Chilliwack

[ chil-uh-wak ]

noun

1. a municipality in SW British Columbia, on the Fraser River.

Example Sentences

The Glacier Peak wilderness, the Chilliwack and the northern parts of the park might hold some of the best habitat, but the bears will tell us what they need and where they want to be when they arrive, said Jason Ransom, a North Cascades wildlife biologist and a co-author on the study.

From Seattle Times

Growing up in Chilliwack, Canada, in the 1950s and ’60s, Sto:lo Nation Grand Chief Steven Point listened to his elders tell stories of fluffy white dogs whose fur was once woven into blankets for the tribe’s hereditary leaders.

From Science Magazine

What was interesting about the annual sunflower festival in Chilliwack, which typically runs from August to mid-September, was the sheer variety of sunflowers – 50, to be exact – as well as multiple varieties of dahlias, gladiolas, zinnias and cosmos.

From Seattle Times

Blum and Palmer, who served alongside Sommer in C Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pleaded guilty to taking part in the robbery, as did Robertson, of Kelowna, B.C., and Dunmall, of Chilliwack, B.C.

From Seattle Times

Blum and Palmer, who served alongside Sommer in C Company, 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, pleaded guilty to taking part in the robbery, as did Robertson, of Kelowna, B.C., and Dunmall, of Chilliwack, B.C.

From Seattle Times