Welcome to Matsqui ...

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matsqui, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1925.

Time Zone: Matsqui lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: PST- Heure Normale du Pacifique (HNP), PDT- Heure Avancée du Pacifique (HAP).

Area Codes for Matsqui: 250, 236, 257, 672 & 778<1>

Adding Matsqui to Our Gazetteer ...

As we work on our Gazetteer, we occasionally find mention of a community that is new to us. When we find such a community, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope of adding more information in the future.

The earliest source we've referenced which mentioned Matsqui was on a map titled Map of British Columbia (from Gulf Refining, 1925).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matsqui.

Footnotes ...

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When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 250 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 236, 257, 672 or 778. New phone numbers in the Matsqui area will be assigned with one of these codes: 250, 236, 257, 672 or 778. As a result, placing a call in the Matsqui area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).