Kamloops Construction

[Metro-One]

Thanks! I'm happy you like it. I'm going to do a detailed video on Kamloops itself one day (unfortunately that wont be until next year when I can get there and do some filming). The last two times I was in Kamloops hoping to capture some video I've been unlucky and was smoked out.

Until then, if you know anyone / any groups that would enjoy the video above, please give it a share!

[BC.Tom]

I guess we know now whats going on at TRU: Bell said an additional 26-megawatt data centre, being built in partnership with Thompson Rivers University, will open by the end of 2026, followed by another in 2027.


https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Ka...centres-in-B-C-as-part-of-Bell-AI-Fabric

Originally Posted by BC.Tom

Anybody knows what going on at TRU. Drove by and fencing is up and construction material on site.
Has great views and would make for a nice multifamily site. Pretty sure its not the new fire research center they keep talking about. That should be closer to the new daycare on Mcgill.


TRU1 by Thomas Johansen, on Flickr

[BC.Tom]

This is what a 16 MW data center looks like in Toronto. So I guessing they will be pretty noticeable up on the hill seeing that we are talking 2 x 26 MW here in town plus the new TELUS data center up there. I like that they are tying it into the TRU central heating system as well.

EquinixDataCentre_BannerSize-01_2270x1335 by Thomas Johansen, on Flickr

[VantageHD]

Thanks for sharing. I was up by there today and noticed all the work going on. Nice to know what's going in there now.

I also noticed crews working on the North side of Hillside drive. Are they twinning that road?

[BC.Tom]

Not sure what they are doing on Hillside Dr,

Here is a 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 picture of the new Propolis Co-op Building going in on Tranquille Rd. Its from their Facebook page. I'm guessing that's the side that faces Tranquille Rd.

co-op by Thomas Johansen, on Flickr

[mindcash]

Originally Posted by VantageHD

Thanks for sharing. I was up by there today and noticed all the work going on. Nice to know what's going in there now.

I also noticed crews working on the North side of Hillside drive. Are they twinning that road?

Looks like they're doing water servicing, probably for the data center if I had to imagine.

https://www.kamloops.ca/city-services/ca...est-water-servicing-project-lane-closure

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by BC.Tom

Not sure what they are doing on Hillside Dr,

Here is a 🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵🞵 picture of the new Propolis Co-op Building going in on Tranquille Rd. Its from their Facebook page. I'm guessing that's the side that faces Tranquille Rd.

Podium looks like it could be decent. Building looks like what I was expecting when you build to net zero standards. I'm not a fan of these types of buildings. The only way to achieve this is to have small window openings and I just couldn't live that way to save a couple bucks a month. To each their own though. When they said NexBuild was doing that building I figured it was going to look like a bunker.

Thanks for sending that link mindcash. That is what I was wondering about.

Here's a rendering of the AI Centre getting built at TRU.

[BC.Tom]

Tourism Kamloops looking into a convention center and Hotel. I'm guessing that the area below Sun Rivers is a prime location for this and was already include in their new plan for the area,

https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7336060310392328192/

tourism kamloops by Thomas Johansen, on Flickr

[MIPS]

That photo has so many illustrative errors in it I bet you $30 it's AI generated.

[VantageHD]

Good to hear this is still moving ahead in terms of feasibility. The location they have picked out is great. And ya, definitely AI haha. So many funny things going on in that picture

[Jamaldenberg]

Something of that nature would be a game changer for Kamloops. I've always envisioned the corner across from Riverside park where the N and S Thompson connect as such a prime piece of land to have a beautiful waterfront community.

[MIPS]

Originally Posted by Jamaldenberg

Something of that nature would be a game changer for Kamloops. I've always envisioned the corner across from Riverside park where the N and S Thompson connect as such a prime piece of land to have a beautiful waterfront community.

Part of why that isn't used beyond you back into the industrial park is you are a sand bar on a flood plain. Given how Riverside park is at risk of or has flooded multiple times a decade it's a terrible place for anything beyond a park.

[mindcash]

Originally Posted by MIPS

Part of why that isn't used beyond you back into the industrial park is you are a sand bar on a flood plain. Given how Riverside park is at risk of or has flooded multiple times a decade it's a terrible place for anything beyond a park.

With enough money it can be done, just depends if they're willing to spend it.

[RHINO]

Wow, thats a beauty idea, but like the whole of the community pointed out VERY AI created.

[RHINO]

BC Tom

I enjoyed your description of the coop image. It made me laugh.

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by Jamaldenberg

Something of that nature would be a game changer for Kamloops. I've always envisioned the corner across from Riverside park where the N and S Thompson connect as such a prime piece of land to have a beautiful waterfront community.

I always thought the same thing. That location would perfect! Totally doable, just would need to build the site up enough. If they put it there and then redevelop Henry Grube, that would be a game changer for the waterfront downtown.

[MIPS]

Originally Posted by mindcash

With enough money it can be done, just depends if they're willing to spend it.

People with that kind of money know better and invest it in Sun Rivers.

[BC.Tom]

500 million Data Center in Merritt: https://www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Ka...-on-whether-to-allow-500M-AI-data-centre

Feels like its shaping up to be a couple busy years around Kamloops. With the HVC mine expansion, Data Centers and the potential aviation fuel refinery we are talking north of a billion dollars in investment, maybe closer to 2 billion with the refinery and 5000-6000 construction jobs. Maybe about 1000 permanent jobs.

[VantageHD]

Lets hope so! The market around town still seems very skeptical. Seems like developers are dealing with a backlog of inventory at the moment and putting off digging any new holes.

[RHINO]

Id like to positive, Id like to hope we see a jump that is not fueled by Government money.
But Ive already seen a few small projects get scrapped and many large projects get scrapped. Hopefully these will inspire these developers to build, but if no one is buying, they wont be building.