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Chilliwack (/'tʃɪləwæk/) is a Canadian city of about 77,936 residents (92,308 metro) in the province of British Columbia. Chilliwack is the seat of the Fraser Valley Regional District and its second largest city. Its known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Cor Viride Provinciae ("The Green Heart of the Province"). With 939 farms on approximately 17,322 hectares (42,800 acres) of dedicated farmland, farming is essential to the city's identity. Originally inhabited by the Stó:lō people, at the time of the first contact with Europeans it is estimated that there were as many as 40,000 people living within Stó:lō territory. By the mid-1860s several farms had grown up around the steamboat landings on the Fraser River called Miller's Landing, Minto Landing, Sumas Landing and Chilliwack Landing. The Township of Chilliwack was incorporated in 1873, the third municipality in British Columbia. With little room for expansion along the river, the commercial area of the town moved south to the junction of the New Westminster-Yale Wagon Road, Wellington Avenue and Young Road, called "Five Corners." A large subdivision called Centreville was built in 1881. The name Centreville was replaced In 1887 by the more popular "Chilliwhack." The area was incorporated in 1908 as a separate municipality, the City of Chilliwack. The City and the Township co-existed for 72 years. In 1984 they merged to form the District of Chilliwack. In 1999 the name was changed from District of Chilliwack to City of Chilliwack.

Chilliwack neighbourhoods
Main article: Neighbourhoods in Chilliwack North side Camp River Downtown Chilliwack East Chilliwack Fairfield Island Rosedale South side Atchelitz Cultus Lake Park Greendale Popkum Ryder Lake Sardis Vedder Crossing Yarrow

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Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park is located on the Trans-Canada Highway just east of Rosedale, British Columbia, Canada, part of the City of Chilliwack. The community of Bridal Falls is located adjacent to the falls and park was well as the interchange between the Trans-Canada and BC Highway 9 and has a variety of highway-based tourism services. It is located near the 38th highest waterfall in British Columbia (Bridal Veil Falls) and is commonly stated incorrectly as the 4th tallest in Canada. The falls drop 122 metres (400 feet) over a wide rock face, creating a "veil-like" effect, however, only the bottom 200–250 feet can clearly be viewed from the base, due to significant foreshortening due to the viewing-points' location at the base of very steep mountainside. It is located at the south end of the land set aside as provincial Park. Its source is from Mount Archibald and flows into Bridal Creek where it travels to Cheam Lake Wetlands Regional Park and finally to the Fraser River. During drier summer months, the volume of the water decreases significantly, reducing the visual effect of the waterfall. Bridal Veil Falls tend to freeze during cold winters and creates a wall of unstable ice. Although it is nice to look at, the base of the falls becomes an extremely hazardous area and the park remains closed during the winter season. Bridal Veil Falls was named in the 19th century by the village of Popkum. In the early 20th century, the village utilized the waterfall with a hydro-electric generator to power the chalet and heated swimming pool in the village. Only the concrete foundation of the generator can be found today. File information Description Bridal Veil Falls Source Self-taken photo Date September 11, 2010 (original upload date) Author The High Fin Sperm Whale Permission (Reusing this file) See below. 49°11′10″N 121°43′15″W

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Main article: Dorothy Kostrzewa Dorothy Kostrzewa (née Chung; August 17, 1928 – January 11, 2013) was a Canadian politician. She is notable as the first Chinese-Canadian woman to hold political office in Canada when she was elected to Chilliwack City Council in 1971. She served on city council for 33 years making her the longest serving city councillor in British Columbia. Dorothy Kostrzewa was born the youngest of eight children fathered by Chinese immigrant Dr. Chung Bing Kee in Chilliwack's Chinatown neighbourhood. She studied accounting at the Duffus School of Commerce in Vancouver, and worked as an accountant at Chilliwack General Hospital from 1949 until 1969. She was first elected to Chilliwack City Council in 1969 making her the first Chinese-Canadian to hold political office in Canada. She earned the Order of Chilliwack, was named Woman of the Year, and awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws from University of the Fraser Valley in 2009 for outstanding community service. She was named the woman of the year and millennium woman of the year. She was named Sportsman of the Year. She was named a Paul Harris Fellow by the Chilliwack Rotary Club, and one of Chilliwack’s Community Sports Heroes.

Parks
Bridal Veil Falls Provincial Park Cheam Wetlands Regional Park Chilliwack Heritage Park Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park Cultus Lake Provincial Park Fairfield Park Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve Gwynne Vaughn Park Island 22 Jean McNaughton Park Salish Park Sardis Park Townsend Park

Did you know...
Bill Henderson from Chilliwack Chilliwack (the 1970s rock band) is not from Chilliwack.