Image: Supplied by the City of Mission / The 7th Avenue Greenway at Mission Leisure Centre is pictured in a conceptual rendering. The City of Mission announced Monday that it received $1.4 million to launch Phase 1 of a 6.5-km greenway project.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Mission Greenway Project

Federal funding of $1.4 million to launch 6.5 kms of greenway in Mission

Dec 21, 2022 | 8:35 AM

MISSION — The City of Mission announced Monday (Dec. 19) that it is the grateful recipient of $1.4 million in federal funding to launch a 6.5-kilometre greenway route on 7th Avenue.

The $1,431,480 funding disbursement is meant to launch Phase 1 of the 7th Avenue Greenway project.

Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development and Minister responsible for the Pacific Economic Development Agency of Canada, made the funding announcement in Ottawa on Monday.

At completion of both phases, the 6.5-kilometre greenway route will provide a safe and convenient space, for people who want more choice in how they move around the city for commuting, health, and leisure. The future greenway will support all forms of active transportation and recreation, including walking, cycling, skateboarding, rollerblading, and people using strollers or other mobility aids.

“More than ever, people need options for active mobility,” said Mayor Paul Horn. “The 7th Avenue Greenway will offer a clean, healthy, and affordable way for Mission to move. These funds help us to modernize a major uptown corridor without a local funding burden, so we are very thankful to receive such significant federal support.”

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This funding is in addition to the British Columbia Active Transportation Infrastructure grant of $500,000 for Phase 1 from Grand Street to Heritage Park the City received earlier in the year.

The Greenway will help to meet important focus areas in the Transportation Master Plan, and will also help the City support the Fraser Valley Regional District’s Regional Growth Strategy, the City of Mission said in a news release.

Contracts for Phase 1 were recently awarded and construction is slated to begin within the first few months of 2023.

The total project value for Phase 1 is $1.99 million, which is now fully funded by federal and provincial grants.

Phase 2 design is in the final stages, and construction is subject to future funding approvals.

Watch for updates on the project page at engage.mission.ca.

by Mike Vanden Bosch

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