The City of Abbotsford is growing and changing every year. To ensure our local Abbotsford Police Department can continue to grow with our community and still meet their goal of making Abbotsford the safest city in BC, the City is currently building a new AbbyPD headquarters.
The new building is a long time coming. The existing headquarters was originally built in 1988, at a time when the Matsqui Police Department’s 74 officers served a community of 58,000 residents. Today, AbbyPD has more than 350 employees and serves our growing city of more than 160,000.
On April 24, Mayor Siemens, AbbyPD Chief Watson, contractors from Unitech Construction and Stantec Architecture and City staff toured the construction site to get an inside look at how the building is progressing. Recently, a significant milestone was reached with the final pour of concrete for the roof. Now the interior work is getting done in earnest.
The new building almost quadruples the floor space of the current two-storey headquarters from about 38,000 square feet to 146,000 square feet. The new four-storey building will ensure that AbbyPD can meet current detention standards, provide additional office areas, new washrooms and change rooms, as well as additional parking. The building is also being constructed with the future in mind, ensuring that AbbyPD can grow into the space as our community continues to grow. You can learn more about the project here.
Every day we hear stories of our AbbyPD officers and staff going above and beyond to serve our community and we are grateful for all they do. AbbyPD has a vision of “strength in community,” and from their new upgraded headquarters both officers and staff will be better equipped to safely and effectively carry out their duties and make our community stronger.
Abbotsford City Council