Kamloops Construction

[BC.Tom]

Here is the updated Tranquille Market list . I have added a couple projects that are likely still a ways off. 15 projects, pretty impressive.

-Thompson Landing x 2 (Almost done)
-Innova x 2 ( Under Construction)
-Red Sea Auto x 1 ( Under Construction)
Jamaican Kitchen x 3
-Brendan Shaw x 1 (Under Construction)
-Duchess x 2 (Under Construction)
-501 Tranquille Rd x 1 (Complete)
-562 Tranquille Rd x 1 (Complete)
-Propolis Co-op x 1 (Planning)
-Interior Community Services x 1 (Soon)
-Country Auto (Pulse) x 2 ( Under Construction)
-Butler RV (at least a couple years out)
-Dynasty Garden (Maybe kinda tall. Up to 11 stories)
-157 Elm Avenue (Not technically Tranquille RD but close. https://bsre.ca/listing/157-elm-avenue-kamloops-british-columbia-v2b-0c1-27890687/
-Fortune Drive Social Housing

[VantageHD]

Got a good picture showing the scale of the collapse.

[VantageHD]

Another downtown project I forgot to mention that is now under construction is the Riverside Park skating rink. Large part of the park will be closed all summer. https://www.radionl.com/2025/03/10/work-begins-on-riverside-park-skating-rink/

[RHINO]

Good work gentlemen. Pretty impressive list. great pick of Kelson and nice to see the skating rink coming along. I would love to find out about the bridge however at TRU ... maybe Ill reach out.

[Jensen201]

Originally Posted by RHINO

Good work gentlemen. Pretty impressive list. great pick of Kelson and nice to see the skating rink coming along. I would love to find out about the bridge however at TRU ... maybe Ill reach out.

I Don’t understand why TRU wants a bridge but yet they question why the City of Kamloops doesn’t agree on their placement which is in the most random location, I’m sure we all don’t think it makes sense either. Currently it’s very unsafe with the people who J-walk and I’m surprised that they held it off this long, does someone have to get hit for appropriate action to be made? Come on TRU…

[RHINO]

Apparently there is now an agreement on location now. So were just waiting for ground breaking I guess.

[mindcash]

I noticed some scaffolding up at the BCLC headquarters along with a fenced off site with construction signs directly adjacent, haven't heard anything about it though.

[RHINO]

Re roofing it. Nothing important.

[mindcash]

Originally Posted by RHINO

Re roofing it. Nothing important.

Shame, wasn't there supposed to be an expansion many years ago that never materialized?

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by mindcash

Shame, wasn't there supposed to be an expansion many years ago that never materialized?

There sure was. 8 storey office building in the dirt parking lot on Lansdowne street. I saw the plans a couple months before they were supposed to break ground. But then the anti-interior ndp got elected and they nixed the whole thing the first week in office. The building and site were shovel ready. The cool thing about that plan was the city was planning on buying the current BCLC building and amalgamating development, engineering, city hall all under 1 roof.

[mindcash]

Originally Posted by VantageHD

There sure was. 8 storey office building in the dirt parking lot on Lansdowne street. I saw the plans a couple months before they were supposed to break ground. But then the anti-interior ndp got elected and they nixed the whole thing the first week in office. The building and site were shovel ready. The cool thing about that plan was the city was planning on buying the current BCLC building and amalgamating development, engineering, city hall all under 1 roof.

Wow, but not surprising from the NDP. I wonder if they're still sitting on that property, the least they could do is sell the sites/plans so it can be built on.

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by mindcash

Wow, but not surprising from the NDP. I wonder if they're still sitting on that property, the least they could do is sell the sites/plans so it can be built on.

Yes, that lot is still owned by the provincial government. I could see it coming back one day since the current building is busting at the seems. The existing BCLC building would have made a great new city hall too. It was a great plan. Hopefully it materializes one day.

[VantageHD]

https://cfjctoday.com/2025/03/12/red-bri...for-long-term-solution-to-begin-shortly/

Clean up of the Red bridge is complete and now in the planning stage. A new bridge is in the planning stage. Very surprised to hear this. I thought this was going to be years. Good to hear it's moving forward so fast. Hopefully they tie into Seymour street with the new bridge, and leave Lorne street to be quieter.

[Werthers]

Originally Posted by VantageHD

Got a good picture showing the scale of the collapse.

We had a similar problem happen on a project here in Victoria back in 2007 with thankfully, the same result that everyone was fine:



https://canada.constructconnect.com/dcn/...uction-site-baffles-inspector-dcn024397w

[Werthers]

double post

[mindcash]

Here's a construction update on the new elementary school in Pineview if anyone's interested:

[VantageHD]

Didn't even know that was under construction already. Have they connected the road through to Aberdeen yet?

[mindcash]

Originally Posted by VantageHD

Didn't even know that was under construction already. Have they connected the road through to Aberdeen yet?

It's been a couple weeks since I walked through the site but not yet, it's pushed pretty far up and then where it stops has a bunch of trees cleared so far with a good bit more to go.

[VantageHD]

Beautiful day for a controlled burn in Juniper

[McPaul]

Originally Posted by RHINO

So the third and 4th buildings are in the beginning stage here at this location on Summit drive : to the left of the current structures

Wow. Hard to imagine they have room for one more building let alone two and parking. Doesn’t the property start dropping off past the current parking facility?