Province to fund 50 per cent of new Westsyde multi-use path

KAMLOOPS — The City of Kamloops has received a provincial grant of nearly half-a-million dollars to build a multi-use pathway in Westsyde.

In a news release, the City says the pathway will be built along the west side of Westsyde Road, stretching from Westmount Drive to Batchelor Hills Drive. It will serve as an extension to the multi-use path that already runs from Westmount Elementary School to Westmount Drive.

The provincial grant represents half of the total cost of the route, with the City of Kamloops funding the other half. Construction of the path will take place in 2022.

The $451,458 in provincial grant funding is part of the B.C. government’s ‘Move. Commute. Connect.’ local transportation strategy.