Kamloops Construction

[mindcash]

I think we are witnessing the peak of construction on tranquille road, just drove through and you cant make it a couple blocks without seeing something being built, also just read that there's currently 311 units under construction across 4 or 5 projects with 280 more units on the way.

Give it 3-5 years and it'll be a totally different look, and hopefully more cleaned up than it currently is.

[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by RHINO

Just talking about this at work... What does our city need for a draw and to entertain people?
I've always though a real water park would be great... an outlet mall built at North Hills mall would be a good replacement and a row of casinos on the Highway headed north on the reserve, given our desert vibe.

Could we start with just a 10 pin bowling alley. Something like National in Calgary, or an adults arcade like Gretta bar in Calgary. The Outlet mall is a good idea and would probably do well. I've always thought an indoor skydiving place like iflyworld.ca would be cool. Could locate it at the airport. Wish the developer of Juniper would put in a fixed grip chairlift for the Bike Ranch, maybe a restaurant at the top as well.

There were talks back in the day for a gondola to the top of Mount Paul with a golf course, but I think the band member pushing it died. If they put a gondola with hiking trails and a nice hotel on the top, maybe a zip line from the top of Mount Peter to Mount Paul, maybe bungee jumping at the top like they do in Queenstown, New Zealand, maybe light up the cliff faces on Mount Paul, that would look pretty cool and be visible from almost everywhere in town.

Really wish the City would buy the Wanda Sue and get that back in operation. Build a pier downtown that it would be docked at and run dinner cruises or other events from. This City badly needs a dock downtown that you could moor your boat at and walk to grab a bite.

I've always thought the old bridge piers on the west side of overlanders bridge would be cool to convert to huge fountains. Maybe a show with lights every hour in the summer. The cost to do something like that couldn't be that much with the piers already in place.

[RHINO]

Those are all really good ideas. I thought there was a board walk idea planned for the North Shore side of the Thompson at one point.

Yeah right here : https://archive.kamloopsthisweek.com...ps-reimagined/

[mindcash]

https://www.radionl.com/2024/09/11/c...nch-as-rental/

He notes construction of the 2nd tower will coincide with the building of a planned, 6 story wood-framed rental building on the site.

“We’re just going to start the construction on them, keep proceeding, and then as we get the first tower built and finished and sold, then we’ll consider what our next plans are for those two buildings,” said Fawcett. “At this point we’re really thinking that rental makes sense.”

Fawcett says they’re now awaiting final development approvals for the 2nd tower, saying once those come through, they intend to shift the high-tower crane used to create the Trillium Tower over to the site of the 2nd tower.

[RHINO]

Thats amazing news.

[RHINO]

Ord road got approved thus far...

Even though the 3 biggest idiots on city council voted against it. Bass, Bepple and Hamer-Jackson were opposed.

Its not protected land. So it should not be a problem developing the land. Preventing the project would send a message that all land next to protected land is basically off limits for future projects. If there really is this much concern, then the city should buy the land and turn it into protected, or stay out of the way.

[Metro-One]

What is proposed to be built there?

I actually agree somewhat that it should be protected land to complete the park perimeter up to the road. They should have lobbied the province to purchase it. Developing over all the scrublands will take away Kamloops' unique identity in Canada and its charm. Development should be restricted to brown field sites or to forested sites (we have more than enough forest).

[RHINO]

It is not usable for anything involving farming as it is currently zones for. The protected land is ABOVE this land, and back 200 feet or so. There is 3 condos proposed. Oddly enough the " protected area " is brown field site . I'm a massive fan of our wilderness and topography. I have cactus gowning on my front yard among the zero scaping, but we need to do things right. To long has Kamloops been hemmed in on all sides by ALR. The ALR have been an issue since the 90's. Preserving land for a purpose that it will never under go is counter intuitive to the cities growth.


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[VantageHD]

Agreed, the ALR is a corrupt joke of a government organization. They don't follow their own rules and do the bidding of the natives. Case-in-point, Tranquille on the lake. Plus, the park perimeter is already in place to the North. I'm actually surprised this land wasn't in the ALR, since it was zoned agricultural. This project would not happening if it was.

This notion in Kamloops when something gets proposed next to a protected area, that now that protected area all of a sudden needs some sort of a buffer area as well, is dumb.

And didn't the government just go scorched earth through this protected area building a pipeline? haha. I guess it's fine when they do it right through the middle, but building beside it is cause for concern for these special interest groups and 3 councilors. Glad to see this one going forward.

[RHINO]

You nailed every point on the head 100%. Tranquille on the lake has been fucked thanks to the local Indian band ( who has no claim to the land ) and the ALR.

[MIPS]

Originally Posted by RHINO

Just talking about this at work... What does our city need for a draw and to entertain people?
I've always though a real water park would be great... an outlet mall built at North Hills mall would be a good replacement and a row of casinos on the Highway headed north on the reserve, given our desert vibe.

