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in the early 1990s. The
spelling of Chilliwack is sometimes a matter of confusion. Prior to the
amalgamation of the City of Chilliwack and the Municipality of Chilliwhack,
there were two different spellings. Upon amalgamation, the spelling of the City
was used.[1]. Archaic spellings include Chilliwhyeuk and other versions closer
to the original Halkomelem, the language of the Sto:lo communities around
Chilliwack and Sardis. The city's Junior A team, the Chilliwack
Chiefs, moved to Langley, British Columbia for the 2006-2007 season to make way
for the Chilliwack Bruins, a new WHL expansion team. Surrounded by tall
mountain peaks, such as the dramatic Mount Cheam, Slesse Mountain, and the
Fraser and Vedder Rivers, Chilliwack's natural setting is magnificent.
Unfortunately, some argue that the city itself, once a small agricultural town,
has become an example of sprawling suburbia and bad city planning. Efforts to
revitalize the languishing downtown, and to curb the spread of housing
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valuable farmland
have proved contentious. Chilliwack's mild climate with limited
extremes provides excellent growing conditions for a wide variety of
crops and agricultural products. The average temperature is 1.6 degrees
Celsius in January and 18 degrees Celsius in July. Precipitation falls
mostly as rain, with snow limited, for the most part, to the surrounding
mountains. As Chilliwack is situated at the end of the Fraser Valley, it
is one of the wettest cities in the valley. Rain clouds funnel to the
end of the valley and, as they are pushed over the mountains, drop their
cargo. This occurrence is most frequently seen in November and December,
when locals claim that it is not uncommon for it to rain during the
entire month. Despite the region's reputation for rain, most of it falls
in the rather extensive winter months. Summers are usually sunny and
pleasant, with long days (light out until well after 10pm in June with
dusk that lasts for hours), little rain, comfortable daytime
temperatures, refreshing nights, and minimal humidity. Due to its
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