
Excitement builds as new developments rise to revamp the Kamloops North Shore
KAMLOOPS – In recent years, the Kamloops North Shore has been eyed for housing and business redevelopment and a large part of that transition is now taking shape. Several new apartment buildings and commercial spaces are currently under construction along the Tranquille shopping corridor. It’s all part of an effort revamp the North Shore and continue drawing in new residents and businesses to the area.
“We have a number of buildings going up in the next two-ish years,” North Shore Business Improvement Area Executive Director Jeremy Heighton. “By the time we’re done all the way up Eighth Street, we expect about 1,000 residential units on the North Shore. We’ve been working with developers, with the city for about the last five years — really developing the core pieces that underpin our development. The community plan, the neighborhood plans, the active transportation plan — all those types of things are all the precursors to what we’re seeing today.”
Developers both locally and in the province are now involved in building up the North Shore. Arpa Investments has done a number of projects and the company sees even more untapped potential.