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WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 2020 | Volume 33, No. 44
TODAY’S WEATHER
Very hot — again High 36 C, Low 17 C
SUMMER BASEBALL
CHARGES REDUCED
HEAT WAVE
Kamloops club to join West Coast League for 2021
Murder allegations downgraded to manslaughter
High temperatures prove problematic for city’s homeless
SPORTS/A30
NEWS/A5
NEWS/A18
New life for long-stalled residential project? Kelowna development company plans to turn partially complete Mission Hill site into high-end rental build JESSICA WALLACE STAFF REPORTER jessica@kamloopsthisweek.com
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ork has finally resumed on the years-old Mission Hill project off the Summit Connector, a half-built residential development that had been in limbo for a decade — and the scope of the project has changed again. Traine Construction and Development vice-president of development Chad Davidson said pre-construction work began two weeks ago on a luxury rental development. The partially completed building, which has drawn the ire of Kamloops residents, is expected to be completed in early 2021. “We’re happy to be able to turn the eyesore into a really nice looking community and finish off that piece of the Mission Hill,” Davidson told KTW. Once the brainchild of developer Mike Rink, the project changed hands multiple times and is now a partnership between the Kelowna developer, rental management company Mainline Living and realtor Forum. Most recently dubbed Hudson’s Bay Landing, Davidson said the development will once again be rebranded. Plans for two condo buildings have also changed, with plans now calling for a three-building
DAVE EAGLES/KTW A Kelowna developer has taken over the long-dormant construction site at Mission Hill, aiming to finish a partially completed building before constructing two more. The project is being described by the developer as high-end rentals.
high-end rental development with nearly 170 rental units, with completion slated for late 2022. Davidson said the housing
market has changed in the last five to eight years. People are choosing rentals to save money and have more time
for experiences, he said. Thompson Rivers University is nearby, offering a place for student rentals. Kamloops is also experi-
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