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THURSDAY, AUG. 25, 2011
POPULAR NDP LEADER MOURNED Local NDP members remember Layton fondly
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MILL BACK UP AND RUNNING A massive blaze at Watkins Sawmills on Friday kept firefighters from three communities busy.
Faithful march to Grotto
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Thousands of Catholics gathered in Fraser River Heritage Park on Saturday for the annual Pilgrimage to the Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes. This year’s service was lead by representatives from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church. Above left: Following mass in the gazebo below, the large crowd walked up to the grotto. Above right: Father Tritschler arrived on the shores of Mission via canoe Saturday to commemorate the landing of OMI Father Leon Fouquet 150 years ago. PHOTOS BY BOB FRIESEN AND RON MACFARLANE
Hwy. 7 and 11 project approved BY ADRIAN MACNAIR Mission Record
Adding two more drive-thrus to Mission is a “quick and dirty way of earning money,” said one resident Monday night at a public hearing on a proposed shopping centre at Cedar Valley Connector and Lougheed Highway. But council voted 5-2 to ap-
prove the development, which will include a 16-stack drive-thru Tim Hortons and a 10-stack drive-thru Burger King, despite an Official Community Plan (OCP) bylaw that prohibits them. The additional drive-thrus brings the community total to eight. Couns. Heather Stewart and Danny Plecas represented the no vote, with Stewart lamenting the decision by her colleagues. “I had hoped that we would lead on this,” she said. The decision wasn’t made lightly, however, as council listened to a dozen concerned residents at the public hearing that lasted
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nearly three hours. Coun. Paul Horn took exception to the “quick and dirty” characterization, saying the developer has made “every possible effort” to accommodate the community. But resident Pam Willis pointed out council had already decided it didn’t want drive-thrus in the district when it created the bylaw in 2008. “I’m baffled that council would even be considering this,” she said. A 794-signature petition against drive-thrus was delivered to council in May, although a 247-signature petition was presented in
favour Monday night. Most of the speakers noted they were in favour of the development, with opposition stemming only from the drive-thrus. “I think fast food restaurants and drive-thrus are a thing of the past,” said Roger Dowker. Despite objections, council felt it was appropriate to green light the application, given they had already approved it when the developer first applied in December 2007. But due to complications with Fisheries and Oceans Canada See PLECAS Page 3
The annual Mission Soapbox Derby Race happens Saturday on Stave Lake Road, between 11 Avenue and Knight Avenue. Road is closed from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. PAGE 9
JET CARS BACK AT RACEWAY Get ready some Smoke, Fire and Thunder at the local racetrack this weekend. PAGE 19
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