with the radio transmis-sion function on or off.

BC Hydro reported the results this week

to the B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC), which is reviewing the fees. More than 48,000 customers chose the smart meter to avoid the meter reading fee. Another 450 chose the radio-off meter, which comes with a $100

setup fee and $20 a month starting April 1 to cover costs of col-lecting readings.

Another 6,270 cus-tomers chose to keep their mechanical me-ters, and 13,110 more did not respond to BC Hydros letters, so they

will have the $35 fee added to their bills until they choose an-other option.

BC Hydro reports that 99 per cent of its customers now have

the wireless meter. Most of those have been switched to au-tomated billing, and have their daily elec-tricity use displayed on their online account

pages.Claims of health ef-

fects from wireless meter transmissionshave been rejected byhealth authorities, andalso by the BCUC ina review of FortisBCswireless meter pro-gram. BCUC found that the radio frequency signal from a bank of smart meters is less than 10 per cent of thenatural background level, and a tiny frac-tion of the exposurefrom a cellular phone.

Citizens for SafeTechnology, one of the more active op-ponents of the wire-less grid, was repre-sented at the FortisBC hearings by DonaldMaisch. BCUC reject-ed Maischs claims of health hazards, noting that Maischs consult-ing livelihood dependson public fears and concerns about radio frequency exposure.

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BC Hydro says that 99 per cent of its customers are now using wireless smart meters.

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The 2014 Back to Health Fair will take place on Saturday, Jan-uary 11 from 12 to 4 p.m. at the Mission Lei-sure Centre.

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Free admission to this event is your op-portunity to educate yourself about the community services

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District of Mission municipal business licenserenewals have recently been sent to all previous-ly registered businesses.

All businesses operating within Mission are required to obtain a business licence. Late pay-ment fees of an additional 25% and 50% can beavoided by renewing licences before February 1,2014 and March 1, 2014, respectively.

For your convenience a drop off box is located at the front door of Municipal Hall for after hour and weekend deposits. Please call 604-820-3727 for more information.

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As part of implementing the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan, an Incentive Program was developed, which included, among other things, reduced development application fees, tax exemption options and a reduction in residential parking requirements to a minimum of one (1) parking space per residential unit within the downtown plan area.

k. adding the following to the end of Policy 4.1.12 Downtown Marketing in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE:

and include relevant opportunities from the Incentive Program intended to stimulate development;

l. deleting the following words from Policy 4.1.18 Continuous Street Front Retail in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE especially in the commercial core the three-block stretch and replacing them with the following:

focusing retail uses on the ground floor that fronts onto 1st Avenue along the three-block stretch;

m. adding the following to end of Policy 4.1.21 Retail at Ground Level in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE:

fronting on 1st Avenue;

n. deleting the first sentence in Policy 4.1.24 High Density Residential in the Downtown in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE and replacing it with the following:

In order to increase the number of people living downtown, encourage higher density residential development and mixed-use commercial/residential development to a maximum of five (5) storeys within the Downtown area.

o. adding the following new sentence to the end of Policy 4.1.26 Distinctive Streetscape Elements in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE:

When developing the detailed design plan for public spaces, incorporate the actions inthe MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan and elements in the MissionCity Downtown Design Development Permit Area Guidelines.;

p. deleting the following from the beginning of the first sentence in Policy 4.1.28 Acquisition of Land for Downtown Open Space in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE Undertake an analysis as to the most appropriate locations for a and replacing it with the following:

Using the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan, initiate development of;q. adding the following phrase to Policy 4.1.29 The Downtown Park Concept in Section 4

DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE after the bracket:

and refined in the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan (2013);r. deleting Policy 4.1.30 Greening the Downtown in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE

COMMUNITY CORE and replacing them with the following:

Develop a detailed design for streetscapes and plazas in accordance with the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan and elements in the MissionCity Downtown Design Development Permit Area Guidelines. Consult with staff who are tasked with maintaining the streetscapes and plazas and stakeholders, including but not limited to, business owners and Communities in Bloom.;

s. adding the following as a new bullet to the end of the list in Policy 4.2.4 Central Area Development Plan in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE:

the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan (2013)

The location of the downtown area included in these proposed amendments to the District of Mission Official Community Plan Bylaw is outlined in black and shown in the following map:

