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Chilliwack (/ ˈ tʃ ɪ l ə w æ k / CHIL-ə-wak) is a city of about 100,000 people and 261 km 2 (100 sq mi) in the Canadian province of British Columbia.It is located about 100 km (62 mi) east of the City of Vancouver in the Fraser Valley.
The Cheam Range (pronounced / ʃ iː ˈ æ m / or / ʃ iː ˈ ɛ m /) is a mountain range in the Fraser Valley region of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia near the city of Chilliwack. The region is also a part of the Skagit Range of the Canadian Cascades and contains many rugged peaks.
Chilliwack is a city made up of several amalgamated villages and communities. [1] The urban core has a decidedly north–south axis bisected by the Trans-Canada Highway.The city is bounded in north by the Fraser River, in the east by the Eastern Hillsides, in the south by the Canada-U.S. border, and in the west by the Vedder Canal.
Regional districts came into being via an order of government in 1965 with the enactment of amendments to the Municipal Act. [1] Until the creation of regional districts, the only local form of government in British Columbia were incorporated municipalities, and services in areas outside municipal boundaries had to be sought from the province or through improvement districts.
Slesse Mountain, usually referred to as Mount Slesse, is a mountain just north of the US-Canada border, in the Cascade Mountains of British Columbia, near the town of Chilliwack. It is notable for its large, steep local relief.
The Chilliwack River was heavily used by the Northwest Boundary Survey of 1857-1862 as a means of accessing the 49th parallel north in order to survey and map the border between American and British-Canadian sovereignty. A number of the Chilliwack's tributaries cross the 49th parallel, including Liumchen Creek, Tamihi Creek, Damfino Creek ...
Cultus Lake is a lake, associated community and provincial park in the Fraser Valley region of British Columbia, Canada.It is the source of the Sweltzer River.Cultus Lake is located 11 kilometres (6.8 mi) south of the Chilliwack River, near the city of Chilliwack and approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) east of Vancouver. [2]
Fairfield Island is a residential and rural suburb of Chilliwack, British Columbia with a population of 4,105 residents. Bounded by the Bell Slough and the Fraser River to the north, and the Hope Slough to the south, it is the northernmost neighbourhood in Chilliwack .