Chilliwack

Chilliwack is a city in southwestern British Columbia. It is the Fraser Valley Regional District.

The satellite community of Huntingdon is located on the border with the United States; there is a border crossing station here. The community on the American side of the border is Sumas, Washington.

A great deal of the territory of the Stó:lō Nation IAD is in the form of non-contiguous exclaves within the city limits of Chilliwack, but not part of the city or the FVRD. Kwawkwawapilt, Skowkale, and Yakweakwioose are effectively indistinguishable (other than street signs, etc) suburbs of Chilliwack, whilst Atchelitz, Shxwhá:y, and Squiala effectively function as satellites.

Commerce
Agriculture is the dominant economic activity in Chilliwack.

Air
Chilliwack Airport, located in the central part of the city proper, is primarily used for general aviation, but the headquarters and main hub of Valley Air Taxi is located here; the only commercial operator to fly out of Chilliwack they provide scheduled flights to nine destinations in southwestern BC and Washington state.

Rail
Chilliwack is served by the BC Hydro Railway, BC Rail, and the Washington & British Columbia Railway.

Road
The Inter-Dominion Highway (BC Highway 1) bisects Chilliwack, whilst the Harrison Highway (BC Highway 9) marks the border between the suburb of Rosedale and the neighbouring municipality of Xwchíyò:m to the east.

Public transit is provided by the Chilliwack Transit System.

Baseball
The Chilliwack Cougars of the British Columbia Baseball League play at Townsend Park, with a capacity of 4,468 spectators.

Football
Chilliwack is represented by two semi-professional men's football clubs, both of whom play in the lower tiers of the BC football pyramid.

Chilliwack Town FC play at Meadowbrook Park, which has a capacity of 4,044 and which they share with Chilliwack Town LFC of the BC Women's Football League; between 1955 and 1963 they played in British Columbia Football League Division Three - in 1958 they played their only season in Division Two. They have not returned to the League since being relegated in 1963. Their best FA Cup performance came in reaching the Fifth Round in 1958; they have not returned to the First Round Proper since 1972. The club's only trophy thus far has been the 1953 Southwest Football Championship title.

Having had somewhat more success in recent years is Sardis Balmoral FC, who play at Balmoral Park (capacity: 2,226) in the suburb of Sardis. Balmoral count as one of the founding members of the BCFL as one of the clubs taking part in the inaugural season in 1929, but they were immediately relegated; since then, they have played only three other times in the League: 1939, 1961, and 1977. Unlike their rivals, however, Balmoral are a regular presence in the First Round of the FA Cup; seldom do they advance, but they have reached the Fourth Round in 1931, 1999, and 2015. Their honours are Southwest Football Championship titles in 1931 and 1960.

Hockey
The Chilliwack Chiefs of the British Columbia Hockey League play at Chilliwack Coliseum, which has a capacity of 5,452.

Rugby
Chilliwack Crusaders RFC of the BC Rugby Union play at Exhibition Stadium, which seats 8,022 spectators.

Military
Detachments of the Royal BC Air Force are often stationed at Abbotsford International Airport.