Former Daily News building to be demolished in mid-to-late July
KAMLOOPS — After sitting empty for more three years, the former Kamloops Daily News building will be demolished for good in a few weeks.
Council voted 5-2 in favour of awarding the $498,000 contract to Dakota Reclamators, which will be in charge of taking down the building. The city says that will happen in mid-late July, making room for a surface parking lot for the short term before a decision is made on a potential parkade in the future.
“It’s an interim parking lot. That’s kind of the idea,” said interim mayor Arjun Singh, who voted ‘yes’ on the interim parking lot. “This is really around making it potentially a place for developers can see more opportunity because it’s a blank canvas.”