City of Kamloops receives $15M+ from province for infrastructure projects

KAMLOOPS — Kamloops and surrounding communities have received their pieces of the B.C. government’s $1 billion pie.

In a news release issued Friday (Mar. 3), the province announced the City of Kamloops will receive $15,692,000 from the Growing Communities Fund. The grant announced by Premier David Eby in early February is meant for projects such as road improvements, parks and trails, city facilities, childcare and rec centres, arenas, wastewater treatment plants, sewage upgrades and new home construction.

Previously, Kamloops Councillor Mike O’Reilly told CFJC Today he believes the city needs more land.

The full funding breakdown for surrounding areas is:

• Ashcroft – $1,076,000
• Barriere – $1,316,000
• Cache Creek – $958,000
• Chase – $1,547,000
• Clearwater – $1,521,000
• Clinton – $718,000
• Lillooet – $1,282,000
• Logan Lake – $1,538,000
• Lytton – $619,000
• Merritt – $2,891,000
• One Hundred Mile House – $1,265,000
• Salmon Arm – $6,089,000
• Sicamous – $1,731,000
• Valemount – $954,000
• Williams Lake – $3,728,000

Additionally, the Thompson-Nicola Regional District received $5,441,000 and the Columbia Shuswap Regional District received $3,796,000.