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Friday - May 16, 2025 - Mission hospital to get $18-million upgrade
Grace Kennedy
May 16, 2025
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Good morning!
Just a quick note to let you all know that we are heading into a long weekend. The forecast is anticipating rain, so there shouldn’t be too many sunburns when we all return on Tuesday. Enjoy your Saturday, Sunday, and Monday off. (Unless you work in retail, do shift work at the hospital, drive a taxi, or are on call in some other way over the weekend, in which case thank you for keeping the city running while the rest of us laze about.)
See you Tuesday!
– Grace
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Your local farmers market guide
The Fraser Valley has more than 10 local farmers markets residents can visit during the summer. 📷 Ground Picture/Shutterstock
It’s not every day that you can wander through a park and pick up a container of eggs, some handmade soap, a bunch of fresh carrots, and a bouquet of freshly picked flowers. But then again, not every day is a farmers market.
Throughout the summer, markets will be springing up at parks throughout the Fraser Valley. Most will happen on weekend mornings, kicking off a few days of relaxation with a collection of local goods and fresh produce. Others will run on weekday nights, bringing some shop-local vibes to the middle of the work week.
We’ve collected farmers markets from each Fraser Valley community and figured out when they are happening, where you can find them, and—most importantly—how long you have to get there before the last market of the season.
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🔨 A masked man was spotted beating a gas meter with a hammer in Mission last week [Mission Record]
🌲 A group of Chilliwack residents are petitioning council to save an unofficial park in the city [Chilliwack Progress]
🚑 Two people were taken to hospital after an early morning stabbing in Langley City Thursday [Langley Advance Times]
⚠ RCMP are developing a public assistance alert for missing adults, something a Chilliwack mom has been working towards for nearly four years [Chilliwack Progress]
🤝 Squiala Chief David Jimmie says a new deal between Enbridge pipeline and three dozen First Nations is a step towards economic reconciliation [BNN Bloomberg]
👀 Metro Vancouver could see serious changes to its structure, potentially even amalgamation, once an independent review of its governance structure is released later this month [CBC]
💰 Canadian Tire has said it will buy the Hudson’s Bay Company for $30 million, including the HBC brand, its striped motif, its coat of arms, and other brand trademarks [CTV]
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Mission Folk Festival announces weekend schedule
The Mission Folk Music Festival has just announced the Main Stage and daytime performance schedules for its 38th annual festival, July 25-27 in Fraser River Heritage Park.
Evening Main Stage concerts offer an eclectic showcase of many festival artists, including Australia’s blues wizard Lloyd Spiegel on Friday, electrifying Latin fusion with Empanadas Ilegales on Saturday, and the musical genius of Julian Taylor, who closes the festival on Sunday night.
On Saturday and Sunday, see 20+ acts from across Canada and beyond on 4 day stages in concerts, workshops, collaborations, and much more. There’s food, shopping, onsite camping, and participatory fun for all ages.
Early Bird discounts are available now for weekend, day and evening passes (to June 30). Kids 12 and under are free.
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The Agenda
Mission Memorial Hospital’s emergency room will get 17 new care spaces during its renovation next year. 📷 Fraser Health/Facebook
Mission hospital to get $18-million emergency room upgrades
Mission Memorial Hospital will increase the size of its emergency department with an $18-million upgrade.
In 2024, the hospital experienced a major flood which required emergency repairs to its emergency room. With those repairs now finished, Fraser Health is beginning work on a large-scale renovation project that will add another 17 care spaces to the ER. (The finished emergency department will have space for 41 patients at a time.)
The $18-million project is currently in the design phase. Fraser Health says the renovations will include a new resuscitation room, with a dedicated space for people experiencing heart attacks. It will also have an airborne isolation room, so people with infectious diseases can remain separated from other patients.
The project will also look to redesign the existing space, adding better sight lines for health care staff and clear exit paths for use during emergencies.
Construction is expected to begin in early 2026, with upgrades finished by spring 2027. The emergency department has been temporarily moved to another part of the hospital in anticipation of the construction, and is expected to stay open while work is underway.
People seeking care from Mission Memorial have been told several times in the last two years to go to another hospital, however these “service interruptions” have been a result of staffing rather than construction. The most recent closure was at the end of March this year.
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🗓 Things to do
Food celebration: The Fort Langley National Historic Site hosts a food-focused celebration after the community's May Day parade on Monday. Make maple taffy, enjoy fireside bannock, and watch a clay bake oven demo. Details online.
Marina opening: The Harrison Hot Springs Marina, now owned by Seabird Island’s Sqéwqel Development Corporation, hosts an opening celebration on Saturday from 10am to 4pm. Enjoy traditional drumming and dancing, check out community vendors, and get your face painted. Details online.
River art: Sát’atqwa7/Stó:lō "Fraser River" Art Exhibition takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Semá:th First Nation Community Hall. Take a journey down the Fraser River through art by two different artists. Details online.
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