Image: Mike Vanden Bosch / Pattison Media / Bylaw enforcement officers from the City of Chilliwack stand outside a derelict home in January 2025 while cleanup restoration crews and police attend. The number of tickets issued by Chilliwack bylaw enforcement staff more than doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, reflecting a steady increase in calls for service.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

Bylaw enforcement

Tickets issued by Chilliwack bylaw more than doubled in 2024 as calls for service steadily increase

Jan 28, 2025 | 9:24 AM

CHILLIWACK — The number of tickets issued by Chilliwack bylaw enforcement staff more than doubled in 2024 compared to the previous year, reflecting a steady increase in calls for service.

According to the draft minutes of the Public Safety Advisory Committee from January 15, Garrett Schipper, the deputy director of development and regulatory enforcement for the City of Chilliwack, told the committee there were 740 tickets issued in 2024, a significant increase over the 287 tickets issued in 2023.

Calls for bylaw service saw a steady uptick in 2024 (3,176) versus 2023 (2,572), an increase of 23.4 per cent.

Schipper told the committee bylaw staff continue to be very busy. As a result, Chilliwack councillors have approved the hiring of another bylaw officer that will primarily focus on vacant homes.

As an example of how bylaw staff are receiving more calls for service, a derelict home on Tyson Road near the Sardis Sports Complex generated more than 30 bylaw complaints in 2024. Similarly, vacant homes scattered throughout Chilliwack, coupled with unsightly premises, have led to more calls.

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