Matsqui Institution

Matsqui Institution is a federal medium-security prison facility in , , about 70 kilometres east of . The Institution is operated by the Correctional Service of Canada and was opened in 1966.
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  • Type: Prison
  • Description: building in British Columbia, Canada
  • Address: PO Box 2500, 33344 King Road

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rogers Forum and Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre.

Stadium
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, formerly Abbotsford Centre and Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre, is a 7,000-seat multi-purpose arena in . is situated 1¼ km east of Matsqui Institution.

Hospital
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is a 300-bed Canadian health care facility in the City of that houses the acute care Abbotsford Regional Hospital operated by Fraser Health and the regional cancer facility operated by the BC Cancer Agency. is situated 1¼ km northwest of Matsqui Institution.

Sports venue
is a 21,500-square-foot multi-purpose athletics facility on the campus of the University of the Fraser Valley in , , . is situated 1½ km east of Matsqui Institution.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Abbotsford and Huntingdon.

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is a city of about 165,000 people in the of . With mountains visible in nearly every direction, it is in one of the most geographically stunning regions of British Columbia.

Neighborhood
is a community within , , Canada. It is located immediately north of the Canada–US border, and is the location of the Sumas–Huntingdon Border Crossing. is situated 4 km southeast of Matsqui Institution.

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is in Whatcom County in the region of Washington State. It has a major land border crossing into , .

Matsqui Institution

Latitude
49.02767° or 49° 1′ 40″ north
Longitude
-122.3039° or 122° 18′ 14″ west
Inception
1966
Operator
Correctional Services Canada
Open location code
84XV2MHW+3C
Open­Street­Map ID
way 369287804
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­prison
Wiki­data ID
Q6787998
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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Matsqui Institution” goes by many names.

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Highlights include Kaslo Park and Fraser Valley Institution.

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