About Chilliwack

Chilliwack is the seventh largest Urban area (2016 census) in British Columbia, Canada. Historically an agricultural community, most of its 83,788 residents are now city-dwellers. Chilliwack is the seat of the Fraser Valley Regional District and its second largest city. This city is surrounded by mountains and recreational areas such as Cultus Lake and Chilliwack Lake Provincial Parks. It is located 102 kilometres (63 miles) southeast of Vancouver. There are many outdoor activities in the area, including hiking, horseback riding, archery, biking, camping, fishing, and golf.

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
Salish Park
Sardis Park
Townsend Park

Arts and culture:
Chilliwack is known for its locally-grown corn. From June until September the farmers take advantage of the sunny weather and produce up to two crops of corn for both human consumption as well as for cattle feed.

The Book Man used bookstore is the second-largest in the Province of British Columbia.

Airports:
Vancouver International Airport is located about 113 km (70 mi) from downtown Chilliwack and has non-stop flights daily to Asia, Europe, Oceania, the United States, and Mexico, and other airports within Canada. Abbotsford International Airport is located about 42 km (26 mi) west of Downtown Chilliwack and offers scheduled service to Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto and Victoria, where passengers can connect to anywhere.

Chilliwack Airport is a small regional airport located in Downtown Chilliwack. It has 1,219 m (3,999 ft) of paved and lit runway that includes a parallel taxiway. Approximately 70% of the estimated 60,000 annual air traffic movements are itinerant traffic that consists of both pilot training and recreational flights from all around BC and south of the border.

Official Chilliwack website: https://www.chilliwack.com/main/home.cfm