Hassall House REGIONAL PARKS Built in 1917, historic Hassall House is a typical 1920s rural farm residence. The site was home to Glen ’s first store, post office and wharf, which served Trails and Recreation Enjoy the Park Safely as a riverboat stop for the route to Aldergrove. Closed to the public, Hassall House is currently rented Fishing Regional parks are natural areas and can present and serves as a private residence. Please respect the Fishing is permitted in the park, subject hazards for the unprepared. Look and listen, and tenant’s privacy and stay behind the fence. Glen Valley be aware of your surroundings. Know your limits, be to obtaining a Tidal Waters Sports Fishing Licence. Contact Fisheries and Oceans prepared for changing conditions, and obey all signs. Regional Parks - Get involved! Regional Park Canada at 604-666-0384, or visit Emergencies Do you like sharing your love of the outdoors, Two-bit www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca for information on licenses, environmental education and protecting special special restrictions and closures. Call 9-1-1 for Fire, Ambulance and Police. places? Volunteer for events, nature education, Langley and habitat restoration or serve on a board of Dogs directors. Have fun and meet new people. Find more Dogs are welcome but must be leashed and Hazards opportunities at www.metrovancouver.org (search Try your luck bar fishing, relax on a bench under control at all times. Even well-trained The riverbank is eroding and undercut. Please stay ‘park volunteer’) or call 604-530-4983. overlooking the Fraser , watch for waterfowl dogs can frighten or injure park wildlife behind the fence and use the stairs to access the and visitors. Please scoop up your dog’s poop and and fishing boats, and imagine pioneer life at the shoreline. The sand-bar is soft and river water levels Park Conditions dispose of it properly. To report conditions or situations requiring the heritage Hassall House. can change rapidly and are tidal. assistance of Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, Boating phone 604-530-4983. Car top boats including canoes and kayaks General Information can be carried to the river from the parking Pacific Parklands Foundation lot of nearby Poplar Bar. There is no boat Park Hours Pacific Parklands Foundation is a registered charity launch for trailers. In general, regional parks are open during daylight dedicated to the conservation and enhancement of hours. Park hours are posted at entrances; earliest Metro Vancouver’s regional parks. For information Accessibility closing is 5 pm. Gates are locked when the park or to make a donation, call 604-451-6168 or visit The parking lot, view and toilet are is closed. www.pacificparklands.com. wheelchair accessible. Farm Etiquette Glen Valley is a productive agricultural area. Please No Liquor, No Camping, No Fires, be patient with slow-moving farm vehicles and be and No Smoking respectful of the farming community that surrounds Alcohol, camping, the park. Park in designated areas only. Please do not and fires are not trespass onto private property, litter or feed livestock. permitted in the park. Smoking is not permitted in regional parks, Other Nearby Parks except in designated areas; signs mark the locations. Poplar Bar, Duncan Bar and Crescent Island are part of Glen Valley Regional Park within the City No Vegetation Removal of Abbotsford. They are managed by Fraser Valley To protect park habitats, vegetation removal Regional District and operated by the City of Further information: is prohibited. Take only photographs, leave Abbotsford. For information or comments about Area office for Glen Valley Regional Park, Two-bit Bar only footprints. these sites, please contact the City of Abbotsford at 604-530-4983 604-853-1934 or www.abbotsford.ca. Metro Vancouver, 604-432-6200 No Swimming metrovancouver.org Swimming is not recommended: the river is Rules and You fast-flowing, murky and unsafe. Help ensure the future of our region’s natural Mailing Address: treasures. Please follow park regulations, established Metro Vancouver Regional Parks to protect park habitats, wildlife, and facilities. 4730 Kingsway, Burnaby, B.C. You can make a difference! Canada V5H 0C6

Sep / 2019 SERVICES AND SOLUTIONS FOR A LIVABLE REGION Tidal Flats Along the Fraser Extensive freshwater tidal flats provide valuable habitat for a variety of wildlife including several fish species such as white sturgeon, migrating salmon and cutthroat trout.

The water level of the river here is affected by tides and river . When the river is low (during fall and winter), the maximum tidal range is about one metre. Freshet ( run-off), can raise the river as much as six meters.

Directions to the Park This park lies along the Fraser River near the Langley/ Abbotsford border. Take the 264 Street exit from Highway 1, travel north to 88 Avenue and turn right.

At 272 Street, turn left and travel north to the Two-Bit Bar park entrance.