Mission Waterfront

The District  of Mission is taking the necessary preliminary steps to ensure that the waterfront planning process captures the community’s interests and goals, and that redevelopment of this important  area is guided by a plan that is feasible, marketable, and implementable. For this reason, waterfront planning must occur through an integrated and comprehensive approach. The process  anticipates the following steps:

1. INITIATE  The decision to initiate the planning process for Mission’s waterfront began with a cursory pursuit of ideas and interests resulting in a conceptual plan intended to stimulate discussion.
2. SCOPE To date, the initial stages of the planning process have involved a preliminary scope for significant impediments related to the highway bypass, infrastructure and geotechnical issues, and marketing and development feasibility.Specifically, these studies  included the following:
   Hwy 7 Eastern Bypass Concept Planning & Design Study- Urban Systems Ltd. (2006)
   Waterfront & Brownfield Redevelopment Study-Technical Overview-Aplin & Martin Consultants (2009) 
   Market Analysis-Phase 1 of the Market Analysis and Feasibility Study—Ground Control Enterprises Ltd. (2010)
   Next Steps Storyboards-Sept 16
3. RESEARCH The research step will address questions of land use, transportation, built form and community facilities, and will provide direction for how those questions are to be answered in the next steps of planning.   Social, environmental and economic opportunities on the waterfront will be identified and will form the basis for determining  land use patterns and design options.
4. EVALUATE The District of Mission, along with the community and  stakeholders, will evaluate  the  various options that will ultimately guide the District in the development of a comprehensive and viable waterfront plan.
5. DEVELOP The goal is to develop a waterfront plan that captures the interests of the entire community, while maintaining the economic viability of the project within the context of social and environmental responsibilities.
6. ADOPT The final step to adopt the plan will be considered through a comprehensive public consultation process.

Council invites you to share your thoughts, ideas and expectations about the waterfront for the area, please email waterfront@mission.ca or call 604-820-3748.