DISTRICT OF MISSIONNOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 890 and 892 of the Local Government Act, a Public Hearing will take place in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Hall, 8645 Stave Lake Street, Mission, BC at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, January 6, 2014 to consider the following proposed bylaws:

1. DISTRICT OF MISSION ZONING AMENDING BYLAW 5402-2013-5050(125) (R13-002 Slade Dyer & Associates Inc.)

The purpose of the proposed amendment is to rezone portions of the subject properties from Rural 16 (RU16) zone to Rural Residential 7 (RR7) zone to create ten (10) bare land strata lots and two (2) fee simple lots under the existing Suburban 36 (S36) zone.This bylaw proposes to amend District of Mission Zoning Bylaw 5050-2009 by amending the zoning of portions of the following legally described properties:

Parcel Identifier: 002-017-512 Lot 21 Except: Part Subdivided by Plan 66978; Section 33 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 3344;

Parcel Identifier: 010-995-862 Lot 20 Section 33 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 3344;

Parcel Identifier: 016-145-291 Lot 1 Section 33 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 85896; and

Parcel Identifier: 016-145-313 Lot 2 Section 33 Township 17 New Westminster District Plan 85896; from:

i. Rural 16 (RU16) zone to Rural Residential 7 (RR7) zone labelled Area A shown on the following map;

ii. Rural 16 (RU16) zone to Suburban 36 (S36) zone labelled Area B shown on the following map; and

iii. Suburban 36 (S36) zone to Rural Residential 7 (RR7) zone labelled Area C shown on the following map.

The location of the subject properties is 33293 and 33237 Dewdney Trunk Road and 9343 and9321 Barr Street and is shown on the following maps:

2. DISTRICT OF MISSION OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDING BYLAW Bylaw 5404-2013-

4052(30) (R13-030 - District of Mission)

This bylaw proposes to amend the text and maps of District of Mission Official Community Plan 4052-2008 by:

a. adding the following to Schedule A Table of Contents in Part IV DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS after Intensive Residential Development Permit Area Guidelines:

MissionCity Downtown Design Development Permit Area Guidelines 147;

b. adding the MissionCity Downtown Design Guidelines as Appendix 2, to Part IV DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREA.

c. Adding the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan area boundary to Map 1 and include the following in Map 1 Legend:

MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan aread. correcting the numbering error and those following in Part II BUILDING LIVABLE

NEIGHBOURHOODS Section 2 PLANNING AREAS Policy 2.2.20 Overall Strategy and Plan for the Central Area, by changing the policy number from 2.2.12 to 2.2.20;

e. deleting the following words and brackets (Neighbourhood Plan) in Policy 2.2.20 Overall Strategy and Plan for the Central Area and replacing them with the following phrase:

using and incorporating elements from the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan;f. deleting Policy 4.1.5 Upgrading of Storefronts in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE

COMMUNITY CORE and replacing it with the following:

Encourage the upgrading of storefronts in the Downtown; review improvement proposals in accordance with the MissionCity Downtown Design Development Permit Area Guidelines to achieve timeless architecture that emphasizes the human scale.;

g. deleting Policy 4.1.6 High Quality Streetscapes in the Downtown Core in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE and replacing it with the following:

Use the MissionCity Downtown Design Development Permit Area Guidelines in Part IV DEVELOPMENT PERMIT AREAS to guide high quality streetscape improvements in the downtown core.;

h. adding the following to the end of Policy 4.1.7 Design of Downtown Entrances in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE:

in accordance with the MMissionCity DDowntown Action Plan and the MissionCity Downtown Design Development Permit Area Guidelines;

i. deleting Policy 4.1.10 Central Area Comprehensive Development Plan in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE and replacing it with the following:

Undertake a Central Area Development Plan for the Downtown, Commuter Rail and Waterfront area. Adopt a new bold vision and future land use concept and design guidelines for the entire central area using the following documents and studies:x Waterfront Development Concept Plan (1992), x the Mission Landing Waterfront Concept Plan (2006),

MissionCity Downtown Action Plan





g ( )x the Waterfront and Brownfield Redevelopment Study Technical Overview (2009), x the Market and Feasibility Studies (Phases 1, 2, 3 and 4) completed in 2012; andx build on the vision and content of the MissionCity Downtown Action Plan (2013).

