Public hearings for the South West Mission Area Plan OCP amendments are scheduled to commence on September 8, 2003. Due to the larger than normal expected turn out the hearings will take place at the Best Western Mission City Lodge and will begin at 7:00 PM. The OCP amendment is only the first step of the approval process. At this stage Council will hear from the public and consider approval of the area plan.

Following our mid-year review, I am pleased to say that the first six months of 2003 have been a busy, productive and a fast-paced time for your Chamber of Commerce. Energetic activity in every area of the Chamber's program of work is underway, producing tangible results that are helping to make Mission a better place in which to live and work.

During the first half of the year, the Chamber has garnered significant volunteer and membership support for its programs. The Chamber has also assisted in new businesses inquiries to Mission, added new members, helped raise money for a variety of community activities and continued working on critical community issues such as healthcare and community development.

Are you considered by your peers to be a leader? Would you like the opportunity to use your integrity to honestly represent 350 member businesses and their interests? Do you have what it takes to make positive decisions that will impact the future of business in Mission? Do you want to take a leading role and be involved with a small group of individual business owners who have the ear of local, provincial and federal decision- makers? If you can answer yes to these questions, and are interested in serving on our Board of Directors, I would like to hear from you.

• KEVIN POOLE IS THE NEWLY APPOINTED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
• WATER MONITORING PROBLEMS CAUSING INSURANCE HEADACHES FOR SOME BUSINESSES
• The SPORTS CAR CLUB OF BRITISH COLUMBIA  & the FRASER VALLEY CANCER CENTRE CHARITY WEEKEND
• ON JULY 3 2003 THE DISTRICT OF MISSION voted to support the creation of murals