City parkKinsmen Park on Portage
- Address
- 46490 Portage Avenue
- Tennis
- 4 courts, the Dorothy Kostrzewa Tennis Courts
Neighbourhood guide · City of Chilliwack · Chilliwack Proper
Chilliwack Proper East is an MLS® sub-area name in the City of Chilliwack. The City doesn’t publish a boundary for it. It falls within the Chilliwack Proper part of the Chilliwack Proper and Fairfield Island Neighbourhoods Plan area, which the City’s 2018 bylaw notice shows by map only. The Downtown Neighbourhood Plan describes the original town site of Chilliwack as lying between the Fraser River to the north and the Vedder River to the south. Yale Road and Portage Avenue are the main streets named in official sources for this part of Chilliwack Proper. See all Chilliwack neighbourhood guides.
Written by Jared Gibbons, REALTOR®, Royal LePage Little Oak Realty, on October 15, 2026. I have worked in Lower Mainland real estate for 11+ years. Facts come from the official sources noted on this page. Rules and boundaries change, so confirm anything important with the City of Chilliwack and School District 33.
General information only. Not legal, planning or financial advice. Confirm zoning, plan designations, flood rules and school catchments before you buy or sell.
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Quick facts
Gathered from official sources. Details change, so use the links on each card to double-check.
Homes for sale
Live MLS® listings, updated daily.
For Kinsmen Park, the local elementary schools, bus route 71 and the infill plan, see my Chilliwack Proper East neighbourhood guide.
Schools
Chilliwack is in School District 33 (SD33). Names, grades and addresses from the Province’s Chilliwack school list and SD33. Collected from official pages on October 13 and 14, 2026.
Catchments are set by address, so confirm a specific address with the SD33 School Locator.
Parks and recreation
From City of Chilliwack and Fraser Valley Regional Library pages. Ask me what is closest to a specific home.
Homes and land
What the official sources say about the homes and lots, then the questions I go through with buyers.
Planning, zoning and flood
Plans, zoning and flood rules can be different for each lot.
My Chilliwack zoning guide covers agricultural and rural zones only. For a home on a city lot, send me the address and I’ll look up the zone.
Selling
Send me your address and I’ll give you a call to talk about how to get the most value from your home.
Call or text Jared Gibbons at 604-928-1361 or email jaredgibbons@royallepage.ca.
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FAQ
Chilliwack Proper East is an MLS® sub-area name. The City doesn’t publish a boundary for it. It falls within the Chilliwack Proper part of the Chilliwack Proper and Fairfield Island Neighbourhoods Plan area, which the City’s 2018 bylaw notice shows by map only. The Downtown Neighbourhood Plan describes the original town site of Chilliwack as lying between the Fraser River to the north and the Vedder River to the south. Ask me if a specific address is in it.
Route 71 Agassiz-Harrison runs from Downtown Chilliwack east along Yale Road, with stops including Yale Rd at Hwy 9, then on to Rosedale, Agassiz and Harrison. Route 72 Hope is also in BC Transit’s Chilliwack system. Route 53 Fairfield serves Fairfield Island. See the BC Transit Chilliwack page.
Bernard Elementary (kindergarten to grade 5, 45465 Bernard Ave), Robertson Elementary (kindergarten to grade 5, 46106 Southlands Cres) and Strathcona Elementary (kindergarten to grade 5, 46375 Strathcona Rd). Chilliwack Middle School (grades 6 to 8, 46354 Yale Rd) and Chilliwack Secondary School (grades 9 to 12, 46363 Yale Rd) are on Yale Road at the east side of the downtown core. Check an exact address with the SD33 School Locator.
Kinsmen Park on Portage is at 46490 Portage Avenue and has 4 tennis courts. Strathcona Park is listed in the City’s parks directory for this area, without a street address. No City recreation centre is inside Chilliwack Proper East. The City’s centres are Chilliwack Landing Leisure Centre (9145 Corbould St) and Cheam Leisure Centre (45501 Market Way). The nearest library is the Chilliwack Library at 45860 First Avenue.
The Chilliwack Proper and Fairfield Island Neighbourhoods Plan, which guides residential infill development. It is now Schedule B2 of Official Community Plan Bylaw 2025, No. 5500.
The Downtown Neighbourhood Plan says Chilliwack Proper is subject to the flood risk of the Fraser River, and that the dyke system is built to a 1-in-200-year flood standard. At higher river stages, areas outside the City’s dyking system flood. Ask me or the City about a specific lot. See the City flood protection page.
ALR status is set parcel by parcel, so check the exact address on the Agricultural Land Commission map. Lot size (MLS sales data, not an official source): the median lot size of detached houses sold between July 1 and October 8, 2026 was 6,646 sq ft, based on 16 sales with a recorded lot size.
Use my Chilliwack Proper East homes for sale page, or call or text Jared Gibbons at 604-928-1361.
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