Image: Mark Smith / Esso gas price at Vedder Road and Luckakuck Way in Chilliwack, as of Wednesday, May 22.

By Mike Vanden Bosch

More pain at the pump

More pain at the pump for Chilliwack motorists as gas prices spike once again

May 22, 2025 | 6:43 AM

CHILLIWACK — Just when you thought Chilliwack gas prices were dropping a few cents here and there to around $1.559 per litre this week, motorists around Chilliwack saw an unexpected double-digit increase Wednesday.

Gas prices rose Wednesday nearly 20 cents at some Chilliwack gas stations, increasing from about $1.569/litre to a whopping $1.769 per litre.

And it wasn’t at just one or two gas stations in Sardis or assorted stations.

According to pictures posted on X/Twitter by Mark Smith, gas prices rose to $1.769/litre at multiple Chilliwack gas stations along Vedder Road.

Image: Mark Smith / Shell gas station on Vedder Road showing $1.769/litre for regular gas on Wednesday, May 21.

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Prices have resembled a roller coaster this month. They were down to about $1.609/litre on Sunday, May 11, before rising to $1.699/litre on Tuesday, May 13, and now up to $1.769 per litre.

Back in early April when the B.C. government axed the consumer carbon tax at the pumps, gas prices fell by more than 10 cents a litre to the delight of beleaguered motorists who often voiced their dismay on social media. But those days of gas savings were short lived, based on this month’s price points.