Dillon White

1 week ago | missioncityrecord.com | Dillon White

Up to 30 Mission youngsters can take the ice for their first shift at a more affordable cost. Mission Minor Hockey Association (MMHA) is teaming up with the NHL, NHLPA, Bauer and Hockey Canada to bring the First Shift program to the city. “We're just excited that we're able to offer a program that's going to go out there and encourage some kids to get into hockey in an affordable way, where they can come in, get fitted and introduced to the ice,” MMHA president Jeff Clarke said.

1 week ago | missioncityrecord.com | Dillon White

Madison McKenzie’s arms ached after her first experience with para hockey – but tears of joy streamed down her face during the drive home to Mission.   “That first time – honestly, I was just so joyful,” she said. When McKenzie was 19, she was involved in a car accident that changed her life. “Nothing can prepare you for having your whole entire life flipped upside down, but it's how you respond to it that truly matters,” she said.

1 week ago | missioncityrecord.com | Dillon White

The manager of St. Joseph's food bank in Mission was awarded the King Charles III Coronation medal last Saturday (May 24). Sandra Cascaden has been with St. Joseph's for over five years and received a nomination from Food Banks BC for the medal. Cascaden was proud of the nomination, but thought the volunteers at St. Joseph's were more deserving. "I was super shocked. I almost felt undeserving because I'm thinking it should go to the volunteers that are serving the community," Cascaden said.

1 week ago | missioncityrecord.com | Dillon White

Mission-Mastqui-Abbotsford MP Brad Vis is back as shadow minister for small business. The Conservative Party of Canada revealed its shadow cabinet last week, with Vis continuing his role from the previous term. "I will be focusing on tariff-exposed industries in the Abbotsford-Mission area," Vis said. "Businesses need clarity to manage the surtax remission order on tariff-exposed products.

1 week ago | langleyadvancetimes.com | Dillon White

An 18-year-old man was arrested after a reported stabbing in Mission on Friday night (May 23). Mission RCMP said a 17-year-old was sent to hospital with "an injury consistent with a sharp-edged weapon". He received treatment for the injury, which police say was serious but not life-threatening. The altercation occurred at roughly 9:30 p.m. on Alder Street near First Avenue, according to a news release from the detachment on Monday (May 26).