Chehalis ( ) is a small

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, agricultural and

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community in the

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located on Highway 7 on the west bank of the Harrison River between the town of

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and the

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community of Harrison Hot Springs. Chehalis is the site of Chehalis Indian Reserve No. 5 of the

Sts'Ailes The Sts'ailes (), also known as Chehalis ( ) are an indigenous people from the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia, Canada. Their band government is the Sts'ailes Nation, formerly known as the Chehalis First Nation or Chehalis Indian Band. ...

people and their government, the Chehalis First Nation. The Chehalis River enters the Harrison near the reserve community, which is on IR No. 5. Chehalis Indian Reserve No. 6 is across the Harrison from the main community,BC Geographical Names entry "Chehalis Indian Reserve 6
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Unincorporated settlements in British Columbia {{BritishColumbiaCoast-geo-stub