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Benutzer:Learyx2012/Yarrow, British Columbia
'''Yarrow''' is a [[village]] located  90 kilometres east of [[Vancouver]] and 12 km southwest of downtown [[Chilliwack, British Columbia|Chilliwack]], in [[British Columbia, Canada]]. It is in the [[Fraser Valley]] at the foot of [[Vedder Mountain]]. The village was first settled by [[Russian Mennonite|Mennonite]]s in the late 1920s, following the draining of [[Sumas Lake]] and the reclamation of the former lake bed for agriculture. Yarrow is located within the [[Chilliwack, B(contracted; show full)ated in the park display local crafts, clothes, and homemade food.  Particularly popular are the bake-sales and barbecues by members of the local churches, offering ethnic and traditional wares. Performers provide entertainment as residents and visitors make new friends and renew acquaintances. Local merchants offer specials in the nearby shops. Events include a barbecue and dance at the Community Hall on Saturday night and a pancake breakfast at the hall and church service in the park on Sunday morning.


==Business in Yarrow==
Yarrow is home to three gas stations; Rainbow food and gas, Shell, and Esso, Yarrow is also popular for its pottery as it is home to quite a few pottery shops

==Recreation in Yarrow==
Yarrow has a park and a skateboard track, it also houses some restaurants to grab some food on your way home.⏎
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==References==
* Klassen, Agatha. E. (1976). ''Yarrow: A Portrait in Mosaic.'' Clearbrook, B.C.: Klassen 
* Yarrow Research Committee (2002). ''Yarrow, British Columbia: Mennonite Promise'' 
:&mdash; Volume I, ''Before We Were the Land’s.''
:&mdash; Volume II, ''Village of Unsettled Yearnings.''

==External links==
*[http://www.yarrowecovillage.ca Yarrow Ecovillage]
*[http://www.yarrowbc.ca Yarrow's Pioneers and Settlers]
*[http://www.elmerwiens.ca/home/album3_2.html Yarrow, B.C. Scenes and Times]
*[http://www.elmerwiens.ca/home/album3.html Yarrow Days Parade]
*[http://www.elmerwiens.ca/home/album3_4.html Yarrow Pioneers: Vedder River Flats and Majuba Hill]

{{Coord|49.0799|-122.0473|type:city_region:CA-BC|display=title}}

[[Category:Neighbourhoods in Chilliwack, British Columbia]]
[[Category:Lower Mainland]]
[[Category:Mennonites]]

[[fr:Yarrow(Colombie Britannique)]]