The emphasis of the new Plan is to be on establishing a new vision for the area, determining financial feasibility and developing implementation strategies;

j. adding the following sentence to the end of Policy 4.1.11 Cost Benefit of Central Area Redevelopment in Section 4 DEVELOPING THE COMMUNITY CORE:

Copies of the proposed bylaws and reports relevant to these bylaws may be inspected at the Municipal Hall, 8645 Stave Lake Street, Mission, BC, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., from December 27, 2013 to January 6, 2014. The information is also available on our website at www.mission.ca by searching upcoming public hearing. For further information regarding these bylaws, please contact the Development Services Department at (604) 820-3748.

At the Public Hearing, persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaws will have the opportunity to be heard. If you are unable to attend, you may send a written submission, including your name and address, to the attention of Ken Bjorgaard, ChiefAdministrative Officer (Interim Corporate Officer) or email [email protected] by 4:00 p.m. on the Friday preceding the date of the Public Hearing. All submissions will form part of the record of the Hearing.

Please note that no further information or submissions can be considered by Council after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Following the Public Hearing portion of the meeting, council may consider moving the bylawsforward for additional readings.

Ken BjorgaardCHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER (Interim Corporate Officer)

Dated at Mission, BCthis 18TH day of Decemter, 2013.

Copies of the proposed bylaws and reports relevant to these bylaws may be inspected at theMunicipal Hall, 8645 Stave Lake Street, Mission, BC, Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., and at the Mission Library, 33247 2nd Avenue, during regular opening hours, from December 27, 2013 to January 6, 2014. The information is also available on our website at www.mission.ca by searching upcoming public hearing. For further information regarding these bylaws, please contact the Development Services Department at (604) 820-3748.


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District of Mission Council wishes to invite you to the following open and regular meetings of Council which are scheduled for the weeks

of:December 27, 2013 to January 10, 2014

PUBLIC MEETINGS OF COUNCIL

View Live and Archived Council meetings online at:www.mission.ca/municipal-hall/mayor-council/council-webcasts

Read Council Meeting Highlights at:wwww.mission.ca/municipal-hall/mayor-council/agendas-minutes/council-meeting-highlights

Location TimeDate Meeting

Pursuant to Section 92 of the Community Charter, a council must state, by resolution passed in a public meeting, the fact that the meeting or part of the meeting is to be closed and the basis under the applicable subsection of Section 90 on which it is to be closed. Municipal Council will hold a Regular Council Meeting for the sole purpose of going into a Closed Council meeting at Mission Municipal Hall, 8645 Stave Lake Street, Mission, BC. in the Conference Room on January 6, 2014 commencing at 2:00 p.m.

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December 24 Municipal Hall closes at 2:00 p.m. (Christmas Eve)

December 25 Municipal Hall Closed - STATUTORY HOLIDAY (Christmas Day)

December 26 Municipal Hall Closed - STATUTORY HOLIDAY (Boxing Day)

January 1 Municipal Hall Closed STATUTORY HOLIDAY (New Years Day)

January 6 Regular Council (including Committee of the Whole and Public Hearing) Council Chambers 6:00 p.m.

January 8 Committee of the Whole Meeting/Workshop Council Chambers 3:00 p.m.

January 8 Mission Community Heritage Commission Conference Room 6:30 p.m.

January 9 Cultural Resources Commission Leisure Centre, Conf. Room 12:00 p.m.

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LAND ACT: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown LandTake notice that the District of Mission, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), South Coast Region, for a water lot lease for a community pier situated on Provincial Crown Land located on Lot 5989, NWP 44100.

The Lands File for this application is 2410945. Written comments concerning this application should be directed to the Senior Land Of cer, South Coast Region, MFLNRO, at 200-10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC, V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by MFLNRO up to January 17, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more

information. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For more information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Of ce in the South Coast Region.

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Come down to the Mission Leisure Centre where you can meet professionals providing health related services in our community. FREE ADMISSION to this event is your opportunity to educate yourself about the community services that are available, participate in activities and attend presentations all focusing on Balancing Wellness Physically, Mentally, Spiritually, Socially and Emotionally.

