Kilgard, Abbotsford
| Kilgard | |
|---|---|
  Kilgard Location of Kilgard in British Columbia | |
| Coordinates: 49°04′00″N 122°12′00″W / 49.06667°N 122.20000°WCoordinates: 49°04′00″N 122°12′00″W / 49.06667°N 122.20000°W | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 British Columbia |
| Area code(s) | 250, 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. [1] 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.[2]
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