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The area was sparsely populated until about 1941 when CFB Chilliwack was established (then called Camp Chilliwack) between Watson Road and Keith Wilson. [1] The base became a major training facility for the Canadian Army until its closing in 1997. [2]
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.
The base consisted of two separate properties; the Vedder Creek location was the main part of the base and was mothballed, whereas the Chilcotin training area and firing ranges were kept by DND for use by local reserve units in the Vancouver area. Area Support Unit Chilliwack (ASU Chilliwack) was established on September 2, 1997 at the Vedder ...
Hwy 1 in Chilliwack: Cultus Lake Road south of Chilliwack: Vedder Road — 2016 Connected to Hwy 915:0690 Highway 915:0690: 18.51: 11.50 Henderson Road in the Columbia Valley: Vedder Mountain Road in Chilliwack • Columbia Valley Highway • Cultus Lake Road — — Highway 915:1300: 2.64: 1.64 Hwy 1 in Hope: Hwy 3 in Hope: Old Hope-Princeton ...
During the 1860s, Vedder and his sons Adam and Albert amassed a total of 960 acres. With a further Crown grant in 1878, the Vedder Lands eventually totalled 1,200 acres. [3] In 1910, the British Columbia Electric Railway constructed a line from Vancouver to nearby Chilliwack that skirted the edge of Sumas Lake. One of the stations along this ...
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.
Because of the closure of CFB Chilliwack, a need arose for a supporting formation to provide area-wide support for the Canadian Forces units remaining in mainland BC. In response to this need, 1 Area Support Group (1ASG) was created in 1999. On 4 February 1999, ASU Chilliwack was formed and allocated as a unit within the 1ASG.
The road proceeded to curve south to follow a path along the south shore of Sumas Lake and along the north base of the Vedder Mountains through Yarrow, Vedder Crossing, north to Sardis and Chilliwack. From Chilliwack, the road followed Reece's old trail through Rosedale and Bridal Falls, then northeasterly along the south shore of the Fraser ...