September Events 2010
7th Annual Fire Department Golf Tournament
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Community Pot Luck Bar-B-Que
September 11, 2010, 5:30 - 10:00 PM
To be held on the grass area in front of the condo complex. flyer
Roast Pig will be supplied by the HemlockValley Homeowners Association
This is a Pot-Luck event so don't forget to bring your favorite dish to share with others
Bring a chair, bring your refreshments, bring an umbrella to shade you from the sun or .....
Be green and bring a plate and cutlery from home to cut down on the paper waste.
Volunteers are required to help with the set-up and the clean-up
This is a Community Event so step forward and lend a hand.
Send a note to info@hvha.ca if you are willing to volunteer.
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Town Hall Meeting
September 12, 2010 @ 10:00AM
Condo "B" Parking Lot
Have you ever used a fire extinguisher?
The Hemlock Valley Fire Department will be doing a Live Fire Fire Extinguisher demonstration following the meeting.
You may even get a chance to try using an extinguisher on a live fire.
If anyone has an issue or information they would like to share at the meeting please contact us at info@hvha.ca prior to the meeting and someone will contact you to discuss what you wish to share.
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October Events 2010
November Events 2010
December Events 2010
January 2011
February 2011
Ski-Boarding Club annual Valentines Dance
March 2011
April 2011
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2014 BC Winter Games
By Jason Roessle - Mission City Record
Updated: April 08, 2009 4:41 PM
The eyes of the province will be on Mission in 2014.
Amid a chorus of applause from children and adults, the crowd gathered in the Leisure Centre Wednesday heard that the district was the successful bidder for the 2014 B.C. Winter Games.
Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Randy Hawes said the games are “a huge step,” and they represent an opportunity for “the entire community to come together and show the rest of the province what we can do.”
Mayor James Atebe addressed the children sitting front and centre, telling them “these are your games. By 2014 you will be able to compete in these games.”
Olympic athlete and Mission native Brent Hayden was present for the announcement, and shared his stories from past B.C. Summer Games.
“They were the first games I participated in,” he said, and he recalled it being the first time he had been around other non-swimmer athletes in a competitive environment. The experience propelled him forward, and helped him rise to his current level of success.
This marks the first time Mission has hosted a B.C. Games event. There are 16 core sports, including hockey, figure skating, biathlon and freestyle skiing, along with a list of optional sports, that still remains to be determined.
Nearly all events will be in Mission, however the district successfully negotiated the use of an arena in Abbotsford. Hemlock Valley Resort will also be a major partner, said bid architect Ray Herman, the District of Mission’s director for parks and recreation.
“The school district is a huge partner,” he said. The games will require use of many school gyms where the athletes will bed down each night. Without [the school district’s] support, we simply couldn’t have bid successfully.
“This is an historic achievement,” Atebe continued. Since the improvements to the Leisure Centre and the Sports Park there has been more interest from regional and provincial groups to host events in Mission.
Atebe credited Mission’s minor sports associations for having worked hard to attract bigger events to town, and shared the praise with the district’s parks and recreation department, which under Herman’s leadership, began establishing a “track record to win big events.”
Atebe said Herman’s previous experience hosting a B.C. Disability Games and a B.C. Summer Games in Powell River and Trail, respectively, was key to getting the ball rolling.
Herman has been with the district for three years, and was excited when the official word came about Mission’s victory.
“This is great for Mission,” he stated, noting the bid couldn’t have come together without input from fellow parks and rec employees Wendy McCormick and Jason Roufosse. “This was the culmination of a bit of a vision to promote Mission as a sports tourism destination.”
Previous success in bringing events such as the B.C. Hockey U16 and U17 tournaments to Mission helped convince B.C. Games this municipality was “ready to take on that level of competition.”
According to Herman, the district will provide $45,000 in cash, and $50,000 of in-kind donations, which will include use of municipal facilities and staff during the games.
Herman added the economic spin-off of the Games is usually around $2 million to host communities.
Another additional benefit of being a host is that Mission will get to keep the cash generated from souvenir sales.
“Those funds will go towards leaving a legacy in the community,” he stated.
Yesterday’s announcement also included news that Surrey will host the 2012 B.C. Summer Games, Vernon the 2012 B.C. Winter Games, and Nanaimo the 2014 B.C. Summer Games.
The B.C. Winter Games are the largest winter multi-sport event in the province. Over 2,500 athletes, coaches and officials will participate in the games that will be organized by a volunteer board of directors and approximately 2,500 community volunteers.
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