Mission City Record, October 17, 2014

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GOING NEW SCHOOL

ROCKIN’ RIVER SEEKING LEAVING YOUR VOTE

Board eyes new secondary

Festival moving to Merritt

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Friday, October 17, 2014

SERVING MISSION SINCE 1908

On location in Mission District enjoying the economic benefits of becoming a popular destination for film crews

Jason Roessle Abbotsford News

Artificial lighting casts an odd, clean hue to the surrounding dense forest in Silverdale. About 35 people are scurrying around a rundown home situated on 23 acres on Manzer Road, everyone busily flitting from group to group, giving and taking orders, or completing tasks. Black power cables snake across the forest floor, wending between swordfern leaves, and climbing up and over fallen trees and hillocks, while a constant stream of vehicles shuttle staff from the Silverdale Hall parking lot to the film site. Amidst all this organized, hurry-and-wait chaos, a movie is being filmed. Commands squawk out over the radios carried by crew members, calling for silence. Even those out of sight of the actual filming move as little as possible. The hushed tones and quiet movement ends as quickly as it started when “Cut!” emanates from the black Motorolas. This is no longer a unique scene in Mission. The Stave Falls Power House was transformed into a genetic research facility in X-Men 2 in 2003; Rocko’s Diner on Lougheed Highway was given a facelift for a Daniel Radcliffe movie last year; and a serial killer burned down a home on Moss Avenue in June, all while the cameras rolled. With filming comes extra revenue for the District of Mission. Stacey Crawford, Mission’s economic development officer, said an estimated $680,000 has been spent in Mission over the past two years. There were 34 days of filming in both 2012 and 2013. Crawford said a figure of $10,000 a day for indirect expenditures (fuel, lodging, food, construction materials, etc.) is used to estimate the local financial impact. This number was provided by the International Film Commission and is used by municipalities such as Langley and Maple Ridge. “It’s an area of opportunity for Mission. It creates new markets for local retailers and is generally a green industry,” he said. One of the first Mission people movie industry representatives meet is film liaison Lesley White-Raymond, who works in the engineering department. “It’s an exciting time,” said White-Raymond. “We’ve had some big Continued on 4

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A movie crew prepares to shoot a scene in Mission this summer.

OCTOBER 6 TO DECEMBER 15 2014 CERTAIN CONDITIONS APPLY.

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