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Chilliwack
Chilliwack /ˈtʃɪləwæk/ is a city in British Columbia, Canada. It has long been a predominantly agricultural community, but with an estimated population of 80,000 people, it has become more urban. 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, biking, camping, fishing, and golf.
Etymology
In Halq'eméylem, the language of the Stó:lō communities around Chilliwack and Sardis, chilliwack means "as far upriver as you can go before having to switch to a pole." It also lends its name to the Chilliwack River, and group of aboriginal people, the Ts’elxweyeqw. 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 current spelling of the city was adopted. Anglicized spellings include "Chilliwhyeuk" and other versions closer to the original Halq'eméylem.
Chilliwack (electoral district)
Chilliwack was a provincial electoral district in the Canadian province of British Columbia from 1916. It was the successor riding to the Chilliwhack riding, which used the older spelling of the name and had slightly different boundaries.
Political geography and history
Chilliwack was the successor riding to Westminster-Chilliwhack, which was one of four subdivisions of the old rural Westminster riding, the others being the ridings that became, after similar name-changes, Delta, Dewdney and Richmond, which are the parent ridings of all current Fraser Valley electoral districts. Chilliwack riding lasted until the 1996 election. In 2001 the area became represented by Chilliwack-Kent and Chilliwack-Sumas. The latter takes in part of the City of Chilliwack and Sumas Prairie (part of the City of Abbotsford), while the other includes Agassiz, the municipality of Kent, and the Village of Harrison Hot Springs, as well as a certain amount of lands along the banks of the Fraser towards Hope. Following the 2008 redistribution, Chilliwack was reconstituted, primarily out of Chilliwack-Sumas, while much of Chilliwack-Kent will be joined with parts of the Fraser Canyon previously in Yale-Lillooet to form Chilliwack-Hope.
Chilliwack (band)
Chilliwack is a Canadian rock band that had their heyday during the 1970s and 1980s. They are perhaps best remembered for their six biggest songs "My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)", "I Believe", "Whatcha Gonna Do", "Fly At Night", "Crazy Talk", and "Lonesome Mary". The band's lineup has changed numerous times, though Bill Henderson has constantly remained a fixture, and Chilliwack continues to tour across Canada.
History
The band initially formed as the Classics (1964) in Vancouver, British Columbia, but later changed the name to The Collectors (1966). Their psychedelic self-titled debut album yielded the minor hit "Lydia Purple". Their second album was based on the musical score written by the band for a stage play by Canadian playwright George Ryga, Grass and Wild Strawberries.
Chilliwack effectively began with the departure of vocalist Howie Vickers from the Collectors in 1969; however, the band didn't change their name until 1970, to Chilliwack, a Salish term meaning "going back up" and the name of a city east of Vancouver in the Fraser River valley. With lead guitarist Bill Henderson now providing most of the vocals and doing most of the composing, the band released several records that were moderately successful in Canada. Hit singles in Canada included "Lonesome Mary", which entered Cashbox January 22, 1972 "Crazy Talk" and "Fly at Night". The album track "Rain-o", a blues-based composition that appeared in different versions on the Chilliwack debut album and the later Dreams, Dreams, Dreams, was a well-known concert favourite.
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ALBUMS
- Anthology released: 2008
- Greatest Hits released: 1988
- Look in, Look Out released: 1984
- Opus X released: 1982
- Wanna Be a Star released: 1981
- Breakdown In Paradise released: 1979
- Lights From The Valley released: 1978
- Dreams, Dreams, Dreams released: 1976
- Rockerbox released: 1975
- Riding High released: 1974
- All Over You released: 1973
- Chilliwack released: 1971
Anthology
Released 2008- My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)
- Fly at Night
- Watcha Gonna Do
- I Believe
- Don't Stop
- Communication Breakdown
- Arms of Mary
- Never Be the Same
- How Can You Hide Your Love
- Getting Better
- Baby Blue
- Lonesome Mary
- (We Don't Have to) Fall in Love
- Tell It to the Telephone
- Secret Information
- She Don't Know
- California Girl
- Raino
- Crazy Talk
- I Wanna Be the One
- Mr. Rock
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by: ChilliwackThe light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
She took the pains of boyhood
And turned them into feel good
Oh, and I wish was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone and I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take, yeah
So now, when I get lonely
Still looking for the one and only
That's when I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone and I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take
Mary was the girl who taught me all I had to know
She put me right on the first mistake
Summer wasn't gone and I'd learned all she had to show
She really gave all a boy could take, yeah
The light shines down the valley
The wind blows up the alley
Oh, and I wish I was lying in the arms of Mary
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