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By Marty Hastings

Kamloops-Osoyoos by train

VIDEO: UBC Okanagan professor Lovegrove pushing for Kamloops-Osoyoos electric rail travel

Aug 20, 2024 | 3:01 PM

KELOWNA — UBC Okanagan School of Engineering professor Gord Lovegrove proposed an idea to students about 20 years ago, spurring them to contemplate light rail travel to connect the Okanagan Valley.

Since then, much research has been done on the Okanagan Valley Electric Regional Passenger Rail, a multi-billion-dollar project with analysis complete for a potential route along Highway 97.

Lovegrove — who is also a Kelowna city councillor — spoke to CFJC Today on Tuesday (Aug. 20) to talk route, sustainability, timeline, cost, and public, private and First Nation partnership.

He said plans are being formed to host public discussions across the Okanagan and Interior and noted a roundtable might take place in November in Kamloops.

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