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G. Robert (Bob) Webster established a general store around 1939 and became postmaster when the post office reopened in 1940. The store property was on the west side of the highway at the south end of the lake. While postmaster 1947–1959, Evelyn
Dvorack managed the store, gas pumps, and tourist cabins
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The name of
Squakum Lake was officially adopted for the lake in 1924, but appeared as Erroch on earlier documentation. The railway siding was called Squakum. In 1940, the designation of the post office as Lake Errock established the community name. In 1974, the lake was likewise officially renamed.
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On the north corner of
Watkins Rd, the one-room elementary school existed 1957–1982. On the south corner, the church erected in 1961, which affiliated with the Mennonite Brethren in 1964, became a satellite congregation of the Central Community Church in Chilliwack in 2017.
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relief camps were set up on
Skumalasph Island and on the north side of Malcolm Rd. While upgrading the road westward, labour unrest and low productivity were common, before the camps closed in 1936. Transportation developments farther westward align with those of
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In the late 1880s, Felix Parent was the initial pioneer settler, acquiring an acreage now fronted by the gas station. In the early 1890s, the Ross Ranch, which encompassed the lake, was described as the largest fruit ranch in the lower
Province.
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588:, which has experienced problems with sewage disposal, might also benefit from the proposed wastewater treatment plant. Residents opposed to increased development near the water, regard the neighbourhood as a small bedroom community.
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Tom Wilson was the inaugural postmaster 1892–1895. Wilson, the Ross Ranch manager, operated the post office from his home. When the ranch ceased to be viable, the post office also closed that yearend.
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The infrastructure includes a gas station/convenience store and a volunteer fire hall. A campground lies to the northeast. The post office is at
Harrison Bay.
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In the 1960s, Lake Errock became a predominantly residential area of vacation properties when subdivisions were created.
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is believed to have headed the syndicate that owned the property. The venture failed and the orchard was abandoned.
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The
Squakum Ranch, at the end of present Malcolm Rd, was a smaller commercial orchard on the banks of the
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This article is about the community in
British Columbia. For the lake in British Columbia, see
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Archaeologically, Lake Errock is the most westerly of the sizable pit-house villages.
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In 2021, a proposal was submitted for a new development on a former gravel pit. The
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In 2009, an eastbound train fatally struck a man standing on the track.
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Regional District
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1029:"North Fraser Community Church – Lake Errock, BC"
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1136:Discovering Deroche: From Nicomen to Lake Errock
1163:Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia
557:was bridged in 1926, opening up the road to
320:bought the property in 1892. In that era,
324:collected milk and cream at the landing.
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1095:"Lake Errock Wastewater Treatment Plant"
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267:, 95 kilometres (59 mi) east of
1153:Populated places on the Fraser River
180:8.65 km (3.34 sq mi)
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25:Place in British Columbia, Canada
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744:"Postmasters (Loch Erroch)"
63:Location of Lake Errock in
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1113:"Planning and Development"
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1077:"Canada Post Lake Errock"
606:"Lake Errock (community)"
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1134:Sleigh, Daphne (1983).
247:region of southwestern
586:Sq’ewlets First Nation
307:Arthur Wellington Ross
201:40/km (100/sq mi)
94:49.21639°N 122.01778°W
666:BC Geographical Names
631:BC Geographical Names
611:BC Geographical Names
1033:mennonitebrethren.ca
906:. p. 187 (179).
885:. p. 184 (169).
843:. p. 193 (189).
661:"Lake Errock (lake)"
626:"Harrison Bay (bay)"
559:Harrison Hot Springs
198: • Density
99:49.21639; -122.01778
1101:. December 6, 2021.
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259:. The locality, on
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338:Census population:
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190: • Total
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561:. In 1931,
340:Lake Errock
332:World War I
291:Name origin
241:Lake Errock
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85:122°01′04″W
57:Lake Errock
32:Lake Errock
1147:Categories
1128:References
1059:"CTV News"
207:Area codes
185:Population
82:49°12′59″N
592:Footnotes
269:Vancouver
522:Source:
223:Highways
129:Province
568:Deroche
421:+172.3%
273:Mission
265:Agassiz
110:Country
517:−19.3%
506:+18.4%
495:−15.7%
410:−54.9%
399:+92.0%
388:−21.9%
377:−10.3%
330:After
149:Region
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122:Canada
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549:Roads
489:2011*
453:+0.8%
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478:2006
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349:Pop.
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