Centre for the Arts project on time, under budget by $5M: City of Kamloops

KAMLOOPS — City of Kamloops officials say efforts to keep procurement close to home have helped tariff-proof the Kamloops Centre for the Arts project.

Staff updated council on the ongoing build Tuesday (Sept. 1) – saying construction on the facility at Fourth Avenue and Seymour Street is on time and about $5-million under budget. Total budget for the project is $211-million.

Corporate Services Director David Hallinan says many of the project’s sub-contractors are locally based and materials are largely coming from within the country.

“Tariffs only impact us when we start to impact goods out of the U.S.,” said Hallinan. “Canada has a very robust and very strong manufacturing industry – whether it’s steel, metals, aluminum – those types of products that can be procured here in the format we may require.”