Mission

The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from Dogway Dog Rescue in Mission on Jan. 4 and the BC Farm Industry Review Board awarded the SPCA over $75,000 in a March 14 decision. /BC SPCA Photo

Mission’s Dogway Dog Rescue liable to pay $75,000 to SPCA, will fight decision

BC Farm Industry Review Board made a decision on the appeal involving 63 dogs seized by the SPCA

 

Councillor Ken Herar shows off the Pride Progress Flag at council on June 6, 2022. The matter was revisited on Monday (March 20) with the council voting to move forward without flying the pride flag at municipal locations. /Screenshot from Mission Council

Pride flag won’t fly at City of Mission facilities

Council voted for a policy to raise the federal, provincial, municipal and poppy flags exclusively

 

Mission RCMP is searching for 50-year-old Joanne Bodai, who was reported missing on March 18. Bodai was last seen wearing a black shirt and black pants and is described as 5’2 with black hair and brown eyes. / RCMP Photo

UPDATE: Mission RCMP find missing woman

Joanne Bodai was reported missing on March 18 and is described as 5’2 with black hair and brown eyes

 

(L-R) Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon, Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Wendy Mehat, Mission acting Mayor Ken Herar, Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Pam Damoff, School District 42 chairperson Elaine Yamamoto, and assistant commissioner and Lower Mainland district commander Maureen Levy all helped announce nearly $4.7 million in funding for Fraser Valley communities. (Brandon Tucker/The News)

Fraser Valley communities receive nearly $4.7 million in federal funding to fight gun violence

This BSCF money is aimed at helping protect at-risk youths from gang activity

(L-R) Coquitlam-Port Coquitlam MP Ron McKinnon, Ridge Meadows RCMP Supt. Wendy Mehat, Mission acting Mayor Ken Herar, Maple Ridge Mayor Dan Ruimy, parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Public Safety Pam Damoff, School District 42 chairperson Elaine Yamamoto, and assistant commissioner and Lower Mainland district commander Maureen Levy all helped announce nearly $4.7 million in funding for Fraser Valley communities. (Brandon Tucker/The News)
Mission RCMP say an 86-year-old man was scammed into paying thousands of dollars for “his grandson’s bail” in late February. / File Photo

B.C. senior falls victim to ‘grandparent scam,’ loses thousands of dollars

An 86-year-old man from Mission was scammed into paying thousands of dollars for ‘his grandson’s bail’

Mission RCMP say an 86-year-old man was scammed into paying thousands of dollars for “his grandson’s bail” in late February. / File Photo
The Mission RCMP is seeking the public’s help in trying to locate 14-year-old Elizabeth Sebastiano. /RCMP Photos

Mission RCMP searching for missing teen

The Mission detachment is trying to locate 14-year-old Elizabeth Sebastiano

The Mission RCMP is seeking the public’s help in trying to locate 14-year-old Elizabeth Sebastiano. /RCMP Photos
Mission’s Kim (Smith) Gaucher will be named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor for an outstanding collegiate career with the Utah Utes women’s basketball team at the conference tournament in Las Vegas this weekend. /Utah Athletics Photo

Mission’s three-time Olympian Kim Gaucher bound for Pac-12 Hall of Honor

The Utah women’s basketball alumnus will be recognized at Pac-12 tournament in Las Vegas on Friday

Mission’s Kim (Smith) Gaucher will be named to the Pac-12 Hall of Honor for an outstanding collegiate career with the Utah Utes women’s basketball team at the conference tournament in Las Vegas this weekend. /Utah Athletics Photo
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Man charged with six counts of arson after series of fires in Mission’s Heritage Park

Dating back to July of 2021, the park has been targeted in a series of intentionally set fires

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A car crashed into a Tim Hortons on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12) in Mission. The fire department, paramedic and Mission RCMP attended the scene and the vehicle was removed. /Dillon White Photo

UPDATE: Car crashes into Mission Tim Hortons

Emergency vehicles attended the scene and removed the vehicle from the Lougheed Highway Tim Hortons

A car crashed into a Tim Hortons on Sunday afternoon (Feb. 12) in Mission. The fire department, paramedic and Mission RCMP attended the scene and the vehicle was removed. /Dillon White Photo
The provincial government announced $23.9 million in funding to help plan for and mitigate future climate-related disasters, like the flooding that hit Abbotsford and other communities in November, 2021. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)

Provincial government announces $23.9 million in flood mitigation funding

49 local governments and First Nations are receiving money to create more climate change resilience

