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The District of Mission uses the current Council-Manager system of local government. The present Mayor and Council, was elected in November 2002. The current mayor is Abe Neufeld.
Housing prices in Mission are some of the lowest in the Fraser Valley. Mission also has over 200 acres (0.8 kmē) of municipal parks; and a provincial park, Rolley Lake. The city receives an average annual precipitation of 1,631 mm a year, with average temperatures ranging from 24 °C in July, to 5 °C in January.
Mission has a low volume of new local employment opportunities and a high proportion of residents (nearly 6 out of 10) who commute to work in other locales. The community has a young population, 73% of which is under 35.
Mission's largest religious group is Christianity at 55.1%, of which the largest denomination is Protestant. The second largest religious group is Sikh, comprising 5.1% of the population.
The largest ethnic group is Caucasian, comprising approximately 91.6% of the population. The largest ethnic minority group in Mission are South Asians, primarily Indo-Canadians comprising 5.1% of the population.
Forest and wood related industries dominate the manufacturing sector, with an emphasis on redcedar shake and shingle mills. Mission also holds the only municipal tree farm license in British Columbia.
Agriculture is restricted to a narrow belt along the Fraser River, and the unincorporated Dewdney-Deroche district east of Mission contains the majority of the farms in the area. There are about 96 commercial and hobby farms in the area. Dairy is the chief agricultural enterprise; other income sources include poultry, hogs, beef and vegetables.Mission is served by a regional transit system that connects the District of Mission with the City of Abbotsford. The service is operated by BC Transit, the City of Abbotsford and the District of Mission. Transportation infrastructure includes Abbotsford-Mission Highway 11, and the Lougheed HighwayBritish Columbia provincial highway 7 known as the Lougheed Highway is an alternative route to Highway 1 through the Lower Mainland. Whereas the four-lane Highway 1 follows the southern bank of the Fraser River, Highway 7, which is two lanes, follows the. Mission is also accessible through commuter rail, the " West Coast ExpressWest Coast Express is British Columbia's only interregional commuter rail service, linking Mission, Port Haney, Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, and Port Moody with Waterfront Station in downtown Vancouver. West Coast Express operates", which runs from VancouverThis article refers to the city in British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver can also refer to Vancouver, Washington, USA, a suburb of Portland, Oregon. For other uses, see Vancouver (disambiguation Vancouver (49n16, 123w07 PST) is a Canadian city in the provin to Mission.