Pam Alexis has dispatched ex-B.C. cabinet minister Randy Hawes as mayor of the District of Mission.
Incumbents Carol Hamilton and Danny Plecas were elected to council, alongside Jag Gill, Cal Crawford, Ken Herar and Mark Davies.
Candidates
Mayor
Pam Alexis – elected
Iain Gilfillan
Randy Hawes (incumbent)
Wyatt Scott
Council
Kelly Apostoliuk
Cal Crawford – elected
Mark Davies – elected
Jag Gill – elected
Anne Graham
Carol Hamilton (incumbent) – elected
Ken Herar – elected
Jim Hinds (incumbent)
Jennifer Holmes
Carla Janis
Jeff Jewell
Doug Lifford
Mike Nenn
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Tracey Lee Norman
Alan Pedersen
Danny Plecas (incumbent) – elected
Ashley Sharpe
Neil Smith
Dave Westley
Boundary
The District of Mission is located north of the Fraser River, across from Abbotsford and west of Hatzic.
Population (2016)
38,833
History
First, the Sto:lo people lived in the Mission area, carrying on activities such as hunting, farming, fishing and trading.
B.C.’s oldest dwelling is located at the site of the former Coast Salish village, which is believed to be 9,000 years old.
European settlers came after the founding of B.C. in 1858, and after the Fraser River Gold Rush of the same year.
The first to arrive were Catholic priests, who were known as “Oblates of Mary Immaculate.”
St. Mary’s Mission was founded in 1862; the area was also the site of B.C.’s first residential school.
Mission’s growth accelerated with the arrival of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1885, making it the first community linked to the U.S. by rail.
The City of Mission was incorporated as a municipality in 1892.
The first train robbery in B.C. happened close to Mission in 1904.
Median total income of couple economic families with children (2015)/B.C. median
$110,923/$111,736
Crime Severity Index (CSI) — 2016
RCMP — municipal/B.C.
109.78 (-15.50)/93.63 (-0.71)
RCMP — rural
72.84 (-44.78)/93.63 (-0.71)
Violent Crime Severity Index (CSI) — 2016
RCMP — municipal
78.44 (-27.85)/74.86 (-9.81)
RCMP — rural
86.54 (-66.63)/74.86 (-9.81)
Political representation
Federal
Jati Sidhu (Liberal)
Provincial
Bob D’Eith (BC NDP) — Maple Ridge-Mission
Michael de Jong (BC Liberal) — Abbotsford West
Simon Gibson (BC Liberal) — Abbotsford-Mission
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