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By James Peters

Building Numbers

Kamloops building sector soars to record $400 million in 2022

Jan 5, 2023 | 11:40 AM

KAMLOOPS — Year-end totals published by the City of Kamloops Building Inspection Division show $415.4 million in construction permits were issued last year. That surpasses the former record of $395.1 million set in 2020.

Residential building boomed in 2022, representing about 57 per cent of total construction value. The city says 816 residential units were started during the year — more than twice the 2021 total.

But commercial construction was strong as well in 2022, with $161.7 million in major projects moving ahead. That’s nearly three times the value of commercial construction in Kamloops during 2021.

City of Kamloops permit values over the past eight years:

• 2015 – $179.4 million
• 2016 – $157.7 million
• 2017 – $224.1 million
• 2018 – $285.0 million
• 2019 – $288.3 million
• 2020 – $395.1 million
• 2021 – $200.1 million
• 2022 – $415.4 million

  Dec 2022 by James Peters Cfjc

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