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By James Peters

Construction Totals

Kamloops construction sector thrives in the face of COVID-19 restrictions

Apr 3, 2020 | 3:16 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Kamloops construction sector hummed right along last month, in spite of restrictions put in place after the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Month-end totals published by the City of Kamloops show it issued $16.9 million in permits in March, up slightly from March of 2019.

That brings the year-to-date total for the first quarter of 2020 to $46.7 million. That’s 45 per cent higher than at this point last year.

Last month’s totals were boosted by more than $9 million in multi-family housing starts.

Restrictions put in place last month by provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry have resulted in some construction grinding to a halt. Other major projects, such as the Patient Care Tower at Royal Inland Hospital, continue unabated.

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