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THURSDAY, OCT. 27, 2011
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Mission water supply ‘sufficient’ for now BY JASON ROESSLE Mission Record
Mission’s relationship with Abbotsford is strong, according to Mayor James Atebe, despite the neighbours going a different route on a water system. Abbotsford residents will vote Nov. 19 on a referendum whether to move forward with a private public partnership (P3) that will access $65.7-million in federal grant money for a water system using Stave Lake as its source. Mission council decided April 4 it would not partner with Abbotsford on the project due to Mission residents’ concerns about water potentially being managed by a private corporation. As well, Atebe says Mission hadn’t finished “doing its homework” on the proposal, and therefore couldn’t support the idea. “That decision stands,” he said. If Abbotsford voters give the city the go-ahead, an extensive public consultation process will follow given infrastructure will need to be installed through Mission to reach across the Fraser River.
“I personally believe A Abbotsford will have tto work very collaborattively with Mission,” A Atebe offered. Mission’s water dem mands are not as pressAtebe iing as Abbotsford’s, he continued. “Mission has options,” said Atebe. “Our water source is sufficient for now. Abbotsford is in a more critical situation than we are. Council doesn’t believe Mission is in the same pressure cooker.” District staff is currently exploring other alternatives. The City of Abbotsford is spending $200,000 on a public awareness campaign to promote the benefits and necessity of going the P3 route. The municipality has said the current water supply will not be adequate after 2016. And while contentious, Mission’s mayor maintains there has been no souring between the municipalities. “This is only one issue. We still continue to have a very strong relationship with Abbotsford,” including discussions about shared transit, sewer and healthcare.
Surrey man killed after truck tumbles off road BY JASON ROESSLE Mission Record
Toil and trouble A haunted house has been set up at the Stave Falls Power House, and features a host of creepy displays sure to delight Halloween fans. Flip inside to page 17 for a run-down of some other Halloween happenings in Mission. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
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A 20-year-old Surrey man died Tuesday after his truck went over a 350-foot cliff off Norrish Creek forest service road. Mission RCMP Sgt. Miriam Dickson said Justin Vandenburg was driving a truck as part of a work crew that was heading up the road, and “his
workmates saw the truck go over the edge” after the back tire started to slip off the roadway. Mission RCMP, Mission Search and Rescue, North Fraser Fire Department and B.C. Ambulance paramedics were called shortly after 7 a.m. for the accident. The steep terrain made access impossible without ropes, and the tree canopy was too dense for a longline rescue by helicopter.
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