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Chilliwack is an anglicized form of the Halq’eméylem word Ts’elxwéyeqw, meaning something along the lines of “going as far as you can go upriver” or “valley of many streams.” More specific interpretations include “going back upstream” or “the place of the back-eddy—where the water turns back.”

Between 958 and 986 A.D., Denmark was ruled by a man named Harald Gormsson. During his 28-year reign, Harald accomplished some amazing things. He engineered and built circular military camps, called Trelleborg, that showcased his strategic genius. Around 965, Harald converted to Christianity and declared Denmark a Christian nation. He consolidated his rule over Denmark and parts of Norway, bringing relative stability to a region long fractured by conflict. The largest of the Jelling Stones*...

It took 16 years, and a few spelling variations before the English settled on coffee in about 1598. Chaoua, cahve, kahui and coho were tried, tested and all found wanting. Then someone proposed the six-letter configuration we are still using nearly 600 years later.