Image: Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure / The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure tweeted this picture of law enforcement conducting a targeted safety blitz in the Chilliwack area sometime last week. They are pictured in the parking lot of Heritage Park in Chilliwack. A total of 43 vehicles were stopped roadside, of which 19 tickets were issued and 26 vehicles were placed out of service.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Commercial transport safety blitz

RCMP, CVSE crack down on unsafe commercial vehicles in the Chilliwack area

Apr 26, 2023 | 3:21 PM

CHILLIWACK — The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure tweeted Wednesday afternoon (Apr. 26) that the B.C. Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement agency teamed up with RCMP officers from Chilliwack and Burnaby for a commercial vehicle safety initiative in the Chilliwack area last week.

CVSE staff partnered with RCMP officers from the Upper Fraser Valley Regional Detachment and the Burnaby RCMP detachment, along with the city of Chilliwack, sometime last week for what it calls a “targeted safety inspection blitz.”

A total of 43 vehicles were stopped roadside, of which 19 tickets were issued, and 26 vehicles were placed out of service, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) said in its tweet at 2:50 p.m. on Wednesday, Apr. 26.

“Thanks to all involved for keeping #BCHwys safe!” MOTI tweeted.

RCMP, CVSE crack down on unsafe commercial vehicles in the Chilliwack area

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