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Construction
Province and feds pledge millions for Trans Canada upgrades in B.C.
KAMLOOPS – Two major sections of the Trans Canada Highway to Alberta will soon see…
Historic Vernon Military Camp under renovation
VERNON – The Vernon Military Camp is getting a facelift. Work is underway to retrofit…
Lake Country sets construction record, again
LAKE COUNTRY – The District of Lake Country has broken a record it set last…
Development activity picks up with numerous construction projects in Vernon
VERNON – A number of large construction projects helped prop up Vernon’s economic development figures…
Work moving ahead on Vernon multiplex expansion
VERNON – Vernon council got its first look at a multi-million dollar arena expansion project…
Water main failure means no water for some Vernon residents
VERNON – Some City of Vernon customers are without water, thanks to a water main…
Safety improvements coming to West Kelowna’s Highway 97 and Boucherie Road
WEST KELOWNA – The provincial government is going ahead with construction on Highway 97 at…
Bright picture for construction in the South Okanagan
PENTICTON – Building permits are down slightly in the regional district this year, but that…
Strong September for building permits in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Some valuable single family homes helped bump up building permit values in Kamloops…
Say goodbye to the 58-year-old bridge on Highway 1 near Sicamous
THOMPSON-OKANAGAN – The North Fork Bridge between Sicamous and Revelstoke is the last remaining bridge…
More median barriers coming to Highway 5 North in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Near the end of this month, almost two kilometres of median barriers will…
TRU wants to build a village on campus
KAMLOOPS – Students at Thompson Rivers University will someday have access to an urban market…
Trail closures likely during Peterson Creek Bridge upgrades
KAMLOOPS – The Peterson Creek Bridge in Kamloops is going to get over $500,000 worth…
Commercial and industrial building permits in Kamloops continue to lag behind last year by millions of dollars
KAMLOOPS – The lack of major commercial or industrial projects means building permit values are…
Summer construction season hits highways in and near Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Summer is sometimes referred to as construction season, and that will definitely be…
Gas leak closes Notre Dame Drive
KAMLOOPS – Congestion in the area surrounding Notre Dame Drive continues to get worse after…
Highway 5 construction to include passing lanes north of Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Two kilometres of highway near Kamloops are about to get new passing lanes…
New Vernon Recreation Centre entrance opening up next week
VERNON – You’ll be able to see what construction crews at the Vernon Recreation Centre…
Construction work set to start on Highway 1 overpass in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – The Valleyview overpass on Highway 1 in Kamloops will soon be getting a…
February building activity continues slower trend in Kamloops
KAMLOOPS – Multi-family housing had a strong month for building permits, but overall February’s building…
Okanagan contractor seeks help identifying suspected construction site thief
VERNON – An Okanagan developer is attempting to piece things together after thousands of dollars…
Same road work, different price tag as construction costs rise in Vernon
VERNON – It costs the city more to do the same construction project today than…
Second strongest commercial construction year on record in Vernon
VERNON – If it seemed like there were a lot of construction projects happening around…
Busiest construction year ever for Lake Country
LAKE COUNTRY – B.C.’s fastest growing community is working to keep up with the infrastructure needed to support all the construction activity. Lake Country had it’s busiest year of construction in the district’s 20 year history in 2015, 36 per cent higher than 2014, according to a media release. There was over $68 million worth...