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 Chilliwack
A great
place to relax
Chilliwack, British
Columbia, Canada is located in the southwestern corner of the Fraser
Valley. It lies close to the
foothills of the Cascade Mountain Range and Mount Baker.
Chilliwack is a city of about 63,000 with an elevation of 33 feet
(10 m.) above sea level. It is in
the upper Fraser
River valley. The historic downtown is located about
1.7 mi. south of the Fraser Rivers banks about half way between Highway 1
and the River.
Chilliwack lies in the center of a prosperous dairy and farming
region. The rivers and lakes in the
area offer a multitude of recreational opportunities.
The scenery here is breathtaking. The flat river valley with its lush
farmlands is bordered by relatively high hills, some with rugged cliffs
dropping straight down to the valley floor.
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The City of Chilliwack
In the beginning Chilliwack was a
landing for the steamboats traversing the Fraser River. In 1857 gold was found in the upper Fraser River Valley
and by 1858 well over 30,000 people seeking riches in the form of gold
had passed through this area.
There were three main riverboat landings for the sternwheelers
that came out of New Westminster,
they were Millers Landing, Sumas Landing, and Chilliwack Landing.
In 1873 the Township
of Chilliwack was
incorporated making it the third oldest municipality in the
province. A separate municipality
named the City of Chilliwack was incorporated at the intersection of the
Yale,
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View of the fields
and the mountains to the south of the Trans-Canada Highway in the upper
Fraser River Valley approaching Chilliwack.
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Wellington and
Young Roads in 1908 because of the limited growth potential along the banks
of the river. In 1980 the two
municipalities became one with the name of the City of Chilliwack. The Citys web page is interesting and
helpful.
City of Chilliwack
Visit
their web site.
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 The
photo above is of the Chilliwack Visitors center. This facility has a very friendly staff
that is eager to answer your questions and give suggestions.
The center has a
large inventory of free brochures and pamphlets of not only Chilliwack, but various other areas in British Columbia and
beyond.
The Visitors
Center is located at Highway 1 Exit 116 in front of the Chilliwack Heritage
Park Exhibit Center. If eastbound
turn right off of the exit onto Lickman
Rd then take the first left onto Luckakuck Way. They are off of the first driveway, and
their parking is behind the building.
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Recommended
Attractions in Chilliwack
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Parks
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Cultus Lake Provincial Park
Cultus Lake
is one of the most popular recreation centers of the Region. There are many private residences and
privately owned recreational facilities around the lake, but there is also Cultus Lake Provincial
Park with its
hundreds of camp sites, large day use picnic areas, and miles of hiking
trails.
The
Provincial Park web site.
Cultus Lake
The small community
of Cultus Lake offers restaurants,
waterslides, marinas, boat and personal watercraft rentals, golf courses,
and other attractions. The community
has a year round population of about 700, but a much larger population in
the summer.
Visit the Cultus Lake web site.
http://www.cultuslake.bc.ca/
Cultus Lake
Water Park,
photo from
their web site.
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Cultus Lake
Cultus Lake
Water Park
4150 Columbia Valley Highway.
Phone: 604-858-7241
Visit their web
site.
http://www.cultus.com/
The Cultus
Lake Water
Park was built in the
late 1980s and is owned by a local family.
This modern park is continuously updated and maintained.
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Historic
Downtown
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The historic
downtown area is vibrant and growing.
Most of the downtown buildings are occupied by hotels, quaint shops,
stores, restaurants, and the professions.
The new downtown
consists of shopping centers and strip malls along the Trans-Canada highway
mainly at exit 119. The commercial
area extends down the Vedder
Road into the town of Sardis,
which lies south of the City of Chilliwack.
Your eyes keep
fixing on the hills all around the Valley here which gives the area the
feeling of being secure because it is fenced by mountains.
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The new shopping area in Chilliwack is located
around the area of the Highway 1 Exit 119 interchange.
Photo by
northwestplaces.com LLC.
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Gardens
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The photo above is
from the web page of Minter
Gardens. This beautiful garden is open to the
public for a reasonable fee. They
are located at Highway 1 Exit 135.
Follow the signs to the garden
Minter Gardens
52892 Bunker Road
Rosedale, BC,
Canada
Mail: PO
Box 40, Chilliwack BC V2P 6H7
Phone:
Visit their web
site
http://www.mintergardens.com/
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We recommend
you try B.C. wines
The Minters also
have a destination garden store, florist, and a Wine Store which sells only
wines which were made with grapes grown in British Columbia. They have daily wine tasting.
Country Garden Stores
1005 Young Road N.
Chilliwack, BC V2P 4V4
Phone: 604-792-6612
Toll free US & Canada
1-800-661-3919
Take Highway 1 Exit
119, turn left to Chilliwack, at the third light turn right onto the
Airport Road and then at the next light turn left onto the Young Road. They will be on the left.
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The photo above is from the
Great Blue Heron Nature Preserve web site.
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The Great Blue Heron
Chilliwacks Great Blue Heron Nature
Reserve Society oversees a 325 Acre (130 hectare) nature preserve that has
over 90 blue heron nests on the property.
