Durieu, British Columbia
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Durieu is a farming community, located on Hatzic Prairie northeast of Mission, British Columbia
, Canada
in the Fraser Valley
region of that province's Lower Mainland
. Also known locally as Hatzic Prairie, it has few services other than a store, feed co-op, school and community hall.
The community was named for Archbishop Paul Durieu
.
Mission, British Columbia
Mission, the core of which was formerly known as Mission City, is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It is situated on the north bank of the Fraser River overlooking the City of Abbotsford and with that city is part of the Central Fraser Valley. Mission is the...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in the Fraser Valley
Fraser Valley
The Fraser Valley is the section of the Fraser River basin in southwestern British Columbia downstream of the Fraser Canyon. The term is sometimes used to refer to the Fraser Canyon and stretches upstream from there, but in general British Columbian usage of the term refers to the stretch of the...
region of that province's Lower Mainland
Lower Mainland
The Lower Mainland is a name commonly applied to the region surrounding and including Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As of 2007, 2,524,113 people live in the region; sixteen of the province's thirty most populous municipalities are located there.While the term Lower Mainland has been...
. Also known locally as Hatzic Prairie, it has few services other than a store, feed co-op, school and community hall.
The community was named for Archbishop Paul Durieu
Paul Durieu
Paul Durieu was a Roman Catholic priest, missionary, and Bishop of New Westminster.-Priesthood:...
.