Mission, British Columbia
Mission, British Columbia is a city in British Columbia. It is part of the Lower Mainland and is north of the Fraser River. It is ranked 37th on the list of 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada.
It was first created in 1892 and was first home to the Stó:lō First Nations people.[1]
The mayor of Mission is Paul Horn.[2] The population is 41,519 from the 2021 census.[3]
Mission is a stop for West Coast Express trains and for The Canadian by Via Rail.
A University of the Fraser Valley campus is located at the Heritage Park Centre in Mission.[4]
Aside from hiking and bike trails, Mission is home to the Mission City Outlaws of the Pacific Junior Hockey League.
Mission, British Columbia Media
Mount Robie Reid lies just past Mission's northern boundary.
Mission's old CPR train station in 1910
Prime Minister Sir Wilfrid Laurier visiting Mission City, 1910
Mission Post Office, First Avenue at Welton Avenue in the heart of Mission's commercial core
Seminary of Christ the King & Westminster Abbey, Mission, British Columbia.
The West Coast Express station in 2011
The Mission Bridge carries Highway 11. Following this bridge's opening much of the town's retail business was lost to Abbotsford.
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References
- ↑ "About Us". City of Mission. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Your Mayor & Council". Archived from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-03-30.
- ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia". Statistics Canada. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
- ↑ "Mission campus". University of the Fraser Valley. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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