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DEDICATION MARKS START OF LEGION WEEK A section of Hatzic cemetery set aside for Legion members
THURSDAY, JUNE 20, 2013
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Inspiring fun WINNERS ANNOUNCED Read about all six winners at the recently held Business Excellence Awards in The Record’s special eightpage section. PAGES B1-B8
Public speaks against ready-mix plant Staff report expected to take months BY CAROL AUN Mission Record
Mission council is asking for a third reading report from staff before deciding whether to rezone property on Keystone Avenue to allow Allard Contractors to build a
ready-mix concrete plant. The report, which could take months to complete, will include information on a noise abatement strategy, water and air quality protection and water source and capacity. Council also directed staff to negotiate an amenity for the
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district with the proponent, such as improving the area around Mill Pond on Dewdney Trunk Road. Coun. Jeff Jewell also asked for a comprehensive benefit and risk analysis. “I want to understand why it’s in the interest of common citizens in Mission,” he explained. All his colleagues supported the request, except for Coun. Larry Nundal,
who doesn’t think it’s fair to put Allard Contractors through the exercise because “we don’t ask any other business to give us a business plan to see how it’s a benefit to the district.” Coun. Dave Hensman was absent from the meeting. See ALLARD Page 3
A ceremony Saturday kicked off the newest seniors living facility in Mission, Cedar Valley Manor. PAGE 3
MEMBERSHIP VOTES IN NEW EXECUTIVE Belle’s Sports owner Steve Yap elected as Downtown Business Association’s new president. PAGE 16
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Dance instructor and choreographer Lee Kwidzinski brought her E.S. Richards Elementary School dance group to perform for and with Pleasant View residents last Saturday. Here, Lucy dances with Les Busch. BOB FRIESEN PHOTO
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