Kamloops, British Columbia
Highway 5, across from the Petro Station and Tim Hortons, the new store will attract south and north bound traffic as well as locals. The additional shops will provide the potential for the shopping center to be a focal point.
Photo: Sydney Chisholm
A Vision Quest rendering of future T'kemlups grocery store.
"Savage said developers and band officials will be looking at a range of services that are needed in the community.
“We're talking about a pharmacy coming in, some other restaurants that are going to have an interest in coming in and some other professional services that are interested in the space,” Savage said.
According to the band, the 22,000-square-foot grocery store is estimated to create 50 jobs in its first year and 100 jobs by the fifth year of operation."