Chilliwack councillors to vote on more downtown parking, maintaining former furniture store

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9232 Young Road. (Image Credit: Google Maps.)

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In 2025, the city purchased 9232 and 9240 Young Road, and 45998, 46002 and 46010 Princess Avenue to develop additional public parking capacity to better serve the growing downtown core, particularly nearby District 1881 and its myriad of attractions.

City planner Stacy Johnson wrote in a report attached to the rezoning application that as redevelopment and population growth continues, demand on the existing city parking lots and available on-street parking had been increasing.

At its meeting in February 2026, councillors approved a demolition contract with Clearview Demolition Ltd. to bulldoze the former Downtown Business Centre at 9240 Young Road and a smaller building at 46010 Princess Avenue, in order to expand downtown parking.

There had been a development application previously planned to build a six-storey mixed-use building on the property at 9240 Young Road, but that development application was abandoned, Councillor Chris Kloot said at a meeting on Tuesday, February 17, 2026.

“For reasons with market conditions, I assume, and some of the other things, that plan had been abandoned,” Kloot said. “I think it was a strong move to make sure that we solve a simple, practical plan of the parking problem that is downtown and growing, but also keeping the land from being sold off for development in a way that doesn’t help the city long-term. I think this will make room for something further down the road. As the parking study is underway, we certainly will benefit from some additional parking down there for at least the short term.”