The provincial government announced $23.9 million in funding to help plan for and mitigate future climate-related disasters, like the flooding that hit Abbotsford and other communities in November, 2021. (Vikki Hopes/Abbotsford News)
A dog was found abandoned on the side of the road in Mission protecting two kittens last week. Superman and Lois actor Alex Garfin shared a GoFundMe for the dog, organized by the show’s costume designer. /Web Photo

Superman’s son shares fundraiser for dog abandoned in Mission

Superman and Lois actor Alex Garfin shared a fundraiser on Instagram for dog in need of medical help

A dog was found abandoned on the side of the road in Mission protecting two kittens last week. Superman and Lois actor Alex Garfin shared a GoFundMe for the dog, organized by the show’s costume designer. /Web Photo
The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from Dogway Dog Rescue in Mission last Wednesday (Jan. 4) but Dogway director Cherry LaTour refutes the SPCA’s allegations. /Submitted Photo

Mission rescue refutes SPCA allegations after 63 dogs were seized

Dogway director Cherry LaTour says dogs taken due to unsanitary living conditions weren’t neglected

The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from Dogway Dog Rescue in Mission last Wednesday (Jan. 4) but Dogway director Cherry LaTour refutes the SPCA’s allegations. /Submitted Photo
A “cyclist on bridge” signal standing over the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge is an example of recent active transportation investments in the eastern Fraser Valley. (Adam Louis/Observer)

District of Kent, Mission receive active transportation funding

A total of $99,000 will be invested in the communities’ projects, Minister says

A “cyclist on bridge” signal standing over the Agassiz-Rosedale Bridge is an example of recent active transportation investments in the eastern Fraser Valley. (Adam Louis/Observer)
The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from a Mission individual claiming to run a rescue organization on Wednesday. The dogs are now in the care of various SPCA locations. /Submitted Photo

BC SPCA takes 63 dogs from Mission person claiming to run rescue organization

Animal protection officers removed the small & medium-sized dogs from a Mission property on Wednesday

The BC SPCA seized 63 dogs from a Mission individual claiming to run a rescue organization on Wednesday. The dogs are now in the care of various SPCA locations. /Submitted Photo
Renee Merrifield, MLA for the Kelowna-Mission riding and gender equity critic for the BC Liberal Party, is under fire for transphobic Twitter activity. (Black Press Media file photo)

BC Liberals’ gender equity critic called out for promoting transphobic content on Twitter

Renee Merrifield liked a post about transgender bathroom bans, retweeted a post from Jordan Peterson

Renee Merrifield, MLA for the Kelowna-Mission riding and gender equity critic for the BC Liberal Party, is under fire for transphobic Twitter activity. (Black Press Media file photo)
Mission’s Mo Likness (pictured) and Kristen McBride have gone from high school teammates to university teammates with the University of Fraser Valley Cascades. /Jordie Arthur Photo

Mission’s Likness and McBride building UFV women’s volleyball into Canada West threat

The Cascades volleyball players will look to build upon a solid start to the season in the new year

Mission’s Mo Likness (pictured) and Kristen McBride have gone from high school teammates to university teammates with the University of Fraser Valley Cascades. /Jordie Arthur Photo
Mission’s Dhivaan Bhogal is an interior force for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades this season as the squad enters winter break. /Jordie Arthur Photo

Mission’s Dhivaan Bhogal developing and producing for UFV in sophomore season

The Cascades big man is averaging a double-double in his second season in the Canada West conference

Mission’s Dhivaan Bhogal is an interior force for the University of Fraser Valley Cascades this season as the squad enters winter break. /Jordie Arthur Photo
SAINTS farm in Mission is a sanctuary for animals deemed unadoptable due to age, size, disabilities, and medical issues. /Dillon White photo

Unwanted animals find home in Mission with SAINTS

The nonprofit provides shelter and medical attention to 127 animals of different backgrounds

SAINTS farm in Mission is a sanctuary for animals deemed unadoptable due to age, size, disabilities, and medical issues. /Dillon White photo
Traffic slowed significantly along Highway 7 west of Deroche following a two-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon. (Screenshot/Google Maps)

2-vehicle crash near Deroche sends 3 to hospital on Monday

Three people were transported to hospital for non-life threatening injuries following a…

Traffic slowed significantly along Highway 7 west of Deroche following a two-vehicle crash on Monday afternoon. (Screenshot/Google Maps)
SARA for women is urgently looking for donations of household items and Christmas gifts for women and children staying in their facilities through the holidays. /Web Image

SARA for Women in immediate need of donations for holiday season

The nonprofit based in Mission and Abbotsford is facing a high demand for beds and services

SARA for women is urgently looking for donations of household items and Christmas gifts for women and children staying in their facilities through the holidays. /Web Image
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