Published: October 25, 2008 Kamloops This Week:
Spirit Square behind schedule, but will be finished. The city’s Spirit Square will be finished — just a little behind schedule. The square was supposed to be complete by mid-November, in time for Christmas, but a delay and Old Man Winter mean it won’t be finished until spring. Jeff Putnam, manager of business client services with the city, explained there was a three-week delay putting out the tender because the scope of the original plan had exceeded the original $750,000 budget. Putnam insists the changes won’t be noticed by the public. The provincial government allocated $20 million for the construction of Spirit squares in communities across B.C. to celebrate the province’s 150th birthday. That amount included $375,000 for Kamloops, which was matched by the city.The tenders have been issued and are due back within a couple of weeks. The project will move forward from there.“In the wintertime, there will be some work done, but most of the heavy cement work will be done in the spring,” Putnam said.
Mayoral candidate Murphy Kennedy unveiled his campaign platform at the site of the square and argued the unfinished project showed a lack of concern by council for the North Shore. Located at the corner of Mackenzie Avenue and Yew Street, the square will feature a heritage park, a time capsule with plaques on the history of Kamloops and its First Nation heritage, and a small play area for children.
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Communities which have received Spirit Square Grants: (Amounts Here)
* Castlegar * Chase * Chetwynd * City of Langley * Coquitlam
* Cranbrook * Creston * Cumberland * Fort St. James * Hedley * Hope
* Houston * Kamloops * Kelowna * Keremeos * Ladysmith * Lake Country
* Langley Township * Logan Lake * Lytton * Mackenzie * Maple Ridge
* Merritt * Mission * Nanaimo * New Hazelton * New Westminster
* Peachland * Pitt Meadows * Port Alberni * Prince George * Qualicum Beach
* Quesnel * Revelstoke * Richmond * Sechelt * Sidney * Summerland
* Surrey * Victoria * Westside * West Vancouver * Williams Lake
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