What is Mission, British Columbia?
'''Mission, British Columbia''' is a city in [[British Columbia]]. It is part of the [[Lower Mainland]] and is north of the [[Fraser River]]. [[Abbotsford, British Columbia|Abbotsford]] and Mission together are ranked 23rd on the list of 100 largest metropolitan areas in Canada. It was first created in 1892 and was first home to the Stó:lō First Nations people.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mission.ca/about/|accessdate=September 8, 2023|title=About Us|publisher=City of Mission}}</ref> The mayor of Mission is Paul Horn.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.mission.ca/municipal-hall/mayor-council/ | title=Your Mayor & Council | access-date=2019-03-30 | archive-date=2019-03-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330192204/https://www.mission.ca/municipal-hall/mayor-council/ | url-status=dead }}</ref> The population is 41,519 from the 2021 census.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000202&geocode=A000259|accessdate=September 8, 2023|title=Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), British Columbia|publisher=[[Statistics Canada]]}}</ref> Mission is a stop for [[West Coast Express]] trains and for ''[[The Canadian]]'' by [[Via Rail]]. A [[University of the Fraser Valley]] campus is located at the Heritage Park Centre in Mission.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ufv.ca/maps/mission-campus/|accessdate=September 8, 2023|title=Mission campus|publisher=[[University of the Fraser Valley]]}}</ref> Aside from hiking and bike trails, Mission is home to the Mission City Outlaws of the [[Pacific Junior Hockey League]]. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[https://www.mission.ca Official city website] {{multistub|Geo|Canada}} [[Category:Cities in British Columbia]]