I've always though a real water park would be great

I won't deny that. We have not had a real water park since the one at the wildlife park closed nearly 20 years ago.

an outlet mall built at North Hills mall would be a good replacement

North Hills struggles as it is to maintain occupancy. An outlet store won't help much considering the lack of parking.

a row of casinos on the Highway headed north on the reserve, given our desert vibe.

Kamloops already has a casino up in Aberdeen and a bingo hall that's arguably a casino as well on the north shore. We don't need a third casino. They've been pitching ideas for the plot of land between Sun Rivers and the industrial park for years and nothing has ever gotten off the ground. A resort AND a waterpark have both been considered, among others.

I invited friends coming up from Seattle to stay in town for a night before COVID happened. Their complaint was there was absolutely nothing to do on a Friday night. Victoria has two or three okay bars, two nightclubs that aren't really all that big and everything else closed at 6pm. There is no one hub of Kamloops that's an entertainment district so if you were going to get sloshed with your friends either you had to drive or walk several kilometers between entertainment venues. Even something like Beer and Bowling is a chore here.

[Oaken]

Originally Posted by RHINO

You nailed every point on the head 100%. Tranquille on the lake has been fucked thanks to the local Indian band ( who has no claim to the land ) and the ALR.

CORRECTION: Actually, Tk'emlups (KIB) does have a stake in the land at Tranquille on the Lake. That is where they were originally settled, but they were forced to move to their current location. I've spoken to elders and I also saw an original map from the 1800's reflecting this. By the way, Kamloops Lake was called Shuswap Lake back then too. Just sayin'.
Nonetheless, development of that area has been wrought with problems for years and for various reasons. It would be nice to see something world class get developed there though. Far better than continuing to neglect it.

[Oaken]

Can anyone suggest a free photo sharing app that I can use to post photos in this forum?

[Jensen201]

Hi Oaken are you new to the group? Welcome

I found it was tricky but VantageHD helped me out, we use flicker to upload our photos, it takes a bit to figure it out but it works, when sharing the photos on iPhone ‘request desktop access’ copy url along with picture size then share photo url to group chat. Hope this helps!

[Jensen201]

Originally Posted by VantageHD

I can feel your frustration. When you have the picture you want in Flickr, click on the icon in the bottom right that this picture is pointing at.



Click on BBCode at the top. Pick the size you want from the drop down. Then copy and paste the link it generates from the box.

^

[MIPS]

Originally Posted by Oaken

Nonetheless, development of that area has been wrought with problems for years and for various reasons. It would be nice to see something world class get developed there though. Far better than continuing to neglect it.

It's been a shame watching the facility fall into total neglect. It used to still be in a marginal mothballed state with impressive amounts of security. Now it's so hopelessly vandalized and stripped of anything worth scrapping the buildings are just about a total loss.

[VantageHD]

Welcome Oaken!

Got a new lens for my camera and wanted to try it out. Didn't have my tripod with me so the zoomed in ones are a little shaky.

Took these from Batchelor Heights.

DSC_0021 by Twandy Andy, on Flickr

DSC_0023 by Twandy Andy, on Flickr

DSC_0024 by Twandy Andy, on Flickr

DSC_0027 by Twandy Andy, on Flickr

[VantageHD]

Took these from Sun Rivers.

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[VantageHD]

Originally Posted by Oaken

CORRECTION: Actually, Tk'emlups (KIB) does have a stake in the land at Tranquille on the Lake. That is where they were originally settled, but they were forced to move to their current location. I've spoken to elders and I also saw an original map from the 1800's reflecting this. By the way, Kamloops Lake was called Shuswap Lake back then too. Just sayin'.
Nonetheless, development of that area has been wrought with problems for years and for various reasons. It would be nice to see something world class get developed there though. Far better than continuing to neglect it.

You're wrong, this is private property. This is what natives do whenever there's a big project proposed. They bitch and complain, saying the land is traditional berry picking land; or, they used to camp on the land, till they either get a payday, get paid to go away, or get told to pound sand. This is what they did at Tobiano, this is what they tried to do at Sun Peaks, and this is what they are trying to do at Tranquille. No one cares; other than our weak government, that some senior citizen thinks they set up camp here before Canada was even created. It infuriates me this government even entertains these dumb stories. People need to realize the more this gets entertained, the more justified they become, and then private property in this province means nothing. Good luck getting investors on projects in this region.

This project could do so much for the housing stock, in a city that has around 4% available land to develop. Instead, the self-serving bands care more about an easy payday, by fleecing a developer, than to have any assemblance of community.

And I find it funny you say, Kamloops lake used to be called Shuswap lake. You think maybe that's because the Kamloops band conquered the Shuswap band and took over their land? haha. Weird how when natives take land from other natives it's a done deal. But when Europeans do that to natives, then it needs to be litigated over forever.

[Jensen201]

That was a bit much reading that. Where is your source to make you say that KIB is imposing on the delaying of the project? And if you have the other sources to back up your claim about Tobiano and Sun Peaks would love to read it

Also Shuswap and Kamloops band are the same territory, I see what you’re trying to say but is relatively incorrect..