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JANUARY 16, 2019 | Volume 32 No. 5
WEATHER Cloud, maybe flurries High -1 C, Low -3 C SNOW REPORT Sun Peaks Resort Mid-mountain: 118 cm Alpine: 146 cm Harper Mountain Total snow: 84 cm
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A NEW CITY HALL? Not yet, but city staff are beginning to explore the idea
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SCORING SUPREMACY Stankoven closing in on all-time mark for Thompson Blazers
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TRU looking to expand campus City will hold public hearing to discuss rezoning application by university to extend footprint by developing land JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
The city will hold a public hearing for a rezoning application on light industrial land at the corner of McGill Road and University Drive, which could pave way for Thompson Rivers University to expand its footprint. The property, located at 1120 McGill Rd., contains a warehouse and was previously home to Bandstra Transportation Systems and Canadian Freightways. Kwiatkowski said the university purchased the property two years ago with plans to build mixed-use commercial residential and create an additional entrance to campus. The property will act as student parking prior to its planned redevelopment. “Speaking of vision, this is another positive for the city and TRU in looking at expanding,” City of Kamloops development director Marvin Kwiatkowski said. “TRU has been fairly, obviously a big impact on the community.” Council unanimously voted to send the application to a public hearing. Coun. Sadie Hunter, an
YOUR TAKE What do you think? At least one city councillor questions TRU’s plans to expand and develop a lot it purchased adjacent to its campus, but the university has been a major driver of growth for Kamloops and the region as a whole
Let us know by email at editor@kamloopsthisweek.com employee of TRU, abstained. While in favour, Coun. Mike O’Reilly said he is a “little bit concerned” about the erosion of industrial land in Kamloops and asked whether TRU’s plan is to move further along McGill Road. Kwiatkowski said the city previously refused rezoning industrial. However, council recently approved sending millions of dollars worth of infrastructure upgrades to the development cost charge committee for review, which could result in the city opening up industrial land in the Southwest sector. See INDUSTRIAL, A4
DAVE EAGLES/KTW The campus of Thompson Rivers University is abuzz with construction, including the five-storey, 77-unit Legacy Square, currently rising between Old Main and the International Building. The university is hoping to expand its campus into an adjacent plot of land it purchased two years ago.
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