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Chilliwack
The City of Chilliwack is located 92 km (57 miles) east of Vancouver
and 50 km (30 miles) west of Hope on the
Trans-Canada Hwy 1.
Farming
Industry
Chilliwack is situated towards the eastern end of the fertile Fraser
Valley. Through the years Chilliwack has historically found economic
prosperity through the farming industry and the related services.
When you travel throughout the area on the Trans-Canada Hwy 1 you'll
take notice the large cornfields, machinery and agricultural presence
in lifestyle.
Large
Community
Chilliwack is a fairly large community area wise stretching in a
east-west directions with various neighbourhoods on both side of
the Trans-Canada Hwy 1. On the north side of the highway, you'll
find the historic downtown, Village West Industrial Park, Chilliwack
Mountain and Rosedale. On the south side there is Greendale, Yarrow,
Sardis, Vedder and Promontory.
Historic
Downtown
Chilliwack has a very historic downtown with the municipality being
the third oldest in British Columbia having the original Township
incorporated in 1873. Various period buildings from Chilliwack past
still line the streets in the downtown core. There is a heritage
driving tour that has been set up for you to take in the past architecture
of Chilliwack.
Chilliwack
Museum
Housed in the Old City hall building the Chilliwack Museum emphasis
has been on local history. There a number of fine collections you
can see dating back to the early 1900's many including old photographs
of public buildings, public events and landscape pictures including
aerial photos of Chilliwack, Hope and the
Fraser Valley.
Golf
Courses
There are a quite a number of golf courses in Chilliwack. You have
18-hole Meadowlands Golf & Country Club, Cheam Par 3 Golf Course
18-hole and the 9-hole at Players Arms Recreation Center. In Cultus
Lake there is 9-hole Cultus Lake Golf Course and 18-hole Aquadell
Golf Course. Then in Sardis there is 9-hole Kinkora Golf Course.
Great
Blue Heron Nature Reserve
The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is situated at the south end
of Sumas Prairie Road. Here you can find 130-hectare (321 acres)
nature park reserve that has over 90 Great Blue Heron nests plus
other unique wildlife and beautiful vegetation. The park managed
by the City of Chilliwack has a well-established nature house and
protective trails for you to walk on.
Chilliwack
Heritage Park
The Chilliwack Heritage Park is located just off the Trans-Canada
Hwy 1 at Exit 116. The facility allows for larger trade and convention
shows plus allows Chilliwack to hold larger sized public events
such as agricultural displays, equestrian shows and rock concerts.
Farmers
Market
With all the farmland around Chilliwack the area has become famous
for flowers, plants, fresh fruits and vegetables especially corn.
To sample some of quality make sure you visit the Farmers Market
at the end of Mill Street. Farmers Market is open year-round on
every Wednesday and Saturday.
Minter
Gardens
If you do have time while travelling about the Chilliwack municipality
try visiting Minter Gardens in Rosedale. Operated by Brian Minter
and family this attraction can offer so much inspiration and guidance
when designing gardens. If you enjoyed the Butchart Gardens near
Victoria in Central Saanich, make sure you plan to see Minter Gardens
in Rosedale.
Directions
to Minter Gardens
Minter Gardens is situated just east of Chilliwack at 52892 Bunker
Road. For directions to Minter Gardens from the Trans-Canada Hwy
1: from Hope take the Young Road Exit 135; coming from Abbotsford
take Yale Road Exit 119 eventually turning east on Airport Road.
Chilliwack
Municipal Airport
Chilliwack has a small municipal airport located next to Trans-Canada
Hwy 1. The Chilliwack Municipal Airport is rated very highly by
pilots flying small planes throughout the Fraser Valley.
Chilliwack
Flight Test
Every year the Chilliwack Municipal Airport also plays host to the
Chilliwack Flight Test a show featuring excellent aerobatic stunts.
Cultus
Lake
Situated 11 km (7 miles) south-west of Chilliwack with access through
Sardis or Yarrow is the resort community of Cultus Lake. Long a
playground for the residents of Chilliwack and neighbouring Abbotsford,
Cultus has RV sites, cabins, waterslides, two golf courses, horse
stables, bumper boats, go-carts, canoe, boat rentals, marina, and
mini golf.
Cultus
Lake Provincial Park
Cultus Lake Provincial Park located on the south side of Cultus
Lake on the Columbia Valley Highway. The park has for you to enjoy
four campgrounds that accept reservations, large picnic area and
great kid friendly beach.
Chilliwack
River Steelhead
For fishers a hot spot is definitely along the Chilliwack River
especially if you enjoy going after Steelhead. The size of fish
usually ranges between 2 to 5 kg. (5 and 10 lbs) but you can find
the odd larger one. Just remember a steelhead stamp on your fishing
license is required if you intend to fish for steelhead.
Chilliwack
River Provincial Park
With the establishment of the Chilliwack River Provincial Park the
river habitat has been opened up for kayakers and canoeists. If
you enjoy hiking or climbing the alpine and sub-alpine meadows near
the headwaters of the river are also quite accessible. Chiiliwack
Lake Provincial Park is also nearby.
Stó:lõ
Nation
Affiliated with the Stó:lõ Nation are the nearby Squiala
First Nations with two settlements in Chilliwack. There is also
the Tzeachten First Nation and the Sumas Nation residing in nearby
Abbotsford. Other affiliations reside
throughout the Fraser Valley Region stretching out as far as Hope.
Abbotsford
Airport
Besides traveling by vehicle or public transportation to Chilliwack,
you can also use the international airport located at Abbotsford
only 30 minutes away. West-Jet operates a scheduled airplane from
to Calgary and Edmonton in Alberta. From here, you can utilize a
shuttle service to Chilliwack by Abbotsford Airport Shuttle Service.
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