Departments

Corporate Administration

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3700 • Fax: 604-826-1363 | Human Resources | Information Services

The Corporate Administration Department is responsible for overseeing the District’s overall operation in accordance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Municipal Council. The Department is also responsible for fulfilling the statutory corporate administration responsibilities and duties required by the Community Charter Act… more

Economic Development

Fax: 604-820-6738

The District of Mission Economic Development function’s key responsibility is to work with the Economic Development Committee to implement the District of Mission Economic Strategy. The department’s primary focus is to pursue industrial, commercial and tourism sectors to encourage business investment and expansion initiatives in the District of Mission.

Engineering

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3736 • Fax: 604-826-7951

The Engineering functions include the evaluation of the capacity and condition of municipal roads, water, sewer and drainage systems. Engineering also administers the Waste Management Program which involves the provision of services for the collection and disposal of solid wastes in the District.

Finance

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3717 • Fax: 604-826-1363

The Finance Department is responsible for overall financial administration. It provides visionary stewardship over the District’s financial resources and supports other Departments in the provision of quality services to the citizens of Mission.

Fire/Rescue Service

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3793 • Emergencies: 9-1-1 • Fax: 604-820-8624

The Mission Fire/Rescue Services provides fire and rescue services to the residents of the District of Mission from three facilities.

Forestry

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3762 • Fax: 604-826-8633

The Forestry Department manages Mission Tree Farm Licence #26, also know as the Mission Municipal Forest. The forest area is approximately 10,000 hectares of which about 12% is municipally owned and 88% is provincial crown land. Major forestry programs include harvesting, tree planting, cone and seed collection, plantation brushing, tree spacing, tree pruning, road construction, forest fire prevention, trail building, etc.

Inspection Services

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3726 • Fax: 604-826-7951

The Inspection Services Department’s primary functions and responsibilities are to administer and enforce various regulatory bylaws of the municipality.

Parks, Recreation and Culture

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-5350 • Fax: 604-826-4396

The Parks, Recreation & Culture Department is responsible for promoting and encouraging leisure opportunities and providing affordable recreational services and facilities to promote the general health and well being of Mission residents.

Planning

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3748 • Fax: 604-826-7951

The Planning Department represents the municipality on a wide range of issues relating to planning and land use development.

Public Works

General Inquiries • Phone: 604-820-3761 • Fax: 604-826-8633

Public Works is responsible for the operations and maintenance of the municipal roads network, the drainage systems within the municipality, the water utility, the sanitary sewer utility, the municipal equipment fleet, the radio communications system, and the municipal gravel pit operations.

Restorative Resolutions

Phone: 604-820-3754 • Fax: 604-820-3329

Mission Restorative Resolutions is a community based service intended to assist individuals in repairing incidents of harm and resolving conflict, through voluntary faciliated restorative processes. Trained volunteer facilitators bring together the affected parties to facilitate accountability, healing and closure, to improve the well-being of those involved.

RCMP

Phone: 604-826-7161 • Emergencies: 9-1-1 • Fax: 604-820-3548

Police services in the District of Mission are provided by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Apart from police calls, the 9-1-1 service also dispatches fire calls and ambulance service for the Mission area.