CLOVERDALE is one of the 5 main townships comprising the city of SURREY in the FRASER VALLEY east of VANCOUVER. Centrally located, it was the original business and government centre of Surrey and the site of the municipal hall from 1912 to 1962. It profited from the arrival of the BC ELECTRIC RWY CO's Fraser Valley INTERURBAN rail line that ran out to CHILLIWACK from 1910 to 1950. The CLOVERDALE RODEO has been held annually since 1945 and is the second largest in Canada after the Calgary...
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