21 Facts About Chilliwack

Chilliwack is a city in the province of British Columbia, Canada.

Chilliwack is surrounded by mountains and home to recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks.

Chilliwack is known for its annual corn harvest, and is home to the Province's second largest independent bookstore The Book Man.

The Fraser Valley Regional District is headquartered in Chilliwack, which is the Fraser Valley's second largest city after Abbotsford.

Chilliwack area experienced extensive flooding in the 1894 Fraser River flood.

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Chilliwack area was incorporated in 1908 as a separate municipality, the City of Chilliwack.

Chilliwack has the largest number of rainbow crosswalks in BC despite City Council's decision not to install more.

In November 2021, an atmospheric river caused widespread flooding in Chilliwack, forcing major roads, including Highway 1, to close indefinitely.

Chilliwack is located in the Upper Fraser Valley, 100 kilometres east of Vancouver on the Trans-Canada Highway.

Chilliwack is surrounded by tall mountain peaks, such as Mount Cheam and Slesse Mountain, and large rivers .

Chilliwack Batholith is part of the Pemberton Volcanic Belt and is the largest mass of exposed intrusive rock in the Cascade Volcanic Arc.

Chilliwack has an active rock music scene, centering mostly around young ska and punk rock bands.

Bands originating in Chilliwack include: These Kids Wear Crowns, Mystery Machine, and The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets.

Chilliwack offers many other community events and classes throughout the year.

Chilliwack Cultural Centre is a performing arts venue located in downtown Chilliwack.

Chilliwack Times published its final edition on December 28,2016.

Chilliwack enjoys some of the warmest average high temperatures in Canada, with 15.

At the census metropolitan area level in the 2021 census, the Chilliwack CMA had a population of 113,767 living in 44,365 of its 46,708 total private dwellings, a change of 12.

CFB Chilliwack was established in 1941 as Camp Chilliwack following Canada's entry into the Second World War in 1939.

Part of CFB Chilliwack became a residential subdivision known as Garrison Crossing, and its training facilities became the Canada Education Park, a campus for a number of post-secondary schools.

Chilliwack Airport is a small regional airport located in Downtown Chilliwack.