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Downtown Kamloops Revitalization & Build Kamloops

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Coverage of the City of Kamloops' downtown revitalization efforts, including major projects such as the Performing Arts Centre, Arena Multiplex, residential development, and street improvements as part of the Build Kamloops campaign.

Coverage Timeline

  1. Oct 29 Kamloops breaks ground on $168 million arena multiplex ↗ CFJC Today details
  2. Oct 28 Kamloops council approves free Saturday parking for holiday season ↗ CFJC Today details
  3. Oct 26 Free on-street weekend parking set to return to Kamloops downtown this holiday season ↗ CFJC Today details
  4. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  5. Oct 19 Kamloops to host groundbreaking for $168M Dufferin Arena Multiplex ↗ CFJC Today details
  6. STUART WOOD – Public invited to rally to save city’s iconic heritage school ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  7. Oct 17 Week in Review: Week of October 12, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: The Kamloops Centre for the Arts (Performing Arts Centre) project reached a significant development milestone. CFJC Today roundup details
  8. Oct 16 KAMLOOPS MAYORAL ISSUE #3 – Balancing major projects and debt ↗ CFJC Today details
  9. Oct 15 ‘A big moment’: Tower crane rises at site of Kamloops Centre for the Arts downtown ↗ CFJC Today details
  10. Oct 14 Kamloops Centre for the Arts footing, busier commercial construction month add to record-setting year ↗ CFJC Today details
  11. Oct 11 Tower crane installation at Centre for the Arts project site to cause minor traffic impacts ↗ CFJC Today details
  12. Sep 24 Kamloops mayoral candidates clash over proposed arts centre at forum | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  13. Sep 19 Week in Review: Week of September 14, 2026 ↗ ↳ In this roundup: Kamloops' new 24-storey Trillium Tower becomes the city's tallest building, though City Gardens development faces anticipated future delays. CFJC Today roundup details
  14. Sep 17 City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  15. Trillium, Kamloops’ tallest building, opens at City Gardens ↗ CFJC Today details
  16. Sep 11 Kamloops opts to acquire Crown land for multi-rink arena project | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  17. Sep 6 Construction to begin on new multi-use pathway near Kamloops Airport ↗ CFJC Today details
  18. Sep 4 KCA work currently under budget – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
  19. Sep 3 ‘A vision got created in 1998’; Final Lorne Street lot set for development ↗ CFJC Today details
  20. With council go-ahead secured, earthwork for Dufferin arena multiplex to begin later this month ↗ CFJC Today details
  21. Sep 2 PAC – Construction going well, costs are in good shape, City council told ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  22. Centre for the Arts project on time, under budget by $5M: City of Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  23. Sep 1 Arena multiplex to max out under $170 million, Art Centre under budget ↗ Radio NL details
  24. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  25. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  26. Aug 31 New 98-unit rental apartment building proposed for downtown Kamloops ↗ CFJC Today details
  27. Aug 7 ROTHENBURGER – Fixing Seymour Street remains little more than a dream ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  28. Fixing Seymour Street remains but a dream – Kamloops Chronicle ↗ Kamloops Chronicle details
  29. Jul 31 ‘The momentum is just starting to build’; Build Kamloops chair hopes $7M federal grant will unlock more dollars ↗ CFJC Today details
  30. Jul 30 PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE – Federal fund kicks in $7 million toward costs ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  31. Kamloops wins $7M grant for arts centre lobby; millions more awarded for Savona, Ashcroft water projects ↗ CFJC Today details
  32. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  33. Jul 22 City staff looking to hire campaign manager to lead Build Kamloops fundraising efforts ↗ CFJC Today details
  34. Jul 18 'This is my mission': Advocate for safety along Thompson River calls for clearer warnings ↗ CBC News British Columbia details
  35. Jun 30 Build Kamloops projects eligible for federal infrastructure funding, city says ↗ CFJC Today details
  36. Jun 26 BC Interior Community Foundation accepting donations slated for Build Kamloops project ↗ CFJC Today details
  37. City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  38. Jun 19 Kamloops downtown partners unite to restore vandalized Red Bridge Raven mural ↗ CFJC Today details
  39. Jun 13 Week in Review: Week of June 8, 2026 ↗ CFJC Today details
  40. Jun 9 Kamloops Community Land Trust marks first major project at former Northbridge Hotel site ↗ CFJC Today details
  41. Jun 4 Former downtown 7-Eleven lot a nexus of uncertainty ↗ CFJC Today details
  42. May 29 Residents begin moving into Trillium tower as City Gardens project reaches major milestone ↗ Radio NL details
  43. Downtown business association explores growing to encompass West Victoria corridor ↗ CFJC Today details
  44. May 28 Downtown Kamloops business lobby eyes expansion ↗ Radio NL details
  45. May 26 Questions swirl around future of downtown Kamloops 7-Eleven after closure ↗ Radio NL details
  46. May 22 EDITORIAL – Taking Henry Leyland’s name off building was the right move ↗ Armchair Mayor details
  47. May 21 Phase one of Tsútswecw Park repairs wraps up ↗ CFJC Today details
  48. iN PHOTOS: A peek inside oldest public building in Kamloops after $1.1M restoration | iNFOnews.ca ↗ InfoNews Kamloops details
  49. May 15 City of Kamloops shows off renovated St. Andrew’s on the Square ↗ CFJC Today details
  50. May 11 City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  51. Apr 23 City of Kamloops ↗ City of Kamloops details
  52. Apr 21 Bringing colour and connection to Kamloops: How public art came to be  ↗ The Wren details

Linked Articles by Source

CFJC Today

City of Kamloops

Armchair Mayor

InfoNews Kamloops

Kamloops Chronicle

Radio NL

CBC News British Columbia

The Wren

Key People, Organizations, and Places

government_body: City of Kamloops , Kamloops City Council , Thompson-Nicola Regional District , City of Kamloops, City Council

city: Kamloops , Kamloops, British Columbia

infrastructure: Kamloops Centre for the Arts , Dufferin arena multiplex , Kamloops Arena Multiplex , Kamloops Performing Arts Centre , City Gardens, Kamloops , Centre for the Arts (Kamloops)

event: Build Kamloops

neighbourhood: Downtown Kamloops , Dufferin

person: Kelly Hall , Matt Kachel , David Hallinan , Mel Rothenburger , Reid Hamer-Jackson , Dave Hallinan , Denis Walsh

park: Kenna Cartwright Park

road: Seymour Street, Kamloops , Lansdowne Street, Kamloops , Fourth Avenue, Kamloops

organization: BC Interior Community Foundation , Union of BC Municipalities

public_facility: Sandman Centre , Kamloops Centre for the Arts

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