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  2. Vedder River - Wikipedia

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    The Vedder River, called the Chilliwack River above Vedder Crossing, is a river in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. state of Washington. The name Chilliwack comes from the Halkomelem word Tcil'Qe'uk , meaning "valley of many streams".

  3. Vedder Crossing, Chilliwack - Wikipedia

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    Part of CFB Chilliwack became a residential subdivision known as Garrison Crossing, and its training facilities became the Canada Education Park, a local campus for the University of the Fraser Valley. The Chilcotin Training Area, better known as the OPSEE Area(Operator Special Engineering Equipment Training Area), is still operational and is ...

  4. Sx̱ótsaqel/Chilliwack Lake Provincial Park - Wikipedia

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    A trail was first cut to the Chilliwack River in 1855 by the Hudson's Bay Company. This trail was an improvement to the “Indian Trail,” an ancient trail that joined nine Indigenous villages between Vedder Crossing and Chilliwack Lake. In the early part of the 20th century, logging began in the valley.

  5. Chilliwack - Wikipedia

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    Vedder River Campground near Cultus Lake, located just south of Chilliwack Vedder River. Chilliwack is located in the Upper Fraser Valley, 100 kilometres (60 mi) east of Vancouver on the Trans-Canada Highway. The city is bounded on the north by the Fraser River, and on the south by the Canada-United States border.

  6. Yarrow, British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    Yarrow is a small community located 90 kilometres east of Vancouver within the City of Chilliwack in British Columbia, Canada. It is in the Fraser Valley at the foot of Vedder Mountain. The village was first settled by Mennonites in the late 1920s, following the draining of Sumas Lake and the reclamation of the former lake bed for agriculture.

  7. Greendale, Chilliwack - Wikipedia

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    Greendale is a primarily agricultural settlement within Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada, located 92 kilometres (57 mi) east of the City of Vancouver. Greendale is located on the west side of Chilliwack, bordering the east side of the City of Abbotsford. The Vedder River forms the border between Greendale and Yarrow which

  8. Chilliwack River Provincial Park - Wikipedia

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    Chilliwack River Provincial Park is a provincial park in British Columbia, Canada, located on the north side of the Chilliwack River to the southeast of the City of Chilliwack in the province's Lower Mainland region. When first established in 1961, the park comprised approximately 65 acres.

  9. Columbia Valley Highway - Wikipedia

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    Columbia Valley Highway is located south of the city of Chilliwack and provides the only public road access to the tourist area at Cultus Lake [2] and rural Columbia Valley to the south. [3] The connection to Vedder Crossing was only built in 1916, with access prior to the Columbia Valley via roads from Washington State.