FVRD Electoral Area HColumbia Valley, Cultus Lake, Lindell Beach
- Population
- 2,714 in the 2021 Census, for all of Electoral Area H
- Size
- 121 square kilometres
Neighbourhood guide · FVRD Electoral Area H · Columbia Valley
Columbia Valley is a rural community in the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) Electoral Area H, south of the City of Chilliwack. It is not inside the City. The FVRD says Electoral Area H includes the communities of Columbia Valley, Cultus Lake and Lindell Beach. No official document gives street-by-street boundaries for the Columbia Valley community. The closest official descriptions are the FVRD’s Area H page and the FVRD Area H Evacuation Guide, which says Columbia Valley Road provides one-way-in, one-way-out access to the populated area around Cultus Lake. See all Chilliwack neighbourhood guides.
Written by Jared Gibbons, REALTOR®, Royal LePage Little Oak Realty, on October 16, 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 Fraser Valley Regional District 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
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For Cultus Lake Park, summer-only bus route 56, the Area H plan and ALR and landslide notes, see my Columbia Valley neighbourhood guide for this area near Chilliwack.
Schools
Chilliwack is in School District 33 (SD33). SD33’s Long Range Facilities Plan says its elementary schools are kindergarten to grade 5, its middle schools grades 6 to 8 and its secondary schools grades 9 to 12. Names, grades and addresses from the SD33 District Directory 2025-26 and the Province’s school list. Collected from official pages on October 13 and 14, 2026.
SD33’s elementary schools are kindergarten to grade 5, its middle schools grades 6 to 8 and its secondary schools grades 9 to 12. Catchments are set by address, so confirm a specific address with the SD33 School Locator.
Parks and recreation
From BC Parks, FVRD, Cultus Lake Park Board 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.
Columbia Valley is outside the City of Chilliwack, so City zoning does not apply. The FVRD sets zoning for Electoral Area H. Send me the address and I’ll point you to the right FVRD rules.
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FAQ
Columbia Valley is a rural community in FVRD Electoral Area H, south of the City of Chilliwack. The FVRD says Area H includes Columbia Valley, Cultus Lake and Lindell Beach. Electoral Area H had 2,714 people in the 2021 Census and covers 121 square kilometres. No official document gives street-by-street boundaries, so ask me if a specific address is in it.
BC Transit route 56 Cultus Lake runs in summer only, from July 1 until Labour Day, and its Rider’s Guide map labels Columbia Valley along the route. I found no year-round fixed-route bus service to Columbia Valley. The FVRD Area H Evacuation Guide says Columbia Valley Road provides one-way-in, one-way-out access only. See the route 56 page.
No school is located in Columbia Valley. The nearest SD33 school is Cultus Lake Swílhcha Community School (kindergarten to grade 5), at 71 Sunnyside Blvd, Cultus Lake. SD33’s Families of Schools list groups it with Mt. Slesse Middle and G. W. Graham Secondary. I did not confirm the catchment for Columbia Valley addresses. Check an exact address with the SD33 School Locator.
Cultus Lake Provincial Park is 11 km southwest of Chilliwack, and the Columbia Valley Highway bisects its southeast section. The Cultus Lake Community Hall is at 4220 Columbia Valley Highway and welcomes up to 90 people. The nearest library is Sardis Library, 5819 Tyson Road. I found no library branch in Columbia Valley or at Cultus Lake.
The Official Community Plan for Electoral Areas E and H is FVRD Bylaw No. 1115, 2011. The FVRD’s housing report says it was adopted in 2011 for the former Electoral Area E and amended in 2019 to recognize the split of that area into Area E and Area H.
The FVRD Area H Evacuation Guide lists flooding and landslide or slope stability among the local hazards, and the FVRD provides a Flood and Debris Control service in Area H. I did not find floodplain mapping specific to Columbia Valley. Ask me or the FVRD about a specific lot.
ALR status is set parcel by parcel, so check the exact address on the Agricultural Land Commission map. The FVRD’s report says much of the non-mountainous part of Electoral Area H west of Lindell Beach is in the ALR. Most housing units in Electoral Areas E and H combined are single detached (78%), and movable dwellings make up 21%. These figures are not for Columbia Valley alone.
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