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Village in Chilliwack in British Columbia

Greendale, Chilliwack

Greendale, Chilliwack

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instance ofgeographical feature, human settlement
countryCanada
located in the administrative territorial entityBritish Columbia
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City
Chilliwack
Province
British Columbia
Country
Canada
Settled
c. 1860
Time zone
UTC-8 (PST)
• Summer (DST)
UTC-7 (PDT)
Postal code
V2P
Area code
+1-604

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 lies to the South. Greendale was originally called Sumas, but got renamed in 1951 to avoid confusion with the adjoining municipality, the District of Sumas (now part of the City of Abbotsford), as well as Sumas, Washington. The area was once a 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) lake at the base of Sumas Mountain. Sumas Lake was drained in the early 1920s. Greendale has experienced two major floods, after the completed drainage, in 1894 and 1948.

The Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve is located in Greendale.

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