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Tuesday - Sept. 3, 2024 - Replacing little Mission bridge to cost at least $3M
Grace Kennedy
September 03, 2024
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What’s up in September
This month’s events include a garlic festival in Chilliwack, a powwow in Langley, and an art walk in Mission. 📷 Viktor Sergeevitch/Shutterstock; Stalew Arts & Cultural Society/Facebook; IRA_EVVA/Shutterstock
For many people, September marks the return to routine. The end of lazy summer days and the beginning of school, work, and responsibilities.
But that doesn’t mean there aren’t activities to shake up the month. From a Great Gatsby themed swing dance to a celebration of resiliency to the crowning of corn royalty, there are a lot of events going on in the Fraser Valley.
September will also give locals a chance to think about Canada’s relationship with Indigenous nations. The National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, happens on Sept. 30, giving non-Indigenous people a chance to learn more about Stó:lō culture and providing an opportunity for everyone to better understand what reconciliation could look like in the Fraser Valley.
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💔 Three years after Trina Hunt’s body was found near Hope, her family is once again asking for help finding answers [Hope Standard]
💧 An Indigenous-led restoration project is testing the water quality in Chilliwack’s Hope Slough [Chilliwack Progress]
🚓 A man died in Abbotsford and a pedestrian was injured in Langley in two separate car crashes last week [CTV]
🚿 Langley Township is asking residents to sign up for its voluntary water meter program [Langley Advance Times]
🏈 Can you spin a basketball on a toothbrush for a minute? Abbotsford’s ball-spinning world-record-holder is challenging someone to break all three of his records for $10,000 [Abbotsford News]
🔎 Agassiz RCMP are asking for help identifying a suspect who allegedly stole a wallet from a shopping cart in Chilliwack [Agassiz Harrison Observer]
🚔 Langley Mounties are asking for help to find a missing 40-year-old woman [Langley RCMP]
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The Agenda
The Wren Street bridge connects the Silverdale neighbourhood to the rest of Mission, and is in need of repairs or replacement. 📷 Google Streetview
Replacing old Mission bridge to cost at least $3 million
Replacing a short 42-year-old bridge is set to cost Mission taxpayers $3 million over the coming years.
Last year, city crews noticed that the south end of the Wren Street bridge was starting to sink. Engineers were brought in and found an array of problems with the structure, which crosses a small stream and connects the bulk of the town to Mission Sports Park and the surrounding Silverdale area.
Engineers told the city that it would cost around $300,000 to rehabilitate the bridge. Doing so would allow it to last another decade or so. Alternatively, the city could replace the failing structure entirely with a new bridge or culvert crossing; that would cost around $3 million, but the new crossing could last until the turn of the next century.
Mission staff have endorsed the long-term bridge replacement, but the plan will go to Mission’s council today to include the project in the city’s capital plan. With permits still needed for any new bridge, construction won’t take place until at least 2026, however, and staff say costs could rise further over the coming years.
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