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(Redirected from Upper Sumas 6, British Columbia) Place in British Columbia, Canada
Kilgard
Kilgard is located in British ColumbiaKilgardKilgardLocation of Kilgard in British Columbia
Coordinates: 49°03′28″N 122°11′57″W / 49.05778°N 122.19917°W / 49.05778; -122.19917
Country Canada
Province British Columbia
Area code(s)604, 778

Kilgard is a neighbourhood of Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada, located a few kilometres east of that city's core, on the north side of the Trans-Canada Highway at the foot of Sumas Mountain. The community and its name are connected with a former brickworks at the site, which produced a good quality fire brick; it was a sister community to Clayburn, which is nearby on the northwest side of Sumas Mountain, which also had a clay mine and brickworks. The Upper Sumas 6 Indian reserve of the Sumas First Nation is located at Kilgard.

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References

  1. BC Names entry "Kilgard (community)"
  2. BC Names entry "Upper Sumas 6 (Indian Reserve)"


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