Mission Memorial Hospital (Image Credit: UBC)

By Alyssa Conti

Urgent Care

Mission councillor urges residents to speak up against hospital service disruptions

Apr 3, 2026 | 9:49 AM

MISSION — A city official is calling on residents to make their voices heard as the Mission Memorial Hospital continues to experience repeated emergency department closures.

Fraser Health recently announced reduced hours at the hospital’s urgent care this long weekend, from Wednesday to Monday, marking the third such announcement in 2026 alone. 

“Access to emergency care isn’t a luxury, it’s something every Canadian should be able to count on,” said Mission City Councillor Jag Gill. “Framing these disruptions as temporary ‘adaptations’ does nothing to address the very real hardship our residents are facing or doesn’t make them less alarming.”

Gill is now encouraging residents to contact MLAs Reann Gasper or Lawrence Mok directly to share their experiences, or attend a Fraser Health board meeting in Mission on April 22, from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Best Western on 32281 Lougheed Highway.

“I will be there, and I hope you will be too. When our community shows up united, it sends an unmistakable message: Mission residents deserve equitable, reliable access to emergency care and we will not stop advocating until we have it.”

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Members of the public are welcome to attend the Fraser Health meeting and ask questions.

The agency previously held a public board meeting in February following six overnight closures at Mission Memorial’s emergency department in 2025.