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Chilliwack (population: 80,000) is located south of the Fraser River in the Fraser Valley, 105km/65miles east of Vancouver. The community bills itself as "The Great Outside," and lives up to that claim with a wide variety of outdoor recreational opportunities.
For both the down-to-earth citizens of Chilliwack and visitors from around the world, activities like golf, world-class freshwater fishing, hiking, and river-rafting are perennial favourites.
Whether it's admiring flowers at the internationally renowned Minter Gardens, watching birds at the Great Blue Heron Reserve, boating on Cultus Lake, or catching a rodeo show at the Chilliwack Heritage Park, there are plenty of eye-catching attractions. In the historic downtown core, a selection of stylish dining and shopping options has also begun to emerge.
As a 'City of Festivals', Chilliwack stages the Dixieland Jazz Festival in early May during “Celebrate the Arts” month. In July, experience one of western Canada’s largest vintage car shows at Minter Gardens, while Labour Day weekends offer the Chilliwack Bluegrass Festival.
With the Cascade Mountains as its backdrop, this scenic, rural community was originally incorporated as a township in 1873 and then as a city in 1908.
The name "Chilliwack" comes from a local aboriginal word that means "quieter water at the head" or "going back up the river," according to various sources. Enjoy this slower pace and stay at any number of Chilliwack's B&Bs, guest houses or camp sites.
With more than 900 farms spread out over 100sq miles/ 259sq km , Chilliwack has also remained true to its agricultural roots as a major British Columbia producer of dairy products, corn, and honey. See and hear an antique steam engine in action at Atchelitz Threshermen’s Antique Powerland.
Source: Tourism British Columbia
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