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HEALING THROUGH FAITH
SMOKE, FIRE AND THUNDER
Canoe carving dedication
At Mission Raceway
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Thursday, August 29, 2013
SERVING MISSION SINCE 1908
Cost split 50/50 for voluntary water meters The final approval of council will launch program Carol AUN MISSION RECORD
Mission residents eager to be a part of a water metering program will have to wait a few months to sign up. Mission council has approved a voluntary metering program, with interested residents paying 50 per cent of the installation costs, and the district retaining ownership of the meters. But before staff can proceed with the next steps, council needs to approve the minutes of the meeting, said Mission’s director of engineering and public works, Rick Bomhof, noting councillors can still change their minds. Typically, minutes are submitted to council in
the next few weeks following the meeting, but Bomhof noted the minutes from the Aug. 14 meeting are being held back until all council members are back from holidays. The next scheduled meeting with a full council is Oct. 21. “Metering has been an ongoing discussion for a couple of years,” said Bomhof, who isn’t surprised elected officials need more time. “There’s a lot to think about.” Water meters are an effective tool to manage the system, according to the engineer. “You can’t manage what you can’t measure. In Abbotsford (with whom Mission shares a CONTINUED ON 11
PNE a 4H tradition Lukas Stack, 11, a member of the Mission 4H club, cards Samson, his six-month-old lamb at the PNE’s annual 4H competition. The 103rd Annual Fair at the PNE is rooted in agriculture and celebrates that each year during the 4H competition. The annual summer fair, an end-of-summer tradition for generations of British Columbians, features over 700 shows, exhibits and attractions that are free with admission. The 2013 fair at the PNE runs daily through Sept. 2. SUBMITTED PHOTO
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