The property lies on the floodplain of the Vedder river. Besides the Heron, there are also bald
eagles, painted turtles, and Salish Suckers located here.
On the property
there is a Rotary
Interpretive Center, observation tower, bird
blinds, walking trails and fish spawning channels.
They are located at
5200 Sumas Prairie Road
Phone 604-823-6603
http://www.chilliwackblueheron.com/
Take Highway 1 Exit
119, head south on the Vedder
Road.
Turn right at the 7th intersection onto the Keith Wilson
road. Travel west to the 6th
intersection and turn left onto the Sumas Prairie Road. The Reserve will be at the end of the
road in about one block.
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Museums
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Parks
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Chilliwack Museum
& Historical Society
45820 Spadina
Avenue
Chilliwack, BC V2P
1T3
604-795-5210
http://chilliwack.museum.bc.ca/
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Chilliwack Heritage
Park
44140 Luckakuck Way
Chilliwack, BC V2R
4A7
604-824-9927
Visit
the web site
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Visitor Information
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Tourism Chilliwack
Chilliwack Visitor
Information Centre
44150 Luckakuch Way
Chilliwack, BC,
Canada V2R 4A7
http://www.tourismchilliwack.com/
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City of
Chilliwack
8550 Young Road
Chilliwack, BC, Canada V2P 8A4
604-792-9311
http://www.chilliwack.com/
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Listed
Attractions
We have not necessarily visited or recommend
listed establishments
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Antiques
Antiques by Design 604-793-9889
10015 Young Road,
Chilliwack, BC V2P 4V4
Greendale Pottery
& Country Guest House 604-823-6430
42245 South Sumas
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4W3
Green Gables
Parlor Antiques 604-793-9888
46035 Gore Avenue,
Chilliwack, BC V2P 1Z5
Lets Get Better
Antiques 604-793-0222
2-45467 Yale
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 3Z8
Art
Galleries
Artisan Gallery 604-858-2378
3A-7355 Vedder
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 3V4
Asai Art Gallery
604-792-9895
45949 Wellington
Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2C6
Julie Annes Art
& Framing 604-858-7813
4-45802 Luckakuck
Way, Chilliwack, BC V2R 5P9
Gift
Shops/Specialty
The Chocolate Shoppe 604-858-5437
3-5725 Vedder
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 3N4
Classic On Wellington
Gifts & Collectibles 604-792-6966
45895 Wellington
Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2C8
The Crows Nest
604-795-9587
45883 Wellington
Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2C8
Grahams Gifts
604-795-5812
45915 Wellington
Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2C6
My Little Gift Box
604-703-1119
10015 Young Road,
Chilliwack, BC V2P 4V4
Golf
Chilliwack Golf & Country Club
604-823-6521
41894 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4J3
Cultus Lake Golf Club 604-858-9902
4000 Columbia Valley Road, Cultus Lake, BC V2R 5H6
Falls Golf Club & Resort 604-794-3300
8341 Nixon Road, Chilliwack, BC V4Z 1L3
Kinkora Golf Course 604-858-8717
46050
A Higginson, Chilliwack, BC V2R 2A9
Meadowlands Golf & Country Club 604-792-2276
47823 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 7N3
Museums
Pickwicks Pie Shop
& British Museum 604-703-1981
45945 Alexander Avenue, Chilliwack, BC
V2P 1L7
Parks/Gardens
Cultus Lake Waterpark & Waterslides 604-858-7241
4150 Columbia
Valley, Cultus Lake, BC V2R 5H6
Fairfield Island
Sportsfield
46219 Clare Avenue
Quilting/Needlecrafts
Countryfolk Fabrics & Gifts 604-824-5643
5-45802 Luckakuck
Way, Chilliwack, BC V2R 5P9
Hamel Fabrics
604-792-3231
45923 Airport
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 3A1
Scrapbooking/Crafts
Classic On Alexander Stationery & Scrapbooking 604-793-6906
45933
Alexander Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1L7
Skiing/Snow Sports
Theatres/Performing
Arts
Chilliwack Arts Centre 604-792-2069
45899 Henderson
Avenue, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2X6
Paramount Theatre
604-792-9561
46187 Yale Road,
Chilliwack, BC V2P 2P2
Tours/Charters
Aqua-Ventures Fishing Experiences 604-858-6273
6260 Edson
Drive, Chilliwack, BC V2R
Cascade
Fishing Adventures 604-793-2244
PO Box 34,
Chilliwack, BC V2P 6H7
Far West
Helicopters 250-266-8888
46160 Airport
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1A5
Freds
Fishing Adventures 604-858-7344
1-5580 Vedder
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 3M7
Great Catch
Fishing Adventures 604-824-1749
5962 Carter
Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 3J8
Grreat River
Fishing Adventures 604-792-3544
9839 Candow
Street, Chilliwack, BC V2P 4K5
Wine
Divine Wines Vintners 604-792-9689
14-45905 Yale Road, Chilliwack, BC V2P 2M6
Stoney Creek Wine Press 604-858-5116
323-44500 South Sumas Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 5M3
Vine to Wine Company 604-824-8686
1-7301 Vedder Road, Chilliwack, BC V2R 4G7
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