Property owners facing a $5,200 bill after having their property examined by the district’s Public Safety Inspection Team (PSIT) are learning it’s not easy getting the fee overturned or even reduced.
Five landowners over the past few weeks tried to convince council to eliminate the fees after they remediated their properties. Everyone described the burden of the bill, but after reviewing each case, council only asked for one file to be looked into further and assess whether or not the charge could be reduced.
READVICTORIA – A briefing document was written for Finance Minister Colin Hansen exactly two months before the 2009 B.C. election to prepare him for questions on Ontario's decision to sign on to the harmonized sales tax.
READLocal businesses and residents are shopping for a new strip mall and they hope Mission council will be buying into it too.
READConst. Dean Caughy is the first police officer overseeing an area known as Zone C on the RCMP policing map in Mission.
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Western Hockey League pre-season action arrives in Mission on Saturday, as the Fraser Valley’s home team, the Chilliwack Bruins, host one of the league’s most storied franchises in the Kamloops Blazers.
READThe Mission Roadrunners are going south for an immersion in Southern California football culture.
READFor everything there is a season, a time to be quiet and a time to speak.
READJason Jenkins will be downtown Mission’s first street vendor in recent memory once he gets his business licence from the district.
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Aquaculture in the Valley grows coho and more
READEnvironmental hearings for a proposed oil sands pipeline across northern B.C. are underway, with opponents lining up against it.
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Reel on the River will begins its fourth season with an Argentinean thriller called The Secret in Their Eyes.
READThe Serenata Singers are opening their rehearsals this month to give women in the Central Fraser Valley a chance to learn more about them and a chance to make the season commitment.
READAt 7:30 this morning, I had a good look, despite the fenced enclosure, at the Soapbox Community Garden.
READSEPT. 2: Seniors line dancing, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. and seniors craft group, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Mission Seniors Centre, 33100 10 Ave. For more info call 604-814-2188.
READThe annual general meeting of the Mission Association for Seniors Housing last month marked the end of 11 years on the executive for two members – president Don Lobb and treasurer Dick Klemets.
READTotal Votes: 9
Current High Answer: Yes
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