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Come down to the Mission Leisure Centre where you can meet professionals providing health related services in our community. FREE ADMISSION to this event is your opportunity to educate yourself about the community services that are available, participate in activities and attend presentations all focusing on Balancing Wellness Physically, Mentally, Spiritually, Socially and Emotionally.

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P.O. Box 20 8645 Stave Lake St., Mission, B.C. V2V 4L9Phone: 604-820-3700 Fax: 604-826-1363 email: [email protected]

CityPAGEMunicipal Hall Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:40 p.m. excluding statutory holidays

Please note that both the Mission Landfill and the Recycling Depot will be closing at 3 p.m. on New Years Eve. Both facilities will also be closed on New Years Day. Holidays that fall on weekdays cause the collection schedule to move ahead.

As every year, residents within the curbside collec-tion area will be able to place double the regular amount of garbage at the curb during the week fol-lowing Christmas. For the purposes of this special collection arrangement, it will be acceptable to set out additional garbage in bags, for a total of two bins and two bags.

Please make as much use of Missions recycling and composting programs as possible this holiday sea-son. Remember that all

food waste should be sepa-rated from the regular gar-bage and placed in your Rot Pot or yard waste bin.

Compostable food waste includes meat, bones, bread, all table scraps and paper napkins. Please store your Rot Pot, garbage bins, yard waste containers and blue bags inside or in a wildlife resistant enclosure until the morning of collec-tion to avoid luring bears and other wildlife into resi-dential neighbourhoods.

Bears are attracted by smells and will investigate anything they perceive as a potential food source. Bears that continue to find a food source in residential gar-bage, bird feeders or pet food left outside will not go into hibernation.

Gift wrap, due to its ink content and low paper grade, is not recyclable.

Consider making the pack-aging part of the gift by wrapping presents in tea towels, scarves, reusable tins or boxes.

Please also note that Sty-rofoam is not recyclable and should be avoided whenev-er possible or placed with the garbage.

Some stores may offer take-back options for Sty-rofoam, so check at the time of purchase.

Ever wonder how we ar-rived at producing so much waste? Take 20 minutes out of your day and watch the entertaining and enlight-ening movie The Story of Stuff at www.storyofstuff.org/movies-a l l /s tory-of-stuff.

For more information, please visit www.mission.ca or call the Engineering Department at 604-820-3736.

Double the garbage permitted on collection day after Christmas

Manoeuvring garbage trucks down narrow streets and steep slopes on icy roads can be a daunting task, not only putting garbage collectors, but other road users, at risk. Even if roads appear clear, snow banks may prevent collection vehicles from pulling off to the side, creating hazards for motorists and pedestrians. Cancelled garbage collection service undoubtedly presents an inconvenience to residents, but it can become necessary to ensure everyones safety.

If your garbage was left at the curbside due to road conditions, please check www.mission.ca or call the collection contractor at 604-820-6487 for updated collection information. Should collection be postponed until the following week, bring items back inside.

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A monthly guide to events, resources and services for Mission Seniors January 2014

Better at HomeThe Better At Home Program has arrived in Mission. The program assists seniors with simple day-to-day tasks so that they can continue to live independently in their own homes and remain connected to their communities. Mission Community Services Society will start to role out services in mid-January 2014. The initial services will include friendly visitor, grocery shopping and transportation. For further information please email [email protected] or call Joanne or Laura at 604-826-3634.The Better At Home Program is managed by the United Way of the Lower Mainland and is funded by the Government of British Columbia.

Mission Seniors Living 55 Plus is published by the Mission Record and is dedicated to our seniors. We welcome story submissions and photos.Submissions can be e-mailed to Gordon Dainard at [email protected]. For advertising opportunities call Crystal at 604-851-4444. If youve missed an issue, visit www.missioncityrecord.com and click on e-Editions.

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My 2014 resolution is to continue strengthening the mind as an activity to enable my body to remain sound and whole, said Seniors advocate George Evens. I believe having a muscular body or ability to walk miles is rewarding but without a strong mind the body only looks good. To this

end, my regime is to read, research, speak-out, compose thoughts and write prolific.

Resolutions are easy to make when one is toasting at midnight and ready to take on the world. But resolutions can be harder to keep as the days turn into weeks and weeks become months.

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