BUILDING KAMLOOPS (Part 8): Labour shortage putting a squeeze on housing projects
In the eight instalment of Building Kamloops, we switch our focus to the workforce. While builders in Kamloops struggle to find developable land, they’re also struggling to find and retain workers in such a competitive labour market. Chad Klassen takes a look at that issue and what can be done in the future.
During the course of building a house, there are many trades men and women, and general labourers, that have a hand in the final product.
But builders, like many other industry people, are competing with one another for those workers.