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Abbott Farm House Large 2 ½ storey house on the flat lot at the north-west corner of Cedar Street and Cherry Avenue; recently renovated with new siding, windows, etc. the original farm house is scarcely visible beneath the modernization. |
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Anglican Church Vicarage The Vicarage is a two-storey house finished in a Tudor-style white stucco with brown batten trim, just north of the All Saints Anglican Church. From James Street there are several stairs leading up to the property covered by the walkway leading to the front door. On the top floor, the middle section which sits above the walkway is set further out than the rest of the wall and has one window on it. The house has 5 large diamond-paned windows on the front facing Second Avenue. |
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Butter-Inman Farm This is one of the earliest homesteads on the Fraser, being pre-empted by Joseph Deroche in 1862. It is still a rural farm located on the north-east boundary of Nicomen Island. The house is south of the Deroche bridge and surrounded by large fields, set back from the Lougheed Highway. It has driveway access off Hodgson Road. Mount Cheam across the river is visible to the south east. |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Station The CPR Train Station once stood in the "Y" formed by CPR lines on the western end of Railway Avenue, at the foot of Grand Street. It was destroyed by fire in 1994. |
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Canadian Pacific Railway Train Bridge The CPR bridge spans the Fraser River; connecting the rail lines from the USA through Matsqui in the south to Mission in the north. The bridge is currently made of steel and is about 1700 feet long. At the point of the river that it sits on, the water is twenty to forty feet deep and travels between 3 and 4 miles per hour during freshets. The bridge is only used to carry rail traffic currently and has a 10 kilometer per hour speed restriction. |
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The Cannery Building Originally a wood frame industrial building, modified over the years for various uses, primarily food processing. It was located on the corner of Harbour and Bridge Street, at the North end of the CPR Bridge. The CPR tracks run behind the building (west side) which was essential for freight. There is currently a newer cinder block building on the site, occupied by Monague Crafts Ltd. |
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Cascade Falls Regional Park The park is 9.5 hectares in size and is located just northeast from Mission, 14 km down Sylvester Road, then near the eastern end of Ridgeview Road. |
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Deroche Community Small rural community, north-east of Nicomen Island, about 18 km east of Mission on Lougheed Highway #7. The community includes a school, a community hall, the Fraser Valley Regional District Community Access Centre, and a few remaining retail stores and a gas station. The CPR track runs parallel to the Lougheed Highway, on the south side of the community. |
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Dewdney Community This is a small rural community where the Lougheed Highway crosses the CPR rail line. Once the commercial centre for local farmers, it now includes a school, Michael's Restaurant, Dewdney General Store. Settlement in the area began around 1867; the municipality was named after early road builder Edgar Dewdney. |
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East Mission Rockeries When travelling eastward from downtown Mission, you can't miss the rock retaining wall along the north side of the Lougheed Highway, which stretches for several blocks east of Stave Lake Road to Mary Street. In spring time, the area is bright with blooming rhododendrons, throughout the summer alpine plants, sedums and poppies thrive. The rock wall is often photographed by both residents and visitors. |
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Ferncliff Gardens Ferncliff Gardens is an internationally acclaimed "pioneer flower farm" located on McTaggert Street in Hatzic, just east of Mission. Pioneers in the horticultural mail order service and hybridizing of new varieties of flowers, the members of the Jack family have adapted their business over the past eighty-eight years, making it the oldest family operated business in Mission. |
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Heptonstall Farm A beautifully located home site on the central western slope of Hatzic Prairie, a 150 acres dairy farm, hay fields, barns and outbuildings. |
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Lake Errock Community Lake Errock is a tiny community about 20 km east of Mission. The former Lake Errock Gas Station & Cabins are scarcely noticeable- a new gas station and general store now stand on the site. The original cabins remain, and have been upgraded for year-round residences. There is a large community church on the north side of the highway. A cluster of homes and small farms are scattered along the highway. |
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Masonic Hall The Masonic Hall is a two-storey, white building on the north side of First Avenue, in the downtown business district; it is the second building east of the Welton Street intersection, betwen the Bank of Nova Scotia and the Gold Bin jewelry store. |
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McRae Residences Eye-catching 3 storey Edwardian style residence, just a few blocks north of downtown Mission. Built of Clayburn brick, with a front verandah facing north; the property slopes steeply to the south, with magnificent views of the Fraser River and Mt. Baker. |
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Mission Arts Centre The Mission Arts Centre is in a stately old home on First Avenue at the corner of Catherwood Street, about 3 blocks from downtown Mission. |
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Mission Post Office Mission's Post Office is a three storey brick and cement building, a well known fixture of the downtown core. It sits at the corner of First Avenue and Welton Street with a south eastern facing entrance. |
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Nicomen Island Community Nicomen Island is a large island approximately 8 kilometers east of downtown Mission; the Nicomen Slough, a narrow stretch of water, surrounds the island. There are bridges across the Lougheed Highway just past Dewdney and before Deroche. At one time, Nicomen Island had a CPR station, a school, and a Catholic church, a Baptist church, and numerous riverboat landings along the Fraser River where paddlewheel boats routinely stopped. Today the land is primarily agricultural, mostly large dairy farms. |
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Old City Hall This building was originally Mission City's first Municipal Hall. It operated from 1929 until 1974 and since then has been occupied by a number of restaurants. This building is located on the north side of First Avenue between the current Rex Cox Men's Wear and CIBC. |
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The Olde Stove Works This is an industrial building, single storey, set back from the road, just south of the CPR tracks. Over the years, it has been used by various companies for fruit and berry processing. Currently the building is mainly white with a green roof and a large sign on top that reads "WOODSTOVES" |
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Record Newspaper Office The Record Office is a single storey wood frame building, situated along the strip of shops on the north side of First Avenue between James and Grand Street. The building has a flat front with a flush door and two large display windows. |
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Royal Canadian Legion Branch #57 The old legion is a large building that sits in the "V" formed where the Lougheed Highway meets the west end of First Avenue. The front entrance faces north-east. |
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Saint Anthony's Church One room wood frame church, with a simple belfry tower over the entrance. Located on 10 to 12 acres of farmland, just north of the CPR tracks, and south of the Lougheed Highway about 5 km west of downtown Mission |
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Windebank Block A square cement-block building on the corner of First Avenue and Grand Street with two storeys above ground. The building is currently white with green trim and has many windows on all sides and old-fashioned overhangs. Over the years, many businesses have been operated in this building including the Thomas Motor Inn providing small low-cost apartments. |
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