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Kamloops building permit numbers remain strong

KAMLOOPS - With another $13-million in building permits issued last month, 2015 remains well ahead of last year for building construction. The 40 residential permits issued in April was the same this year as last, but at $9.94 million in 2015 the value was nearly 64 per cent higher than in 2014. A large portion...

July good for multi-family housing

KAMLOOPS - While the number of permits for multi-family units was significantly higher for July 2014 over the previous year overall, units are still down quite a bit this year. Last month permits were issued for 60 new multi-family units, up from only 12 in July 2013, but that did help put a dent in...