
Chilliwack sees 17 toxic drug deaths to April 2025, more than double from April 2024
CHILLIWACK — The latest data from the BC Coroners Service (BCCS) shows the number of drug poisoning deaths in Abbotsford and Chilliwack has not moved from the same time last year, but the exact breakdown did shift around.
Both cities had a total of 44 toxic drug fatalities from January to April 2025. Abbotsford saw 27 deaths, down by nine (25%) from last year. Chilliwack, on the other hand, had 17 drug deaths – an increase of nine (112%) from the first four months of 2024.
An additional six deaths occurred in Hope, Mission and Agassiz-Harrison this year. A total of 165 people were lost to unregulated drug poisoning across B.C. in that period.
“April marks a return to more than 160 deaths attributed to unregulated drug toxicity reported to the BC Coroners Service after six consecutive months of reporting fewer than 160 deaths a month,” wrote the BCCS.