Chilliwack Plans to Rebate Residents for Missed Garbage Pickups

Chilliwack plans to rebate residents for missed garbage pickups

The City of Chilliwack is planning to fine its new garbage contractor for weeks of missed curbside pickup, and it’s exploring options to give that money back to residents on their utility bills.

Revenue from garbage contractor fines may go to residents: City of Chilliwack

The City of Chilliwack says it may divert the fines it is collecting from their new garbage contractor, directly back to residents after E360S failed to deliver proper service. “Council has directed staff to explore options for passing the fine revenues on to credit residents’ utility bills,” the city stated in a May 20 press release. The city transitioned to a new curbside collection program with E360S on May 1 and since then, there have been “…